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) May 17, 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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(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 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On May 17, 2007, Equitable Resources, Inc. (the “Company”), through its subsidiary Equitable Production Company, completed the substantial majority of the previously announced sale of interests in certain gas properties in the Nora Field in Southwestern Virginia to Pine Mountain Oil and Gas, Inc. (“PMOG”), a subsidiary of Range Resources Corporation. The Company and PMOG also completed the substantial majority of the previously announced contribution of gathering assets to the newly formed entity jointly owned by the Company and PMOG. A second closing covering the remainder of the gas properties and related remaining gathering assets included in the announced transaction is expected to occur after required consents are obtained.
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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/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: May 17, 2007 |
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