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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):   July 23, 2020

 

EQT CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Pennsylvania   001-3551   25-0464690
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
  (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer
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):

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

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 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year

 

At the Special Meeting of Shareholders of EQT Corporation (the “Company”) held on July 23, 2020 (the “Special Meeting”), the Company’s shareholders voted on and approved an amendment to the Company’s Restated Articles of Incorporation (the “Articles”) to increase the authorized number of shares of common stock from 320,000,000 shares to 640,000,000 shares (the “Articles Amendment”). The Articles Amendment became effective upon filing with the Department of State of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on July 23, 2020. The complete text of the Articles Amendment, as filed with the Department of State of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 to this Form 8-K.

 

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

 

At the Special Meeting, the Company’s shareholders voted upon the following proposal, which is described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 2, 2020, and the final vote results for such proposal were as follows:

 

Proposal 1: Approval of an amendment to the Articles to increase the authorized number of shares of common stock from 320,000,000 to 640,000,000

 

The Company’s shareholders approved the proposed amendment to the Company’s Articles to increase the authorized number of shares of common stock from 320,000,000 shares to 640,000,000 shares, with votes as follows:

 

Shares
For
    % Cast
For
    Shares
Against
    % Cast
Against
    Shares
Abstained
 
224,564,776     95.92%     9,544,086     4.08%      153,216  

 

Proposal 2: Approval of one or more adjournments of the Special Meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to permit solicitation of additional votes if there are not sufficient votes to approve Proposal 1

 

There being a quorum present and sufficient votes cast in favor of Proposal 1, the Company’s shareholders were not asked to vote with respect to Proposal 2 and Proposal 2 was not voted upon at the Special Meeting.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.   Description
3.1   Articles of Amendment to the Restated Articles of EQT Corporation
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File-the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document

 

 

 

 

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: July 23, 2020 By: /s/ William E. Jordan
  Name: William E. Jordan
  Title: Executive Vice President and General Counsel

 

 

 

Exhibit 3.1

 

Articles of Amendment

 

1. The name of the corporation is: EQT Corporation

2. The name of its commercial registered office provider and the county of venue is: c/o: CT Corporation System, Allegheny

3. The statute by or under which it was incorporated: Pennsylvania Business Corporation Law of 1988

4. The date of its incorporation: 06/10/2008

5. The amendment shall be effective upon filing these Articles of Amendment in the Department of State.

6. The amendment was adopted by the shareholders or members pursuant to 15 Pa.C.S. § 1914(a) and (b) or § 5914(a).

7. The amendment adopted by the corporation is set forth in full in Exhibit A attached hereto and made a part hereof.

 

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, the undersigned corporation has caused these Articles of Amendment to be signed by a duly authorized officer thereof this 23rd day of July, 2020.

 

  EQT CORPORATION
     
  By: /s/ William E. Jordan
  Name: William E. Jordan
  Title: Executive Vice President and General Counsel

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

AMENDMENT TO RESTATED

ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF 

EQT CORPORATION

 

The first sentence of Article Fifth of the Restated Articles of Incorporation of EQT CORPORATION (the “Company”) is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:

 

Fifth: The aggregate number of shares which the Company shall have authority to issue shall be:

 

(a) 3,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, without par value; and

 

(b) 640,000,000 shares of Common Stock, without par value.