UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) ~~OF THE~~

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 515, 2020

CONSOL ~~COAL~~Coal ~~RESOURCES~~Resources LP

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-37456	47-3445032
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
1000 CONSOL Energy Drive, Suite 100 Canonsburg, Pennsylvania 15317 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

1000 CONSOL Energy Drive, Suite 100

Canonsburg, Pennsylvania 15317

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(724) 416-8300

Not applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class ~~TradingSymbol~~Trading Symbol(s) Name of ~~exchangeon~~each exchange on which registered Common ~~units~~Units representing limited partner interests CCR New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☒

Item 15.0102 ~~Entry~~Departure ~~into~~of aDirectors ~~Material~~or ~~Definitive~~Certain ~~Agreement~~Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

~~Amendment~~Appointment toof ~~Credit~~Chief ~~Facility~~Financial Officer

On June 515, 2020, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of CONSOL Coal Resources LPGP LLC (the “~~Partnership~~General Partner”), ~~and~~the ~~certain~~general partner of CONSOL ~~its~~Coal ~~subsidiaries~~Resources LP (~~collectively~~“CCR”), appointed Mitesh Thakkar, age 41, to the ~~“Credit~~role ~~Parties”)~~of ~~entered~~Chief ~~into~~Financial ~~that~~Officer ~~certain~~of ~~Amendment~~the NoGeneral Partner. Mr. 2Thakkar (has served as the ~~“Partnership~~General ~~Credit~~Partner’s interim Chief Financial Officer since ~~Facility~~January 1, ~~Amendment”)~~2020, toas ~~the~~reported ~~previously~~on ~~disclosed~~CCR’s ~~Affiliated~~Form ~~Company~~8-K ~~Credit~~filed ~~Agreement~~with (the ~~“Original~~Securities ~~Affiliated~~and ~~Company~~Exchange ~~Credit~~Commission ~~Agreement”)~~on byJanuary 3, ~~and~~2020. ~~among~~The information set forth in such 8-K under the ~~Credit~~headings ~~Parties,~~“Appointment ~~CONSOL~~of ~~Energy,~~Interim ~~Inc.,~~Chief asFinancial ~~lender~~Officer” and ~~administrative agent,~~“Severance and ~~PNC~~Change ~~Bank,~~in ~~National~~Control ~~Association~~Agreement with Mr. Thakkar” ~~The~~is ~~Partnership~~incorporated ~~Credit~~herein ~~Facility~~by ~~Amendment~~reference. ~~included~~Mr. Thakkar ~~several~~has ~~material~~also ~~changes~~served toas the ~~Original~~interim ~~Affiliated~~Chief Financial ~~Company~~Officer ~~Credit~~of ~~Agreement~~the ~~described~~General ~~below~~Partner’s parent, CONSOL Energy Inc. (“CEIX”), since January 1, 2020.

~~Changes~~At inthe ~~Interest~~same ~~Rates~~time of Mr. Thakkar’s ~~The~~appointment ~~Partnership~~as ~~Credit~~Chief ~~Facility~~Financial ~~Amendment~~Officer ~~effected~~of athe 50General ~~basis~~Partner, ~~points~~Mr. Thakkar ~~increase~~was inalso appointed to serve as the ~~rate~~Chief atFinancial Officer of CEIX. CCR is a party to an omnibus agreement with CEIX under which CCR reimburses ~~borrowings~~CEIX ~~under~~on a monthly basis for compensation-related expenses (including salary, bonus, incentive compensation and other amounts) attributable to the ~~Partnership~~portion ~~Credit~~of ~~Facility~~an ~~bear~~executive’s compensation that is allocable to the General Partner. As a result of our 25% undivided interest in the Pennsylvania Mining Complex, we reimburse CEIX for approximately 25% of the total compensation-related expenses (including salary, bonus, incentive compensation and other amounts) incurred by CEIX and attributable to our executive officers’ compensation.

