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Exhibit 10.5

SPECIFIC TERMS IN THIS EXHIBIT HAVE BEEN REDACTED BECAUSE SUCH TERMS ARE BOTH NOT MATERIAL AND WOULD LIKELY CAUSE COMPETITIVE HARM TO EQUITRANS MIDSTREAM CORPORATION AND EQM MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, LP IF PUBLICLY DISCLOSED.  THESE REDACTED TERMS HAVE BEEN MARKED IN THIS EXHIBIT AT THE APPROPRIATE PLACE WITH THREE ASTERISKS [***].
CREDIT LETTER AGREEMENT
This agreement (this “Letter Agreement”) is made as of February 26, 2020 (the “Effective Date”), by and between EQT Corporation, a Pennsylvania corporation (“EQT”), and EQM Midstream Partners, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“EQM”).  EQT and EQM are referred to herein collectively as the “Parties” and each, individually, as a “Party.” 
WHEREAS, EQT, EQT Energy, LLC (“EE”), a Delaware limited liability company and wholly owned subsidiary of EQT, EQT Production Company (“EQT Production”), a Pennsylvania corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of EQT, and Rice Drilling B LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and subsidiary of EQT (collectively, the “EQT Parties”), and EQM Gathering Opco, LLC (“EQM Gathering Opco”), a Delaware limited liability company and wholly owned subsidiary of EQM, entered into that certain Gas Gathering and Compression Agreement, effective as of April 1, 2020 (the “GGA”), whereby the EQT Parties dedicated production in West Virginia and Pennsylvania for gathering by EQM Gathering Opco in exchange for certain commercial terms; 
WHEREAS, the Parties desire to amend the terms relating to credit support obligations with respect to certain existing agreements between each of EQT and EQM and certain of their affiliates;
WHEREAS, the Parties desire to agree to use commercially reasonable efforts to amend the terms relating to credit support obligations with respect to certain other existing agreements between each of EQT and EQM and certain of their affiliates; and
WHEREAS, the Parties desire to set forth certain additional agreements relating to credit support obligations under that certain Second Restated Credit Agreement, effective as of December 20, 2017, by and between EE and Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC, Series A, a Delaware limited liability company operated by a wholly owned subsidiary of EQM (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “MVP Agreement”). 
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises, covenants and agreements contained herein and in the GGA, the Parties hereby agree as follows: 

ARTICLE 1
CREDIT SUPPORT AGREEMENTS

Section 1.1    Amendments to the EQM Controlled Agreements. 

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(a)The Parties acknowledge and agree that, effective as of the Effective Date, each of the agreements set forth on Exhibit A-1 (the “Controlled Agreements”) shall be deemed amended as necessary to include the credit support terms set forth under Section 5.5 of the GGA (including the Minimum Credit Standard) (such terms, the “GGA Credit Support Obligations”), mutatis mutandis, other than with respect to the amount of any credit support obligation under any Controlled Agreement (which shall not be deemed amended).  To the extent any adequate assurance provision or other credit support obligations set forth in any Controlled Agreement conflict with the GGA Credit Support Obligations, then the GGA Credit Support Obligations shall control to the extent of such conflict.  The amendment of each Controlled Agreement under this Section 1.1(a) shall be effective until the earlier of: (i) the execution of the formal amendment of such Controlled Agreement pursuant to Section 1.1(b) and (ii) the expiration of this Letter Agreement pursuant to Section 2.2.
(b)    On or prior to March 27, 2020, the Parties shall prepare and execute (or cause their applicable affiliate(s) to execute) a formal amendment to each Controlled Agreement replacing all existing credit support obligations (other than the amount of any credit support) with the GGA Credit Support Obligations; provided that the amount of any credit support obligations as set forth in the formal amendment to each Controlled Agreement shall be reasonably determined by the Parties consistent with how the credit support amount was determined by the Parties in the GGA.  
Section 1.2    Amendment to the JV Agreements.  The Parties acknowledge and agree that within 15 days following the Effective Date, the Parties shall prepare an amendment to each of the agreements set forth on Exhibit A-2 (the “JV Agreements”) replacing the credit support obligations set forth in each such JV Agreement (other than the amount of any credit support obligations thereunder) with the GGA Credit Support Obligations (each, a “JV Agreement Amendment”).  EQM and EQT shall each cooperate in good faith and use their commercially reasonable efforts to cause the applicable counterparties to each JV Agreement to approve and execute each of the JV Agreement Amendments on or before March 27, 2020; provided that EQT acknowledges that EQM does not control the actions of certain of the counterparties to the JV Agreements and EQM shall have no liability to EQT (other than for failure to comply with its obligations under this Section 1.2) in the event that the Parties are unable to successfully negotiate for an amendment to any of the JV Agreements in accordance with the terms of this Section 1.2.
Section 1.3    Cooperation on Amendment of MVP Credit Obligations.  EQM acknowledges and agrees that concurrently with the execution of this Letter Agreement, EQM shall execute and cause its applicable subsidiaries to execute, a Letter Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C (the “MVP Letter Agreement”) amending EQT’s credit support obligations under the MVP Agreement.  Following the Effective Date, EQM shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause each of the counterparties set forth in the MVP Letter Agreement to execute such MVP Letter Agreement as soon as reasonably practicable following the Effective Date or, if such counterparties refuse to sign the MVP Letter Agreement, EQM shall continue to use reasonable best efforts to cause such counterparties (including Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC) to execute an amendment to the MVP Agreement that provides for the same credit support obligations of EQT as set forth in the MVP Letter Agreement; provided that EQT acknowledges that EQM does not control certain actions of such counterparties (including Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC) and EQM shall have no liability (other than for failure to comply with its obligations under this Section 1.3) 

