Brock James A 4

What Happened Brock A. James, Executive Chair, CEO and a director of Core Natural Resources (CNR), reported gift transactions on 2026-03-24. The Form 4 shows a disposition by gift of 24,440 shares (priced at $0.00) and a corresponding acquisition by gift of 24,440 shares (priced at $0.00), each recorded as type "G" (gift). Both transactions list $0 proceeds, reflecting that these were transfers by gift rather than market trades. The net effect on reported beneficial ownership is effectively neutral for this pair of entries.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-03-24; Form 4 filed: 2026-03-25 (timely).
• Entries: Disposed by gift 24,440 shares (@ $0.00); Acquired by gift 24,440 shares (@ $0.00).
• Shares owned after transactions: 291,415 total reported shares; 44,640 of those are unvested restricted stock units (RSUs).
• Footnotes: F1/F2 — both disposition and acquisition were made in connection with gifts under a long-term estate planning strategy. F3 — clarifies the number of unvested RSUs included in the reported holdings.
• Transaction code: G = Gift. No cash proceeds; not an open-market sale or purchase.

Context Gifts are generally estate-planning or family-transfer actions and do not necessarily signal the insider’s view of the company’s near-term prospects. Because the filing shows both an equal gift disposition and gift acquisition on the same date, there is no clear change in economic exposure from these entries alone. The presence of unvested RSUs in total holdings means some reported shares are subject to vesting conditions.