UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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): July 2824, 2026

EXPAND ENERGY CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its Charter)

Oklahoma

001-13726

73-1395733

(State or other jurisdiction ofincorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

10000 Energy Drive

Spring,

Texas

77389

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

(346)

535-0990

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

EXPAND ENERGY CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its Charter)

Oklahoma		001-13726		73-1395733
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

10000 Energy Drive	Spring,	Texas		77389
(Address of principal executive offices)				(Zip Code)

(346) 535-0990

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class		Trading Symbol		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share		EXE		The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company	¨	☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.	¨	☐

Item 28.0201 ~~Results~~Other ~~of Operations and Financial Condition~~Events.

OnAs previously announced, on July 2824, 2026, Expand Energy Corporation (~~“Expand~~the ~~Energy”~~"Company") ~~issued~~entered ainto ~~press~~an ~~release~~Agreement ~~reporting~~and ~~second~~Plan ~~quarter~~of ~~2026~~Merger ~~financial~~(the ~~and~~"Merger ~~operational~~Agreement") ~~results.~~with Twin Eagle N.A., ~~copy~~LLC ("Twin Eagle"), Eikon AW Holdings, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the ~~press~~Company ~~release~~("Merger Sub"), and TERM ~~financial~~Holdings, ~~information~~LLC, ~~are~~solely ~~attached~~in ~~hereto~~its capacity as ~~Exhibit~~representative 99of the members of Twin Eagle (the "Seller Representative").1 Twin Eagle and its subsidiaries (together, the "Acquired Entities") operate a leading independent asset-backed natural gas marketing and optimization business.

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~~Item~~The 7aggregate consideration payable by the Company for Twin Eagle consists of a base purchase price of $1.0125 ~~Regulation~~billion, FDsubject ~~Disclosure~~to post-closing adjustment for working capital, cash, indebtedness and unpaid transaction expenses. The Company paid a cash deposit of $62.5 million in connection with the execution of the Merger Agreement.

OnThe ~~July~~consummation ~~29,~~of ~~2026,~~the ~~Expand~~Merger ~~Energy~~is ~~will~~subject ~~make~~to acustomary closing ~~presentation~~conditions, ~~about~~including, ~~its~~among ~~financial~~others: ~~and~~(i) ~~operating~~the ~~results~~accuracy ~~for~~of the ~~second~~parties’ ~~quarter~~representations ofand ~~2026.~~warranties, ~~Expand~~(ii) ~~Energy~~expiration ~~has~~or termination ~~made~~of the ~~presentation~~applicable ~~available~~waiting onperiod ~~its~~under ~~website~~the atHart-Scott-Rodino ~~https://investors.expandenergy.com.~~Antitrust ~~This~~Improvements ~~information~~Act isof ~~being~~1976, ~~furnished~~as amended, and ~~shall~~(iii) ~~not be deemed “filed” for purposes~~ receipt of ~~Section~~required 18approvals ofunder ~~the~~Canada's ~~Exchange~~Competition Act orand ~~incorporated~~Federal byEnergy ~~reference~~Regulatory inCommission ~~any~~approval ~~filing~~ under ~~the~~Section ~~Securities~~203(a) ~~Act~~of or the ~~Exchange~~Federal Power Act~~, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing~~.

~~Item~~The ~~9.01~~holders ~~Financial~~of ~~Statements~~a majority of the outstanding equity interests of Twin Eagle have provided an irrevocable written consent approving the Merger and ~~Exhibits~~the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.

The Merger Agreement contains customary representations and warranties made by Twin Eagle with respect to the Acquired Entities, and representations and warranties made by the Company and Merger Sub. The Merger Agreement also contains customary covenants, including, among others, covenants by Twin Eagle to (di) ~~Exhibits~~ operate the business of the Acquired Entities in the ordinary course of business in all material respects during the period between the execution of the Merger Agreement and the closing of the Merger, (ii) subject to specified exceptions, refrain from taking certain actions without the prior written consent of the Company, and (iii) cooperate with the Company to obtain required regulatory approvals.

Exhibit No.						Document Description
99.1						Expand Energy Corporation press release dated July 28, 2026
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The Merger Agreement contains customary termination provisions and may be terminated prior to the closing of the Merger under certain circumstances, including by either Twin Eagle or the Company if the Merger has not been consummated by January 24, 2027, subject to extension under certain conditions.

~~SIGNATURE~~The foregoing description of the Merger Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Merger Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein. The Merger Agreement has been filed to provide investors and security holders with information regarding its terms. It is not intended to provide any other factual information about the Company, Twin Eagle or their respective subsidiaries or affiliates. The Merger Agreement contains representations and warranties of each of the parties that were made solely for the benefit of the other parties. The assertions embodied in those representations and warranties are qualified by information contained in confidential disclosure schedules that the parties exchanged in connection with the signing of the Merger Agreement. Accordingly, investors and security holders should not rely on such representations and warranties as characterizations of the actual state of facts or circumstances, since they were only made as of the date of the Merger Agreement and are modified in important part by the underlying disclosure schedules. In addition, certain representations and warranties may be subject to a contractual standard of materiality different from that generally applicable to investors, and may be used for the purpose of allocating risk between the respective parties.

~~Pursuant~~Item to9.01 ~~the~~Financial ~~requirements~~Statements ofand ~~the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized~~Exhibits.

~~EXPAND~~(d) ~~ENERGY CORPORATION By: /s/ MARCEL TEUNISSEN Marcel Teunissen Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer~~Exhibits

Date: July 28, 2026

Exhibit No.		Document Description
10.1		Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 24, 2026, by and among Expand Energy Corporation, Twin Eagle N.A., LLC, Eikon AW Holdings, LLC and TERM Holdings, LLC (as Seller Representative)†
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

† Certain schedules and exhibits to this agreement have been omitted in accordance with Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K. A copy of any omitted schedule and/or exhibit will be furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.

SIGNATURE

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 hereunto duly authorized.

	EXPAND ENERGY CORPORATION

	By:	/s/ CHRIS LACY
		Chris Lacy
		Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Date: July 30, 2026

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