UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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) January 9, 2017

 

EQT CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Pennsylvania

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

1-3551

 

25-0464690

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

625 Liberty Avenue, Suite 1700, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania

 

15222

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(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 5.02.             Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

On January 9, 2017, Randall L. Crawford, Senior Vice President and President, Midstream and Commercial, of EQT Corporation (EQT), notified EQT that he will step down from his position effective February 28, 2017.  Mr. Crawford also notified EQT Midstream Services, LLC, the general partner (the EQM General Partner) of EQT Midstream Partners LP, that he will step down as a Director and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the EQM General Partner effective February 28, 2017.   David L. Porges, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said: “On behalf of the EQT Board and management, we wish to express our gratitude and appreciation for Randy’s two decades of contributions to EQT and its shareholders. We wish him the best as he transitions to the next phase of his life.”

 

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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

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dated: January 9, 2017

By:

/s/ Lewis B. Gardner

 

Name:

Lewis B. Gardner

 

Title:

General Counsel and Vice President,

 

 

External Affairs

 

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