UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

__________________________________

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT ~~PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF~~

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): ~~June~~May 112, ~~2016~~2017

ARMSTRONG ENERGY, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	333-191182	20-8015664
(State or other jurisdiction ofincorporation)	(CommissionFile Number)	(I.R.S. EmployerIdentification No.)
(State or other jurisdiction of	(Commission	(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

7733 Forsyth Boulevard, Suite 1625



7733 Forsyth Boulevard, Suite 1625
St. Louis, Missouri	63105
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

St. Louis, Missouri 63105

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(314) 721-8202

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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Item 12.~~01 Entry~~02. Results ~~into~~of aOperations ~~Material~~and ~~Definitive~~Financial ~~Agreement~~Condition.

AsOn ~~previously~~May ~~disclosed~~12, ~~on June 1~~2017, ~~2016,~~ Armstrong ~~Coal Company, Inc. (“ACC”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Armstrong~~ Energy, Inc. (~~"Armstrong" or~~ the "“Company"”), ~~entered~~issued ~~into~~ a ~~coal~~press ~~mining~~release ~~lease~~announcing ~~(the~~its ~~"Lease~~financial ~~Agreement")~~results ~~with Alcoa Fuels, Inc. ("Alcoa")~~ for the ~~right~~three tomonths ~~mine~~ended the No. 6 coal seam, and all coal lying above the No. 6 coal seam, underlying certain property in Union and Webster Counties, Kentucky (the "Leased Premises"). By letter dated May 10, 2017, ACC notified Alcoa of its intent to cancel the Lease Agreement, effective MayMarch 31, 2017. As aA ~~result~~copy of ~~the~~this ~~lease~~press ~~cancellation,~~release ~~Armstrong~~is ~~will~~attached ~~relinquish~~hereto ~~control~~as ofExhibit ~~approximately 120 million tons of mineral reserves~~99.1 Noand ~~termination~~incorporated ~~fees~~herein ~~were~~by ~~incurred in connection with the cancellation of the Lease Agreement~~reference.

~~Below~~The isinformation areported ~~summary~~under this Item 2.02 of ~~the~~Form ~~material~~8-K, ~~terms~~including ofExhibit ~~the~~99.1, ~~Lease~~is ~~Agreement~~being ~~which~~furnished ~~were~~and inshall ~~effect~~not ~~prior~~be deemed to ~~the~~be ~~termination~~“filed” offor the ~~Lease~~purposes ~~Agreement.~~of ~~This~~Section ~~description~~18 of the ~~material~~Securities ~~terms~~Exchange Act of ~~the~~1934, ~~Lease~~as ~~Agreement~~amended ~~does~~(the ~~not~~“Exchange ~~purport~~Act”), toor beotherwise asubject ~~complete~~to ~~description~~the liabilities of ~~the~~such ~~Lease~~section, ~~Agreement~~nor ~~and~~shall issuch ~~qualified~~information inbe ~~its~~deemed ~~entirety~~incorporated by reference toin ~~the~~any ~~full~~filing ~~text~~under of the ~~Lease~~Securities ~~Agreement,~~Act ~~which~~of ~~was~~1933, ~~filed~~ as ~~Exhibit~~amended, ~~10.6~~or to the ~~Company’s~~Exchange ~~Quarterly~~Act, ~~Report~~except onas ~~Form~~shall ~~10-Q~~be ~~for~~expressly ~~the~~set ~~period~~forth ~~ended~~by ~~June~~specific ~~30,~~reference ~~2016~~in ~~and~~such ~~is incorporated herein by reference~~filing.

