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FORM 3
U. S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
(Print or Type Responses)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Arch Mineral Corporation
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
CityPlace One
(Street)
St. Louis Missouri 63141-7056
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(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
4/4/97
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3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
43-0921172
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4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Ashland Coal, Inc. (ACI)
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5. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable)
[ ] Director [ X ] 10% Owner
[ ] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)
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6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check applicable line)
[ X ] Form filed by One Reporting Person
[ ] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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FORM 3 (continued)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
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1. Title of Security 2. Amount of 3. Ownership 4. Nature of
(Instr. 4) Securities Form: Direct Indirect
Beneficially (D) or Beneficial
Owned (Instr. 4) Indirect (I) Ownership
(Instr. 5) (Instr. 5)
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No securities
beneficially owned*
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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1. Title of Derivative 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
Security (Instr. 4) (Month/Day/Year)
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Date Exercisable Expiration Date
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No securities
beneficially owned*
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3. Title and Amount of 4. Conversion 5. Ownership 6. Nature of
Securities Underlying or Exercise Form of Indirect
Derivative Security Price of Derivative Beneficial
(Instr. 4) Derivative Security: Ownership
Security Direct (D) (Instr. 5)
========================= or Indirect
Title Amount or (I)
Number of (Instr. 5)
Shares
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Explanation of Responses:
* This Form 3 is being filed because the Reporting Person has entered into a
Voting Agreement dated as of April 4, 1997 pursuant to which a certain
stockholder of the Issuer whose aggregate beneficial ownership of the Issuer's
Common Stock and Class B Preferred Stock exceeds 10% has agreed to vote its
respective shares in favor of a pending combination between the Reporting Person
and the Issuer. As a result of such Voting Agreement, the Reporting Person may
be deemed to have shared beneficial ownership of such shares of the Issuer's
Common Stock and Class B Preferred Stock for purposes of Section 13(d) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended ("Exchange Act"). The Reporting
Person disclaims beneficial ownership of any equity securities of the Issuer,
and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is
the beneficial owner of any such equity securities for the purposes of Section
16 of the Exchange Act.
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a)
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Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
/s/ Jeffry N. Quinn April 14, 1997
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Signature of Reporting Person Date
Jeffry N. Quinn,
Senior Vice President, Secretary and
General Counsel
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