Summary of CONSOL ENERGY INC

Change in Directors or Principal Officers, Other Events, Financial Statements a

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(b) On January 14, 2009, Peter B. Lilly retired effective January 31, 2009 from CONSOL Energy Inc. ("CONSOL Energy").

(c) On January 16, 2009, Nicholas J. DeIuliis, age 40 and a named executive officer of CONSOL Energy was appointed to the additional position of Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer of CONSOL Energy. Mr. DeIuliis has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Registrant's majority owned public subsidiary, CNX Gas Corporation ("CNX Gas"), since June 30, 2005, the date of its formation, to January 16, 2008 when he became the President and Chief Operating Officer of CNX Gas. Prior to that time, he held the following positions at CONSOL Energy: Senior Vice President-Strategic Planning from November 1, 2004 to August 2005; and Vice President-Strategic Planning from April 1, 2002 until November 1, 2004.

(d) On January 16, 2009, the Board of Directors of CONSOL Energy was expanded from ten to eleven members and Philip W. Baxter was appointed to serve on the Board of Directors of CONSOL Energy, effective immediately. Effective as of the same date, the following committees of the Board were expanded by one member and Mr. Baxter was appointed to them: audit and finance. As a non-employee director of the Board, Mr. Baxter will receive the same standard compensation amounts paid to other non-employee directors for service on the Board and its committees. Mr. Baxter served as Chairman of the Board of CNX Gas from June 30, 2005 to January 16, 2009 and he remains a director of CNX Gas. Mr. Baxter previously served as Chairman of the Audit Committee and as a member of the Finance Committee of CONSOL Energy and served as a Director of CONSOL Energy from August 1999 until August 2, 2005. There were no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Baxter and any other person pursuant to his election as a director.