On June 9, 2017, the Board of Directors of Southwestern Energy Company expanded its Board and elected Mr. Gary P. Luquette and Patrick M. Prevost as directors of the company, each for a term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2018. With the election of Messrs. Luquette and Prevost, the Board of Directors has ten members. Mr. Luquette, 61, has served as the non-executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of McDermott International Inc., since May 2014, where he is currently a member of the Compensation Committee. Mr. Prevost, 61, has served as a director of the Board of Directors of Cabot Corporation, since 2008, where he is currently a member of the Safety, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee.