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): ~~January 28~~April 15, 2010

CNX GAS CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-32723

20-3170639

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

CNX Center 1000 CONSOL Energy Drive Canonsburg, Pennsylvania				15317
(Address of principal executive offices)				(Zip code)

CNX Center

1000 CONSOL Energy Drive

Canonsburg, Pennsylvania 15317

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(724) 485-4000

Not applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 28.0201 ~~Results~~Other ~~of Operations and Financial Condition~~Events.

On April 15, 2010, the board of directors of CNX Gas Corporation (the “Company”) ~~issued~~formed a ~~press~~special ~~release~~committee on(the ~~January 28~~“Special Committee”) consisting of John R. Pipski, ~~2010~~the ~~announcing~~sole ~~its~~independent ~~2009~~director ~~fourth~~of ~~fiscal~~the ~~quarter~~Company, ~~results~~to evaluate the contemplated tender offer previously announced by CONSOL Energy Inc. A(“CONSOL ~~copy~~Energy”) for all of the ~~earnings~~outstanding ~~release~~shares isof ~~attached~~the toCompany’s ~~this~~common ~~Form~~stock, ~~8-K as~~par ~~Exhibit 99~~value $0.101 per share, not owned by CONSOL Energy and its affiliates. Mr. Pipski asked the Company’s board of directors to form the Special Committee prior to the commencement of any tender offer by CONSOL Energy to increase the time available to the Special Committee to undertake its responsibilities.

The ~~information~~Special inCommittee ~~this~~has ~~Current~~been ~~Report~~authorized to determine the Company’s recommendation to its shareholders with respect to any tender offer commenced by CONSOL Energy, and to communicate such recommendation by making required filings with the ~~exhibit~~Securities ~~hereto~~and ~~are~~Exchange ~~being~~Commission. CONSOL ~~furnished~~Energy has informed the Company’s board of directors and ~~shall~~the ~~not~~Special ~~be deemed~~Committee ~~“filed”~~that ~~for~~it is unwilling to consider the ~~purpose~~sale of ~~Section 18~~the shares of the ~~Securities~~Company’s ~~Exchange~~common ~~Act~~stock ofowned ~~1934,~~by asCONSOL ~~amended,~~Energy. The orSpecial ~~otherwise~~Committee ~~subject~~has further been authorized to select and retain financial advisors and legal counsel to advise it in connection with the ~~liabilities~~performance of ~~that~~such ~~section~~duties. The ~~information~~Special inCommittee ~~this~~has ~~Current~~retained ~~Report~~Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and ~~exhibit~~Flom ~~hereto~~LLP ~~shall~~as ~~not~~its ~~be incorporated~~legal bycounsel ~~reference~~and ~~into~~selected ~~any~~Lazard ~~registration~~as ~~statement~~its orfinancial ~~other~~advisor. In ~~document~~connection ~~pursuant~~with tothe formation of the ~~Securities~~Special ~~Act~~Committee, the Company’s board of ~~1933~~directors approved a payment of $150,000 asto ~~amended~~Mr. Pipski for his services on the Special Committee. The payment of this fee is not dependent upon the recommendation of the Special Committee, the consummation of the intended tender offer or the occurrence of any other event.

~~Item~~ADDITIONAL ~~7.01 Regulation FD.~~INFORMATION

~~The response~~This communication does not constitute an offer to ~~Item 2~~buy or solicitation of an offer to sell any securities.02 CNX isGas ~~incorporated~~will ~~herein~~file a solicitation/recommendation statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) following commencement of any tender offer by ~~reference~~CONSOL Energy. Any solicitation /recommendation statement filed by CNX Gas that is required to ~~this~~be ~~Item 7~~mailed to stockholders will be mailed to stockholders of CNX Gas.01 CNX GAS STOCKHOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THESE AND OTHER DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY IN THEIR ENTIRETY WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. CNX Gas stockholders will be able to obtain free copies of these documents (when available) and other documents filed with the SEC by CNX Gas through the web site maintained by the SEC at http://www.sec.gov.

~~Item~~SIGNATURES ~~9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.~~

~~(d)~~Pursuant ~~Exhibits~~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.

~~Exhibit~~ CONSOL ~~99.1~~ENERGY ~~Press release of CNX Gas Corporation dated January 28, 2010~~INC.

~~SIGNATURES~~By:/s/ P. Jerome Richey P. Jerome Richey Executive Vice President - Corporate Affairs, Chief Legal Officer & Secretary

~~Pursuant~~Dated: April ~~to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934~~20, ~~the~~2010 ~~registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.~~

CNX GAS CORPORATION By: /S/ P. JEROME RICHEY P. Jerome Richey Executive Vice President – Corporate Affairs, Chief Legal Officer & Secretary

Dated: January 28, 2010

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.		Description
Exhibit 99.1		Press release of CNX Gas Corporation dated January 28, 2010.

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