8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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): May 8, 2024

 ALPHA METALLURGICAL RESOURCES, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) 

001-38735	81-3015061
(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

340 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

Bristol, Tennessee 37620

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, zip code)

(423) 573-0300

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock	AMR	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging Growth Company      ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨ 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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

On May 8, 2024, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc. (the “Company”) approved certain changes to the Company’s executive leadership team recommended by the chief executive officer and the Board’s compensation committee. Roger L. Nicholson, the company’s executive vice president, chief administrative officer, general counsel and secretary will leave his positions on May 31, 2024, and Mark M. Manno has been appointed to serve as executive vice president, general counsel and secretary effective June 1, 2024.

Mr. Nicholson participates in the Company’s Executive Key Employee Separation Plan (the “KESP”) and, in connection with his departure, is expected to execute a release of claims agreement (the “Release”) that provides, among other matters, for the payment of the severance amounts and benefits set forth in Sections 4.3 and 4.4 of the KESP after his departure, subject to his compliance with other terms of the KESP. In addition, the Company and Mr. Nicholson will enter into a consulting agreement for a term of nine months beginning June 1, 2024, for a sum of $12,000 per month, plus reimbursement of expenses.

Mr. Manno, 53, has served since February 2024 as executive vice president, general counsel, assistant secretary and procurement at Gregory Pharmaceutical Holdings, Inc., which does business as UPM Pharmaceuticals. He was UPM’s vice president, general counsel and assistant secretary from January 2023 to February 2024 and deputy general counsel from January 2021 to January 2023. He served as the Company’s executive vice president, chief administrative and legal officer and secretary from January 2018 until his departure from the Company in December 2019, after which he served as consultant to the Company from April 2020 to December 2020. He previously served as the Company’s executive vice president, general counsel, secretary and chief procurement officer from July 2016 and before that as executive vice president, general counsel, secretary and chief procurement officer for Alpha Natural Resources, Inc., positions he held from December 2015. Mr. Manno was an officer in the U.S. Navy and is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy. He completed his master of business administration degree at Mississippi State University and his law degree at the University of Memphis.

In connection with his appointment, the compensation committee of the Board has established Mr. Manno’s annual base salary as $475,000. Mr. Manno’s annual target and maximum bonus opportunities under the annual Alpha Incentive Bonus Plan will be 100% and 200% of his base salary, respectively, subject to applicable performance criteria and plan terms. Mr. Manno will be eligible to receive an annual equity award under the Company’s Long Term Incentive Plan with a target award of 200% of his base salary and will participate in the KESP with a Benefit Factor (as defined in the KESP) of 1.5, or a Benefit Factor of 2 in the event of a Covered Change in Control Termination (as defined in the KESP), in each case subject to the terms of the plan. He is also expected to enter into an indemnification agreement with the Company in the same form as the agreements that the Company has previously executed with each of its directors and executive officers. He will also be entitled to participate in benefit programs generally available to Company employees.

There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Manno and any other persons pursuant to which he was selected as an officer of the Company, and Mr. Manno is not related to any other executive officer or director of the Company. Mr. Manno has no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

A copy of the press release of the Company announcing these changes, dated May 10, 2024, is attached to this Report as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits. 

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit 99.1	Press Release dated May 10, 2024
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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.

	Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc.
Date: May 10, 2024	By:	/s/ J. Todd Munsey
		Name: J. Todd Munsey
		Title: Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
Exhibit 99.1	Press Release dated May 10, 2024
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

EX-99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Alpha Announces Executive Leadership Change

BRISTOL, Tenn., May 10, 2024 – Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc. (NYSE: AMR), a leading U.S. supplier of metallurgical products for the steel industry, today announces the upcoming departure of Roger Nicholson, the company’s executive vice president, chief administrative officer, general counsel and secretary. As approved by Alpha’s board of directors on May 8, 2024, Nicholson will leave the company effective May 31, 2024 after four and a half years of service.

“I want to thank Roger for his significant impact on the company over the last several years,” says Andy Eidson, Alpha’s chief executive officer. “He has brought his sharp legal skills and decades of coal industry experience to bear on behalf of Alpha and we have benefited from Roger’s counsel to our board and management team. Alpha would not be the company it is today without Roger’s contributions, and we wish him the very best in his future endeavors.”

On May 8, 2024, Alpha’s board also approved the appointment of Mark Manno to serve as executive vice president, general counsel and secretary, effective June 1, 2024. He will oversee the company’s legal, land and safety departments in addition to serving as general counsel and secretary to the board of directors. The company’s president and chief operating officer, Jason Whitehead, will assume oversight of the environmental department as well as all human resources functions of the company.

“We are excited to welcome back Mark Manno, a proven leader who will be a valuable addition to this outstanding team,” Eidson said. “I look forward to working with Mark to continue strengthening Alpha for the future.”

About Alpha Metallurgical Resources

Alpha Metallurgical Resources (NYSE: AMR) is a Tennessee-based mining company with operations across Virginia and West Virginia. With customers across the globe, high-quality reserves and significant port capacity, Alpha reliably supplies metallurgical products to the steel industry. For more information, visit www.AlphaMetResources.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This news release includes forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on Alpha's expectations and beliefs concerning future events and involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations. These factors are difficult to predict accurately and may be beyond Alpha’s control. Forward-looking statements in this news release or elsewhere speak only as of the date made. New uncertainties and risks arise from time to time, and it is impossible for Alpha to predict these events or how they may affect Alpha. Except as required by law, Alpha has no duty to, and does not intend to, update or revise the forward-looking statements in this news release or elsewhere after the date this release is issued. In light of these risks and uncertainties, investors should keep in mind that results, events or developments discussed in any forward-looking statement made in this news release may not occur.

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