Edgar Filing: CONSOL Energy Inc

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

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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 ^*

EINHORN DAVID

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CONSOL Energy Inc [CNX]

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

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

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

140 EAST 45TH STREET, FLOOR 24

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/03/2015

(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10017

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

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ 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)
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock								1,000,478	I ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	See Footnote ⁽⁴⁾
Common Stock								5,760,273	I ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	See Footnote ⁽⁵⁾
Common Stock								10,688,965	I ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	See Footnote ⁽⁶⁾
Common Stock								4,044,041	I ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	See Footnote ⁽⁷⁾
Common Stock								4,123,108	I ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	See Footnote ⁽⁸⁾
Common Stock								3,863,700	I ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	See Footnote ⁽⁹⁾
Common Stock								129,000	I ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	See Footnote ⁽¹⁰⁾

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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

Total Return Swap

$ 8.1639

11/03/2015⁽¹¹⁾

P/K⁽¹¹⁾

1 ⁽¹¹⁾

11/03/2015

01/13/2017

Common Stock

34,400

⁽¹¹⁾

See Footnotes ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾

Total Return Swap

$ 8.1639

11/03/2015⁽¹¹⁾

P/K⁽¹¹⁾

1 ⁽¹¹⁾

11/03/2015

01/13/2017

Common Stock

196,800

⁽¹¹⁾

See Footnotes ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁵⁾

Total Return Swap

$ 8.1639

11/03/2015⁽¹¹⁾

P/K⁽¹¹⁾

1 ⁽¹¹⁾

11/03/2015

01/13/2017

Common Stock

363,400

⁽¹¹⁾

See Footnotes ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁶⁾

Total Return Swap

$ 8.1639

11/03/2015⁽¹¹⁾

P/K⁽¹¹⁾

1 ⁽¹¹⁾

11/03/2015

01/13/2017

Common Stock

127,200

⁽¹¹⁾

See Footnotes ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁷⁾

Total Return Swap

$ 8.1639

11/03/2015⁽¹¹⁾

P/K⁽¹¹⁾

1 ⁽¹¹⁾

11/03/2015

01/13/2017

Common Stock

132,800

⁽¹¹⁾

See Footnotes ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁸⁾

Total Return Swap

$ 8.1639

11/03/2015⁽¹¹⁾

P/K⁽¹¹⁾

1 ⁽¹¹⁾

11/03/2015

01/13/2017

Common Stock

145,400

⁽¹¹⁾

See Footnotes ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁹⁾

Total Return Swap

$ 8.1897

11/04/2015⁽¹¹⁾

P/K⁽¹¹⁾

1 ⁽¹¹⁾

11/04/2015

01/13/2017

Common Stock

42,900

⁽¹¹⁾

See Footnotes ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾

Total Return Swap

$ 8.1897

11/04/2015⁽¹¹⁾

P/K⁽¹¹⁾

1 ⁽¹¹⁾

11/04/2015

01/13/2017

Common Stock

245,700

⁽¹¹⁾

See Footnotes ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁵⁾

Total Return Swap

$ 8.1897

11/04/2015⁽¹¹⁾

P/K⁽¹¹⁾

1 ⁽¹¹⁾

11/04/2015

01/13/2017

Common Stock

454,600

⁽¹¹⁾

See Footnotes ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁶⁾

Total Return Swap

$ 8.1897

11/04/2015⁽¹¹⁾

P/K⁽¹¹⁾

1 ⁽¹¹⁾

11/04/2015

01/13/2017

Common Stock

161,000

⁽¹¹⁾

See Footnotes ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁷⁾

Total Return Swap

$ 8.1897

11/04/2015⁽¹¹⁾

P/K⁽¹¹⁾

1 ⁽¹¹⁾

11/04/2015

01/13/2017

Common Stock

167,800

⁽¹¹⁾

See Footnotes ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁸⁾

Total Return Swap

$ 8.1897

11/04/2015⁽¹¹⁾

P/K⁽¹¹⁾

1 ⁽¹¹⁾

11/04/2015

01/13/2017

Common Stock

178,000

⁽¹¹⁾

See Footnotes ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁹⁾

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
EINHORN DAVID 140 EAST 45TH STREET FLOOR 24 NEW YORK, NY 10017		X
GREENLIGHT CAPITAL INC 140 EAST 45TH STREET 24TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10017		X
DME Advisors GP, L.L.C. 140 EAST 45TH STREET 24TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10017		X
DME Capital Management, LP 140 EAST 45TH STREET 24TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10017		X
DME Advisors, LP 140 EAST 45TH STREET 24TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10017		X
Greenlight Masters, LLC 140 EAST 45TH STREET 24TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10017		X

