UNITED STATES
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):  August 18, 2014 (August 15, 2014)
 
 
 
HALLADOR ENERGY COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
Colorado
0-14731
84-1014610
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
1660 Lincoln Street, Suite 2700, Denver Colorado
 
80264-2701
         (Address of principal executive  offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
Registrant's telephone number, including area  code:  303-839-5504
 
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ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS
 
Indianapolis Power and Light Company (IPL) announced on Friday, August 15, 2014, their plans to stop burning coal at their Harding Street plant in 2016.  Sunrise Coal, LLC, Hallador’s wholly-owned subsidiary, currently supplies coal to IPL’s Harding Street plant with contracts extending through 2015.  Sunrise has contracts to sell up to 1.3 million tons per year to IPL for 2014 and 2015.  Sunrise has no coal contracted with IPL for 2016.
 
Brent Bilsland, Hallador’s CEO and President, stated, “We are scheduled to purchase Vectren Fuels, Inc. on August 29, 2014.  Post-closing the Harding Street plant will represent 14% of our sales.  We are confident we can replace these sales by 2016.”
 
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.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date:  August 18, 2014
 
HALLADOR ENERGY COMPANY
 
 
By:  /s/W.ANDERSON BISHOP
      W. Anderson Bishop, CFO