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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT>
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:8pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:8pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>UNDER </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:8pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:8pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY COMPANY </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">71-0205415</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Incorporation or Organization)</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification No.)</B></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:8pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>10000 Energy Drive </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Spring, Texas 77389 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(832) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">796-1000</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant&#146;s principal executive offices) </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:8pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Southwestern Energy Company 401(k) Savings Plan </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Full Title of the Plan) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:8pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Chris Lacy </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Senior Vice
President, General Counsel and Secretary </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>10000 Energy Drive </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Spring, Texas 77389 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(832) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">796-1000</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name, address, including zip code, telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:8pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>with a copy to: </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Matthew R. Pacey, P.C. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Kirkland&nbsp;&amp; Ellis LLP </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>609 Main Street, Suite 4700 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Houston, Texas 77002 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(713) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">836-3600</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:8pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:8pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether
the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-accelerated</FONT> filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated
filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;smaller reporting company,&#148; and &#147;emerging growth company&#148; in Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12b-2</FONT> of the Exchange Act. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Large&nbsp;accelerated&nbsp;filer</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&#9746;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&#9744;</TD>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:8pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period
for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section&nbsp;7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="font-size:8pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION OF ADDITIONAL SECURITIES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> (&#147;Registration Statement&#148;) is being filed by
Southwestern Energy Company (the &#147;Company&#148;) for the purpose of registering an additional 750,000 shares of the Company&#146;s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (&#147;Common Stock&#148;) for issuance under the Southwestern Energy
Company 401(k) Savings Plan, as amended from time to time (the &#147;Plan&#148;). Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8,</FONT> the contents of the Company&#146;s Form
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> Registration Statements previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) on June&nbsp;9, 2005 (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-125714)</FONT> as
amended by Post-Effective Amendments No.&nbsp;1 and No.&nbsp;2 filed with the Commission on June&nbsp;30, 2006, and January&nbsp;31, 2007, respectively, November&nbsp;13, 2012 (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-184885),</FONT>
February&nbsp;26, 2016 (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-209752)</FONT> and November&nbsp;30, 2018 (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-228629)</FONT> are herein incorporated by reference and made part of this
Registration Statement, except to the extent supplemented, superseded or modified by the specific information set forth below or the specific exhibits attached hereto. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART II </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following documents, which have been filed (or will be filed) by the Company with the Commission, are incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) The Company&#146;s Annual Report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/7332/000000733223000005/swn-20221231.htm">Form
 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT></A> for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2022 (the &#147;Annual Report&#148;) filed with the Commission on February&nbsp;23, 2023; Quarterly Report on Form
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> for the fiscal period ended March&nbsp;31, 2023 filed with the Commission on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/7332/000000733223000019/swn-20230331.htm">April<U></U>&nbsp;27, 2023</A>;
Quarterly Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> for the fiscal period ended June&nbsp;
30, 2023 filed with the Commission on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/7332/000000733223000032/swn-20230630.htm">August<U></U>&nbsp;3, 2023</A>; and Quarterly Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> for the fiscal
period ended September&nbsp;30, 2023 filed with the Commission on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/7332/000000733223000040/swn-20230930.htm">November<U></U>&nbsp;2, 2023</A>; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) The Company&#146;s Current Reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed with the Commission on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/7332/000119312523017776/d396675d8k.htm">January
<U></U>&nbsp;27, 2023</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/7332/000119312523050973/d460682d8k.htm">February<U></U>&nbsp;
27, 2023</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/7332/000000733223000012/swn-20230321.htm">March<U></U>&nbsp;22, 2023</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/7332/000000733223000022/swn-20230518.htm">May<U></U>&nbsp;22,
2023</A>, and <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/7332/000000733223000025/swn-20230601.htm">June<U></U>&nbsp;5, 2023 </A>(Item 5.02 only); </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3) The description of the Company&#146;s company stock contained in the Registration Statement on Form
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-A</FONT> dated October&nbsp;23, 1981, as amended by Amendment No.&nbsp;1 filed with the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> dated July&nbsp;8, 1993 and Amendment
No.&nbsp;2 filed with the Company&#146;s Current Report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/7332/000000733206000080/swn063006form8k.htm">Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K/A</FONT></A> dated August&nbsp;3, 2006 and set forth in