~~Under~~Item the terms of the Lease Agreement, which initially extended through June 1, 2021, ACC was required to deliver to Alcoa, in lieu of the payment of a royalty in cash, 6% of all merchantable coal mined from the Leased Premises9. The minimum royalty per calendar year was 60,000 tons of coal from the Leased Premises, beginning two years from the date of receipt of all mining permits and the expiration of any right of challenge to the issuance of such permits, but no later than June 1, 201901. ~~Alcoa~~ Financial ~~had~~Statements ~~the right under the terms of the Lease Agreement to elect, at any time subsequent to June 1, 2017~~ and ~~at various times thereafter, to receive all or part of the earned royalty in cash instead at a rate equal to 6% of the Gross Realization, as defined in the Lease Agreement~~Exhibits. In addition, the terms of the Lease Agreement provided that ACC would pay Alcoa an annual rent of 10,000 tons of coal ("Annual Rent"), provided that no Annual Rent was due (i) during the first lease year if ACC elected to terminate the Lease Agreement prior to December 1, 2017, and (ii) in any event, once ACC commenced mining and payment of the minimum coal royalty.

~~ACC had the right to terminate the Lease Agreement at any time, provided that if the Lease Agreement was terminated after December 1, 2017, a termination fee ranging from $20~~(d) Exhibits.00 per acre to $50.00 per acre would have been due, depending on the termination date. The Leased Premises consisted of 15,000 coal acres. Because ACC terminated the Lease Agreement before December 1, 2017, no termination fee was due.

Item 1.02 Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement



Exhibit No.		Description of Exhibit
99.1		Press release issued by Armstrong Energy, Inc. dated May 12, 2017.

~~The information set forth in Item 1.01 above is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 1.02.~~SIGNATURES

The Company was party to a Credit Agreement dated as of December 21, 2012 by and among Armstrong Energy, Inc., as Borrower, Armstrong Coal Company, Inc., Armstrong Energy Holdings, Inc., Armstrong Air, LLC, Western Land Company, LLC and Western Diamond LLC, as Guarantors, the Lenders, Stifel Bank & Trust, as Agent, and PNC Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent (the “2012 Credit Facility”). As previously disclosed, on November 14, 2016, Armstrong terminated the 2012 Credit Facility. No early termination fees were incurred by the Company in connection with the termination.

The 2012 Credit Facility, which had been scheduled to expire on December 21, 2017, had included a $50 million revolving credit facility, a $10 million letter of credit sub-facility, and a $5 million swingline loan sub-facility. Borrowings under the 2012 Credit Facility bore interest, at the Company’s option, at a rate based on (i) LIBOR, plus a margin ranging from 3.5% to 4.0%, or (ii) a base rate, plus a margin ranging from 2.5% to 3.0%. In addition, the 2012 Credit Facility included customary covenants that, among other things, required the Company at any time when (i) undrawn availability was less than the greater of (a) $10 million or (b) an amount equal to 20% of the borrowing base; or (ii) an event of default had occurred and was continuing, to maintain a fixed charge coverage ratio, as defined, calculated as of the end of each calendar month for the twelve months then ended, greater than 1.0 to 1.0. During 2016, the Company's fixed charge coverage ratio was less than 1.0 to 1.0, which would have required the Company to maintain minimum availability greater than $10 million if any amounts were drawn on the 2012 Credit Facility. Since its inception, the Company had not borrowed under the

2012 Credit Facility, and, therefore, was not subject to the requirements of the financial covenants included within the agreement. Due to the restrictions imposed as a result of not maintaining the minimum fixed charge coverage ratio, the Company made the decision to terminate the 2012 Credit Facility.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

		Incorporated by Reference				Filed orFurnishedHerewith
ExhibitNumber	Description	Form	File Number	Exhibit	FilingDate
10.1	Coal Mining Lease between Alcoa Fuels, Inc. and Armstrong Coal Company, Inc., dated as of June 1, 2016.	10-Q	333-191182	10.6	8/11/2016

SIGNATURE

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.

Dated: May 1112, ~~2017~~20175



ARMSTRONG ENERGY, INC. (Registrant)


By:		/s/ Jeffrey F. Winnick
Name:		Jeffrey F. Winnick
Title:		Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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