Rice Energy Inc. (RICE) SEC Filing 10-Q Quarterly report for the period ending Saturday, September 30, 2017

Exhibit 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Rice Energy Reports Third Quarter 2017 Results

CANONSBURG, Pa., November 2, 2017 /PRNewswire/ –

Commenting on the results, Daniel J. Rice IV, Chief Executive Officer, said, “On behalf of the Rice family and our board, I want to take this opportunity to express our gratitude to our employees and shareholders for their unwavering dedication to Rice Energy’s mission of becoming the paradigm for oil and gas companies of the shale generation. We are proud of the shareholder value that we have created while operating within our core values of stewardship, innovation, seeking excellence and teamwork.”

Mr. Rice continued, “Our success is a testament to the core assets that we have acquired and developed with our shalennial⁽³⁾ team and I am highly confident that our operational momentum, as evidenced by our record third quarter results, will meaningfully contribute to EQT’s future success. We are excited to combine our core assets with EQT’s to create one of the most complete energy companies in the United States and derive even more long-term value for our shareholders.”

3.	Shalennial / / noun: (1) an evolving, tech-driven leader of the shale generation; (2) an employee of Rice Energy

Special Meeting of Stockholders

We expect to hold a special meeting of stockholders in connection with the proposed merger with EQT Corporation (NYSE: EQT) (“EQT”) on November 9, 2017 at 8:00 a.m. local time at Rice Energy’s executive offices at 2200 Rice Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317. Rice Energy stockholders of record at the close of business on September 21, 2017 will be entitled to receive notice of the special meeting and to vote at the special meeting.

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