<A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/7332/000000733206000080/exhibit41.htm">Exhibit 4.1</A> to the Annual Report, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description; and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(4) The Plan&#146;s Annual Report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/7332/000000733223000027/a2023swnform11-k.htm">Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">11-K</FONT></A> for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2022, as filed with the Commission on June&nbsp;23, 2023. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, all documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part thereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement contained herein or in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be
deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained in any subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such
statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement. Nothing in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to incorporate any
information provided in these documents that is furnished (rather than filed) or is otherwise not deemed to be filed under applicable Commission rules. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/7332/000000733210000025/exhibit31.htm">Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Southwestern Energy Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company&#146;s Current
 Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed May<U></U>&nbsp;24, 2010) </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/7332/000000733221000073/swn-20210901xex31.htm">Certificate of Amendment to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, dated September<U></U>&nbsp;
1, 2021 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed September<U></U>&nbsp;1, 2021) </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/7332/000000733223000022/swn-20230522exhibit31.htm">Certificate of Amendment No.<U></U>&nbsp;2 of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, dated May<U></U>&nbsp;
18, 2023 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed May<U></U>&nbsp;22, 2023).</A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/7332/000000733223000040/swn-20230930exhibit34.htm">Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of Southwestern Energy Company, as amended through November<U></U>&nbsp;
1, 2023 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to the Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> filed on November<U></U>&nbsp;2, 2023).</A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/7332/000000733206000080/exhibit44.htm">Form of Specimen Certificate Representing Common Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> dated August<U></U>&nbsp;3, 2006)</A></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the instruction to Item 8 of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;S-8,</FONT> an opinion of counsel confirming compliance with the
requirements of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (&#147;ERISA&#148;) is not included herein. In lieu thereof, pursuant to Item 8 of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;S-8,&nbsp;the</FONT> Company has submitted
the Plan and any amendment thereto to the Internal Revenue Service (&#147;IRS&#148;) in a timely manner and has made all changes required by the IRS in order to qualify such Plan. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Southwestern Energy Company certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe
that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Spring,
State of Texas, on this 30<SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">th</SUP> day of November, 2023. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ William J. Way</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">William J. Way</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">President and Chief Executive Officer</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints William J. Way, Carl F. Giesler, Jr.,
and Christopher W. Lacy or any of them, as his or her true and lawful <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her
and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to file and sign any and all amendments, including post-effective amendments and any registration statement for the same offering that is to be effective under Rule 462(b) of the
Securities Act, to this registration statement, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agents, full power and authority to
do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agents, or their substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This power of attorney shall be governed by and
construed with the laws of the State of Delaware and applicable federal securities laws. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant in the capacities and on the 30<SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">th</SUP> day of November, 2023. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ William J. Way</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ROWSPAN="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ROWSPAN="2" ALIGN="center">President, Chief Executive Officer and Director<BR><I>(Principal Executive Officer)</I></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Catherine A. Kehr</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ROWSPAN="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Shameek Konar</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Greg D. Kerley</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Jon A. Marshall</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ROWSPAN="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ROWSPAN="2" ALIGN="center">Director</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Jon A. Marshall</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Patrick M. Prevost</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ROWSPAN="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ROWSPAN="2" ALIGN="center">Director</TD></TR>
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S-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 30, 2023
Registration
No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its Charter)
Delaware
71-0205415
(State or other jurisdiction of
(I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization)
Identification No.)
10000 Energy Drive
Spring, Texas 77389
(832)
796-1000
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)
Southwestern Energy Company 401(k) Savings Plan
(Full Title of the Plan)
Chris Lacy
Senior Vice
President, General Counsel and Secretary
10000 Energy Drive
Spring, Texas 77389
(832)
796-1000
(Name, address, including zip code, telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
with a copy to:
Matthew R. Pacey, P.C.
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
609 Main Street, Suite 4700
Houston, Texas 77002
(713)
836-3600
Indicate by check mark whether
the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated
filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated
filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule
12b-2
of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
☒
Accelerated filer
☐
Non-accelerated filer
☐
Smaller reporting company
☐
Emerging growth company
☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period
for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.  ☐
EXPLANATORY NOTE
REGISTRATION OF ADDITIONAL SECURITIES
This Registration Statement on Form
S-8
("Registration Statement") is being filed by
Southwestern Energy Company (the "Company") for the purpose of registering an additional 750,000 shares of the Company's common stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock") for issuance under the Southwestern Energy
Company 401(k) Savings Plan, as amended from time to time (the "Plan"). Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form
S-8,
the contents of the Company's Form
S-8
Registration Statements previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on June 9, 2005 (File
No. 333-125714)
as
amended by Post-Effective Amendments No. 1 and No. 2 filed with the Commission on June 30, 2006, and January 31, 2007, respectively, November 13, 2012 (File
No. 333-184885),
February 26, 2016 (File
No. 333-209752)
and November 30, 2018 (File
No. 333-228629)
are herein incorporated by reference and made part of this
Registration Statement, except to the extent supplemented, superseded or modified by the specific information set forth below or the specific exhibits attached hereto.
