Form 8-K Core Natural Resources, For: Apr 30
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): April 30, 2026
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(724 ) 416-8300
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On April 30, 2026, Core Natural Resources, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). As of the record date for the Annual Meeting, March 6, 2026, there were 50,750,366 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote. The final voting results on the matters considered by stockholders at the Annual Meeting are provided below.
Proposal 1: James A. Brock, Edward L. Doheny II, Ronald C. Keating, Holly Keller Koeppel, Patrick A. Kriegshauser, Richard A. Navarre, Valli Perera and Joseph P. Platt were elected as directors, each for a one-year term expiring at the Company’s 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders by the following votes:
| Director Name | For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||||
| James A. Brock | 40,602,812 | 260,727 | 4,305,336 | ||||||||||||||
| Edward L. Doheny II | 40,809,468 | 54,071 | 4,305,336 | ||||||||||||||
| Ronald C. Keating | 40,790,400 | 73,139 | 4,305,336 | ||||||||||||||
| Holly Keller Koeppel | 40,267,709 | 595,830 | 4,305,336 | ||||||||||||||
| Patrick A. Kriegshauser | 40,697,340 | 166,199 | 4,305,336 | ||||||||||||||
| Richard A. Navarre | 40,115,992 | 747,547 | 4,305,336 | ||||||||||||||
| Valli Perera | 40,468,236 | 395,303 | 4,305,336 | ||||||||||||||
| Joseph P. Platt | 40,582,356 | 281,183 | 4,305,336 | ||||||||||||||
Proposal 2: The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 was ratified, by the following votes:
| For: | 45,061,288 | ||||
| Against: | 75,451 | ||||
| Abstain: | 32,136 | ||||
Proposal 3: The compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers in 2025 was approved on an advisory basis, by the following votes:
| For: | 40,057,737 | ||||
| Against: | 753,466 | ||||
| Abstain: | 52,336 | ||||
| Broker Non-Votes: | 4,305,336 | ||||
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
A copy of the Company’s press release announcing the election of Messrs. Doheny and Keating is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The information set forth in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information set forth in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any other filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit 104 Cover Page Interactive Date File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)
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.
| Core Natural Resources, Inc. | ||||||||
| (Registrant) | ||||||||
| By: | /s/ MITESHKUMAR B. THAKKAR | |||||||
| Miteshkumar B. Thakkar | ||||||||
| President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
Dated: April 30, 2026
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