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Question: Ati Modak - Goldman Sachs Group Inc - Analyst
: <_ALACRA_META_ABSTRACT>Nick, what do you think is most underappreciated about the story? And what are your key objectives here in 2026? And then
we're going to hop right into macro.
Question: Ati Modak - Goldman Sachs Group Inc - Analyst
: Sam?
Question: Ati Modak - Goldman Sachs Group Inc - Analyst
: Thank you, Sam. Nick, let's talk about your hedge to wedge strategy, which has proven to be very effective in an environment
where the '26 curve has lived above where spot I think potentially is going to realize. So -- how are you thinking about that
strategy where you're hedging eight quarters forward? And is the market still giving you the signal to be ratable with that?
Question: Ati Modak - Goldman Sachs Group Inc - Analyst
: And you've been very clear that $3.50 to $4 is the right range for you. And in periods of time where the curve has moved
above $4, you've been pretty aggressive in terms of locking it in -- ?
Question: Ati Modak - Goldman Sachs Group Inc - Analyst
: And then as you, -- you have a different -- a couple of different areas where you can allocate capital now. It's not just the
Marcellus. You also have the Haynesville. So as you think about the '26 plan, what's the right mix between the Marcellus and
the Haynesville? And can you also comment on the Western Haynesville, which is a new area that you're starting to develop
a strategy around?
Question: Ati Modak - Goldman Sachs Group Inc - Analyst
: And Nick, what does the A&D market look like? Because again, at the strip, your stock trades on our numbers close to a 10%
or 11% free cash flow yield. It looks like some of the implied deals that have been done in the private market looks like a 7%,
8% free cash flow yield. So there is a big arbitrage between where the public market is willing to value gas assets versus the
private market. Why do you think that is? You alluded to part of that? And have you seen some convergence?
Question: Ati Modak - Goldman Sachs Group Inc - Analyst
: Nick, one last one for me, and I'll turn it to Sam. I think some of the feedback we've gotten on the Western Haynesville is the
concern that some of the zones are hot and deep, and there's a view that is pretty high on the cost of supply curve. So can
you lay some the market concerns that might be there?
Question: Ati Modak - Goldman Sachs Group Inc - Analyst
: One -- last one for me. Marcellus basis, it's obviously been a challenge for going on a decade now. In-basin demand should
be growing very nicely. We saw it with Homer City, for example, but I think there's going to be other -- a lot of data center
development as Sam was talking about this morning.
And then you also wonder about is there a pathway to evacuate gas out of the Northeast PA area into the Northeast again,
if there are some changes in rules with things like constitution. Just your view of can basis get better? Or is this something
that we're going to be living with for a long time?
Question: Ati Modak - Goldman Sachs Group Inc - Analyst
: Thanks, Nick. Sam?
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JANUARY 06, 2026 / 2:40PM, EXE.OQ - Expand Energy Corp at Goldman Sachs Energy, CleanTech &
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