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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC  20549

 

 

FORM 11-K

 

 

[X]        ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

 

For the year ended December 31, 2011

 

[  ]   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Commission file number 1-3551

 

 

 

EQT CORPORATION

EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN

 

(Full title of the Plan and address of the Plan,

if different from that of the issuer named below)

 

 

 

EQT CORPORATION

 

EQT Plaza

625 Liberty Avenue, Suite 1700

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222

 

(Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the

Plan and the address of principal executive office)

 



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Report of independent registered public accounting firm

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Financial statements

 

 

 

Statements of net assets available for benefits

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Statement of changes in net assets available for benefits

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Notes to financial statements

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Supplementary schedule

 

 

 

Schedule H:

 

Line 4i—Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Period)

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Signature

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Index to Exhibit

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

Benefits Administration Committee

EQT Corporation Employee Savings Plan

 

 

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of EQT Corporation Employee Savings Plan as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, and the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2011. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Plan’s internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Plan’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan at December 31, 2011 and 2010, and the changes in its net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2011, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

Our audits were conducted for the purpose of forming an opinion on the financial statements taken as a whole. The accompanying supplemental schedule of assets held as of December 31, 2011 is presented for purposes of additional analysis and is not a required part of the financial statements but is supplementary information required by the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. Such information is the responsibility of the Plan’s management. The information has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in our audits of the financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the financial statements taken as a whole.

 

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

June 20, 2012

 

 

 

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

 

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EQT CORPORATION

EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN

 

STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS

 

 

 

 

December 31

 

 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments, at fair value:

 

 

 

 

 

Money market fund

 

$

2,300,084

 

$

1,478,477

 

Mutual funds

 

128,149,309

 

124,637,679

 

Common/collective trusts

 

21,347,717

 

20,576,173

 

Employer stock fund

 

43,208,588

 

39,063,753

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments, at fair value

 

195,005,698

 

185,756,082

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes receivable from participants

 

1,268,856

 

1,388,431

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, reflecting investments at fair value

 

196,274,554

 

187,144,513

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjustment from fair value to contract value for fully benefit-responsive investment contracts

 

(518,679)

 

(203,176)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets available for benefits

 

$

195,755,875

 

$

186,941,337

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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EQT CORPORATION

EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN

 

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS

 

 

 

 

Year Ended
December 31

 

 

 

2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additions:

 

 

 

Investment income:

 

 

 

Interest and dividends

 

$

 4,886,050

 

Net depreciation in fair value of investments

 

(266,141)

 

Total investment income

 

4,619,909

 

 

 

 

 

Interest on notes receivable from participants

 

62,833

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contributions:

 

 

 

Employer

 

10,120,456

 

Participant

 

9,324,689

 

Rollovers

 

1,452,729

 

Total contributions

 

20,897,874

 

 

 

 

 

Total additions

 

25,580,616

 

 

 

 

 

Deductions:

 

 

 

Benefits paid to participants

 

16,985,477

 

Other

 

19,281

 

Total deductions

 

17,004,758

 

 

 

 

 

Transfers from affiliated plans

 

238,680

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets available for benefits

 

8,814,538

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets available for benefits:

 

 

 

At beginning of year

 

186,941,337

 

At end of year

 

$

 195,755,875

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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EQT CORPORATION

EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE PERIODS

ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011 AND 2010

 

1.                          Description of Plan

 

The following description of the EQT Corporation Employee Savings Plan (Plan) provides only general information. Participants should refer to the Plan and the summary plan description for a more complete description of the Plan’s provisions.

 

General:

 

The Plan is a defined contribution profit sharing and savings plan, with a 401(k) salary reduction and an employee stock ownership plan feature, implemented on September 1, 1985, by EQT Corporation and certain subsidiaries (Company or Companies).

 

All regular, full-time and certain part-time, non-union employees of the Companies are eligible to participate in the Plan on their first day of employment.  The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).

 

Effective December 30, 2010, the Plan changed its fiscal year end from December 29 to December 31.