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to EQT in the event that the Parties are unable to successfully execute the MVP Letter Agreement or otherwise amend the MVP Agreement in accordance with the terms of this Section 1.3.
Section 1.4    Guarantees.  The Parties acknowledge and agree that following the execution hereof, the guarantees set forth on Exhibit B shall remain in effect and unchanged.
 
ARTICLE 2
MISCELLANEOUS

Section 2.1    Defined Terms.  Defined terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to such terms in the GGA. 
Section 2.2    Term.  This Letter Agreement shall remain in effect until the earlier of (i) the date on which each of the amendments in Section 1.1, and Section 1.2 have been executed or (ii) the termination of the GGA in accordance with its terms. 
Section 2.3    Governing Law; Jurisdiction.
(a)    This Letter Agreement shall be governed by, construed, and enforced in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania without regard to choice of law principles. 
(b)    The Parties agree that the appropriate, exclusive and convenient forum for any disputes among any of the Parties arising out of this Letter Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby shall be in any state or federal court in the City of Pittsburgh and County of Allegheny, Pennsylvania, and each of the Parties irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of such courts solely in respect of any proceeding arising out of or related to this Letter Agreement.  The Parties further agree that the Parties shall not bring suit with respect to any disputes arising out of this Letter Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in any court or jurisdiction other than the above specified courts.
Section 2.4    Limitation of Liability.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING IN THIS LETTER AGREEMENT TO THE CONTRARY, NEITHER PARTY SHALL BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER PARTY FOR SPECIAL, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES SUFFERED BY SUCH PARTY RESULTING FROM OR ARISING OUT OF THIS LETTER AGREEMENT OR THE BREACH THEREOF OR UNDER ANY OTHER THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, BREACH OF CONTRACT, WARRANTY, INDEMNITY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING LOSS OF USE, INCREASED COST OF OPERATIONS, LOSS OF PROFIT OR REVENUE, OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTIONS.
Section 2.5    Counterpart Execution.  This Letter Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be considered an original, and all of which shall be considered one and the same instrument.

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Section 2.6    Entire Agreement, Amendments and Waiver.  This Letter Agreement, including all exhibits hereto, integrates the entire understanding among the Parties with respect to the subject matter covered and supersedes all prior understandings, drafts, discussions, or statements, whether oral or in writing, expressed or implied, dealing with the same subject matter.  This Letter Agreement may not be amended or modified in any manner except by a written document signed by the Parties that expressly amends this Letter Agreement.  No waiver by a Party of any of the provisions of this Letter Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other provision hereof (whether or not similar), nor shall such waiver constitute a continuing waiver unless expressly provided.  No waiver shall be effective unless made in writing and signed by the Party to be charged with such waiver.
Section 2.7    Exhibits.  All exhibits to this Letter Agreement are incorporated into this Letter Agreement as if set forth in full herein. 
Section 2.8    Miscellaneous Provisions
.  The provisions of Article 18 of the GGA, other than Sections 18.2, 18.3, 18.7, 18.8, 18.15, 18.16 and 18.17, shall apply to this Letter Agreement mutatis mutandis.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Letter Agreement as of the date first written above.

EQT CORPORATION,  
a Pennsylvania corporation 
 

By:                                    
Name:        Toby Z. Rice 
Title:        President and Chief Executive         Officer

Credit Letter Agreement Signature Page

EQM Midstream Partners, LP 
a Delaware limited partnership

By:  EQGP Services, LLC, its general partner
 

By:                               
Name:        Kirk R. Oliver 
Title:        Senior Vice President and Chief
                        Financial Officer

Credit Letter Agreement Signature Page

EXHIBIT A-1
EQM CONTROLLED AGREEMENTS
	
						
	Contract Id
	Type
	Effective Date
	System
	EQT Entity
	Authority for Requesting Further Credit Support

	LCW1011
(651)
	FTS
	01/12/12
	Sunrise
	EQT Energy LLC (guarantor:  EQT Corp)
	Credit Agreement 10/1/2011 §3 
Tariff §6.27 [3(c)] (as to notice)

	LCW1043 (1296)
	FTS
	10/1/16
	OVC
	EQT Energy LLC (guarantor:  EQT Corp)
	Credit Agreement 7/23/14 §3 
Tariff §6.27 [3(c)] (as to notice)

	CW2247445 (1462)
	FTS
	11/1/18
	Redhook

	EQT Energy LLC (guarantor:  EQT Corp)
	Credit Agreement 10/26/15 §3 
Tariff §6.27 [3(c)] (as to notice)

	CW2254833 
(9707)
	GGA
	2/1/2018
	Hammerhead
	EQT Energy, LLC
	Article 9

	10025
	GGA
	11/19/2008
	Equitrans Gathering
	EQT Energy, LLC
	Article XV

	EQM Gathering OPCO WSA State Gamelands (CW2269115)
	WSA
	12/10/2018
	Southwestern Pennsylvania Water Authority
	EQT Production Company
	Section 12.5

