UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 29, 2009
CNX GAS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-32723 | 20-3170639 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 5 Penn Center West, Suite 401 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
15276 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
(412) 200-6700
Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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| Item 2.02 | Results of Operations and Financial Condition. |
The following information is furnished pursuant to Item 2.02, “Results of Operations and Financial Condition.”
CNX Gas Corporation (the “Company”) issued an earnings release on January 29, 2009 announcing its results for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008. A copy of the earnings release is attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.
| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On January 7, 2009, the Company received a civil investigative demand for information and documents from the Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Virginia regarding the Company’s exploration, production, transportation and sale of coalbed methane gas in Virginia. According to the request, the Attorney General is investigating whether the Company may have violated the Virginia Antitrust Act. The request for information does not constitute the commencement of legal proceedings and does not make any specific allegations against the Company. The Company does not believe that it has violated the Virginia Antitrust Act and the Company intends to cooperate with the Attorney General’s investigation.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| Exhibit 99.1 | Press release of CNX Gas Corporation dated January 29, 2009. |
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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.
| CNX GAS CORPORATION | ||
| By: | /s/ P. Jerome Richey | |
| P. Jerome Richey | ||
| Executive Vice President Corporate Affairs, Chief Legal Officer & Secretary | ||
Dated: January 29, 2009
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Exhibit Index
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| Exhibit 99.1 | Press release of CNX Gas Corporation dated January 29, 2009. |
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