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): May 13, 2014
RICE ENERGY INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-36273 | 46-3785773 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 171 Hillpointe Drive, Suite 301 Canonsburg, Pennsylvania |
15317 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(724) 746-6720
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On May 13, 2014, Rice Energy Inc. (the “Company”) announced its results for the quarter ended March 31, 2014. A copy of the Company’s press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated May 13, 2014. | |
THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS CURRENT REPORT, INCLUDING THE EXHIBIT ATTACHED HERETO, SHALL NOT BE DEEMED “FILED” FOR THE PURPOSES OF SECTION 18 OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, NOR SHALL IT BE DEEMED INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE INTO ANY REGISTRATION STATEMENT OR OTHER FILING PURSUANT TO THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY STATED IN SUCH FILING.
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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.
| RICE ENERGY INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Daniel J. Rice IV | |
| Daniel J. Rice IV | ||
| Director, Chief Executive Officer | ||
Dated: May 13, 2014
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated May 13, 2014. | |
THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS CURRENT REPORT, INCLUDING THE EXHIBIT ATTACHED HERETO, SHALL NOT BE DEEMED “FILED” FOR THE PURPOSES OF SECTION 18 OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, NOR SHALL IT BE DEEMED INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE INTO ANY REGISTRATION STATEMENT OR OTHER FILING PURSUANT TO THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY STATED IN SUCH FILING.
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