	EQM Gathering WSA Kevech Smith Haywood (LCW9510)
	WSA
	12/3/2018
	Washington and Greene Counties
	EQT Production Company
	Section 13

	EQM Gathering OPCO WSA Steelhead (CW2269117)
	WSA
	12/3/2018
	Southwestern Pennsylvania Water Authority
	EQT Production Company
	Section 12.5

	EQM Gathering OPCO WSA Claysville (CW2262396)
	WSA
	7/13/2018
	Southwestern Pennsylvania Water Authority
	EQT Production Company
	Section 12.5

EXHIBIT A-2
JV AGREEMENTS
	
						
	Contract Id
	Type
	Effective Date
	System
	EQT Entity
	Authority for Requesting Further Credit Support

	CW2246988 
(9705G)
	GGA
	2/12/2018
	Marianna
	EQT Energy LLC & EQT Production Company
	Article 9

	CW2274905 (9737G)
	GGA
	2/17/2012
	Eureka
	EQT Production
Company
	Section 13.1

	SEIF/US Energy GGA 
(9718R)
	GGA
	11/25/2015
	Whipkey
	Rice Drilling B LLC
	Section 13.6

EXHIBIT B
GUARANTEES
Guaranty of EQT Corporation for Transmission Services, dated as of July 19, 2019, made by EQT Corporation in favor of Equitrans, L.P., as amended by Guaranty Amendment No. 1, dated January 17, 2020
Guaranty of EQT Corporation for Gathering Services, dated as of July 19, 2019, made by EQT Corporation in favor of EQM Gathering Holdings, LLC and its Subsidiaries (as defined therein) and Equitrans, L.P.
Guaranty of EQT Corporation for Water Services, dated as of July 19, 2019, made by EQT Corporation in favor of EQM Gathering Holdings, LLC and its Subsidiaries (as defined therein)
Guaranty, dated as of June 13, 2017, made by EQT Corporation in favor of Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC

EXHIBIT C
MVP FORM AMENDMENT
[see attached]

[***]Exhibit

Exhibit 10.13

EQUITRANS MIDSTREAM CORPORATION
2020 PERFORMANCE SHARE UNIT PROGRAM

EQUITRANS MIDSTREAM CORPORATION (the “Company”) hereby establishes this EQUITRANS MIDSTREAM CORPORATION 2020 PERFORMANCE SHARE UNIT PROGRAM (the “Program”), in accordance with the terms provided herein.

WHEREAS, the Company maintains certain long-term incentive award plans, including the Equitrans Midstream Corporation 2018 Long-Term Incentive Plan (as amended from time to time, the “2018 Plan”), for the benefit of its directors and employees, of which the Program is a subset; and

WHEREAS, in order to further align the interests of executives and key employees with the interests of the Company’s shareholders, the Company desires to provide long-term incentive benefits through the Program, in the form of awards qualifying as “Performance Awards” under the 2018 Plan.

NOW, THEREFORE, the Company hereby provides for incentive benefits for executives and key employees of the Company and its Affiliates and adopts the terms of the Program on the following terms and conditions:

Section 1.  Purpose.  The main purpose of the Program is to provide long-term incentive opportunities to executives and key employees to further align their interests with those of the Company’s shareholders and with the strategic objectives of the Company.  By placing a portion of the employee’s compensation at risk under the Program, the Company has an opportunity to reward the employee when the Company’s performance meets or exceeds expectations or reduce the compensation opportunity when performance does not meet expectations.  As a subset of the 2018 Plan, this Program is subject to and shall be governed by the terms and conditions of the 2018 Plan.  Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings given to such terms in the 2018 Plan.  

Section 2.  Effective Date.  The effective date of this Program is January 1, 2020.  The Program will remain in effect until payment following (or, in the case of a Qualifying Change of Control, on) the earlier of (i) December 31, 2022 or (ii) the closing date of a Qualifying Change of Control.  All awards under the Program are paid in accordance with Section 6, unless otherwise amended or terminated as provided in Section 20.  For purposes of this Program, a “Qualifying Change of Control” means a Change of Control (as then defined in the 2018 Plan) unless (a) all outstanding Performance Share Units, as defined in Section 4, under the Program are assumed by the surviving entity of the Change of Control (or otherwise equitably converted or substituted in connection with the Change of Control in a manner approved by the Committee) or (b) the Company is the surviving entity of the Change of Control.  

Section 3.  Eligibility.  The Committee shall, in its sole discretion, select the employees of the Company and its Affiliates who shall be eligible to participate in the Program from 

those individuals eligible to participate in the 2018 Plan (each a “Participant” and collectively the “Participants”).  In the event that an employee is hired by the Company or an Affiliate during the Performance Period (as defined in Section 5 below), the Committee shall, in its sole discretion, determine whether the employee will be eligible to participate in the Program.

