SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Amendment No. 1
CONSOL Energy Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
(Title of Class and Securities)
20854P109
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
O. Mason Hawkins
Chairman of the Board and C.E.O.
and
Andrew R. McCarroll
Vice President & General Counsel
Southeastern Asset Management, Inc.
6410 Poplar Avenue, Suite 900
Memphis, TN 38119
(901) 761-2474
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to
Receive Notices and Communications)
December 21, 2015
(Date of Event which Requires
Filing of this Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this Schedule because of Sections 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f), or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box: x
SCHEDULE 13D CONSOL Energy Inc. (Issuer)
CUSIP No. 20854P109 | 13D |
(1) | NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
Southeastern Asset Management, Inc. I.D. No. 62-0951781 | |||||
(2) | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP: (a) (b) x
| |||||
(3) | SEC USE ONLY
| |||||
(4) | SOURCE OF FUNDS
00: Funds of investment advisory clients | |||||
(5) | CHECK BOX IF DISCOSURE OF LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or
| |||||
(6) | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Tennessee | |||||
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
|
: (7) :
: |
SOLE VOTING POWER (Discretionary Accounts)
17,128,623 shares | ||||
: (8)
: : |
SHARED OR NO VOTING POWER
25,020,100 shares (Shared) 3,875,290 shares (No Vote) | |||||
: (9)
: |
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER (Discretionary Accounts)
21,003,913 shares | |||||
: (10)
:
: |
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
25,020,100 shares (Shared) 0 shares (None) | |||||
(11) |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
46,024,013 shares | |||||
(12) | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 11 EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
| |||||
(13) | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 11
20.1 % | |||||
(14) | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IA |
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SCHEDULE 13D CONSOL Energy Inc. (Issuer)
CUSIP No. 20854P109 | 13D |
(1) | NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
Longleaf Partners Fund I.D. No. 63-6147721 | |||||
(2) | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP: (a) (b) x
| |||||
(3) | SEC USE ONLY
| |||||
(4) | SOURCE OF FUNDS
00: Funds of investment company shareholders | |||||
(5) | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL
PROCEDDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or
| |||||
(6) | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Massachusetts | |||||
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
|
: (7)
:
|
SOLE VOTING POWER
None | ||||
: (8)
: |
SHARED VOTING POWER
12,263,500 shares (Shared) | |||||
: (9)
: |
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
None | |||||
: (10)
: |
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
12,263,500 shares (Shared) | |||||
(11) |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
12,263,500 shares | |||||
(12) | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 11 EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
| |||||
(13) | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 11
5.4% | |||||
(14) | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IV |
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SCHEDULE 13D CONSOL Energy Inc. (Issuer)
CUSIP No. 20854P109 | 13D |
(1) | NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
Longleaf Partners Small-Cap Fund I.D. No. 62-1376170 | |||||
(2) | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP: (a) (b) x
| |||||
(3) | SEC USE ONLY
| |||||
(4) | SOURCE OF FUNDS
OO: Funds of investment company shareholders | |||||
(5) | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or
| |||||
(6) | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Massachusetts | |||||
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
|
: (7) : :
|
SOLE VOTING POWER
None | ||||
: (8)
: |
SHARED VOTING POWER
12,494,200 shares | |||||
: (9) : : |
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
None | |||||
: (10)
: |
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
12,494,200 shares | |||||
(11) |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
12,494,200 shares | |||||
(12) | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 11 EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
| |||||
(13) | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 11
5.5% | |||||
(14) | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IV |
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SCHEDULE 13D CONSOL Energy Inc. (Issuer)
CUSIP No. 20854P109 | 13D |
(1) | NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
O. Mason Hawkins I.D. No. XXX-XX-XXXX | |||||
(2) | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP: (a) (b) x
| |||||
(3) | SEC USE ONLY
| |||||
(4) | SOURCE OF FUNDS
00: None | |||||
(5) | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or
| |||||
(6) | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Citizen of United States | |||||
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
|
: (7) :
: |
SOLE VOTING POWER (Discretionary Accounts)
None | ||||
: (8)
: |
SHARED VOTING POWER
None | |||||
: (9)
: |
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
None | |||||
: (10)
: |
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
None | |||||
(11) |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
None (See Item 3) | |||||
(12) | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 11 EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ¨
| |||||
(13) | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 11
0.0% | |||||
(14) | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN |
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SCHEDULE 13D CONSOL Energy Inc. (Issuer)
Item 5. | Interest In Securities Of The Issuer |
(a) The aggregate number and percentage of Securities to which this Schedule 13D relates is 46,024,013 shares of the common stock of the Issuer, constituting approximately 20.1% of the 229,053,634 shares outstanding.
