Cloud Peak Energy 1512B Securities registration termination

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 15

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CERTIFICATION AND NOTICE OF TERMINATION OF REGISTRATION
UNDER SECTION 12(g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
OR SUSPENSION OF DUTY TO FILE REPORTS UNDER SECTIONS 13 AND 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.

Commission File Number: 001-34547

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CLOUD PEAK ENERGY INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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606 Post Road E #624

Westport, CT 06880

(646) 279-2210
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share of Cloud Peak Energy Inc.

Preferred Stock Purchase Rights of Cloud Peak Energy Inc.

Preferred Stock

Debt Securities

Guarantees of Debt Securities

Warrants

Rights

Units

Depositary Shares

Stock Purchase Contracts

Stock Purchase Units

8.50% Senior Notes due 2019 of Cloud Peak Energy Resources LLC and Cloud Peak Energy Finance Corp.

Guarantees of 8.50% Senior Notes due 2019 of Cloud Peak Energy Resources LLC and Cloud Peak Energy Finance Corp.

12.00% Second Lien Notes due 2021 of Cloud Peak Energy Resources LLC and Cloud Peak Energy Finance Corp.

Guarantees of 12.00% Second Lien Notes due 2021 of Cloud Peak Energy Resources LLC and Cloud Peak Energy Finance Corp.

6.375% Senior Notes due 2024

Guarantees of 6.375% Senior Notes due 2024 of Cloud Peak Energy Resources LLC and Cloud Peak Energy Finance Corp.

(Title of each class of securities covered by this Form)*

None
(Titles of all other classes of securities for which a duty to file reports under section 13(a) or 15(d) remains)

Please place an X in the box(es) to designate the appropriate rule provision(s) relied upon to terminate or suspend the duty to file reports:

	Rule 12g-4(a)(1)	x
	Rule 12g-4(a)(2)	o
	Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(i)	x**
	Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(ii)	o
	Rule 15d-6	o
	Rule 15d-22(b)	o

Approximate number of holders of record of as of the certification or notice date:

Common stock: 1⁽¹⁾

Preferred Stock Purchase Rights: 0

Preferred Stock: 0

Debt Securities: 0

Guarantees of Debt Securities: 0

Warrants: 0

Rights: 0

Units: 0

Depositary Shares: 0

Stock Purchase Contracts: 0

Stock Purchase Units: 0

8.50% Senior Notes due 2019: 0

Guarantees of 8.50% Senior Notes due 2019: 0

12.00% Second Lien Notes due 2021: 0⁽²⁾

Guarantees of Second Lien Notes due 2021: 0

6.375% Senior Notes due 2024: 0

Guarantees of 6.375% Senior Notes due 2024: 0

⁽¹⁾

Held of record by Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, as escrow agent for the benefit of 37 holders of record of entitlements to common stock.

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The 12.00% Second Lien Notes due 2021 were amended and restated in a transaction exempt from registration under Section 1145 of the Bankruptcy Code. There are 37 holders of record of the amended and restated notes.

* - The entities listed below (the “Co-Registrants”) are subsidiary issuers, in the case of Cloud Peak Energy Resources LLC and Cloud Peak Energy Finance Corp., and guarantors, in each other case, of each series of notes listed above and are also included in this certification:

Exact name of Co-Registrant as specified in its charter

ANTELOPE COAL LLC

ARROWHEAD I LLC

ARROWHEAD II LLC

ARROWHEAD III LLC

BIG METAL COAL CO. LLC

CABALLO ROJO HOLDINGS LLC

CABALLO ROJO LLC

CLOUD PEAK ENERGY FINANCE CORP

CLOUD PEAK ENERGY LOGISTICS LLC

CLOUD PEAK ENERGY LOGISTICS I LLC

CLOUD PEAK ENERGY RESOURCES LLC

CLOUD PEAK ENERGY RECEIVABLES LLC

CLOUD PEAK ENERGY SERVICES COMPANY

CORDERO MINING HOLDINGS LLC

CORDERO MINING LLC

CORDERO OIL AND GAS LLC

KENNECOTT COAL SALES LLC

NERCO COAL LLC

NERCO COAL SALES LLC

NERCO LLC

PROSPECT LAND AND DEVELOPMENT LLC

RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT LLC

SEQUATCHIE VALLEY COAL CORPORATION

SPRING CREEK COAL LLC

WESTERN MINERALS LLC

YOUNGS CREEK HOLDINGS I LLC

YOUNGS CREEK HOLDINGS II LLC

YOUNGS CREEK MINING COMPANY, LLC

The address of each Co-Registrant is 606 Post Road E #624 Westport, CT 06880, and the telephone number of each Co-Registrant is (646) 279-2210. The Co-Registrants have issued or guaranteed the classes of notes listed above that have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, but each is exempt from the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 pursuant to Rule 12h-5 thereunder.

