UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. )
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Southwestern Energy Company
(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter) (Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant) Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box): xNo fee required. o Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11. (1) Title of each class of securities to which transaction applies: (2) Aggregate number of securities to which transaction applies: (3) Per unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 0-11 (set forth the amount on which the filing fee is calculated and state how it was determined): (4) Proposed maximum aggregate value of transaction: (5) Total fee paid: o Fee paid previously with preliminary materials: o Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange Act Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing for which the offsetting fee was paid previously. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing. (1) Amount Previously Paid: (2) Form, Schedule or Registration Statement No.: (3) Filing Party: (4) Date Filed:
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[Letterhead of Southwestern Energy Company] |
April 2, 2008
Dear Southwestern Energy Stockholder:
As a stockholder of record as of March 14, 2008, you recently received a Proxy Statement dated March 28, 2008 relating to the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Southwestern Energy Company (the “Company”) and the Company’s 2007 Annual Report (which is not part of the proxy soliciting material). In addition, as you may know, the Company recently effected a stock split, by means of a stock dividend, on March 25, 2008. Although the stock dividend was effected prior to the mailing of the Proxy Statement, the quorum for the Annual Meeting will be based on the actual number of shares outstanding as of the close of business on March 14, 2008 without adjustment for the stock split. There were 170,976,657 shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding on that date, which results in a quorum for the meeting of 85,488,329 shares.
At the Annual Meeting, stockholders will be voting with respect to the following matters:
| (1) The election of six (6) directors to serve until the 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified; (2) The ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”) to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008; and (3) To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment or adjournments thereof. |
We again invite you to attend the meeting and encourage you, if you cannot attend, to vote your shares by completing and returning the proxy card or voting instruction card. As an alternative, you can also vote your shares by telephone or over the Internet. You may revoke a proxy at any time prior to its exercise by giving written notice to that effect to the Secretary of Southwestern Energy Company or by submission of a later-dated proxy or subsequent Internet or telephonic proxy. If you attend the meeting, you may revoke any proxy previously granted and vote in person.
| Regards, | |
| /s/ Trecia M. Canty | |
| Trecia M. Canty Assistant Secretary |