Contura Announces Board Member Resignation

BRISTOL, Tenn., Feb. 13, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Contura Energy, Inc., a leading U.S. coal supplier, today announced that Jonathan Segal has resigned from the company's Board of Directors, effective February 13, 2018, in order to focus on other business obligations.

Mr. Segal joined the Board in July 2016 and currently serves as managing director of, and portfolio manager for, Highbridge Capital Management, LLC. 

"On behalf of my fellow directors, the company's management team, and shareholders, I'd like to thank Jon for the significant contributions he made during his service on Contura's Board," said Chairman Neale Trangucci. "Jon's financial acumen and experience with complex corporate restructuring efforts brought invaluable insight to our organization during the company's formation, successful launch, and first 18 months of productive operation. We wish him the best in his future endeavors."

ABOUT CONTURA ENERGYContura Energy is a private, Tennessee-based coal supplier with affiliate mining operations across major coal basins in Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia. With customers across the globe, high-quality reserves and significant port capacity, Contura Energy reliably supplies both metallurgical coal to produce steel and thermal coal to generate power. For more information, visit www.conturaenergy.com.   

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