 

Contributions:

 

In 2011, all participants could elect to contribute to the Plan on a pre-tax basis between 1% and 50% of eligible earnings, subject in each case to Internal Revenue Code (IRC) limitations.  In 2010, participants who were highly compensated employees could elect to contribute to the Plan on a pre-tax basis between 1% and 15% of eligible earnings, and other participants could elect to contribute to the Plan on a pre-tax basis between 1% and 50% of eligible earnings, subject in each case to the IRC limitations.  These contributions are referred to as contract contributions.

 

All participants who are eligible to make elective deferrals under the Plan and who have attained age 50 before the close of the Plan year may elect to make additional “catch-up” contributions for the Plan year.  The maximum catch-up contribution amount permitted under the IRC was $5,500 in 2011 and 2010.

 

All participants receive a company matching contribution equal to $0.50 per every $1 of contract contributions, up to 6% of compensation deferred.

 

Participants also may receive a performance contribution, which is determined on an annual basis at the discretion of the Company.  During 2011 and 2010, the amount of the performance contribution was 6% of eligible earnings.

 

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EQT CORPORATION

EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE PERIODS

ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011 AND 2010

 

1.                          Description of Plan (continued)

 

Each participant directs the investment of contract and after tax contributions (together, elective contributions) under Plan provisions intended to meet ERISA Section 404(c).  Each participant directs his or her elective contributions into various investment options offered by the Plan and can change his or her investment options on a daily basis.  If a participant refuses or fails to make an investment election, his or her elective contributions are invested in the applicable lifecycle fund, currently the age appropriate Fidelity Freedom K share fund, designated by the Benefits Investment Committee (BIC) based on the participant’s date of birth until the participant makes his or her election.  The Company’s performance and matching contributions are allocated in the same manner as that of the participant’s elective contributions.

 

The Employer stock fund consists of the EQT Corporation stock fund and the EQT Corporation stock fund - ESOP account (ESOP).  The ESOP feature operates as an account within the Plan that will hold shares invested in the EQT Corporation stock fund.  Participants can elect to receive dividends from the ESOP in cash or to be paid to his or her account and reinvested in the EQT Corporation stock fund.

 

Rollover Contributions:

 

Participants are allowed to make rollover contributions (contributions transferred to the Plan from other qualified retirement plans), subject to certain requirements.

 

Participant Accounts:

 

Each participant’s account is credited with the participant’s contribution, the Company’s contribution and Plan earnings, and charged with an allocation of administrative expenses.  Allocations are based on account balances, as defined.  The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided from the participant’s vested account.

 

Transfers to/from Affiliated Plans:

 

Transfers to/from affiliated plans represent transfers made between the Plan and the EQT Corporation Savings and Protection Plan.

 

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EQT CORPORATION

EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE PERIODS

 ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011 AND 2010

 

1.                          Description of Plan (continued)

 

Vesting:

 

Participants are 100% vested in the value of contract and after-tax contributions made and any rollover or “catch-up” contributions.

 

If employment is terminated by the Company for any reason other than involuntary termination without cause, retirement, death or total and permanent disability, a participant is entitled to receive the vested value of any Company contributions (matching and performance).

 

Matching and performance contributions vest in accordance with the following schedule:

 

 

Years of Continuous

 

Vested

 

 

 

Service Completed

 

Interest

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less than one year

 

0%

 

 

 

One year but less than two years

 

33%

 

 

 

Two years but less than three years

 

67%

 

 

 

Three years or more

 

100%

 

Forfeitures are used to reduce future Company contributions. Certain forfeitures may be restored if the participant is reemployed before accruing five consecutive break-in-service years, as defined in the Plan.  For the year ended December 31, 2011, Company contributions were reduced by $817,025 by forfeited nonvested accounts. At December 31, 2011, the forfeited credit balance was $104,737.

 

Upon involuntary termination without cause, retirement, death or total and permanent disability of the participant or termination of the Plan, a participant is entitled to receive the full value of any Company contributions (matching and performance), regardless of years of continuous service.

 

In the event of a change in control, as defined in the Plan, all Company contributions (matching and performance) become 100% vested immediately.

