EQT CORPORATION (NYSE:EQT) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security HoldersItem 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of EQT Corporation (the Company) held on June21, 2018 (the Annual Meeting), the Company’s shareholders considered three proposals, each of which is described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April27, 2018 (the Proxy Statement). The final vote results for each proposal were as follows:
Shares |
%Cast |
Shares |
%Cast |
Shares |
Broker |
|||
Proposal1* |
For |
For |
Against |
Against |
Abstained |
Non-Votes |
||
Elected the individuals set forth below to the Board of Directors to serve a one-year term expiring at the 2019 annual meeting: |
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· Vicky A. Bailey |
195,929,663 |
95.23 |
% |
8,363,532 |
4.06 |
% |
1,453,329 |
24,212,094 |
· Philip G. Behrman, Ph.D. |
202,664,840 |
98.5 |
% |
1,639,504 |
0.80 |
% |
1,442,180 |
24,212,094 |
· Kenneth M. Burke |
203,149,823 |
98.73 |
% |
1,143,919 |
0.56 |
% |
1,452,782 |
24,212,094 |
· A. Bray Cary,Jr. |
190,022,460 |
92.36 |
% |
14,281,316 |
6.94 |
% |
1,442,748 |
24,212,094 |
· Margaret K. Dorman |
203,134,585 |
98.73 |
% |
1,180,799 |
0.57 |
% |
1,431,140 |
24,212,094 |
· Thomas F. Karam |
203,124,935 |
98.73 |
% |
1,176,954 |
0.57 |
% |
1,444,635 |
24,212,094 |
· David L. Porges |
196,955,110 |
95.72 |
% |
7,298,896 |
3.55 |
% |
1,492,518 |
24,212,094 |
· Daniel J. Rice IV |
202,715,529 |
98.52 |
% |
1,554,665 |
0.76 |
% |
1,476,330 |
24,212,094 |
· James E. Rohr |
182,270,769 |
88.59 |
% |
22,030,901 |
10.71 |
% |
1,444,854 |
24,212,094 |
· Norman J. Szydlowski |
197,701,456 |
96.09 |
% |
6,551,593 |
3.18 |
% |
1,493,475 |
24,212,094 |
· Stephen A. Thorington |
203,120,136 |
98.72 |
% |
1,149,562 |
0.56 |
% |
1,476,826 |
24,212,094 |
· Lee T. Todd,Jr., Ph.D. |
182,504,719 |
88.71 |
% |
21,796,942 |
10.59 |
% |
1,444,863 |
24,212,094 |
· Christine J. Toretti |
202,780,869 |
98.55 |
% |
1,533,661 |
0.75 |
% |
1,431,994 |
24,212,094 |
· Robert F. Vagt |
203,206,395 |
98.76 |
% |
1,102,682 |
0.54 |
% |
1,437,447 |
24,212,094 |
Proposal2* |
Shares For |
%Cast For |
Shares Against |
%Cast Against |
Shares Abstained |
Broker Non-Votes |
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Approved a non-binding resolution regarding the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers for 2017. |
197,357,262 |
95.92 |
% |
6,760,276 |
3.29 |
% |
1,628,986 |
24,212,094 |
Proposal3* |
Shares For |
%Cast 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 2018. |
225,438,947 |
98.04 |
% |
3,068,610 |
1.33 |
% |
1,451,061 |
N/A |
* For purposes of all Proposals above, abstentions, broker non-votes and the failure to vote are not votes cast and, accordingly, have no effect on the outcome of such proposals.