UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
(Amendment No. 1)
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 5, 2012
CONSOL Energy Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-14901 | 51-0337383 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
CNX Center
1000 CONSOL Energy Drive
Canonsburg, Pennsylvania 15317
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
(724) 485-4000
Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Explanatory Note
On September 11, 2012, CONSOL Energy Inc. (the “Company”) filed a Form 8-K (the “Original Form 8-K”) reporting in Item 1.04 that on September 5, 2012, CONSOL Pennsylvania Coal Company, LLC, a subsidiary of the Company and the operator of the Company’s Bailey Mine located in Greene County, Pennsylvania, received an imminent danger order (the “Order”) from the Mine Safety and Health Administration (“MSHA”) under Section 107(a) of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977.
The Company is filing this Form 8-K/A to amend Item 1.04 of the Original Form 8-K to provide additional context to the disclosure provided in the Original Form 8-K relating to the Order. Except for the additional information provided below, this Form 8-K/A does not modify or update the disclosures in Item 1.04 of the Original Form 8-K, which is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 1.04 | Mine Safety – Reporting of Shutdowns and Patterns of Violations. |
After further review by MSHA, the Order was vacated on September 19, 2012.
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 hereunto duly authorized.
| CONSOL ENERGY INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Stephen W. Johnson | |
| Stephen W. Johnson | ||
| Senior Vice President and General Counsel | ||
Dated: September 21, 2012