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): May 4, 2010

 

 

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):

 

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Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On May 4, 2010, CONSOL Energy Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania. The final results of the matters voted on at the Annual Meeting are provided below.

Proposal 1: The election of directors to hold office for a one-year term expiring at the annual meeting in 2011 or until their respective successors are elected and qualified:

 

Director Name		For		Withheld		Broker Non-Votes
John Whitmire		150,847,017		2,475,525		8,397,837
J. Brett Harvey		150,413,096		2,909,446		8,397,837
James E. Altmeyer, Sr.		143,570,166		9,752,376		8,397,837
Philip W. Baxter		152,294,056		1,028,486		8,397,837
William E. Davis		152,494,589		827,953		8,397,837
Raj K. Gupta		152,487,550		834,992		8,397,837
Patricia A. Hammick		152,292,894		1,029,648		8,397,837
David C. Hardesty, Jr.		152,487,749		834,793		8,397,837
John T. Mills		152,491,954		830,588		8,397,837
William P. Powell		152,487,858		834,684		8,397,837
Joseph T. Williams		152,470,598		851,944		8,397,837

There were no abstentions on this matter.

Proposal 2: The ratification of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010.

 

For:		161,302,459
Against:		80,871
Abstained:		337,049
Broker Non-Votes:		0

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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.

 

Dated: May 7, 2010