Common Shares Held |
% of outstanding Common Shares |
|||||||
Voting Authority |
||||||||
Sole: |
17,128,623 | 7.5 | % | |||||
Shared: |
25,020,100 | * | 10.9 | % | ||||
None: |
3,875,290 | 1.7 | % | |||||
Total |
46,024,013 | 20.1 | % |
* | Consists of shares owned by Longleaf Partners Fund (12,263,500), Longleaf Partners Small-Cap Fund (12,494,200, and Longleaf Partners Global Fund (262,400), each a series of Longleaf Partners Funds Trust, an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940. |
Dispositive Authority | ||||||||
Sole: |
21,003,913 | 9.2 | % | |||||
Shared: |
25,020,100 | * | 10.9 | % | ||||
None: |
0 | 0.0 | % | |||||
Total |
46,024,013 | 20.1 | % |
* | Consists of shares owned by Longleaf Partners Fund (12,263,500), Longleaf Partners Small-Cap Fund (12,494,200), and Longleaf Partners Global Fund (262,400), each a series of Longleaf Partners Funds Trust, an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940. |
(b) Southeastern generally has the sole power to dispose of or to direct the disposition of the Securities held for discretionary accounts of its investment clients, and may be granted the sole power to vote or direct the vote of such Securities; such powers may be retained by or shared with the respective clients for shared or non-discretionary accounts. Shares held by any Series of Longleaf Partners Funds Trust are reported in the shared category.
(c) Purchase or sale transactions in the Securities during the past sixty days are disclosed on Schedule II.
(d) The investment advisory clients of Southeastern have the sole right to receive and, subject to notice, to withdraw the proceeds from the sale of the Securities, and the sole power to direct the receipt of dividends from any of the Securities held for their respective accounts. Such clients may also terminate the investment advisory agreements without penalty upon appropriate notice. Southeastern does not have an economic interest in any of the Securities reported herein.
(e) Not applicable.
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SCHEDULE 13D CONSOL Energy Inc. (Issuer)
Signatures
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated: December 23, 2015
Southeastern Asset Management, Inc. | ||
By | /s/ Andrew R. McCarroll | |
Andrew R. McCarroll | ||
Vice President and General Counsel | ||
Longleaf Partners Fund | ||
Longleaf Partners Small-Cap Fund | ||
By: Southeastern Asset Management, Inc. | ||
/s/ Andrew R. McCarroll | ||
Andrew R. McCarroll | ||
Vice President & General Counsel | ||
O. Mason Hawkins, Individually | ||
/s/ O. Mason Hawkins |
Joint Filing Agreement
In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the persons or entities named below agree to the joint filing on behalf of each of them of this Initial Schedule 13D with respect to the Securities of the Issuer and further agree that this joint filing agreement be included as an exhibit to this Initial to Schedule 13D. In evidence thereof, the undersigned hereby execute this Agreement as of December 23, 2015.