~~Covenants~~In connection with Mr. Thakkar’s ~~The~~appointment ~~Partnership~~to ~~Credit~~the ~~Facility,~~role asof ~~amended~~Chief byFinancial Officer of CEIX, the ~~Partnership~~Compensation ~~Credit~~Committee ~~Facility~~of ~~Amendment,~~the ~~continues~~Board toof ~~contain~~Directors aof ~~number~~CEIX ofapproved ~~customary~~the ~~affirmative~~following ~~and~~compensation ~~negative~~for ~~covenants~~Mr. Thakkar: ~~The~~(i) an ~~Partnership~~annual ~~Credit~~base ~~Facility~~salary ~~Amendment~~of ~~revised~~$325,000; (ii) a short-term incentive compensation target equal to $162,500, subject to proration for the ~~financial~~2020 ~~covenants~~calendar year in ~~the~~accordance ~~Partnership~~with ~~Credit~~CEIX’s ~~Facility~~short-term incentive plan; and (iii) a long-term incentive compensation target equal to $350,000 soeffective ~~that:~~for CEIX’s 2021 grant cycle for long-term incentive compensation.

•SIGNATURES ~~for the fiscal quarters ending June 30, 2020, through March 31, 2021, the maximum first lien gross leverage ratio shall be 3.75 to 1.00 and the maximum total net leverage ratio shall be 4.00 to 1.00;~~

•Pursuant ~~for~~to the ~~fiscal~~requirements ~~quarters~~of ~~ending~~the ~~June~~Securities ~~30,~~Exchange ~~2021~~Act ~~through~~of ~~September 30~~1934, ~~2021,~~ the ~~maximum~~registrant ~~first~~has ~~lien~~duly ~~gross~~caused ~~leverage~~this ~~ratio~~report ~~shall~~to be ~~3.50~~signed toon ~~1.00~~its ~~and~~behalf by the ~~maximum~~undersigned hereunto ~~total~~duly ~~net leverage ratio shall be 3~~authorized.75 ~~to 1.00;~~

•CONSOL ~~for~~COAL ~~the~~RESOURCES ~~fiscal~~LP ~~quarters~~By: ~~ending~~CONSOL ~~December~~Coal ~~31,~~Resources ~~2021 through March 31~~GP, ~~2022~~LLC, ~~the~~its ~~maximum~~general ~~first~~partner ~~lien~~By: ~~gross~~/s/ ~~leverage~~Martha ~~ratio shall be 3~~A.00 toWiegand ~~1.00~~Martha ~~and the maximum total net leverage ratio shall be 3~~A.50 toWiegand ~~1.00;~~General Counsel and Secretary

•Dated: ~~for the fiscal quarters ending on or after~~ June 30 18, ~~2022,~~2020 ~~the maximum first lien gross leverage ratio shall be 2.75 to 1.00 and the maximum total net leverage ratio shall be 3.25 to 1.00.~~

The Partnership Credit Facility Amendment also added additional conditions to be met for the covenants relating to general investments, investments in unrestricted subsidiaries and distributions to equity holders of the Partnership.

The description of the Partnership Credit Facility Amendment set forth above is not complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Partnership Credit Facility Amendment, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1, and the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference.

Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

The response to Item 1.01 is incorporated herein by reference to this Item 2.03.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

ExhibitNumber		Description of Exhibit
10.1		Amendment No. 2, dated as of June 5, 2020, to Affiliated Company Credit Agreement, dated November 28, 2017, by and among CONSOL Coal Resources LP, certain of its affiliates party thereto, CONSOL Energy Inc. and PNC Bank, National Association

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 COAL RESOURCES LP
(Registrant)
By:		CONSOL Coal Resources GP, LLC, its general partner
By:		/s/ Martha A. Wiegand
		Martha A. Wiegand
		General Counsel and Secretary
Dated: June 11, 2020

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