Section 4.  Performance Share Unit Awards.  Awards under the Program are designated in the form of performance share units (as adjusted from time to time in accordance with Section 14, the “Performance Share Units”), which are awards to be settled in shares of the Company’s common stock (“Common Stock”) and/or in cash, as set forth in a Participant’s award agreement under the Program.  Upon being selected to participate in the Program, each Participant shall be awarded a number of Performance Share Units, which award shall be approved by the Committee.  
The Performance Share Units shall be held in bookkeeping accounts on behalf of the Participants and do not represent actual shares of Common Stock.  A Participant shall have no right to exchange the Performance Share Units for cash, stock or any other benefit and shall be a mere unsecured creditor of the Company with respect to such Performance Share Units and any future rights to benefits.
Section 5.  Relative TSR Performance and Determination of Awarded Value.  Subject to Section 7, the amount to be distributed to a Participant will be based on the  Company’s total shareholder return (“Total Shareholder Return,” or “TSR”) ranking relative to the TSRs of companies included in a specified peer group (the “Peer Group) designated on Attachment A (“Relative TSR”).  Relative TSR is calculated as described in Attachment A for the Performance Period and for each of the Sub Periods (as defined below).  For purposes of this Program: (a) the “Performance Period” shall mean the period commencing on January 1, 2020 and continuing thereafter until the earlier of (i) December 31, 2022 or (ii) the closing date of a Qualifying Change of Control, and (b) a “Sub Period” shall mean each full calendar year (or such shorter period if a Qualifying Change of Control occurs during any calendar year) occurring within the Performance Period.    

For purposes of this Program, a Participant’s “Earned Performance Share Units” for the Performance Period and each Sub Period shall be calculated by multiplying (a) the product of (i) such Participant’s total Performance Share Units awarded under the Program and (ii) the Program’s weighting for the Performance Period (40%) or the applicable Sub Period (20%), by (b) the payout factor calculated as set forth on Attachment A (the “Payout Factor”) achieved with respect to the Performance Period or such Sub Period, as applicable.  A Participant’s “Total Earned Performance Share Units” for purposes of this Program shall be the sum of all Earned Performance Share Units for the Participant for the Performance Period and each Sub Period.  

If a Participant’s award agreement under the Program stipulates that the Participant’s award will be distributed in cash, the Participant’s “Awarded Value” shall be calculated by multiplying (a) the Participant’s Total Earned Performance Share Units  by (b) the closing price of the Company’s Common Stock at the end of the Performance Period or, in the case of a Qualifying Change of Control, the closing price of the Company’s Common Stock on 

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the business day immediately preceding the date of the Qualifying Change of Control, in each case as reported in the Nationally Recognized Reporting Service (as defined in Attachment A).  If a Participant’s award agreement under the Program contemplates that the Participant’s award will be distributed in shares of Common Stock, the Participant’s “Awarded Value” shall be such Participant’s Total Earned Performance Share Units.  

If the record date for regular dividends or special dividends with respect to the Company’s Common Stock (whether made in cash or stock, unless made in accordance with any shareholder rights plan or similar arrangement) occurs during the Performance Period, then the Participant shall earn a right to receive a cash payment following the Performance Period in respect of such dividends.  The amount of such cash payment shall be equal to the product of (a) such Participant’s Total Earned Performance Share Units, multiplied by (b) the cumulative amount of all regular and special dividends paid during the Performance Period.  This cash payment shall be subject to the same Relative TSR performance conditions, continued service requirements and transfer restrictions as apply to the Performance Share Units with respect to which they relate and shall be paid at the same time as the Performance Share Units with respect to which they relate.

Payments under the Program are expressly contingent upon achievement of the Relative TSR performance conditions and continued service conditions, as applicable. 

Section 6.  Payment; Overall Limit.  Subject to Section 7 and except as provided in this Section 6, each Participant’s Awarded Value will be distributed in cash or in shares of Common Stock, as set forth in the Participant’s award agreement under the Program, no later than seventy five (75) days following the end of the Performance Period.  Subject to Section 7, in the event of a Qualifying Change of Control, the Awarded Value will be distributed in cash or in shares of Common Stock on the closing date of the transaction. Notwithstanding the first two sentences of this Section 6, the Committee may determine, in its discretion and for any reason, that the Awarded Value will be paid, in whole or in part, in cash or Common Stock.  The maximum amount payable to any one Participant under the Program with respect to any one calendar year within the Performance Period shall be the amount set forth and as calculated in the 2018 Plan with respect to Performance Awards.  No elections shall be permitted with respect to the timing of any payments.   
For the avoidance of doubt, subject to Section 5 and Section 7, any Earned Performance Share Units for the 2020 Sub Period and 2021 Sub Period based on the Company’s Relative TSR performance during the applicable Sub Period shall remain subject to forfeiture in the event the Participant’s employment with the Company and its Affiliates terminates prior to the earlier of (a) the payment date following December 31, 2022 or (b) the closing date of a Qualifying Change of Control.
Section 7.  Change of Status.  In making decisions regarding employees’ participation in the Program and the extent to which awards are payable in the case of an employee whose employment ceases prior to payment, the Committee may consider any factors that it deems to be relevant.  Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, and subject to the terms of any written employment-related agreement that a Participant has with the Company (including 

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any confidentiality, non-solicitation, non-competition, change of control or similar agreement, as required by the Company), the following shall apply in the case of a Participant whose employment ceases prior to payment of the Awarded Value:

