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S e l l S i de O p i n i on s A r e P r em i s e d O n E rr on e ou s S y n e r g i e s S e l l s i de op i n i on s o n t he t r a n s ac t i on a r e p r e m i s e d o n E Q T ’ s e r r o n e o u s c o n t i n uo u s a c r e a ge c l a i m s w i t hou t i n d e p e nd e n t v a li d a t i on . T h e r e f o r e , w e b e li e v e s u c h o p i n i o n s a r e no t a u s e f u l b a r om e t e r . □ “ [ W ] e a r e f a n s o f t h i s s tr a t e g i c c on s o li d a t i o n g i v e n t h e s tr ong a c r e a ge o v e r l a p , w h i c h s hou l d boo s t c a p i t a l e f f i c i e n c y b y e nh a n c i n g E Q T ’ s a b ili t y t o d r il l l o n g e r – l a t e r a l s i n t h e c o r e M a r c e ll u s ( no t a b l y G r ee n e a nd W a s h i ng t on C oun t i es ) ” J P M o r g a n ( 6 / 19 / 17 ) □ “ W e v i e w t h e tr a n sa c t i on po s i t i v e l y g i v e n s i g n i f i c a n t o v e r l a p o f h i g h q u a li t y c o r e a c r ea g e t h a t s hou l d d r i v e w h a t E Q T m a n a g e m e n t e s t i m a t e s t o b e $ 2 . 5 b illi o n i n d e v e l o pm e n t a n d e c o n om i c s y n e r g i e s ” W e ll s F a r go ( 7 / 29 / 17 ) □ “ E Q T w il l b e a b l e t o op t i m a ll y d e v e l op i t s c o r e M a r c e ll u s w i t h l o n g l a t e r a l s ” C o w e n ( 6 / 19 / 17 ) □ “ W e v i e w t h e d ea l po s i t i v e l y f o r E Q T , as t h e a dd i t i on o f R I C E ’ s c o n t i g uo u s M a r c e ll u s a c r e a ge w il l i m p r o v e c a p i t a l e f f i c i e n c y t h r ou g h t h e d r illi ng o f l o ng e r a v e r a ge l a t e r a l s ( 12 , 0 0 0 f t v s 8 , 00 0 f t p r e v i o u s l y ) ” Je ff r i es ( 7 / 12 / 17 ) □ “ I m po rt a n t l y , t h e a b ili t y t o e x t e nd l a t e r a l l e n g t h s i n t h e A pp a l a c h i a n s w ee t – s po t p r o v i d es t op t i e r e c ono m i c r e t u r n s ” R B C C a p i t a l M a r k e t s ( 7 / 5 / 17 ) 10

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