0001193125-12-112041.txt : 20120313 0001193125-12-112041.hdr.sgml : 20120313 20120313161217 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-12-112041 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120308 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers FILED AS OF DATE: 20120313 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120313 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CONSOL Energy Inc CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001070412 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: BITUMINOUS COAL & LIGNITE SURFACE MINING [1221] IRS NUMBER: 510337383 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-14901 FILM NUMBER: 12687280 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O CONSOL INC STREET 2: 1800 WASHINGTON RD CITY: PITTSBURGH STATE: PA ZIP: 15241 BUSINESS PHONE: 724-485-4000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: CNX CENTER STREET 2: 1000 CONSOL ENERGY DRIVE CITY: CANONSBURG STATE: PA ZIP: 15317 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: CONSOL ENERGY INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19980915 8-K 1 d315180d8k.htm FORM 8-K Form 8-K

 

 

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): March 8, 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)

 

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On March 8, 2012, Robert P. King, Executive Vice President - Business Advancement and Support Services of CONSOL Energy Inc. (the “Company”), announced that he was terminating his employment with the Company. The effective date of his termination of employment is March 16, 2012.

Pursuant to the terms of a separation agreement between Mr. King and the Company, in consideration of certain covenants from Mr. King, including a release of claims, a confidentiality provision and a non-solicitation provision, the Company has agreed that the provisions applicable to a “reduction in force” included in the various equity award agreements relating to Mr. King's outstanding options, restricted stock units and performance share units will be applied to Mr. King’s unvested equity awards. These provisions generally (subject to the other terms and conditions of the applicable equity award agreements) have the following effect: (i) with respect to performance share unit awards, such awards are retained and paid, to the extent earned as determined at the end of the applicable performance period and the terms of the program documents; (ii) with respect to option awards, the unvested portion of such awards will continue to vest in accordance with the applicable award’s vesting schedule and, once vested, remain exercisable until the expiration of such option’s term, and (iii) with respect to restricted stock unit awards, the unvested portion of such awards accelerates and vests.

As of March 8, 2012, Mr. King held unvested options to purchase 55,778 shares of the Company’s common stock, 8,975 unvested restricted stock units and 12,007 performance share units that have not yet been earned.

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 & General Counsel

Dated: March 13, 2012