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 16, 2015 (April 15, 2015)

 

EQT CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

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)

 

NONE

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

 

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

 

At the Annual Meeting of the Shareholders of EQT Corporation (the Company) held on April 15, 2015 (the Annual Meeting), the Company’s shareholders considered four proposals, each of which is described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 20, 2015 (the Proxy Statement).  The final vote results for each proposal were as follows:

 

Proposal 1*:		Shares For		% Cast For		% Outstanding For		Shares Against		% Cast Against		Shares Abstained		Broker Non-Votes
Elected each individual identified below to the Board of Directors to serve a one-year term expiring in 2016:
Philip G. Behrman, Ph.D.		112,878,161		99.77%		74.31%		257,987		0.23%		545,875		15,140,681
A. Bray Cary, Jr.		112,353,449		99.31%		73.97%		777,616		0.69%		550,958		15,140,681
Margaret K. Dorman		112,849,358		99.74%		74.29%		296,366		0.26%		536,299		15,140,681
David L. Porges		110,587,775		98.02%		72.80%		2,229,342		1.98%		864,906		15,140,681
James E. Rohr		111,492,875		98.56%		73.40%		1,629,658		1.44%		559,490		15,140,681
David S. Shapira		111,521,275		98.58%		73.41%		1,605,689		1.42%		555,059		15,140,681
Lee T. Todd, Jr., Ph.D.		112,191,415		99.17%		73.86%		938,173		0.83%		552,435		15,140,681

 

Proposal 2*:		Shares For		% Cast For		% Outstanding For		Shares Against		% Cast Against		Shares Abstained		Broker Non-Votes
Approved a non-binding resolution regarding the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers for 2014.		111,334,782		98.61%		73.29%		1,564,498		1.39%		782,743		15,140,681

 

Proposal 3*:

Shares For

% Cast For

% Outstanding For

Shares Against

% Cast Against

Shares Abstained

Broker Non-Votes

Ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2015.

127,118,294

99.20%

83.69%

1,028,966

0.80%

675,444

N/A

 

Proposal 4*:		Shares For		% Cast For		% Outstanding For		Shares Against		% Cast Against		Shares Abstained		Broker Non-Votes
Approved a shareholder proposal regarding a proxy access bylaw.		74,818,968		66.31%		49.26%		38,020,840		33.69%		841,311		15,140,681

 

* For purposes of Proposals 1 through 4, abstentions, broker non-votes and the failure to vote are not votes cast and, accordingly, have no effect on the outcome of such proposals.

 

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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 16, 2015		By:	/s/ Philip P. Conti
		Name:		Philip P. Conti
		Title:		Senior Vice President and
				Chief Financial Officer