-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, VQH/VfVskNTdec3by1NffoFJokIr051lGeInu92Mg51EeylmI1Kun9r+ZYo/TjnX uABXPZZAXZ4LfB48xM7T6Q== 0000898431-98-000250.txt : 19980813 0000898431-98-000250.hdr.sgml : 19980813 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000898431-98-000250 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 19980811 ITEM INFORMATION: FILED AS OF DATE: 19980812 SROS: NYSE FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ARCH COAL INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001037676 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: BITUMINOUS COAL & LIGNITE SURFACE MINING [1221] IRS NUMBER: 430921172 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-13105 FILM NUMBER: 98683174 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: CITY PLACE ONE STE 300 STREET 2: ARCH MINERAL CORP CITY: ST LOUIS STATE: MO ZIP: 63141 BUSINESS PHONE: 3149942700 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: CITYPLACE ONE SUITE 300 STREET 2: ARCH MINERAL CORP CITY: CREVE COEUR STATE: MO ZIP: 63141 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ARCH MINERAL CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19970411 8-K 1 8-K, ARCH COAL, INC. 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): August 11, 1998 Arch Coal, Inc. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 1-13105 43-0921172 (State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer of incorporation) Identification No.) CityPlace One, Suite 300, Creve Coeur, Missouri 63141 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (314) 994-2700 Item 5. OTHER EVENTS. Ashland, Inc. ("Ashland") has advised Arch Coal, Inc. ("Arch Coal") that due to market conditions Ashland will not offer up to 2.1 million shares of its Arch Coal common stock in an underwritten public offering. Arch Coal and Ashland earlier announced that Ashland had exercised its demand registration rights under an April 4, 1997, registration rights agreement to register the Arch Coal common stock, the sale of which would have reduced Ashland's ownership interest in Arch Coal from approximately 55% to less than 50%. (c) The following Exhibits are filed with or incorporated by reference as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K: NONE 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. Dated: August 11, 1998 ARCH COAL, INC. By: /s/ Jeffry N. Quinn -------------------------------------- Jeffry N. Quinn Senior Vice President - Law & Human Resources, General Counsel and Secretary -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----