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): June 26, 2009
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)
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
The following sections of the CONSOL Energy Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 (the “2008 Form 10-K”) are attached as Exhibit 99 and are incorporated herein by reference:
| 1. | Item 6—Selected Financial Data |
| 2. | Item 7—Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations |
| 3. | Item 8—Financial Statements and Supplementary Data |
The following consolidated financial statements of CONSOL Energy Inc., together with the related reports of independent registered public accounting firms are included herein:
| • | Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firms |
| • | Consolidated Statements of Income for the Years Ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006 |
| • | Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2008 and 2007 |
| • | Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity for the Years Ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006 |
| • | Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006 |
| • | Notes to Audited Consolidated Financial Statements |
These portions of the 2008 Form 10-K are being filed to include certain reclassifications and adjustments that were made to conform the presentation and disclosure therein to CONSOL Energy Inc.’s current presentation, as required by Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 160, Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements, an amendment of ARB No. 51.
Such reclassifications and adjustments have no impact on previously reported net income or stockholders’ equity attributable to CONSOL Energy Shareholders.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
23.1 Consent of Ernst & Young LLP
23.2 Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
99.1 Certain portions of CONSOL Energy Inc.’s 2008 Form 10-K, as listed in Item 8.01, above.
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/ William J. Lyons | |
| William J. Lyons Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||
Dated: June 26, 2009
Exhibit Index
23.1 Consent of Ernst & Young LLP
23.2 Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
99.1 Certain portions of CONSOL Energy Inc.’s 2008 Form 10-K, as listed in Item 8.01.