UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) December 5, 2007
EQUITABLE RESOURCES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
PENNSYLVANIA
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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1-3551 |
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25-0464690 |
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(Commission File Number) |
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(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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225 North Shore Drive, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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15212 |
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
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(Zip Code) |
(412) 553-5700
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
NONE
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions ( see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or By-Laws; Change in Fiscal Year.
Effective December 5, 2007, the Board of Directors of Equitable Resources, Inc. (the “Company”) approved amendments to Article IV of the Company’s By-Laws to: (i) make indemnification of non-Director and non-officer employees mandatory where such persons acted in good faith and in a manner that they reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interest of the Company, (ii) make indemnification of non-employee agents permissive, and (iii) make other procedural and administrative changes and clarifications.
Clean and marked versions of the complete text of the Company’s By-Laws, as amended and restated effective December 5, 2007, are filed as Exhibits 3.1 and 3.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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Description |
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3.1 |
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Equitable Resources, Inc. Amended and Restated By-Laws (Amended through December 5, 2007). |
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3.2* |
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Equitable Resources, Inc. Amended and Restated By-Laws (Amended through December 5, 2007) (Marked Version). |
*Exhibit 3.2 is provided solely for the purpose of showing the amendments described in Item 5.03. New text is underlined, and deleted text is stricken.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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EQUITABLE RESOURCES, INC. |
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(Registrant) |
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By: |
/s/ Philip P. Conti |
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Philip P. Conti |
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Senior Vice President and |
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Chief Financial Officer |
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Date: December 10, 2007 |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No. |
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Description |
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3.1 |
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Equitable Resources, Inc. Amended and Restated By-Laws (Amended through December 5, 2007). |
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3.2* |
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Equitable Resources, Inc. Amended and Restated By-Laws (Amended through December 5, 2007) (Marked Version). |
*Exhibit 3.2 is provided solely for the purpose of showing the amendments described in Item 5.03. New text is underlined, and deleted text is stricken.
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