We have elected to furnish our proxy statement and the 20212023 Annual Report to certain of our shareholders over the Internet pursuant to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) rules, which allows us to reduce costs associated with the 20222024 Annual Meeting.

Beginning on or about March 2, 2022,1, 2024, we will mail to certain of our shareholders a Notice of Internet Availability of proxy materials containing instructions regarding how to access our proxy statement and 20212023 Annual Report online (the “eProxy Notice”). The eProxy Notice contains instructions regarding how you can elect to receive printed copies of the proxy statement and the 20212023 Annual Report. All other shareholders will receive printed copies of the proxy statement and the 20212023 Annual Report, which will be mailed to such shareholders on or about March 2, 2022.1, 2024.

This proxy statement contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Statements that do not relate strictly to historical or current facts are forward-looking and are usually identified by the use of words such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “approximate,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” and other words of similar meaning.meaning, or the negative thereof. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, forward-looking statements contained in this proxy statement include the matters discussed regarding the expectationexpectations of performance under compensation plans, anticipated financial and operational performance of EQT Corporation and its subsidiaries (the “Company”), reserves estimates, the Company’s ability to successfully implement and reserves estimates. execute its operational, organizational, technological and environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) initiatives and goals, and achieve the anticipated results of such initiatives and goals.

The forward-looking statements contained in this proxy statement involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from projected results. Accordingly, investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements as a prediction of actual results. The Company has based these forward-looking statements on current expectations and assumptions about future events, taking into account all information currently known by the Company. While the Company considers these expectations and assumptions to be reasonable, they are inherently subject to significant business, economic, competitive, regulatory, and other risks and uncertainties, many of which are difficult to predict and beyond the Company’s controlcontrol. These risks and whichuncertainties include, but are not limited to,to: volatility of commodity prices; the costs and results of drilling and operations; uncertainties about estimates of reserves, identification of drilling locations, and the ability to add proved reserves in the future; the assumptions underlying production forecasts; the quality of technical data; the Company’s ability to appropriately allocate capital and other resources among its strategic opportunities; access to and cost of capital;capital, including as a result of rising interest rates, inflation and other economic uncertainties; the Company’s hedging and other financial contracts; inherent hazards and risks normally incidental to drilling for, producing, transporting, and storing natural gas, natural gas liquids, and oil; cyber security risks;cybersecurity risks and acts of sabotage; availability and cost of drilling rigs, completion services, equipment, supplies, personnel, oilfield services, and sand and water required to execute the Company’s exploration and development plans, including as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic;supply chain or inflationary pressures; risks associated with operating primarily in the Appalachian Basin and obtaining a substantial amount of the Company’s midstream services from Equitrans Midstream Corporation; the ability to obtain environmental and other permits and the timing thereof; government regulation or action, including regulations pertaining to methane and other greenhouse gas emissions; negative public perception of the fossil fuels industry; increased consumer demand for alternatives to natural gas; environmental and weather risks, including the possible impacts of climate change; and disruptions to the Company’s business due to acquisitions, divestitures, and other strategic transactions. These and other risks and uncertainties are described under Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” in the Company’s Annual