Southeastern Asset Management, Inc. | ||
By | /s/ Andrew R. McCarroll | |
Andrew R. McCarroll | ||
Vice President and General Counsel | ||
Longleaf Partners Fund | ||
Longleaf Partners Small-Cap Fund | ||
By: Southeastern Asset Management, Inc. | ||
/s/ Andrew R. McCarroll | ||
Andrew R. McCarroll | ||
Vice President & General Counsel | ||
O. Mason Hawkins, Individually | ||
/s/ O. Mason Hawkins |
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SCHEDULE 13D CONSOL Energy Inc. (Issuer)
SCHEDULE II
Transaction Type |
Date |
# of Shares | Price per Share* |
|||||||
Purchase |
October 28, 2015 | 10,400 | 7.16 | |||||||
Sale |
October 30, 2015 | 1,600 | 6.57 | |||||||
Sale |
October 30, 2015 | 400 | 6.57 | |||||||
Sale |
October 30, 2015 | 2,100 | 6.57 | |||||||
Sale |
October 30, 2015 | 3,500 | 6.57 | |||||||
Sale |
October 30, 2015 | 4,000 | 6.57 | |||||||
Sale |
October 30, 2015 | 2,700 | 6.57 | |||||||
Sale |
October 30, 2015 | 200 | 6.57 | |||||||
Sale |
October 30, 2015 | 300 | 6.57 | |||||||
Sale |
October 30, 2015 | 900 | 6.57 | |||||||
Sale |
October 30, 2015 | 700 | 6.57 | |||||||
Sale |
October 30, 2015 | 400 | 6.57 | |||||||
Sale |
October 30, 2015 | 1,000 | 6.57 | |||||||
Sale |
October 30, 2015 | 300 | 6.57 | |||||||
Sale |
October 30, 2015 | 1,300 | 6.57 | |||||||
Sale |
October 30, 2015 | 1,400 | 6.57 | |||||||
Sale |
October 30, 2015 | 800 | 6.57 | |||||||
Sale |
October 30, 2015 | 2,400 | 6.57 | |||||||
Purchase |
November 2, 2015 | 9,000 | 7.86 | |||||||
Sale |
November 10, 2015 | 800 | 8.03 | |||||||
Sale |
November 10, 2015 | 8,000 | 8.03 | |||||||
Sale |
November 10, 2015 | 3,600 | 8.03 | |||||||
Sale |
November 10, 2015 | 1,900 | 8.03 | |||||||
Sale |
November 10, 2015 | 4,400 | 8.03 | |||||||
Sale |
November 10, 2015 | 2,100 | 8.03 | |||||||
Sale |
November 10, 2015 | 1,500 | 8.03 | |||||||
Sale |
November 10, 2015 | 3,000 | 8.03 | |||||||
Sale |
November 10, 2015 | 600 | 8.03 | |||||||
Sale |
November 10, 2015 | 2,000 | 8.03 | |||||||
Sale |
November 10, 2015 | 600 | 8.03 | |||||||
Sale |
November 10, 2015 | 1,500 | 8.03 | |||||||
Sale |
November 10, 2015 | 2,300 | 8.03 | |||||||
Sale |
November 12, 2015 | 7,400 | 7.20 | |||||||
Sale |
November 12, 2015 | 5,200 | 7.20 | |||||||
Sale |
November 12, 2015 | 400 | 7.20 | |||||||
Sale |
November 12, 2015 | 9,900 | 7.20 | |||||||
Sale |
November 12, 2015 | 18,000 | 7.20 | |||||||
Sale |
November 12, 2015 | 13,848 | 7.20 | |||||||
Sale |
November 12, 2015 | 6,400 | 7.20 | |||||||
Sale |
November 12, 2015 | 800 | 7.20 | |||||||
Sale |
November 12, 2015 | 900 | 7.20 | |||||||
Sale |
November 12, 2015 | 3,500 | 7.20 | |||||||
Sale |
November 12, 2015 | 4,000 | 7.20 | |||||||
Sale |
November 12, 2015 | 2,452 | 7.20 | |||||||
Sale |
November 19, 2015 | 5,111 | 7.93 |
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SCHEDULE 13D CONSOL Energy Inc. (Issuer)
Sale |
November 19, 2015 | 5,000 | 7.93 | |||||||
Sale |
November 19, 2015 | 2,000 | 7.93 | |||||||
Sale |
November 19, 2015 | 3,994 | 7.93 | |||||||
Sale |
November 24, 2015 | 100 | 7.48 | |||||||
Sale |
November 24, 2015 | 300 | 7.48 | |||||||
Sale |
November 24, 2015 | 900 | 7.48 | |||||||
Sale |
November 24, 2015 | 500 | 7.48 | |||||||
Sale |
November 24, 2015 | 900 | 7.48 | |||||||
Sale |
November 24, 2015 | 24,000 | 7.48 | |||||||
Sale |