		
	(a)
	Termination After Change of Control.  With respect to any Participant’s award under the Program, and notwithstanding Section 9 of the 2018 Plan, in the event that following a Change of Control that is not a Qualifying Change of Control, (i) such Participant’s employment is terminated without Cause (as defined below), or (ii) such Participant resigns for Good Reason (as defined below), in each case prior to the second anniversary of the effective date of the Change of Control, the Participant shall (A) retain all of his or her Earned Performance Share Units, contingent upon the Participant executing and not revoking a full release of claims in a form acceptable to the Company within 30 days of his or her termination or resignation, as applicable, and (B) shall be eligible to earn any Performance Share Units not previously forfeited based on the Company’s achievement of the Relative TSR performance conditions set forth in Section 5 for the Performance Period and each uncompleted Sub Period (as applicable).  A Participant’s Total Earned Performance Share Units under this paragraph shall be paid at the conclusion of the Performance Period according to Section 6. 

Notwithstanding Section 9.02 of the 2018 Plan, the consummation of the transactions contemplated by (i) the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 26, 2020, by and among the Company, EQM LP Corporation, LS Merger Sub, LLC, EQM Midstream Partners, LP (the “Partnership”), and EQGP Services, LLC and (ii) the Preferred Restructuring Agreement, dated as of February 26, 2020, by and among the Company, the Partnership, and the investors set forth on Schedule I thereto, will not constitute a Change of Control.

Solely for purposes of this Program, “Cause” shall mean: (i) a Participant’s conviction of a felony, a crime of moral turpitude or fraud or a Participant having committed fraud, misappropriation or embezzlement in connection with the performance of the Participant’s duties; (ii) a Participant’s willful and repeated failures to substantially perform assigned duties; or (iii) a Participant’s violation of any provision of a written employment-related agreement between the Participant and the Company or express significant policies of the Company.  If the Company terminates a Participant’s employment for Cause, the Company shall give the Participant written notice setting forth the reason for the Participant’s termination not later than 30 days after such termination.

Solely for purposes of this Program, “Good Reason” shall mean a Participant’s resignation within 90 days after (but in all cases prior to the second anniversary of such Change of Control): (i) a reduction in such Participant’s base salary of 10% or more (unless the reduction is applicable to all similarly situated employees); (ii) a reduction in such Participant’s annual short-term bonus target by the greater of (A) 10% and (B) 5 percentage points of such Participant’s target bonus percentage, unless the reduction is applicable to all similarly situated employees; 

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(iii) a significant diminution in such Participant’s job responsibilities, duties or authority; (iv) a change in the geographic location of such Participant’s primary reporting location of more than 50 miles; and/or (v) any other action or inaction that constitutes a material breach by the Company of such Participant’s award agreement under the Program.  

A termination by a Participant shall not constitute termination for Good Reason unless such Participant first delivers to the General Counsel of the Company written notice: (i) stating that such Participant intends to resign for Good Reason pursuant to his or her award agreement; and (ii) setting forth with specificity the occurrence deemed to give rise to a right to terminate for Good Reason (which notice must be given no later than 90 days after the initial occurrence of such event).  The Company shall have a reasonable period of time (not less than 30 days) to take action to correct, rescind or substantially reverse the occurrence supporting termination for Good Reason as identified by such Participant.  Failure by the Company to act or respond to the written notice shall not be deemed to be an admission that Good Reason exists.  

		
	(b)
	Qualifying Change of Control.  With respect to any Participant’s award under the Program, and notwithstanding Section 9 of the 2018 Plan, in the event of a Qualifying Change of Control, if such Qualifying Change of Control occurs after the completion of one or more Sub Periods, then the Earned Performance Share Units for each completed Sub Period shall be determined in accordance with Section 5 based on actual performance for each such completed Sub Period and shall be paid in accordance with Section 6. 

For Performance Share Units that may be earned during a Sub Period in which the Qualifying Change of Control occurs (a “Partial Sub Period”), the Participant will be entitled to earn all or a portion of his or her Performance Share Units applicable to such Partial Sub Period based on the Company’s Relative TSR performance as compared to the Peer Group (as designated on Appendix A) over the period commencing on the start of the applicable Partial Sub Period and ending on the last business day of the calendar quarter immediately preceding the closing date of the Qualifying Change of Control.  In the event a Qualifying Change of Control occurs during the 2022 Sub Period (as described in Attachment A), Participants may earn all or a portion of the Performance Share Units attributable to the Performance Period based on the Company’s Relative TSR performance as compared to the Peer Group over the period commencing on the start of the Performance Period and ending on the last business day of the calendar quarter immediately preceding the closing date of the Qualifying Change of Control.  Any Performance Share Units earned pursuant to this paragraph shall be paid in accordance with Section 6.

Performance Share Units that would have been eligible to be earned during any Sub Period that has not commenced prior to the closing date of a Qualifying Change of Control, if any, shall be added to the number of such Participant’s Performance 

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Share Units subject to potential payout for the Performance Period and shall be earned based on the Company’s Relative TSR performance as compared to the Peer Group over the period commencing on the start of the Performance Period and ending on the last business day of the calendar quarter immediately preceding the closing date of the Qualifying Change of Control.  Any Performance Share Units earned pursuant to this paragraph shall be paid in accordance with Section 6.