 

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EQT CORPORATION

EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE PERIODS

 ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011 AND 2010

 

1.  Description of Plan (continued)

 

Payment of Benefits to Participants:

 

Upon separation from service with the Company due to death, disability, retirement or termination, a participant whose vested account balance exceeds $1,000 may elect to receive either a lump-sum distribution, a direct rollover, if applicable, or in the case of distribution on account of retirement or total and permanent disability, equal periodic payments over the lesser of: the life expectancy of the participant and beneficiary or twenty (20) years.  As soon as administratively possible after a distribution event, a participant whose vested account balance is $1,000 or less will automatically receive an immediate lump-sum distribution equal to his or her vested account balance.

 

In-service withdrawals are available in certain limited circumstances, as defined by the Plan.  Hardship withdrawals are allowed for participants incurring an immediate and heavy financial need, as defined by the Plan.  Hardship withdrawals are strictly regulated by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and a participant must exhaust all available loan options and available distributions prior to requesting a hardship withdrawal.

 

Notes Receivable from Participants:

 

Participants may borrow from their accounts up to a maximum equal to the lesser of $50,000 or 50% of their vested eligible account balance.  Loan terms are not to exceed 5 years or, for the purchase of a primary residence, up to 30 years.  The $50,000 limit is reduced by the participant’s highest outstanding loan balance during the preceding 12-month period.  A participant may not apply for a second loan if a loan is outstanding. The loans bear interest equal to 1% above the “prime rate” (as posted to the “Federal Reserve Website” on the last business day of the prior month) at the time the loan is approved.  This rate will remain the same for the entire period of the loan.  Principal and interest are paid ratably through payroll deductions.  Upon termination of employment, if the loan is not repaid, it will automatically be treated as a distribution to the participant after 30 days.

 

Administrative Expenses:

 

The Plan pays administrative expenses associated with the Plan.  The expenses are included in the Other line item in the accompanying statement of changes in net assets available for benefits.  Investment management fees are paid by Plan participants based on participation in the various funds. In 2011 the funds’ operating expense ratios ranged from 0.07% to 1.30% based on the funds’ most recent prospectuses, with an assumed/actual recordkeeping offset of 0% to 0.37%.  Fund operating expenses are deducted from fund investment returns.

 

 

2.                          Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Basis of Accounting:

 

The financial statements of the Plan are prepared under the accrual basis of accounting.

 

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EQT CORPORATION

EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE PERIODS

 ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011 AND 2010

 

2.                          Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

 

Investments:

 

Investment contracts held by a defined contribution plan are required to be reported at fair value.  However, contract value is the relevant measurement attribute for fully benefit-responsive investment contracts because contract value is the amount participants would receive if they were to initiate permitted transactions under the terms of the Plan.  The Plan invests in investment contracts through a common/collective trust.  The statement of net assets available for benefits presents the fair value of the investment in the common/collective trust as well as the adjustment from fair value to contract value for fully benefit-responsive investment contracts.  The fair value of the Plan’s interest in the Fidelity Managed Income Portfolio II is based on information reported by the issuer of the common/collective trust at year-end in accordance with fair value policy. The contract value of the Fidelity Managed Income Portfolio II represents contributions plus earnings, less participant withdrawals and administrative expenses.

 

The Plan’s other investments are stated at fair value.  Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.  See further discussion in Note 4.

 

The Employer stock fund consists of EQT Corporation common stock (Company common stock).  There were 788,595 and 871,154 shares of Company common stock held by the Plan as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

 

Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade-date basis.  Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis.  Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date.  Net appreciation (depreciation) includes the Plan’s gains and losses on investments bought and sold as well as held during the year.

 

Use of Estimates:

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Payment of Benefits:

 

Benefits are recorded when paid.

 

Notes Receivable from Participants:

 

Notes receivable from participants are measured at their unpaid principal balance plus any accrued but unpaid interest.  Interest income on notes receivable from participants is recorded when it is earned. Related fees are recorded as administrative expenses and are expensed when they are incurred. No allowance for credit losses has been recorded as of December 31, 2011 or 2010. If a participant ceases to make loan repayments and the plan administrator deems the participant loan to be a distribution, the participant loan balance is reduced and a benefit payment is recorded.

 

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EQT CORPORATION

EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE PERIODS

 ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011 AND 2010

 

2.                          Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements:

 

In May 2011, the Financial Accounts Standards Board (FASB) issued an amendment which provides a consistent definition of fair value to ensure that the fair value measurement and disclosure requirements are similar between U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (U.S. GAAP) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).  This standard changes certain fair value measurement principles and enhances the disclosure requirements.  The amendment is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011 and should be applied prospectively.  The Plan is currently evaluating the impact, if any, that this amendment will have on its financial statements.