PART II
INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents, which have been filed (or will be filed) by the Company with the Commission, are incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement:
(1) The Company's Annual Report on
Form
10-K
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 (the "Annual Report") filed with the Commission on February 23, 2023; Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q
for the fiscal period ended March 31, 2023 filed with the Commission on
April
27, 2023
;
Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q
for the fiscal period ended June 
30, 2023 filed with the Commission on
August
3, 2023
; and Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q
for the fiscal
period ended September 30, 2023 filed with the Commission on
November
2, 2023
;
(2) The Company's Current Reports on Form
8-K
filed with the Commission on
January
27, 2023
,
February
27, 2023
,
March
22, 2023
,
May
22,
2023
, and
June
5, 2023
(Item 5.02 only);
(3) The description of the Company's company stock contained in the Registration Statement on Form
8-A
dated October 23, 1981, as amended by Amendment No. 1 filed with the Company's Current Report on Form
8-K
dated July 8, 1993 and Amendment
No. 2 filed with the Company's Current Report on
Form
8-K/A
dated August 3, 2006 and set forth in
Exhibit 4.1
to the Annual Report, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description; and
(4) The Plan's Annual Report on
Form
11-K
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, as filed with the Commission on June 23, 2023.
In addition, all documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part thereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement contained herein or in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be
deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained in any subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such
statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement. Nothing in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to incorporate any
information provided in these documents that is furnished (rather than filed) or is otherwise not deemed to be filed under applicable Commission rules.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
Description
4.1
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Southwestern Energy Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Current
 Report on Form
8-K
filed May
24, 2010)
4.2
Certificate of Amendment to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, dated September
1, 2021 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form
8-K
filed September
1, 2021)
4.3
Certificate of Amendment No.
2 of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, dated May
18, 2023 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form
8-K
filed May
22, 2023).
4.4
Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of Southwestern Energy Company, as amended through November
1, 2023 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form
10-Q
filed on November
2, 2023).
4.5
Form of Specimen Certificate Representing Common Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Company's Current Report on Form
8-K
dated August
3, 2006)
5.1*
Opinion of Kirkland Ellis LLP.
23.1*
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent registered public accounting firm.
23.2*
Consent of Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc.
23.3*
Consent of Weaver and Tidwell, L.L.P.
23.4*
Consent of Kirkland & Ellis LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1*
Power of Attorney (included in the signature page to this Registration Statement)
107*
Filing Fee Table.
*
Filed herewith.
Pursuant to the instruction to Item 8 of
Form S-8,
an opinion of counsel confirming compliance with the
requirements of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA") is not included herein. In lieu thereof, pursuant to Item 8 of
Form S-8, the
Company has submitted
the Plan and any amendment thereto to the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") in a timely manner and has made all changes required by the IRS in order to qualify such Plan.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Southwestern Energy Company certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe
that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form
S-8
and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Spring,
State of Texas, on this 30
th
day of November, 2023.
SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY COMPANY
By:
/s/ William J. Way
William J. Way
President and Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints William J. Way, Carl F. Giesler, Jr.,
and Christopher W. Lacy or any of them, as his or her true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact
and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her
and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to file and sign any and all amendments, including post-effective amendments and any registration statement for the same offering that is to be effective under Rule 462(b) of the
Securities Act, to this registration statement, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact
and agents, full power and authority to
do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact
and agents, or their substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This power of attorney shall be governed by and
construed with the laws of the State of Delaware and applicable federal securities laws.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant in the capacities and on the 30
th
day of November, 2023.
[Signature Page Follows]
Signature
Title
/s/ William J. Way
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
William J. Way
/s/ Carl F. Giesler, Jr.
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
Carl F. Giesler, Jr.
/s/ Colin O'Beirne
Vice President, Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)
Colin O'Beirne
/s/ John D. Gass
Director
John D. Gass
/s/ Sylvester P. Johnson IV
Director
Sylvester P. Johnson IV
/s/ Catherine A. Kehr
Director
Catherine A. Kehr
/s/ Shameek Konar
Director
Shameek Konar
/s/ Greg D. Kerley
Director
Greg D. Kerley
/s/ Jon A. Marshall
Director
Jon A. Marshall
/s/ Patrick M. Prevost
Director
Patrick M. Prevost
/s/ Anne Taylor
Director
Anne Taylor
/s/ Denis J. Walsh III
Director
Denis J. Walsh III