** - The registrants are suspending their Section 15(d) reporting obligations with respect to the securities listed above in reliance on prior no-action positions taken by the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission in relation to Rule 12h-3.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has caused this certification/notice to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned duly authorized person on this 23rd day of December, 2019.

CLOUD PEAK ENERGY INC.


By:	/s/ Gilbert E. Nathan
	Name: Gilbert E. Nathan
	Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

CLOUD PEAK ENERGY SERVICES COMPANY


By:	/s/ Gilbert E. Nathan
	Name: Gilbert E. Nathan
	Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

CLOUD PEAK ENERGY FINANCE CORP.


By:	/s/ Gilbert E. Nathan
	Name: Gilbert E. Nathan
	Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

SEQUATCHIE VALLEY COAL CORPORATION


By:	/s/ Gilbert E. Nathan
	Name: Gilbert E. Nathan
	Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

CLOUD PEAK ENERGY RECEIVABLES LLC


By:	/s/ Gilbert E. Nathan
	Name: Gilbert E. Nathan
	Title: President

CLOUD PEAK ENERGY LOGISTICS LLC


By:	/s/ Gilbert E. Nathan
	Name: Gilbert E. Nathan
	Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

KENNECOTT COAL SALES LLC


By:	/s/ Gilbert E. Nathan
	Name: Gilbert E. Nathan
	Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

NERCO COAL SALES LLC


By:	/s/ Gilbert E. Nathan
	Name: Gilbert E. Nathan
	Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

PROSPECT LAND AND DEVELOPMENT LLC


By:	/s/ Gilbert E. Nathan
	Name: Gilbert E. Nathan
	Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT LLC


By:	/s/ Gilbert E. Nathan
	Name: Gilbert E. Nathan
	Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

WESTERN MINERALS LLC


By:	/s/ Gilbert E. Nathan
	Name: Gilbert E. Nathan
	Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

ANTELOPE COAL LLC By: NERCO COAL LLC, its managing member By: NERCO LLC, its managing member By: CLOUD PEAK ENERGY RESOURCES LLC, its managing member By: CLOUD PEAK ENERGY INC., its managing member


By:	/s/ Gilbert E. Nathan
	Name: Gilbert E. Nathan
	Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

ARROWHEAD I LLC By: NERCO COAL LLC, its managing member By: NERCO LLC, its managing member By: CLOUD PEAK ENERGY RESOURCES LLC, its managing member By: CLOUD PEAK ENERGY INC., its managing member


By:	/s/ Gilbert E. Nathan
	Name: Gilbert E. Nathan
	Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

ARROWHEAD II LLC By: ARROWHEAD I LLC, its managing member By: NERCO COAL LLC, its managing member By: NERCO LLC, its managing member By: CLOUD PEAK ENERGY RESOURCES LLC, its managing member By: CLOUD PEAK ENERGY INC., its managing member


By:	/s/ Gilbert E. Nathan
	Name: Gilbert E. Nathan
	Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

ARROWHEAD III LLC By: ARROWHEAD I LLC, its managing member By: NERCO COAL LLC, its managing member By: NERCO LLC, its managing member By: CLOUD PEAK ENERGY RESOURCES LLC, its managing member By: CLOUD PEAK ENERGY INC., its managing member


By:	/s/ Gilbert E. Nathan
	Name: Gilbert E. Nathan
	Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

BIG METAL COAL CO. LLC By: NERCO COAL LLC, its managing member By: NERCO LLC, its managing member By: CLOUD PEAK ENERGY RESOURCES LLC, its managing member By: CLOUD PEAK ENERGY INC., its managing member


By:	/s/ Gilbert E. Nathan
	Name: Gilbert E. Nathan
	Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

CABALLO ROJO HOLDINGS LLC By: CLOUD PEAK ENERGY RESOURCES LLC, its managing member By: CLOUD PEAK ENERGY INC., its managing member


