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): January 30, 2017
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.) |
2200 Rice Drive
Canonsburg, Pennsylvania 15317
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
(724) 271-7200
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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| Item 5.05 | Amendments to the Registrant’s Code of Ethics, or Waiver of a Provision of the Code of Ethics. |
As part of its regular review of the corporate governance policies of Rice Energy Inc. (the “Company”), the Company’s board of directors adopted and approved amendments to the Company’s Corporate Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (the “Code”) on January 30, 2017. The amendments reflect revisions seeking to, among other things, clarify existing provisions of the Code.
The description of the amendments to the Code contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Code, which is available within the “Corporate Governance” section of the Company’s website at http://www.riceenergy.com.
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: February 2, 2017