Edgar Filing: Rice Daniel J. IV

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Rice Daniel J. IV

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
EQT RE, LLC [RICE]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

__X__ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
See Remarks

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

2200 RICE DRIVE

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/13/2017

(Street)

CANONSBURG, PA 15317

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	11/13/2017		A		771,770	A	$ 0 ⁽¹⁾	1,171,690	D
Common Stock	11/13/2017		F		382,963	D	$ 29.32	788,727	D
Common Stock	11/13/2017		D		788,727	D	⁽²⁾	0	D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Rice Daniel J. IV 2200 RICE DRIVE CANONSBURG, PA 15317	X		See Remarks

Signatures

/s/ Daniel J. Rice IV, by William E. Jordan, Attorney-in-Fact		11/13/2017
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	On November 13, 2017, pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of June 19, 2017 (the "Merger Agreement"), by and among Rice Energy Inc. (the "Company"), EQT Corporation ("EQT") and Eagle Merger Sub I, Inc. ("Merger Sub"), Merger Sub merged with and into the Company (the "Merger"), with the Company continuing as the surviving entity and as a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of EQT. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger (the "Effective Time"), the outstanding awards of performance stock units (each, a "Company PSU") granted pursuant to the Company's 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "LTIP") became vested as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, and performance conditions in respect of such awards were deemed satisfied at the maximum performance level specified in the applicable Company PSU Award and converted into Company common stock on a one-for-one basis.
(2)	Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each share of Company common stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time was converted at such time into the right to receive: (A) 0.37 shares of EQT common stock, and (B) $5.30 in cash, without interest.
Remarks: Chief Executive Officer

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