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EQT Corp (EQT)

8-K 2024-04-19 For: 2024-04-17
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): April 19, 2024 (April 17, 2024)

EQT CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Pennsylvania 001-3551 25-0464690
(State or Other Jurisdiction<br> of Incorporation) (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer<br><br>Identification Number)

625 Liberty Avenue, Suite 1700,Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(412) 553-5700

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class Trading symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, no par value EQT New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ¨

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

Item 5.07.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

At the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of EQT Corporation (the “Company”) held on April 17, 2024, the Company’s shareholders voted upon the following three proposals, each of which is described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 1, 2024. The final vote results for each proposal were as follows:

Proposal 1: Election of Directors

The shareholders elected each of the individuals set forth below to the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) to serve a one-year term expiring at the Company’s 2025 annual meeting of shareholders:

Shares<br> For Shares<br> Against Shares<br> Abstained Broker<br> Non-Votes
Lydia I. Beebe 369,640,550 6,144,799 628,400 28,076,068
Lee M. Canaan 370,567,704 5,215,246 630,799 28,076,068
Janet L. Carrig 371,122,412 4,672,130 619,207 28,076,068
Frank C. Hu 373,550,143 2,215,984 647,622 28,076,068
Dr. Kathryn J. Jackson 370,105,444 5,673,276 635,029 28,076,068
John F. McCartney 372,139,266 3,639,804 634,679 28,076,068
James T. McManus II 372,214,711 3,559,640 639,398 28,076,068
Anita M. Powers 372,668,747 3,111,631 633,371 28,076,068
Daniel J. Rice IV 373,525,872 2,258,868 629,009 28,076,068
Toby Z. Rice 373,550,549 2,222,040 641,160 28,076,068
Hallie A. Vanderhider 370,888,156 4,885,902 639,691 28,076,068

Proposal 2: Approval of a Non-Binding ResolutionRegarding the Compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers for 2023 (Say-on-Pay)

The shareholders approved a non-binding resolution regarding the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers for 2023, with votes as follows:

Shares<br> For Shares<br> Against Shares<br> Abstained Broker<br> Non-Votes
367,914,241 7,651,605 847,903 28,076,068

Proposal 3: Ratification of the Appointment ofIndependent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024 was ratified by the shareholders, with votes as follows:

Shares<br> For Shares<br> Against Shares<br> Abstained Broker<br> Non-Votes
382,337,373 21,702,347 450,097 0

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

EQT CORPORATION
Date:  April 19, 2024 By: /s/ William E. Jordan
Name: William E. Jordan
Title: Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary