Exhibit 99.1
EQT GP HOLDINGS, LP APPOINTS NEW BOARD MEMBER
PITTSBURGH, PA — APRIL 7, 2016 — EQT GP Holdings, LP (NYSE: EQGP), an EQT Corporation company, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark S. Lewis as a new member of the Board of Directors of its general partner. Mr. Lewis will serve as a member of the audit committee.
Mr. Lewis is currently President and Chief Executive Officer of POISE Foundation, a Pittsburgh-based charitable organization that has a mission to assist the region’s African American community in achieving self-sustaining practices through strategic leadership, collective giving, grant making, and advocacy. Prior to joining POISE in 2002, Lewis was a senior manager with Ernst & Young LLP; and prior to that he spent eight years with Price Waterhouse LLP where he held various roles, including manager, information systems risk management group. Mr. Lewis holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting from Michigan State University.
About EQT GP Holdings, LP:
EQT GP Holdings, LP is a limited partnership that owns a 27.6% limited partner interest and 1.8% general partner interest, including 100% of the incentive distribution rights, in EQT Midstream Partners, LP. EQT Corporation owns a 90.1% limited partner interest in EQT GP Holdings, LP.
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Analyst inquiries please contact:
Nate Tetlow — Investor Relations Director
412.553.5834
ntetlow@eqtmidstreampartners.com
Patrick Kane — Chief Investor Relations Officer
412.553.7833
pkane@eqtmidstreampartners.com
Media inquiries please contact:
Natalie Cox — Corporate Director, Communications
412.395.3941
ncox@eqtmidstreampartners.com
Source: EQT GP Holdings, LP
