| Ticker Symbol: | EQT |
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| Exchange: | NYSE |
| Contact Info: | 225 North Shore Drive Pittsburgh PA 15212 412-553-5700 |
| CEO/President: | Murry S. Gerber |
| Industry: | Utility - Gas Distribution / Standard Industry Code: 4923 |
| Description: | Equitable Resources, Inc. is an integrated energy company with emphasis on Appalachian area natural-gas supply, transmission and distribution. Equitable Resources, its divisions and its subsidiaries, offer natural gas products to wholesale and retail customers through two business segments: Equitable Supply and Equitable Utilities. Equitable Supply is the largest natural gas supplier in the Appalachian basin with reserves in excess of two trillion cubic feet. The segment engages in gathering, operating, and delivering natural gas and crude oil in the Appalachian basin. In addition, it processes and sells natural gas liquids. Equitable Utilities includes three integrated divisions: a regulated natural gas distribution operation, an interstate pipeline business, and a non-regulated marketing business for natural gas and natural gas products. The segment\'s service territory primarily comprises southwestern Pennsylvania and West Virginia. |
| Shares Outstanding: | 130,850 (000) | Market Value: | 3,925,650 ($000) |
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| Percentage of Inst.Shareholders: | 71.78% | Number of Inst.Shareholders: | 2.42% |
| Last Quarter Sales: | 297.83 ($Mil.) | Last Quarter Net Income: | 96.20 ($Mil.) |
| Last Quarter EPS: | 0.73 | P/E Ratio: | 13 |
| Most Recent Earnings: | 0.73 on 10/23/08 | Earnings Per Share: | 2.23 |
| Most Recent Split: | 2-1 on 09/02/05 | Annual Dividend Rate: | .88 |
| Most Recent Dividend: | 0.220 on 11/05/08 | Annual Dividend Yield: | 2.93% |

| SOUTHWESTERN EN | -9.90 | 31.20 | |
| SEMPRA ENERGY | -33.00 | 40.80 | |
| EQUITABLE RES I | -48.90 | 29.85 | |
| ONEOK INC NEW | -40.60 | 26.81 | |
| ENERGEN CP | -55.30 | 28.97 |
