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): June 5, 2017
SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Delaware | | 001-08246 | | 71-0205415 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
10000 Energy Drive
Spring, Texas 77389
(Address of principal executive office) (Zip Code)
(832) 796-1000
(Registrants’ telephone number, including area code)
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Section 7 –Regulation FD Disclosure
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure
In its Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 19, 2017, Southwestern Energy Company (the “Company”) described the settlement of litigation regarding the deductibility of certain costs in calculating royalties, which has been pending final approval in the Circuit Court of Conway County, Arkansas. Despite this pending settlement, the federal court in one of the other class actions against the Company and certain of its subsidiaries, most recently described in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2017, has begun a trial of that case. The Company had requested a stay of the litigation in the federal court pending final approval of the settlement in the Circuit Court of Conway County, which request was rejected. Following the selection of the jury in the litigation before the federal court, the settlement before the Circuit Court of Conway County has been terminated pursuant to the terms of the settlement agreement.
SIGNATURES
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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| | SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY COMPANY |
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| Dated: June 6, 2017 | | By: | | /s/ John C. Ale |
| | | | Name: | | John C. Ale |
| | | | Title: | | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