 

3.                          Investments

 

Investments that represent 5% or more of fair value of the Plan’s net assets are as follows:

 

 

 

December 31

 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Employer stock fund

 

$43,208,588

 

$39,063,753

 

Fidelity Managed Income Portfolio II

 

21,347,717

 

20,576,173

 

AF Growth Fund of America R6

 

13,298,017

 

 

  *

Oppenheimer Developing Markets Fund A

 

10,259,048

 

14,689,420

 

AF Growth Fund of America R4

 

 

  *

14,915,819

 

 

* Investment does not represent 5% or more for the respective year.

 

 

 

The Plan’s investments (including investments purchased, sold, as well as held during the year) depreciated in fair value as determined by quoted market prices as follows:

 

 

 

Net Changes in Fair Value for

 

 

the Year Ended December 31

 

 

2011

 

 

 

Investments at fair value as determined by quoted market prices:

 

 

Mutual funds

 

$ (9,164,953)

Company common stock

 

8,898,812

 

 

 

 

 

$    (266,141)

 

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EQT CORPORATION

EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE PERIODS

ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011 AND 2010

 

4.                          Fair Value Measurements

 

The Plan has an established process for determining fair value for its financial instruments, which consist of mutual funds, money market funds, common stock, and common/collective trusts.  Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.

 

The Plan has categorized its financial instruments into a three-level fair value hierarchy, based on the priority of the inputs to the valuation technique.  The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3).

 

The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described as follows:

 

Level 1 - Inputs to the valuation methodology are unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that the Plan has the ability to access.

 

Level 2 - Inputs to the valuation methodology include:

 

·                 quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets;

 

·                 quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in inactive markets;

 

·                 inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability;

 

·                 inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable markets; and

 

·                 data by correlation or other means.

 

If the asset or liability has a specified (contractual) term, the Level 2 input used is observable for substantially the full term of the asset or liability.

 

Level 3 - Inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement.

 

The asset or liability’s fair value measurement level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement.  Valuation techniques used maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs.

 

Below is a description of the valuation methodologies used for assets measured at fair value.  There have been no changes in the methodologies used at December 31, 2011 and 2010.

 

Common stocks: Valued at the closing price reported on the active market on which the individual securities are traded.

 

Money market fund: Valued at quoted market prices in an exchange and active market that represents the net asset value (NAV) of shares held by the Plan at year end.

 

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EQT CORPORATION

EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE PERIODS

ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011 AND 2010

 

4.                          Fair Value Measurements (continued)

 

Mutual funds: Valued at quoted market prices in an exchange and active market that represents the NAV of shares held by the Plan at year end.

 

Common/collective trustsThe fair value is calculated by the issuer utilizing either quoted market prices, most recent bid prices in the principal market in which the securities are normally traded, pricing services or dealer quotes.  The fair value of the underlying wrapper contracts is calculated using a discounted cash flow model which considers recent fee bids as determined by recognized dealers, discount rates and the duration of the underlying portfolio securities. The Plan’s investment is based on the Plan’s proportionate ownership of the underlying investments’ fair value.

 

The preceding methods may produce a fair value calculation that may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective of future fair values.  Furthermore, although the Plan believes its valuation methods are appropriate and consistent with other market participants, the use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a different fair value measurement at the reporting date.

 

The following tables set forth, by level within the fair value hierarchy, the Plan’s assets at fair value as of December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010.