		
	(c)
	Voluntary Termination With Continued Board Service.  If a Participant’s employment is terminated voluntarily, including a Participant’s Retirement (as defined below), and the Participant remains on the board of directors of the Company or any Affiliate of the Company whose equity is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange or the NASDAQ Stock Market following such termination of employment, the Participant shall retain all of his or her Performance Share Units, contingent upon achievement of the Relative TSR performance conditions set forth in Section 5 for the Performance Period and each Sub Period (as applicable), for as long as the Participant remains on such board of directors, in which case any references herein to such Participant’s employment shall be deemed to include his or her continued service on such board.  Except as set forth in the preceding sentence and subsections (a) and (e) of this Section 7, a Participant’s Performance Share Units shall be forfeited upon his or her resignation as an employee of the Company or an Affiliate.

		
	(d)
	Death or Disability.  Except as provided in subsections (a) and (b) above, if the termination is due to the Participant’s death or Disability, the Participant (or the Participant’s estate or beneficiary) will retain all of his or her Performance Share Units, contingent upon the Participant (or the Participant’s estate or beneficiary) executing and not revoking a full release of claims in a form acceptable to the Company within 30 days of his or her death.

In the event of a Participant’s termination due to a Participant’s death or Disability, Performance Share Units that are retained shall be distributed to the Participant or the Participant’s estate or beneficiary within 75 days following the Participant’s termination in cash or shares of Common Stock as set forth in the Participant’s award agreement under the Program, in either case, without giving effect to the Payout Factor, subject to the Participant or the Participant’s estate or beneficiary executing and not revoking the full release of claims referenced above.   Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Program, Participants shall have no vested rights to any Performance Share Units prior to payment.

		
	(e)
	Retirement.  Except as provided in subsections (a), (b) or (c) above, if the termination is due to the Participant’s Retirement, the Participant will retain a portion of his or her Performance Share Units applicable to the Performance Period and each Sub Period as of the date of the Participant’s Retirement (the number of Performance Share Units being retained is defined below as the “Pro Rata Amount”), contingent upon (A) the Participant executing and not revoking a full 

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release of claims in a form acceptable to the Company within 30 days of his or her termination, and (B) achievement of the Relative TSR performance conditions set forth in Section 5 for the Performance Period and each Sub Period (as applicable), as follows, and the remainder shall be forfeited.  The Pro Rata Amount for the Performance Period and each Sub Period shall equal the total number of Performance Share Units that are earned for such Performance Period and each Sub Period pursuant to this Program multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of months of continuous employment with the Company and/or an Affiliate from the beginning of the Performance Period through the date of the Retirement and the denominator of which is 36.  When determining the Pro Rata Amount, the Participant shall be considered to have been employed with the Company and/or an Affiliate for a full calendar month so long as the Participant is employed by such entity for at least one day during such calendar month.  

Solely for purposes of this Program, “Retirement” shall mean a Participant’s voluntary termination of employment with the Company and its Affiliates after the Participant has (i) a length of service of at least ten (10) years and (ii) a combined age and length of service equal to at least sixty (60) years.  The Participant’s length of service will be determined by the Company, in its sole discretion, based on the Company’s internal payroll records.  For purposes of this definition, service with EQT Corporation prior to November 13, 2018 shall be treated the same as service with the Company and its Affiliates.  The termination of the Participant’s employment by the Company or its Affiliates shall not qualify as Retirement.

In the event of a Participant’s Retirement, Performance Share Units that are retained shall be distributed to the Participant (or the Participant’s estate or beneficiary) at the time specified in Section 6.   Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Program, Participants shall have no vested rights to any Performance Share Units prior to payment.

		
	(f)
	Other Termination.  If a Participant’s employment is terminated for any reason other than those described in subsections (a) – (e) above, the Participant’s Performance Share Units shall be forfeited.  For purposes of clarity, in the event a Participant’s employment is terminated other than for performance reasons, the Committee may determine that all or a portion of the Performance Share Units shall be retained upon such Participant’s termination.

Section 8.  Administration of the Plan.  The Committee has responsibility for all aspects of the Program’s administration, including:

		
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	Determining the extent to which the Relative TSR performance conditions have been achieved prior to any payments under the Program,

		
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	Ensuring that the Program is administered in accordance with its provisions and the 2018 Plan,

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	Approving Program Participants,

		
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	Authorizing Performance Share Unit awards to Participants,

		
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	Adjusting Performance Share Unit awards to account for extraordinary events,

		
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	Serving as the final arbiter of any disagreement between Program Participants, Company management, Program administrators, and any other interested parties to the Program, and

		
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	Maintaining final authority to amend, modify or terminate the Program at any time.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Program, the Committee shall at all times retain the discretion with respect to all awards under this Program to reduce, eliminate, or determine the source of, any payment or award hereunder without regard to any particular factors specified in this Program.  The interpretation and construction by the Committee of any provisions of the Program or of any adjusted Performance Share Units shall be final.  No member of the Committee shall be liable for any action or determination made in good faith regarding the Program or any Performance Share Units thereunder.  The Committee may designate another party to administer the Program, including Company management or an outside party.  All conditions of the Performance Share Units must be approved by the Committee.  As early as practicable prior to or during the Performance Period, the Committee shall approve the number of Performance Share Units to be awarded to each Participant.  The associated terms and conditions of the Program will be communicated to Participants as close as administratively practicable to the date an award is made.  The Participants will acknowledge receipt of the participant agreement and will agree to the terms of this Program in accordance with the Company’s procedures.    

