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 18, 2012
EQT CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Pennsylvania |
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1-3551 |
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25-0464690 |
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
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(Commission File Number) |
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(IRS Employer Identification Number) |
625 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(412) 553-5700
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
NONE
(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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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the Annual Meeting of EQT Corporation (the “Company”), the Company’s shareholders considered four proposals, each of which is described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement dated March 9, 2012. The final vote results for each proposal were as follows:
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Proposal 1 |
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Shares |
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Shares |
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Shares |
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Broker |
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Elected Kenneth M. Burke to the Board of Directors to serve a one-year term expiring in 2013. |
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108,638,831 |
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1,001,407 |
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1,380,893 |
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19,114,003 |
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Elected Margaret K. Dorman to the Board of Directors to serve a two-year term expiring in 2014. |
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108,673,447 |
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975,246 |
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1,372,439 |
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19,114,002 |
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Elected the individuals set forth below to the Board of Directors to serve a three-year term expiring in 2015. |
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· Philip G. Behrman, Ph.D. |
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108,640,430 |
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959,452 |
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1,421,249 |
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19,114,003 |
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· A. Bray Cary, Jr. |
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107,369,130 |
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1,091,392 |
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2,569,940 |
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19,104,672 |
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· Lee T. Todd, Jr., Ph.D. |
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107,557,847 |
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998,464 |
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2,463,661 |
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19,115,162 |
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Proposal 2 |
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Shares |
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Shares |
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Shares |
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Broker |
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Approved a non-binding resolution regarding the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers for 2011. |
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103,408,531 |
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5,715,603 |
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1,896,724 |
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19,114,276 |
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Proposal 3 |
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Shares |
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Shares |
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Shares |
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Ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young, LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the year ended December 31, 2012. |
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126,756,978 |
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1,984,064 |
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1,394,091 |
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Proposal 4 |
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Shares |
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Shares |
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Shares |
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Broker |
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Approved a non-binding shareholder proposal regarding declassification of the Company’s Board |
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89,899,504 |
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19,467,127 |
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1,654,228 |
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19,114,275 |
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.
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EQT CORPORATION | |
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Dated: April 19, 2012 |
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/s/ Philip P. Conti | |
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Name: |
Philip P. Conti |
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Title: |
Senior Vice President and |
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Chief Financial Officer |