CONSOL Energy : Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders - Form 8-K

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): April 26, 2022

CONSOL Energy Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		001-38147		82-1954058
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

275 Technology Drive, Suite 101

Canonsburg, Pennsylvania15317

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:

[phone]

1000 CONSOL Energy Drive, Suite 100

Canonsburg, Pennsylvania15317

(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, $0.01 par value		CEIX		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).

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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. ☐

Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On April 26, 2022, CONSOL Energy Inc. (the "Company") held its 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting"). The final voting results on the matters considered by the Company's stockholders at the Annual Meeting are provided below.

Proposal 1:

Sophie Bergeron, James A. Brock, John T. Mills, William P. Powell, Joseph P. Platt and Edwin S. Roberson were elected as directors, each for a one-yearterm expiring at the Company's 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders by the following votes:

Director Name		For			Withheld			Broker Non-Votes
Sophie Bergeron			23,739,382				1,109,838				4,097,101
James A. Brock			24,768,715				80,505				4,097,101
John T. Mills			24,545,686				303,534				4,097,101
William P. Powell			19,441,041				5,408,179				4,097,101
Joseph P. Platt			18,568,641				6,280,579				4,097,101
Edwin S. Roberson			12,618,503				12,230,717				4,097,101

Proposal 2:

The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022 was ratified by the following votes:

For:			28,861,395
Against:			50,892
Abstain:			34,034

Proposal 3:

The compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers in 2021 was not approved, on an advisory basis, by the following votes:

For:			8,858,282
Against:			15,938,888
Abstain:			52,050
Broker Non-Votes:			4,097,101

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/ Martha A. Wiegand
	Martha A. Wiegand
	General Counsel and Secretary

Dated: May 2, 2022