Section 9.  Limitation of Rights.  The Performance Share Units do not confer to Participants or their beneficiaries, executors or administrators any rights as shareholders of the Company (including voting and other shareholder rights) unless and until shares of Common Stock are in fact registered to or on behalf of a Participant in connection with the payment of the Performance Share Units.  With respect to Awards that are settled in shares of Common Stock, upon conversion of the Performance Share Units into shares of Common Stock, a Participant will obtain full voting and other rights as a shareholder of the Company.

Section 10.  Tax Consequences to Participants/Payment of Taxes.  

(a)   It is intended that:  (i) until the Relative TSR performance conditions and any applicable service requirements are satisfied, a Participant’s right to payment for an award under this Program shall be considered to be subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture in accordance with those terms as defined or referenced in Sections 83(a), 409A and 3121(v)(2) of the Code; (ii) the Awarded Value shall be subject to employment taxes only upon the satisfaction of the Relative TSR performance conditions and any applicable service requirements; and (iii) until the Awarded Value is actually paid to a Participant, the Participant shall have merely an unfunded, unsecured promise to be paid the benefit, and such unfunded 

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promise shall not consist of a transfer of “property” within the meaning of Code Section 83.  It is further intended that Participants will not be in actual or constructive receipt of compensation with respect to the Performance Share Units within the meaning of Code Section 451 until the Awarded Value is paid.

(b)   The Company or any Affiliate employing the Participant has the authority and the right to deduct or withhold, or require a Participant to remit to the employer, an amount sufficient to satisfy federal, state, and local taxes (including the Participant’s FICA obligation) required by law to be withheld with respect to any taxable event arising as a result of an award under the Program.  With respect to withholding required upon any taxable event arising as a result of an award, to the extent the Committee determines that the award will be paid in shares of Common Stock, the employer shall satisfy the tax withholding required by withholding shares of Common Stock having a Fair Market Value as of the date that the amount of tax to be withheld is to be determined equal to the amount of tax required to be withheld.  The obligations of the Company under this Program will be conditioned upon such payment or arrangements, and the Company, and, where applicable, its Affiliates will, to the extent permitted by law, have the right to deduct any such taxes from any payment of any kind otherwise due to a Participant.
Section 11.  Recoupment Policy.  Any shares of Common Stock distributed or amounts paid to a Participant under the Program, and any cash or other benefit acquired upon the sale of shares of Common Stock distributed to a Participant under the Program, shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Equitrans Midstream Corporation Compensation Recoupment Policy, effective June 17, 2019, as may be amended or restated from time to time, to the extent such policy is applicable to this Program and the Participant.  A copy of such policy is available upon request from the Company's Corporate Secretary.

Section 12.  Nonassignment.  A Participant shall not be permitted to assign, alienate or otherwise transfer his or her Performance Share Units, and any attempt to do so shall be void.

Section 13.  Impact on Benefit Plans.  Payments under the Program shall not be considered as earnings for purposes of the Company’s or its Affiliates’ qualified retirement plans or any other retirement, compensation or benefit plan or program of the Company or its Affiliates unless specifically provided for and defined under such other plan or program.  Nothing herein shall prevent the Company or its Affiliates from maintaining additional compensation plans and arrangements; provided, however, that no payments shall be made under such plans and arrangements if the effect thereof would be the payment of compensation otherwise payable under this Program regardless of whether the Relative TSR performance conditions were attained.  

Section 14.  Successors; Changes in Stock.  The obligations of the Company under the Program shall be binding upon the successors and assigns of the Company.  In the event of any spin-off, split-off or split-up, or dividend in partial liquidation, dividend in property other than cash or Common Stock, or extraordinary distribution to holders of Common Stock, each Participant’s Performance Share Units shall be appropriately adjusted to prevent dilution 

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or enlargement of the rights of Participants that would otherwise result from any such transaction, provided such adjustment shall be consistent with Section 409A of the Code.  
In the case of a Change of Control, any obligation under the Program shall be handled in accordance with the terms of Sections 5 and 6 hereof.  In any case not constituting a Change of Control in which the Common Stock is changed into or becomes exchangeable for a different number or kind of shares of stock or other securities of the Company or another corporation, or cash or other property, whether through reorganization, reclassification, recapitalization, stock split-up, combination of shares, merger or consolidation, then (i) the Awarded Value shall be calculated based on the closing price of such common stock on the closing date of the transaction on the principal market on which such common stock is traded, and (ii) there shall be substituted for each Performance Share Unit constituting an award the number and kind of shares of stock or other securities (or cash or other property) into which each outstanding share of Common Stock shall be so changed or for which each such share shall be exchangeable.  In the case of any such adjustment, the Performance Share Units shall remain subject to the terms of the Program and the 2018 Plan.

