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Southwestern Energy Co – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/19 – ‘XML’

On:  Thursday, 2/27/20, at 4:45pm ET   ·   For:  12/31/19   ·   Accession #:  7332-20-17   ·   File #:  1-08246

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 2/27/20  Southwestern Energy Co            10-K       12/31/19  154:40M

Annual Report   —   Form 10-K   —   Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

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 4/29/24  Southwestern Energy Co.           10-K/A     12/31/23   14:4M                                     Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 4/11/24  Chesapeake Energy Corp.           S-4/A                 12:5.1M                                   Toppan Merrill/FA
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 5/22/23  Southwestern Energy Co.           S-3ASR      5/22/23    7:620K                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 2/23/23  Southwestern Energy Co.           10-K       12/31/22  147:27M
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 1/05/22  Southwestern Energy Co.           424B7                  1:403K                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
12/13/21  Southwestern Energy Co.           424B4                  1:532K                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
12/13/21  Southwestern Energy Co.           424B3                  1:533K                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
12/10/21  Southwestern Energy Co.           424B5                  1:945K                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
12/08/21  Southwestern Energy Co.           424B5                  1:939K                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 9/03/21  Southwestern Energy Co.           424B7                  1:456K                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 8/18/21  Southwestern Energy Co.           424B5                  1:1.3M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 8/16/21  Southwestern Energy Co.           424B5                  1:1.2M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 8/16/21  Southwestern Energy Co.           POSASR      8/16/21    8:1.3M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
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10/06/20  Montage Resources Corp.           DEFM14A    10/06/20    1:2.7M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
10/06/20  Southwestern Energy Co.           424B3                  1:2.6M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
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 8/18/20  Southwestern Energy Co.           424B5       8/17/20    1:890K                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 8/12/20  Southwestern Energy Co.           424B5                  1:870K                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
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