November 24, 2015 | 4,500 | 7.48 | |||||||
Sale |
November 24, 2015 | 3,000 | 7.48 | |||||||
Sale |
November 24, 2015 | 3,200 | 7.48 | |||||||
Sale |
November 24, 2015 | 5,000 | 7.48 | |||||||
Sale |
November 24, 2015 | 1,800 | 7.48 | |||||||
Sale |
November 24, 2015 | 4,900 | 7.48 | |||||||
Sale |
November 24, 2015 | 3,100 | 7.48 | |||||||
Sale |
November 24, 2015 | 1,200 | 7.48 | |||||||
Sale |
November 24, 2015 | 2,251 | 7.48 | |||||||
Sale |
November 24, 2015 | 2,200 | 7.48 | |||||||
Sale |
November 24, 2015 | 800 | 7.48 | |||||||
Sale |
November 24, 2015 | 149 | 7.48 | |||||||
Sale |
December 7, 2015 | 6,000 | 6.62 | |||||||
Sale |
December 7, 2015 | 4,000 | 6.62 | |||||||
Sale |
December 7, 2015 | 1,900 | 6.62 | |||||||
Sale |
December 7, 2015 | 1,100 | 6.62 | |||||||
Sale |
December 7, 2015 | 800 | 6.62 | |||||||
Sale |
December 7, 2015 | 1,000 | 6.62 | |||||||
Sale |
December 7, 2015 | 300 | 6.62 | |||||||
Sale |
December 7, 2015 | 400 | 6.62 | |||||||
Sale |
December 7, 2015 | 500 | 6.62 | |||||||
Sale |
December 7, 2015 | 1,900 | 6.62 | |||||||
Sale |
December 7, 2015 | 2,499 | 6.62 | |||||||
Sale |
December 7, 2015 | 2,000 | 6.62 | |||||||
Sale |
December 7, 2015 | 200 | 6.63 | |||||||
Sale |
December 7, 2015 | 1,500 | 6.62 | |||||||
Sale |
December 8, 2015 | 14,000 | 6.65 | |||||||
Sale |
December 8, 2015 | 15,000 | 6.65 | |||||||
Sale |
December 8, 2015 | 7,000 | 6.65 | |||||||
Sale |
December 8, 2015 | 4,000 | 6.65 | |||||||
Sale |
December 8, 2015 | 1,100 | 6.65 | |||||||
Sale |
December 8, 2015 | 2,800 | 6.65 | |||||||
Sale |
December 8, 2015 | 4,000 | 6.65 | |||||||
Sale |
December 8, 2015 | 1,200 | 6.65 | |||||||
Sale |
December 8, 2015 | 1,200 | 6.65 | |||||||
Sale |
December 8, 2015 | 1,300 | 6.65 | |||||||
Sale |
December 8, 2015 | 5,000 | 6.65 | |||||||
Sale |
December 8, 2015 | 7,649 | 6.65 | |||||||
Sale |
December 8, 2015 | 1,800 | 6.65 | |||||||
Sale |
December 8, 2015 | 3,200 | 6.65 |
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SCHEDULE 13D CONSOL Energy Inc. (Issuer)
Sale |
December 8, 2015 | 5,700 | 6.65 | |||||||
Sale |
December 8, 2015 | 3,100 | 6.65 | |||||||
Sale |
December 8, 2015 | 8,700 | 6.65 | |||||||
Purchase |
December 9, 2015 | 205,300 | 6.92 | |||||||
Purchase |
December 14, 2015 | 72,800 | 6.83 | |||||||
Purchase |
December 15, 2015 | 12,600 | 6.54 | |||||||
Sale |
December 21, 2015 | 2,900 | 7.92 | |||||||
Sale |
December 21, 2015 | 4,200 | 7.92 | |||||||
Sale |
December 21, 2015 | 1,300 | 7.92 | |||||||
Sale |
December 21, 2015 | 4,800 | 7.92 | |||||||
Sale |
December 21, 2015 | 12,000 | 7.92 | |||||||
Sale |
December 21, 2015 | 10,300 | 7.92 |
Sales and purchases by Southeastern clients in the ordinary course of business on the New York Stock Exchange or through Electronic Communication Networks (ECNs). Southeastern does not have a pecuniary interest as defined by Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Rule 16a-1 with respect to its clients holdings and no single client owns over 10% of the Issuers Securities. In addition to the above transactions, clients of Southeastern terminating their advisory relationship removed the following shares from Southeasterns discretion: December 9, 2015 27,000 shares; December 15, 2015 167,984 shares.
* | Exclusive of commissions. |
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