UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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 3, 2022
Arch Resources, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | | 1-13105 | | 43-0921172 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
CityPlace One
One CityPlace Drive, Suite 300
St. Louis, Missouri 63141
(Address, including zip code, of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (314) 994-2700
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:
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading symbol | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Common Stock, $.01 par value | ARCH | 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).
Emerging growth company ¨
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 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On January 3, 2022, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Arch Resources, Inc. (the “Company”) elected Molly P. Zhang (aka Peifang Zhang) to the Board, effective immediately. In connection with the election of Ms. Zhang, the Board increased its size from seven to eight directors, effective January 3, 2022. The Board appointed Ms. Zhang to the Audit Committee of the Board.
Ms. Zhang will receive the same fees for her service as the Company’s other non-employee directors, which fees were disclosed in the Company’s proxy statement for its 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
A copy of the Company’s press release announcing the election of Ms. Zhang to the Board 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. |
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.
| Date: January 3, 2022 | Arch Resources, Inc. |
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| | By: | /s/ Rosemary L. Klein |
| | | Rosemary L. Klein |
| | | Senior Vice President – Law, General Counsel and Secretary |