Signatures

/s/ Daniel Roitman*, attorney-in-fact for David Einhorn		11/05/2015
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Daniel Roitman, Chief Operating Officer of Greenlight Capital, Inc.		11/05/2015
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Daniel Roitman, Chief Operating Officer of DME Advisors GP, L.L.C., General Partner of DME Advisors, L.P.		11/05/2015
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Daniel Roitman, Chief Operating Officer of DME Capital Management, L.P.		11/05/2015
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Daniel Roitman, Chief Operating Officer of DME Advisors GP, L.L.C.		11/05/2015
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Daniel Roitman, Chief Operating Officer of Greenlight Masters, LLC		11/05/2015
^**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)	David Einhorn is the president of Greenlight Capital, Inc. ("Greenlight Inc."), the senior manager of DME Advisors GP, LLC ("DME GP") and the Senior Manager of Greenlight Masters, LLC ("Masters LLC"). DME GP is the general partner of DME Advisors, LP ("DME") and DME Capital Management, LP ("DME CM"). Mr. Einhorn may be deemed to beneficially own the securities reported herein by virtue of his positions with respect to Greenlight Inc., DME GP and Masters LLC.
(2)	The foregoing entities control the disposition and voting of common stock (the "Common Stock") of CONSOL Energy Inc. ("Issuer"), owned by the following entities: Greenlight Capital, L.P. ("Greenlight Fund"), Greenlight Capital Qualified, L.P. ("Greenlight Qualified"), Greenlight Capital Offshore Partners ("Greenlight Offshore"), Greenlight Capital (Gold), LP ("Greenlight Gold"), Greenlight Capital Offshore Master (Gold), Ltd. ("Greenlight Gold Offshore"), an account managed by DME (the "Managed Account") and Greenlight Masters Partners ("Greenlight Masters" and, together with Greenlight Fund, Greenlight Qualified, Greenlight Offshore, Greenlight Gold, Greenlight Gold Offshore and the Managed Account, the "Greenlight Accounts," and the Greenlight Accounts, together with, Greenlight Inc., DME GP, Masters LLC, DME, DME CM and Mr. Einhorn, the "Greenlight Parties"), in the respective capacities and quantities further described in the footnotes below.
(3)	Pursuant to Rule 16a-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Act"), the Greenlight Parties disclaim beneficial ownership of the Common Stock except to the extent of their respective pecuniary interests therein. The filing of this Form 4 shall not be construed as an admission that any of the Greenlight Parties is or was for the purposes of Section 16(a) of the Act, or otherwise, the beneficial owner of any of the Common Stock owned by the Greenlight Accounts.
(4)	Represents, as applicable, shares of Common Stock or total return swaps referencing shares of Common Stock held for the account of Greenlight Fund, for which Greenlight Inc. serves as investment manager.
(5)	Represents, as applicable, shares of Common Stock or total return swaps referencing shares of Common Stock held for the account of Greenlight Qualified, for which Greenlight Inc. serves as investment manager.
(6)	Represents, as applicable, shares of Common Stock or total return swaps referencing shares of Common Stock held for the account of Greenlight Offshore, for which Greenlight Inc. serves as investment manager.
(7)	Represents, as applicable, shares of Common Stock or total return swaps referencing shares of Common Stock held for the account of Greenlight Gold, for which DME CM serves as investment manager.
(8)	Represents, as applicable, shares of Common Stock or total return swaps referencing shares of Common Stock held for the account of Greenlight Gold Offshore, for which DME CM serves as investment manager.
(9)	Represents, as applicable, shares of Common Stock or total return swaps referencing shares of Common Stock held for the account of the Managed Account, for which DME serves as investment manager.
(10)	Represents, as applicable, shares of Common Stock or total return swaps referencing shares of Common Stock held for the account of Greenlight Masters, for which Masters LLC serves as investment manager.
(11)	Represents a cash-settled total return swap agreement with a securities broker (the "swap") referencing the notional number of shares of Common Stock set forth in Table II. Under the terms of the swap, (i) the broker is obligated to pay the applicable Greenlight Account an amount per reference share equal to any increase in the market price of the Common Stock relative to the initial reference price set forth in Table II, and (ii) the applicable Greenlight Account is obligated to pay the broker an amount per reference share equal to any decrease in the market price of the Common Stock relative to the initial reference price set forth in Table II, in each case subject to payment of a commission by the applicable Greenlight Account.
Remarks: * The Power of Attorney executed by David Einhorn, authorizing the signatory to sign and file this Schedule 13G on David Einhorn's behalf, filed as Exhibit 99.2 to the Schedule 13G filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 24, 2010 by the Reporting Persons with respect to the common stock of NCR Corporation, is hereby incorporated by reference.

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