UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 to Form S-8 Registration Statement No. 333-179184 Form S-8 Registration Statement No. 333-232604 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 CARBON ENERGY CORPORATION (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 26-0818050 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) Identification Number) 1700 Broadway, Suite 1170, Denver, Colorado 80290 (720) 407-7030 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices) 2011 Stock Incentive Plan 2019 Long Term Incentive Plan (Full Titles of the Plans) Patrick R. McDonald Chief Executive Officer 1700 Broadway, Suite 1170, Denver, Colorado 80290 (720) 407-7030 (Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) Copies to: William T. Hart Hart & Hart, LLC 1624 N Washington St. Denver CO 80203 (303) 839-0061 Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one): Large accelerated filer |_| Accelerated filer |_| Non-accelerated filer |X| Smaller reporting |X| company 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 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. |_| DEREGISTRATION OF SECURITIES This post-effective amendment removes from registration the shares of the common stock of Carbon Energy Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company") registered under the following Registration Statements on Form S-8 filed by the Company (the "Registration Statements") with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") pertaining to the registration of the Shares offered under certain employees benefit and equity plans and agreements and which remain unsold. Date filed Name of Equity Registration No. with the SEC Plan or Agreement Shares ---------------- ------------ ----------------- ------ 333-179184 1/26/2012 2011 Stock Incentive Plan 12,600,000 333-232604 7/11/2019 2019 Long Term Incentive Plan 500,000 On October 27, 2020 the Company filed a Form 15 with the SEC. As a result, the Company has terminated the offering of the Company's securities pursuant to the Registration Statements shown above. In accordance with undertakings made by the Company in the Registration Statements to remove from registration, by means of a post-effective amendment, any shares which remain unsold at the termination of the offering, the Registration Statements are hereby amended, as appropriate, to reflect the deregistration of such securities. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Carbon Energy Corporation certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statements on Form S-8 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Denver, Colorado, on October 27, 2020. CARBON ENERGY CORPORATION By:/s/ Patrick R. McDonald --------------------------- Partick R. McDonald Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. /s/ Patrick R. McDonald Chief Executive Officer, October 27, 2020 ----------------------- ------------------------------ ----------------- Patrick R. McDonald /s/ Erich Kirsch Principal Financial and Accounting Officer October 27, 2020 ---------------- ------------------------------------------ ----------------- Erich Kirsch /s/ James H. Brandi Director October 27, 2020 ------------------------ ------------- ----------------- James H. Brandi /s/ John A. Bailey Director October 27, 2020 ------------------------ ------------- ----------------- John A. Bailey /s/ Peter A. Liedel Director October 27, 2020 ------------------------ ------------- ----------------- Peter A. Liedel /s/ Edwin H. Morgens Director October 27, 2020 ------------------------ ------------- ----------------- Edwin H. Morgens