Section 15.  Notice.  Except as may be otherwise provided by the 2018 Plan or determined by the Committee and communicated to a Participant, notices and communications hereunder must be in writing and shall be deemed sufficiently given if either hand-delivered or if sent by fax or overnight courier, or by postage paid first class mail.  Notices sent by mail shall be deemed received five (5) business days after mailed, but in no event later than the date of actual receipt.  Notices shall be directed, if to a Participant, at such Participant’s address indicated by the Company’s records or, if to the Company, at the Company’s principal executive office, Attention:  Manager, Compensation and Benefits.

Section 16.  Dispute Resolution.  Any dispute regarding the payment of benefits under this the Program or the 2018 Plan shall be resolved in accordance with any dispute resolution procedures of the Company, to the extent such procedures are applicable to the Plan and this award.  A copy of such procedures will be available upon request or made available on the Fidelity NetBenefits website, which can be found at www.netbenefits.fidelity.com.  

Section 17.  Applicable Law.  This Program shall be governed by and construed under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

Section 18.  Severability.  In the event that any one or more of the provisions of this Program shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality or enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

Section 19.  Headings.  The descriptive headings of the Sections of this Program are inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Program.

Section 20.  Amendment or Termination of this Program.  This Program may be amended, suspended or terminated by the Company at any time upon approval by the Committee and following a determination that the Program is no longer meaningful in relation to the Company’s strategy.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) no amendment, suspension or 

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termination shall adversely affect a Participant’s rights to his or her award after the date of the award; provided, however, that the Company may amend this Program from time to time without any Participant’s consent to the extent deemed to be necessary or appropriate, in its sole discretion, to effect compliance with Code Section 409A or any other provision of the Code, including regulations and interpretations thereunder, which amendments may result in a reduction of benefits provided hereunder and/or other unfavorable changes to Participants, (ii) no amendment may alter the time of payment as provided in Section 6 of the Program, and (iii) no amendment may be made following a Change of Control.

Attachment A

2020 Performance Share Unit Program

Calculation of Relative Total Shareholder Return & Payout Factors

For purposes of the Program, “Total Shareholder Return” or “TSR” shall mean the total shareholder return as determined by dividing (i) the sum of (A) the Ending Period Average Price minus the Beginning Period Average Price plus (B) all dividends and other distributions paid on the issuer’s shares during the Performance Period or Sub Period (as applicable), assuming such dividends and other distributions are invested in shares on the ex-dividend date for such dividend or other distribution, by (ii) the Beginning Period Average Price.  The Committee shall have the authority to make appropriate equitable adjustments to account for extraordinary items affecting the TSR.

For purposes of calculating TSR for the Performance Period or any Sub Period, “Beginning Period Average Price” shall mean the average official closing price per share of the issuer over the 15 consecutive trading days ending with and including December 31st (if the applicable day is not a trading day, the immediately preceding trading day) immediately preceding the beginning date of the Performance Period or Sub Period (as applicable).
For purposes of calculating TSR for the Performance Period or any Sub Period, “Ending Period Average Price” shall mean the average official closing price per share of the issuer over the 15 consecutive trading days ending with and including December 31st (if the applicable day is not a trading day, the immediately preceding trading day) immediately preceding the ending date of the Performance Period or Sub Period (as applicable).
All references in this Program to the “Nationally Recognized Reporting Service” shall be references to either the print or electronic version of a nationally recognized publication that reports the daily closing stock price of the Company and each member of the Peer Group described below.
For purposes of determining Relative TSR performance for the Performance Period or any Sub Period, each company, including the Company, will be ranked in descending order by the TSR so calculated.  In the event any member of the Peer Group identified below liquidates or reorganizes under the United States Bankruptcy Code (U.S.C. Title 11) before the end of the Performance Period or any Sub Period (as applicable), such member shall remain in the Peer Group for purposes of calculating the Payout Factor for the Performance Period or Sub Period (as applicable).  In the event of any acquisition, merger, consolidation, other reorganization, asset sale, go private transaction or material change in ownership, legal structure, or business operations (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any rollup or other simplification transaction involving related parties) of any member of the Peer Group before the end of the Performance Period or any Sub Period (as applicable), the Committee shall have discretionary authority to retain, remove, or replace such member for purposes of calculating the applicable Payout Factor.
The Payout Factor for the Performance Period and for each Sub Period will be determined based on the level of achievement of the Relative TSR Ranking during the Performance Period or Sub Period (as applicable); provided that the Payout Factor applicable to the Performance Period and each individual Sub Period shall in no event exceed 100% for such period if the Company’s TSR for such Performance Period or Sub Period, as applicable, is less than 0%.  

Relative TSR Ranking  

	
				
	 
	Threshold
	Target
	Maximum

	Performance Goal
	At 25th percentile
	50th percentile
	At or above 75th percentile 

	Payout Factor
	50%
	100%
	200%

    
NOTE:  Above Threshold all Payout Factors are interpolated on a straight-line basis between the data points above, with 200% being the maximum in all cases.  Below threshold, the Payout Factor shall be zero.

For purposes of the Program, the Peer Group shall consist of the following companies:

	
	
	Antero Midstream Corporation

	Cheniere Energy Inc.

	Crestwood Equity Partners LP

	DCP Midstream LP

	Enable Midstream Partners LP

	EnLink Midstream LLC

	Kinder Morgan Inc.

	Magellan Midstream Partners LP

	ONEOK Inc.

	Targa Resources Corp

	The Williams Companies Inc.

	Western Midstream Partners LP

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