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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
VAGT ROBERT F
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
EQT Corp [EQT]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
625 LIBERTY AVENUE, SUITE 1700
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/13/2017
(Street)

PITTSBURGH, PA 15222
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)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 11/13/2017   A   18,289 A (1) 18,289 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 V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units (2) (3) 11/13/2017   A   5,641   05/31/2018 05/31/2018 Common Stock 5,641 $ 0 5,641 D  
Deferred Compensation-Phantom Units (4) 11/13/2017   A   380     (5)   (5) Common Stock 380 $ 0 380 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
VAGT ROBERT F
625 LIBERTY AVENUE, SUITE 1700
PITTSBURGH, PA 15222
  X      

Signatures

 /s/ Jonathan M. Lushko, Attorney-in-Fact for Robert F. Vagt   11/15/2017
**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. ("Rice"), EQT Corporation (the "Company") and Eagle Merger Sub I, Inc. ("Merger Sub"), Merger Sub merged with and into Rice (the "Merger"), with Rice continuing as the surviving entity and as a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of the Company. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each share of Rice common stock issued and outstanding converted into the right to receive: (A) 0.37 shares of Company common stock, and (B) $5.30 in cash, without interest (the "Merger Exchange"). As a result of the Merger Exchange, the Reporting Person received the Company common stock reported on Table I in exchange for 49,431 shares of Rice common stock.
(2) Restricted stock unit award, received in exchange for the conversion of the Reporting Person's unvested Rice director restricted stock unit award in connection with the closing of the Merger, which vests May 31, 2018 provided that the recipient continues to serve as a director of the Company on such date.
(3) Each restricted stock unit is the economic equivalent of one share of the Company's common stock.
(4) Each phantom unit is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock.
(5) Award represents compensation that is deferred until retirement.

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