Edgar Filing: CONSOL ENERGY INC

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

HARVEY J BRETT

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CONSOL ENERGY INC [CNX]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

__X__ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
President & CEO

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

1800 WASHINGTON ROAD

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/19/2008

(Street)

PITTSBURGH, PA 15241

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
02/21/2008

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common shares, $0.01 par value per share	02/19/2008		A		12,715 ⁽¹⁾	A	$ 0	277,432 ⁽¹⁾	D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Options (right to buy)

$ 78.65

02/19/2008

89,885 ⁽²⁾

⁽³⁾

02/19/2018

Common shares, $0.01 par value per share

89,885

$ 0

89,885

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
HARVEY J BRETT 1800 WASHINGTON ROAD PITTSBURGH, PA 15241	X		President & CEO

Signatures

/s/ J. Brett Harvey by Alexander Reyes, his attorney-in-fact		03/31/2008
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Due to a clerical error, the number of restricted stock units granted to the reporting person on February 19, 2008 was incorrectly reported on the reporting person's original Form 4 filed on February 21, 2008 (the "Original Form 4"). As a result of this error, the amount of securities beneficially owned by the reporting person was also incorrectly reported on the Original Form 4 and was not accounted for on the three Form 4s filed by the reporting person after the Original Form 4 was filed.
(2)	Due to a clerical error, the number of shares subject to the options granted to the reporting person on February 19, 2008 was incorrectly reported on the Original Form 4. The adjustment to the grant being reported herein will be taken into account on all subsequent Form 4s filed by the reporting person.
(3)	Stock option grant provides that options will vest 1/3 per year beginning on February 19, 2009.

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