SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY COMPANY (NYSE:SWN) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY COMPANY (NYSE:SWN) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On May 22, 2018, at the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”), the stockholders elected each of the following individuals to serve on the Board of Directors for a term of one year, or until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified, with the votes, rounded to the nearest whole share, cast as follows:

JOHN D. GASS

For:

 392,121,847

Against:

 21,629,930

Abstain:

 734,694

Nonvotes:

 102,817,606

CATHERINE A. KEHR

For:

 396,299,422

Against:

 16,002,794

Abstain:

 2,184,255

Nonvotes:

 102,817,606

GREG D. KERLEY

For:

 397,107,800

Against:

 16,735,826

Abstain:

 642,845

Nonvotes:

 102,817,606

JON A. MARSHALL

For:

 403,613,166

Against:

 9,295,263

Abstain:

 1,578,042

Nonvotes:

 102,817,606

PATRICK M. PREVOST

For:

 407,380,705

Against:

 5,326,452

Abstain:

 1,779,314

Nonvotes:

 102,817,606

TERRY W. RATHERT

For:

 407,110,601

Against:

 6,709,480

Abstain:

 666,389

Nonvotes:

 102,817,606

WILLIAM J. WAY

For:

 404,466,504

Against:

 9,305,966

Abstain:

 714,001

Nonvotes:

 102,817,606

In addition, the following proposals were voted at the Annual Meeting:

With respect to the advisory vote regarding the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers disclosed in the proxy statement, which vote is referred to as the “say-on-pay vote,” the stockholders have approved the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, with the votes, rounded to the nearest whole share, cast as follows:

For:

 286,871,130

Against:

 126,325,607

Abstain:

 1,289,735

Nonvotes:

 102,817,606

The ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2018 was approved by the stockholders, with the votes, rounded to the nearest whole share, cast as follows:

For:

 511,728,197

Against:

 5,551,514

Abstain:

 24,366

SECTION 8 – Other Events

Item 8.01Other Events.

At the Special Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company held immediately following the Annual Meeting, the Board of Directors of the Company re-appointed Catherine A. Kehr as Chairman of the Board.


About SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY COMPANY (NYSE:SWN)

Southwestern Energy Company is an independent energy company engaged in natural gas and oil exploration, development and production. The Company operates through two segments: Exploration and Production (E&P) and Midstream Services. Its operations are focused on the development of unconventional natural gas reservoirs located in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Arkansas. Its operations in northeast Pennsylvania are focused on the unconventional natural gas reservoir known as the Marcellus Shale. Its operations in West Virginia are also focused on the Utica and the Upper Devonian unconventional natural gas and oil reservoirs (Southwest Appalachia). Its operations in Arkansas are primarily focused on an unconventional natural gas reservoir known as the Fayetteville Shale. It has exploration and production activities in Colorado and Louisiana along with other areas. Through its affiliated midstream subsidiaries, it is engaged in natural gas gathering activities in Arkansas and Louisiana.