Item 8.01. Other Events.

On December 13, 2021, EQT Corporation (the "Company") announced that its board of directors approved a share repurchase program (the "Share Repurchase Program"), pursuant to which the Company is authorized to repurchase up to $1 billion of its outstanding common stock. The share repurchase authority is effective immediately and expires on December 31, 2023. Repurchases under the Share Repurchase Program may be made, from time to time, in amounts and at prices the Company deems appropriate and will be subject to a variety of factors, including the market price of the Company's common stock, general market and economic conditions, applicable legal requirements and other considerations. The Share Repurchase Program may be suspended, modified or discontinued at any time without prior notice.

The Company also announced that its board of directors approved the reinstatement of the Company's regular quarterly cash dividend, starting in the first quarter of 2022, at an annual dividend rate of $0.50 per share of the Company's common stock ($0.125 per quarter) (the "Dividend Reinstatement"). As is customary, details regarding the record and payment dates for quarterly dividends will be announced at the time such dividends are declared by the Company's board of directors.

A copy of the news release announcing the Share Repurchase Program and Dividend Reinstatement is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.




Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.



(d) Exhibits.



Exhibit No.                                Description
  99.1          News Release, dated December 13, 2021, issued by EQT Corporation.

104.1         Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL
              document).

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