By:	/s/ Gilbert E. Nathan
	Name: Gilbert E. Nathan
	Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

CABALLO ROJO LLC By: CLOUD PEAK ENERGY RESOURCES LLC, its managing member By: CLOUD PEAK ENERGY INC., its managing member


By:	/s/ Gilbert E. Nathan
	Name: Gilbert E. Nathan
	Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

CLOUD PEAK ENERGY LOGISTICS I LLC By: CLOUD PEAK ENERGY LOGISTICS LLC, its managing member


By:	/s/ Gilbert E. Nathan
	Name: Gilbert E. Nathan
	Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

CLOUD PEAK ENERGY RESOURCES LLC By: CLOUD PEAK ENERGY INC., its managing member


By:	/s/ Gilbert E. Nathan
	Name: Gilbert E. Nathan
	Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

CORDERO MINING HOLDINGS LLC By: CLOUD PEAK ENERGY RESOURCES LLC, its managing member By: CLOUD PEAK ENERGY INC., its managing member


By:	/s/ Gilbert E. Nathan
	Name: Gilbert E. Nathan
	Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

CORDERO MINING LLC By: CORDERO MINING HOLDINGS LLC, its managing member By: CLOUD PEAK ENERGY RESOURCES LLC, its managing member By: CLOUD PEAK ENERGY INC., its managing member


By:	/s/ Gilbert E. Nathan
	Name: Gilbert E. Nathan
	Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

CORDERO OIL AND GAS LLC By: CORDERO MINING LLC, its managing member By: CORDERO MINING HOLDINGS LLC, its managing member By: CLOUD PEAK ENERGY RESOURCES LLC, its managing member By: CLOUD PEAK ENERGY INC., its managing member


By:	/s/ Gilbert E. Nathan
	Name: Gilbert E. Nathan
	Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

NERCO COAL LLC By: NERCO LLC, its managing member By: CLOUD PEAK ENERGY RESOURCES LLC, its managing member By: CLOUD PEAK ENERGY INC., its managing member


By:	/s/ Gilbert E. Nathan
	Name: Gilbert E. Nathan
	Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

NERCO LLC By: CLOUD PEAK ENERGY RESOURCES LLC, its managing member By: CLOUD PEAK ENERGY INC., its managing member


By:	/s/ Gilbert E. Nathan
	Name: Gilbert E. Nathan
	Title: President and Chief Executive Officer


SPRING CREEK COAL LLC By: NERCO COAL LLC, its managing member By: NERCO LLC, its managing member By: CLOUD PEAK ENERGY RESOURCES LLC, its managing member By: CLOUD PEAK ENERGY INC., its managing member


By:	/s/ Gilbert E. Nathan
	Name: Gilbert E. Nathan
	Title: President and Chief Executive Officer


YOUNGS CREEK HOLDINGS I LLC By: ARROWHEAD II LLC, its managing member By: ARROWHEAD I LLC, its managing member By: NERCO COAL LLC, its managing member By: NERCO LLC, its managing member By: CLOUD PEAK ENERGY RESOURCES LLC, its managing member By: CLOUD PEAK ENERGY INC., its managing member


By:	/s/ Gilbert E. Nathan
	Name: Gilbert E. Nathan
	Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

YOUNGS CREEK HOLDINGS II LLC By: ARROWHEAD III LLC, its managing member By: ARROWHEAD I LLC, its managing member By: NERCO COAL LLC, its managing member By: NERCO LLC, its managing member By: CLOUD PEAK ENERGY RESOURCES LLC, its managing member By: CLOUD PEAK ENERGY INC., its managing member


By:	/s/ Gilbert E. Nathan
	Name: Gilbert E. Nathan
	Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

YOUNGS CREEK MINING COMPANY, LLC By: YOUNGS CREEK HOLDINGS I LLC, its member By: ARROWHEAD II LLC, its managing member By: ARROWHEAD I LLC, its managing member By: NERCO COAL LLC, its managing member By: NERCO LLC, its managing member By: CLOUD PEAK ENERGY RESOURCES LLC, its managing member By: CLOUD PEAK ENERGY INC., its managing member


By:	/s/ Gilbert E. Nathan
	Name: Gilbert E. Nathan
	Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

Cloud Peak Energy (CLDPQ) 15-12BSecurities registration termination