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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
On April 28, 2021, CONSOL Energy Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2021 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 and James A. Brock were elected as Class I directors of the Company, and John T. Mills and William P. Powell were elected as Class III directors of the Company, each for a one-year term expiring at the Company’s 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders by the following votes: |
| Director Name |
For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
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| Sophie Bergeron |
17,598,839 | 6,427,987 | 4,112,220 | |||||||||
| James A. Brock |
23,929,871 | 96,955 | 4,112,220 | |||||||||
| John T. Mills |
23,807,414 | 219,412 | 4,112,220 | |||||||||
| William P. Powell |
23,494,489 | 532,337 | 4,112,220 | |||||||||
| Proposal 2: | The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021 was ratified by the following votes: |
| For: |
28,063,844 | |||
| Against: |
51,264 | |||
| Abstain: |
23,938 |
| Proposal 3: | The compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers in 2020 was approved, on an advisory basis, by the following votes: |
| For: |
23,302,121 | |||
| Against: |
674,643 | |||
| Abstain: |
50,062 | |||
| Broker Non-Votes: |
4,112,220 |
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 4, 2021
Document and Entity Information |
Apr. 28, 2021 |
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| Cover [Abstract] | |
| Amendment Flag | false |
| Entity Central Index Key | 0001710366 |
| Document Type | 8-K |
| Document Period End Date | Apr. 28, 2021 |
| Entity Registrant Name | CONSOL Energy Inc. |
| Entity Incorporation State Country Code | DE |
| Entity File Number | 001-38147 |
| Entity Tax Identification Number | 82-1954058 |
| Entity Address, Address Line One | 1000 CONSOL Energy Drive |
| Entity Address, Address Line Two | Suite 100 |
| Entity Address, City or Town | Canonsburg |
| Entity Address, State or Province | PA |
| Entity Address, Postal Zip Code | 15317 |
| City Area Code | (724) |
| Local Phone Number | 416-8300 |
| Written Communications | false |
| Soliciting Material | false |
| Pre Commencement Tender Offer | false |
| Pre Commencement Issuer Tender Offer | false |
| Security 12b Title | Common Stock, $0.01 par value |
| Trading Symbol | CEIX |
| Security Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Entity Emerging Growth Company | false |