UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

__________________________________

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO

~~PURSUANT TO~~ SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): ~~May~~June 127, 2017

ARMSTRONG ENERGY, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	333-191182	20-8015664
(State or other jurisdiction of	(Commission	(I.R.S. Employer
(State or other jurisdiction ofincorporation)	(CommissionFile Number)	(I.R.S. EmployerIdentification No.)
incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

7733 Forsyth Boulevard, Suite 1625
St. Louis, Missouri	63105
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

7733 Forsyth Boulevard, Suite 1625

St. Louis, Missouri 63105

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(314) 721-8202

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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:

[ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act. [ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act. ~~[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act. [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act.~~

[ ~~Indicate~~] Pre-commencement bycommunications ~~check~~pursuant ~~mark~~to ~~whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in as defined in~~ Rule ~~405~~14d-2(b) ofunder the ~~Securities~~Exchange Act ~~of 1933 (§ 230~~.~~405~~ of[ ~~this~~] Pre-commencement ~~chapter)~~communications orpursuant to Rule ~~12b~~13e-24(c) ofunder the ~~Securities~~ Exchange Act ~~of 1934 (§ 240~~.~~12b-2 of this chapter).~~

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company x

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 13(a) of the Exchange Act. x

Item 25.0207. ~~Results~~ Submission of ~~Operations~~Matters ~~and~~to ~~Financial~~a ~~Condition.~~Vote of Security Holders

On ~~May~~June 127, 2017, Armstrong Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) ~~issued~~held a ~~press~~Special ~~release~~Meeting ~~announcing~~of ~~its~~Shareholders ~~financial~~(the “Special Meeting”) at which the Company’s shareholders approved the adoption of the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and adopted the Second Amended and Restated Bylaws. The final results for the ~~three~~matters ~~months~~submitted ~~ended~~to ~~March 31,~~a ~~2017~~vote of shareholders at the Special Meeting are listed below. Broker Anon-votes ~~copy~~are ofnot ~~this~~shown ~~press~~because ~~release~~there is ~~attached~~no ~~hereto~~public astrading ~~Exhibit~~market ~~99.1~~for the Company’s Common Stock, and ~~incorporated~~no ~~herein~~brokers byhold ~~reference~~shares for any underlying beneficial owners of such shares.

~~The~~Proposal ~~information reported under this Item 2.02 of Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.~~1,: To isapprove ~~being furnished and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for~~ the ~~purposes~~adoption of ~~Section 18 of~~ the ~~Securities~~Amended ~~Exchange~~and ~~Act~~Restated ofCertificate ~~1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities~~ of such section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filingIncorporation.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.



Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions
21,373,177	—	510,047

Proposal 2: To adopt the Second Amended and Restated Bylaws.



Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions
21,373,177	—	510,047

Copies of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Second Amended and Restated Bylaws are attached hereto as Exhibits 3.1 and 3.3, respectively. Copies of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Second Amended and Restated Bylaws marked to show the amendments are attached hereto as Exhibits 3.2 and 3.4, respectively.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.		Description of Exhibit
ExhibitNumber	Description of Exhibit
99.1		Press release issued by Armstrong Energy, Inc. dated May 12, 2017.
3.1	Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation.
3.2	Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, marked to show amendments.
3.3	Second Amended and Restated Bylaws.
3.4	Second Amended and Restated Bylaws, marked to show amendments.

~~SIGNATURES~~SIGNATURE

Pursuant 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.

Dated: ~~May~~ June 127, ~~20175~~2017



ARMSTRONG ENERGY, INC. (Registrant)


By:		/s/ Jeffrey F. Winnick
Name:		Jeffrey F. Winnick
Title:		Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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