Equitrans Midstream Merger

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Business Combination and Asset Acquisition [Abstract]

Equitrans Midstream Merger

Equitrans Midstream Merger

On March 10, 2024, EQT Corporation, Humpty Merger Sub Inc., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of EQT Corporation (Merger Sub), and Humpty Merger Sub LLC, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of EQT Corporation (LLC Sub), entered into an agreement and plan of merger (the Merger Agreement) with Equitrans Midstream. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub will merge with and into Equitrans Midstream (the First Merger), with Equitrans Midstream surviving as an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of EQT Corporation (the First Step Surviving Corporation), and, as the second step in a single integrated transaction with the First Merger, the First Step Surviving Corporation will merge with and into LLC Sub (the Second Merger and, together with the First Merger, the Equitrans Midstream Merger), with LLC Sub surviving the Second Merger as an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of EQT Corporation.

As a result of the Equitrans Midstream Merger, except as otherwise provided in the Merger Agreement, among other things, each share of common stock, no par value, of Equitrans Midstream (Equitrans Midstream common stock) that is issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the First Merger (other than shares of Equitrans Midstream common stock owned by Equitrans Midstream or its subsidiaries or by the Company) will be converted into the right to receive, without interest, 0.3504 shares of EQT Corporation common stock (with cash in lieu of fractional shares). It is currently expected that, upon closing of the Equitrans Midstream Merger, EQT Corporation's existing shareholders will own approximately 74% of the combined company and Equitrans Midstream's shareholders will own approximately 26% of the combined company. Also upon closing of the Equitrans Midstream Merger, three representatives from Equitrans Midstream will join EQT Corporation's Board of Directors.

The transaction is currently expected to close during the fourth quarter of 2024 and is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain closing conditions, including (i) the approval of the Merger Agreement and the Equitrans Midstream Merger by the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Equitrans Midstream common stock and Series A Perpetual Convertible Preferred Shares, no par value per share, of Equitrans Midstream (on an as-converted basis) voting as a single class, (ii) the approval of the issuance of the shares of EQT Corporation common stock in connection with the First Merger and an amendment to the Restated Articles of Incorporation of EQT Corporation to increase the number of shares of EQT Corporation common stock authorized thereunder, in each case by a majority of the votes cast at the special meeting of shareholders of EQT Corporation to be held in connection with the Equitrans Midstream Merger, (iii) there being no law, injunction, order or decree prohibiting consummation of the transaction and (iv) the expiration or termination of (a) all waiting periods (and any extensions thereof) applicable to the transaction under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, and (b) any commitment to, or any agreement with, any governmental entity to delay the consummation of the transaction or to not consummate the transaction (such condition, the HSR Act Condition). The obligation of EQT Corporation to consummate the First Merger is also conditioned on (but which may be waived by EQT Corporation), among other things, Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC having received authorization from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to place the Mountain Valley Pipeline Facilities (as defined in the Merger Agreement) into service and such authorization being in full force and effect as of the closing date of the Equitrans Midstream Merger without any material limitations, modifications or conditions that would prevent the Mountain Valley Pipeline Facilities from commencing full service.

The Merger Agreement contains certain termination rights for both EQT Corporation and Equitrans Midstream, including the right of either party, subject to certain limitations specified therein, to terminate the Merger Agreement if the First Merger is not consummated on or prior to March 10, 2025, which date will be automatically extended until September 10, 2025 if all of the conditions to closing, other than the condition relating to the absence of law, injunction, order or decree prohibiting consummation of the Equitrans Midstream Merger or the HSR Act Condition, have been satisfied. Upon termination of the Merger Agreement under certain circumstances specified therein, (i) Equitrans Midstream will be required to pay EQT Corporation a termination fee equal to $191 million or (ii) EQT Corporation will be required to pay Equitrans Midstream a termination fee equal to $176 million or $545 million, depending on the circumstances which led to the termination.