Shareholder Vote

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 20, 2023 ( April 19, 2023 )   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 5.07.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.   At the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of EQT Corporation (the “Company”) held on April 19, 2023, the Company’s shareholders voted upon the following 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 March 2, 2023 . 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 2024 annual meeting of shareholders:       Shares For     Shares Against     Shares Abstained     Broker Non-Votes   Lydia I. Beebe   283,801,430     4,870,668     414,548     32,519,196   Lee M. Canaan   285,255,515     3,392,957     438,174     32,519,196   Janet L. Carrig   267,813,691     20,816,946     456,009     32,519,196   Frank C. Hu   287,415,920     1,231,699     439,027     32,519,196   Dr. Kathryn J. Jackson   279,201,041     9,243,376     642,229     32,519,196   John F. McCartney   278,044,835     10,632,596     409,215     32,519,196   James T. McManus II   285,834,168     2,848,160     404,318     32,519,196   Anita M. Powers   285,948,304     2,719,746     418,596     32,519,196   Daniel J. Rice IV   286,947,048     1,708,981     430,617     32,519,196   Toby Z. Rice   286,970,518     1,667,707     448,421     32,519,196   Hallie A. Vanderhider   265,093,959     23,581,381     411,306     32,519,196     Proposal 2: Approval of a Non-Binding Resolution Regarding the Compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers for 2022 (Say-on-Pay)   The shareholders approved a non-binding resolution regarding the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers for 2022, with votes as follows:   Shares For     Shares Against     Shares Abstained     Broker Non-Votes     284,905,120       3,594,314       587,212       32,519,196     Proposal 3: Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Advisory Votes on Named Executive Officer Compensation (Say-on-Frequency)   The shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the annual inclusion of say-on-pay proposals in the Company’s proxy statement, with votes as follows:   Shares For 1 Year     Shares For 2 Years     Shares For 3 Years     Shares Abstained     Broker Non-Votes     285,688,517       194,180       2,934,156       269,793       32,519,196     Based on these results, and consistent with the Company’s recommendation, the Management Development and Compensation Committee of the Board has determined that the Company will hold an advisory vote on executive compensation every year until the next shareholder advisory vote on the frequency of say-on-pay proposals.   2     Proposal 4: Ratification of the Appointment of Independent 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, 2023 was ratified by the shareholders, with votes as follows:   Shares For     Shares Against     Shares Abstained     Broker Non-Votes     304,101,888       17,303,499       200,455       0     3     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 20, 2023 By: /s/ William E. Jordan   Name: William E. Jordan   Title: Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary