The company said in a joint press release with Southwestern Energy Company on September 26, 2024 that the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 for the companies' pending merger has expired.

8-KOther EventsFiled Sep 26, 2024Period of report Sep 25, 2024Summary published (UTC) Oct 29, 2026

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The company said in a joint press release with Southwestern Energy Company on September 26, 2024 that the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 for the companies' pending merger has expired.
The company said it expects the merger to close in the first week of October. It also said the combined company will be the largest natural gas producer in the U.S. after closing.
The company said that upon closing, the combined company will be renamed Expand Energy Corporation, and that it will begin trading on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol EXE at the open of trading the day after closing.
The company said the Form S-4 Registration Statement was declared effective on May 17, 2024, and that the companies began mailing the joint proxy statement/prospectus to their shareholders on or about May 17, 2024.

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Waiting Period Under HSR Act Expires

The company said in a joint press release with Southwestern Energy Company on September 26, 2024 that the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 for the companies' pending merger has expired.

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Expected Timing of Merger Closing

The company said it expects the merger to close in the first week of October. It also said the combined company will be the largest natural gas producer in the U.S. after closing.

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Name Change and NASDAQ Ticker EXE

The company said that upon closing, the combined company will be renamed Expand Energy Corporation, and that it will begin trading on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol EXE at the open of trading the day after closing.

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Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus Mailed to Shareholders

The company said the Form S-4 Registration Statement was declared effective on May 17, 2024, and that the companies began mailing the joint proxy statement/prospectus to their shareholders on or about May 17, 2024.

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