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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) December 18, 2000
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SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Arkansas 1 - 8246 71-0205415
(State of incorporation (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
or organization) File Number) Identification No.)
1083 Sain Street, P.O. Box 1408, Fayetteville, Arkansas 72702-1408
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(501) 521-1141
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
No Change
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year; if changed
since last report)
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Item 7.(c) Exhibits
Reference
(99.1) Press release dated December 18, 2000, announcing
the Company's 2001 Strategy and Outlook. p. 3 - 6
(99.2) Transcript from the December 18, 2000 teleconference
announcing the Company's 2001 Strategy and Outlook. p. 7 - 16
(99.3) Slide presentation accompanying the December 18, 2000
teleconference of the Company's 2001 Strategy and Outlook. p. 17 - 19
Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosures
On December 18, 2000, Southwestern Energy Company held an audio webcast
to discuss its 2001 Strategy and Outlook. The audio and the slides used during
this presentation will be posted to Southwestern's website (www.swn.com) and are
also furnished herewith as Exhibits 99.2 and 99.3. All of the information in the
presentation is presented as of December 18, 2000, and Southwestern does not
assume any obligation to update such information in the future.
Note: The information in this report (including the exhibits) is furnished
pursuant to Item 9 and shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purposes of
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the
liabilities of that section. This report will not be deemed an admission as to
the materiality of any information in the report that is required to be
disclosed solely by Regulation FD.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY COMPANY
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Registrant
DATE: December 19, 2000 BY: /s/ GREG D. KERLEY
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Greg D. Kerley
Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer
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