 

 

 

 

Assets at Fair Value as of December 31, 2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

Level 1

 

 

 

Level 2

 

 

 

Level 3

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Money market fund

 

$

2,300,084

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

$

2,300,084

 

Mutual funds:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Blended investment funds

 

 

52,795,882

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

52,795,882

 

  Large cap investment funds

 

 

32,765,975

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

32,765,975

 

  International investment funds

 

 

17,455,715

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

17,455,715

 

  Income investment funds

 

 

12,417,795

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

12,417,795

 

  Mid cap investment funds

 

 

6,438,490

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

6,438,490

 

  Small cap investment funds

 

 

6,275,452

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

6,275,452

 

Company common stock

 

 

43,208,588

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

43,208,588

 

Common/collective trust

 

 

 -

 

$

21,347,717

 

 

-

 

 

21,347,717

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total investment assets at fair value

 

$

173,657,981

 

$

21,347,717

 

$

-

 

$

195,005,698

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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EQT CORPORATION

EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE PERIODS

ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011 AND 2010

 

4.                                      Fair Value Measurements (continued)

 

 

 

Assets at Fair Value as of December 31, 2010

 

 

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Money market fund

1,478,477

 

-

 

-

1,478,477

Mutual funds:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Blended investment funds

 

45,547,332

 

-

 

-

 

45,547,332

  Large cap investment funds

 

32,168,485

 

-

 

-

 

32,168,485

  International investment funds

 

23,524,182

 

-

 

-

 

23,524,182

  Income investment funds

 

10,974,783

 

-

 

-

 

10,974,783

  Mid cap investment funds

 

6,184,956

 

-

 

-

 

6,184,956

  Small cap investment funds

 

6,237,941

 

-

 

-

 

6,237,941

Company common stock

 

39,063,753

 

-

 

-

 

39,063,753

Common/collective trust

 

 

20,576,173

 

-

 

20,576,173

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Total investment assets at fair value

165,179,909

20,576,173

-

185,756,082

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.                          Plan Termination

 

Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the Company has the right under the Plan to discontinue its contributions at any time and to terminate the Plan subject to the provisions of ERISA.  In the event of Plan termination, the interests of all affected participants will become fully vested.

 

6.                          Risks and Uncertainties

 

The Plan invests in various investment securities that are exposed to various risks such as interest rate, market and credit risks.  Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in the values of investment securities will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect the participants’ account balances and the amounts reported in the statements of net assets available for benefits.

 

7.                          Party-in-Interest Transactions

 

Certain plan investments are shares of mutual funds and common/collective trusts managed by Fidelity Management Trust Company or an affiliate (Fidelity).  Fidelity is trustee of the Plan and, therefore, these transactions may qualify as party-in-interest transactions.  Transactions with respect to notes receivable from participants and the Employer stock fund also qualify as party-in-interest transactions.

 

8.                          Income Tax Status

 

The Plan has received a determination letter from the IRS dated October 31, 2011, stating that the Plan is qualified under Section 401(a) of the IRC; therefore, the related trust is exempt from taxation.

 

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EQT CORPORATION

EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE PERIODS

ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011 AND 2010

 

8.                          Income Tax Status (continued)

 

U.S. GAAP requires Plan management to evaluate tax positions taken by the Plan and recognize a tax liability if the Plan has taken an uncertain position that more likely than not would not be sustained upon examination by the IRS.  The Plan administrator has analyzed the tax positions taken by the Plan, and has concluded that as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, there are no uncertain positions taken or expected to be taken that would require recognition of a liability or disclosure in the financial statements.  The Plan is subject to routine audits by taxing jurisdictions; however, there are currently no audits for any tax periods in progress.  The Plan administrator believes it is no longer subject to income tax examinations for years prior to 2008.

 

9.                          Reconciliation of Financial Statements to the Form 5500

 

The following is a reconciliation of net assets available for benefits pursuant to the financial statements to the Form 5500:

 

 

 

 

December 31

 

 

 

 

2011

 

 

2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets available for benefits as reported in the Plan’s financial statements

 

 

$195,755,875

 

$186,941,337

Adjustments from contract value to fair value for fully benefit-responsive investment contracts

 

 

518,679

 

203,176

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets available for benefits pursuant to the Form 5500

 

 

$196,274,554

 

$187,144,513

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE PERIODS

ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011 AND 2010

 

The following is a reconciliation of investment income from investments:

 

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

December 31, 2011

 

 

 

 

Interest and dividends from investment accounts

 

$ 4,886,050

 

Net depreciation from investment accounts

 

(266,141

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment income from investments as reported in the financial statements

 

4,619,909

 

Adjustments from contract value to fair value for fully benefit-responsive investment contracts

 

315,503

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment income from investments as reported in the Form 5500

 

$ 4,935,412

 

 

 

 

 

 

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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EQT CORPORATION

EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN

Plan No. 202     EIN:  25-0464690

Schedule H, Line 4i—Schedule of Assets Held at

December 31, 2011

 

 

 

 

 

Description of Investment,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Including Maturity Date,

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identity of Issue, Borrower,

 

Rate of Interest, Collateral,

 

 

 

Current

 

 

Lessor, or Similar Party

 

 

Par, or Maturity Value

 

 

Cost

 

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

 

Employer stock fund

 

EQT securities - common stock

 

(a)

 

$ 43,208,588

*

 

Fidelity Managed Income Portfolio II

 

Common/collective trust

 

(a)

 

21,347,717

 

 

AF Growth Fund of America R6

 

Mutual fund

 

(a)

 

13,298,017

 

 

Oppenheimer Developing Markets Fund A

 

Mutual fund

 

(a)

 

10,259,048

 

 

PIMCO Total Return Institutional Fund

 

Mutual fund

 

(a)

 

9,622,845

 

 

AF Washington Mutual Investors Fund R6

 

Mutual fund

 

(a)

 

8,811,042

*

 

Fidelity Freedom K 2025 Fund

 

Mutual fund

 

(a)

 

8,382,034

*

 

Fidelity Diversified International Fund Class K

 

Mutual fund

 

(a)

 

7,196,667

*

 

Fidelity Contrafund Class K

 

Mutual fund

 

(a)

 

6,587,057

*

 

Fidelity Freedom K 2020 Fund

 

Mutual fund

 

(a)

 

6,498,467

*

 

Fidelity Balanced Fund Class K

 

Mutual fund

 

(a)

 

6,405,907

*

 

Fidelity Freedom K 2040 Fund

 

Mutual fund

 

(a)

 

6,310,762

*

 

Fidelity Freedom K 2035 Fund

 

Mutual fund

 

(a)

 

5,434,399

*

 

Fidelity Freedom K 2015 Fund

 

Mutual fund

 

(a)

 

5,400,388

*

 

Fidelity Freedom K 2030 Fund

 

Mutual fund

 

(a)

 

5,192,903

*

 

Fidelity Freedom K 2045 Fund

 

Mutual fund

 

(a)

 

4,561,711

 

 

American Beacon Small-Cap Value Fund

 

Mutual fund

 

(a)

 

3,730,343

 

 

GS Growth Opportunities Institutional Fund

 

Mutual fund

 

(a)

 

3,578,762

*

 

Fidelity Freedom K 2050 Fund

 

Mutual fund

 

(a)

 

3,103,095

 

 

GS Mid Cap Value Institutional Fund

 

Mutual fund

 

(a)

 

2,859,727

 

 

PIMCO High Yield Admin Fund

 

Mutual fund

 

(a)

 

2,794,951

*

 

Spartan 500 Index Fund

 

Mutual fund

 

(a)

 

2,568,301

*

 

Fidelity Stock Selector Small Cap

 

Mutual fund

 

(a)

 

2,545,109

*

 

Fidelity US Treasury Money Market Fund

 

Money market

 

(a)

 

2,300,084

*

 

Spartan Total Market Index

 

Mutual fund

 

(a)

 

1,501,558

*

 

Fidelity Freedom K 2010 Fund

 

Mutual fund

 

(a)

 

966,776

*

 

Fidelity Freedom K Income Fund

 

Mutual fund

 

(a)

 

437,366

*

 

Fidelity Freedom K 2005 Fund

 

Mutual fund

 

(a)

 

102,074

*

 

Notes receivable from participants

 

Participant loans - 4.25% to 9.75% **

 

-

 

1,268,856

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$196,274,554

 

 

 (a) Cost information not required as per Special Rule for certain participant-directed transactions.

  *Party in interest to the Plan.

** Maturities extend through year 2016.

 

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SIGNATURE

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the members of the Benefits Administration Committee of the Plan have duly caused this Annual Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EQT CORPORATION

 

 

EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN

 

 

(Name of Plan)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By

/s/ David J. Smith

 

 

     David J. Smith

 

 

Plan Manager, and Member, Benefits Administration

 

 

Committee

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 21, 2012

 

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INDEX TO EXHIBIT

 

 

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

 

Sequential Page No.

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

20

 

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