UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 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): April 26, 2021 (April 23, 2021)

EQT CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

625 Liberty Avenue, Suite 1700, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(412) 553-5700

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 1.01.  Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On April 23, 2021, EQT Corporation (“EQT”) entered into an Extension Agreement and First Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Extension Agreement and First Amendment”), amending the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of July 31, 2017, among EQT, PNC Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, swing line lender and an L/C issuer and the other lenders party thereto (the “Credit Agreement”).

The Extension Agreement and First Amendment, among other things, (i) extends the maturity date of the commitments and loans under the Credit Agreement from July 31, 2022 to July 31, 2023, (ii) adds customary provisions to provide for the eventual replacement of LIBOR as a benchmark interest rate and (iii) adds an additional pricing level for the Applicable Rate (as defined in the Credit Agreement), such that the Applicable Rate pricing grid reads as follows:

The foregoing description of the Extension Agreement and First Amendment is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Extension Agreement and First Amendment, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated into this Item 1.01 by reference.

Item 2.03.  Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

The information set forth in Item 1.01 above with respect to the Extension Agreement and First Amendment is hereby incorporated into this Item 2.03 by reference, insofar as it relates to the creation of a direct financial obligation.

Item 9.01.  Financial Statement and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

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.