EQT Corporation (NYSE:EQT) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain OfficersItem 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On August29, 2018, EQT Corporation (EQT) appointed Jimmi Sue Smith, currently EQT’s Chief Accounting Officer, to become Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of EQT, effective as of, and conditioned upon, the closing of the previously announced separation of EQT’s upstream and midstream businesses (the Separation). Ms.Smith will replace Robert J. McNally, who will become President and Chief Executive Officer of EQT effective as of the Separation.
In addition, on August29, 2018, EQT appointed Jeffery C. Mitchell to become EQT’s Principal Accounting Officer, effective as of, and conditioned upon, the closing of the Separation.
Ms.Smith, age 46, has served as EQT’s Chief Accounting Officer since September2016. Ms.Smith served as Vice President and Controller of EQT’s midstream and commercial businesses from March2013 to September2016 and as Vice President and Controller of the midstream business from January2013 through March2013. Ms.Smith has also served as the Chief Accounting Officer of each of EQT Midstream Services, LLC, the general partner of EQT Midstream Partners, LP and EQT GP Services, LLC, the general partner of EQT GP Holdings, LP, since September2016, and served as the Chief Accounting Officer of Rice Midstream Management, LLC, the general partner of Rice Midstream Partners, LP, from November2017 to July2018.
Mr.Mitchell, age 46, has served as Vice President and Controller of EQT’s production business since March2015. Mr.Mitchell served as Corporate Director,Internal Audit of EQT, from March2013 to March2015, and as Corporate Director,Internal Audit and Financial Risk of EQT, from October2011 to March2013.
Cautionary Statements
Disclosures in this Form8-K contain certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Section27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Statements that do not relate strictly to historical or current facts are forward-looking. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, forward-looking statements contained in this Form8-K specifically include the expectations of management transition plans of EQT and EQT’s subsidiaries. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from projected results. Accordingly, investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements as a prediction of actual results. EQT has based these forward-looking statements on current expectations and assumptions about future events. While EQT considers these expectations and assumptions to be reasonable, they are inherently subject to significant business, economic, and other risks and uncertainties, many of which are difficult to predict and beyond EQT’s control.