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)                                    October 21, 2004

 

EQUITABLE RESOURCES, INC.

 (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

PENNSYLVANIA

 

1-3551

 

25-0464690

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

 

(Commission
File Number)

 

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One Oxford Centre, Suite 3300, 301 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

 

15219

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code            (412) 553-5700

 

NONE

 (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o Soliciting materials pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14b-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 


 

Item 2.02.                                          Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

 

Today, Equitable Resources, Inc. (“Equitable”) issued a press release announcing its third quarter 2004 earnings.  A copy of Equitable’s press release is attached hereto and furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated in this report by reference.

 

The information in this Form 8-K and in Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933.

 

In addition to reporting financial results in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, Equitable provides certain segment related non-GAAP financial information as additional information for its operating results in the press release. Equitable’s management believes that the presentation of non-GAAP segment information provides useful information to management and investors regarding the financial condition, operations and trends of each of Equitable’s segments without being obscured by the financial condition, operations and trends for the other segments or by the effects of corporate allocations of interest and income taxes. In addition, management uses these measures for budget planning purposes.

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

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.

 

 

 

 

EQUITABLE RESOURCES, INC.

 

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By

/s/ David L. Porges

 

 

David L. Porges

 

 

Executive Vice President and

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

October 21, 2004

 

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

 

Document Description

 

 

 

99.1

 

Press release dated October 21, 2004 issued by Equitable Resources, Inc.

 

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