SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Amendment No. 4
CONSOL Energy Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
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(Title of Class and Securities)
20854P109
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(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
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to
Receive Notices and Communications)
December 1, 2016
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(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]
CUSIP No. 20854P109 13D
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(1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
Southeastern Asset Management, Inc. I.D. No. 62-0951781
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(2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP:
(a)
(b) X
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(3) SEC USE ONLY
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(4) SOURCE OF FUNDS
00: Funds of investment advisory clients
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(5) CHECK BOX IF DISCOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS
REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) [ ]
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(6) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Tennessee
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: (7) SOLE VOTING POWER
: (Discretionary Accounts)
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY : 18,342,548 shares
OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON __________________________________________
WITH : (8) SHARED OR NO VOTING POWER
: 24,277,266 shares (Shared)
: 4,057,100 shares (No Vote)
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: (9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
(Discretionary Accounts)
: 21,932,648 shares
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: (10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
: 24,744,266 shares (Shared)
: 0 shares (None)
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(11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
46,676,914 shares
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(12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 11 EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES
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(13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 11
20.3 %
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(14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IA
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CUSIP No. 20854P109 13D
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(1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
Longleaf Partners Fund I.D. No. 63-6147721
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(2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP:
(a)
(b) X
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(3) SEC USE ONLY
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(4) SOURCE OF FUNDS
00: Funds of investment company shareholders
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(5) CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEDDINGS IS
REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) [ ]
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(6) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Massachusetts
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: (7) SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY : None
OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON __________________________________________
WITH : (8) SHARED VOTING POWER
: 11,536,742 shares (Shared)
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: (9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
: None
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: (10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
: 11,536,742 shares (Shared)
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(11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
11,536,742 shares
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(12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 11 EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES
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(13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 11
5.0 %
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(14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IV
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CUSIP No. 20854P109 13D
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(1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
Longleaf Partners Small-Cap Fund I.D. No. 62-1376170
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(2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP:
(a)
(b) X
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(3) SEC USE ONLY
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(4) SOURCE OF FUNDS
OO: Funds of investment company shareholders
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(5) CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS
REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) [X]
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(6) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Massachusetts
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: (7) SOLE VOTING POWER
:
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY : None
OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON ________________________________
WITH : (8) SHARED VOTING POWER
: 12,494,200 shares
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: (9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
:
: None
________________________________
: (10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
: 12,494,200 shares
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(11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
12,494,200 shares
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(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%
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(14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IV
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CUSIP No. 20854P109 13D
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(1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
O. Mason Hawkins I.D. No. XXX-XX-XXXX
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(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 2(e) [ ]
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(6) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Citizen of United States
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: (7) SOLE VOTING POWER
: (Discretionary Accounts)
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY : None
OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON __________________________________________
WITH : (8) SHARED VOTING POWER
: None
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: (9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
: None
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: (10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
: None
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(11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
None (See Item 3)
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(12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 11 EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES [ ]
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(13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 11
0.0 %
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(14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN
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Item 5. Interest In Securities Of The Issuer
(a) The aggregate number and percentage of Securities to which this
Schedule 13D relates is 46,676,914 shares of the common stock of the Issuer,
constituting approximately 20.3% of the 229,440,368 shares outstanding.
Common % of outstanding
Shares Common Shares
Held
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Voting Authority
Sole: 18,342,548 8.0%
Shared: 24,277,266* 10.5%
None: 4,057,100 1.8%
Total 46,676,914 20.3%
*Consists of shares owned by Longleaf Partners Fund (11,536,742), Longleaf
Partners Small-Cap Fund (12,494,200) and Longleaf Partners Global Fund
(246,324), 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: 21,932,648 9.5%
Shared: 24,744,266* 10.8%
None: 0 0.0%
Total 46,676,914 20.3%
*Consists of shares owned by Longleaf Partners Fund (11,536,742), Longleaf
Partners Small-Cap Fund (12,494,200), and Longleaf Partners Global Fund
(246,324), each a series of Longleaf Partners Funds Trust, an open-end
management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of
1940. Also includes 467,000 shares over which discretion is shared with
Additive Advisory and Capital, LLC, an SEC registered investment adviser.
(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.
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 5, 2016
Southeastern Asset Management, Inc.
By /s/ Andrew R. McCarroll
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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
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Andrew R. McCarroll
Vice President & General Counsel
O. Mason Hawkins, Individually
/s/ O. Mason Hawkins
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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 5, 2016.
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 II
Transaction Type Date # of Shares Price per Share*
Sale 10/05/16 2,822 19.93
Sale 10/05/16 2,203 19.93
Sale 10/13/16 1,000 19.66
Sale 10/13/16 26,700 19.66
Sale 10/13/16 24,000 19.66
Sale 10/13/16 11,147 19.66
Sale 11/02/16 51,200 16.82
Sale 11/02/16 2,104 16.82
Sale 11/15/16 6,600 18.32
Sale 11/15/16 2,400 18.32
Sale 11/15/16 1,728 18.32
Sale 11/22/16 1,794 19.34
Sale 11/25/16 900 19.60
Sale 11/28/16 11,600 19.63
Sale 11/28/16 54,600 19.63
Sale 11/28/16 23,759 19.63
Sale 11/29/16 11,896 20.07
Sale 11/29/16 1,212 20.07
Sale 12/02/16 8,800 20.56
Sale 12/02/16 10,000 20.56
Sale 12/02/16 2,800 20.56
Sale 12/02/16 1,200 20.56
Sale 12/02/16 1,500 20.56
Sale 12/02/16 2,200 20.56
Sale 12/02/16 700 20.56
Sale 12/02/16 2,400 20.56
Sale 12/02/16 2,000 20.56
Sale 12/02/16 2,000 20.56
Sale 12/02/16 2,600 20.56
Sales 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 client's
holdings and no single client owns over 10% of the Issuer's Securities.
In addition to the above transactions, on December 1, 2016, clients of
Southeastern removed 2,622,468 shares from Southeastern's discretion.
*Exclusive of commissions.
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SCHEDULE 13D - CONSOL Energy Inc. ("Issuer")
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