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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

Amendment No. 1
to

FORM T-3

FOR APPLICATIONS FOR QUALIFICATION OF INDENTURES
UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939

GRAPHIC

Cloud Peak Energy Resources LLC
Cloud Peak Energy Finance Corp.
(Issuers)

Cloud Peak Energy Inc.
(Parent Guarantor)

Antelope Coal LLC
Arrowhead I LLC
Arrowhead II LLC
Arrowhead III LLC
Big Metal Coal Co. LLC
Caballo Rojo Holdings LLC
Caballo Rojo LLC
Cloud Peak Energy Logistics LLC
Cloud Peak Energy Logistics I LLC
Cloud Peak Energy Services Company
Cordero Mining Holdings LLC
Cordero Mining LLC
Cordero Oil and Gas LLC
Kennecott Coal Sales LLC
NERCO Coal LLC
NERCO Coal Sales LLC
NERCO LLC
Prospect Land and Development LLC
Resource Development LLC
Sequatchie Valley Coal Corporation
Spring Creek Coal LLC
Western Minerals LLC
Youngs Creek Holdings I LLC
Youngs Creek Holdings II LLC
Youngs Creek Mining Company, LLC
(Subsidiary Guarantors)

(Name of applicants)

505 S. Gillette Ave.
Gillette, Wyoming, 82716
(307) 687-6000
(Address of principal executive offices)

Securities to be Issued Under the Indenture to be Qualified

Title of Class   Amount
12.00% Senior Secured Notes due 2021   Up to $400,000,000 aggregate principal amount(1)

             Approximate date of proposed exchange offers:

             The exchange offers commenced on September 12, 2016 and will expire at 11:59 pm, New York City time, on October 12, 2016, unless extended or earlier terminated by the Issuers:

Name and address of agent for service:

Colin Marshall
Chief Executive Officer
Cloud Peak Energy Inc.
505 S. Gillette Ave.
Gillette, Wyoming, 82716
(307) 687-6000



With copies to:

Shelly A. Barber
Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.
26th Floor
New York, New York 10103
(212) 237-0000
(212) 237-0100 (fax)

 

Bryan Pechersky, Esq.
Cloud Peak Energy Inc.
385 Interlocken Crescent, Suite 400
Broomfield, Colorado 80021
(720) 566-2900



             The Applicants (as defined below) hereby amend this application for qualification on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effectiveness until: (i) the 20th day after the filing of an amendment that specifically states that it shall supersede this application, or (ii) such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to Section 307(c) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the "Trust Indenture Act"), may determine upon written request.


(1)
The 12.00% Senior Secured Notes due 2021 will be issued in transactions exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933 as amended (the "Securities Act"), pursuant to the provisions of Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act. The amount of 12.00% Senior Secured Notes due 2021 to be issued in such transactions in reliance upon Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act may be less than $400,000,000.

   


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Explanatory Note

    3  

General

    3  

Affiliations

    4  

Management and Control

    5  

Underwriters

    19  

Capital Securities

    21  

Indenture Securities

    24  

Signature

    32  

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

        This Amendment No. 1 to Form T-3 (this "Amendment") is being filed to amend the form of indenture for the New Secured Notes (as defined below) filed as Exhibit T3C hereto. This Amendment is not intended to amend or delete any other part of the Form T-3.


GENERAL

1.     General Information

Name of Applicant
  Form of Organization   State of Organization

Cloud Peak Energy Resources LLC

  Limited Liability Company   Delaware

Cloud Peak Energy Finance Corp. 

  Corporation   Delaware

Cloud Peak Energy Inc. 

  Corporation   Delaware

Antelope Coal LLC

  Limited Liability Company   Delaware

Arrowhead I LLC

  Limited Liability Company   Delaware

Arrowhead II LLC

  Limited Liability Company   Delaware

Arrowhead III LLC

  Limited Liability Company   Delaware

Big Metal Coal Co. LLC

  Limited Liability Company   Delaware

Caballo Rojo Holdings LLC

  Limited Liability Company   Delaware

Caballo Rojo LLC

  Limited Liability Company   Delaware

Cloud Peak Energy Logistics LLC

  Limited Liability Company   Oregon

Cloud Peak Energy Logistics I LLC

  Limited Liability Company   Delaware

Cloud Peak Energy Services Company

  Corporation   Delaware

Cordero Mining Holdings LLC

  Limited Liability Company   Delaware

Cordero Mining LLC

  Limited Liability Company   Delaware

Cordero Oil and Gas LLC

  Limited Liability Company   Delaware

Kennecott Coal Sales LLC

  Limited Liability Company   Oregon

NERCO Coal LLC

  Limited Liability Company   Delaware

NERCO Coal Sales LLC

  Limited Liability Company   Tennessee

NERCO LLC

  Limited Liability Company   Delaware

Prospect Land and Development LLC

  Limited Liability Company   Oregon

Resource Development LLC

  Limited Liability Company   Washington

Sequatchie Valley Coal Corporation

  Corporation   Tennessee

Spring Creek Coal LLC

  Limited Liability Company   Delaware

Western Minerals LLC

  Limited Liability Company   Oregon

Youngs Creek Holdings I LLC

  Limited Liability Company   Delaware

Youngs Creek Holdings II LLC

  Limited Liability Company   Delaware

Youngs Creek Mining Company, LLC

  Limited Liability Company   Delaware

        Cloud Peak Energy Resources LLC (the "Company") and Cloud Peak Energy Finance Corp. are referred to herein collectively as the "Issuers". Each of the other foregoing entitles are referred to herein collectively as the "Guarantors." The Issuers and the Guarantors are referred to herein collectively as the "Applicants."

2.     Securities Act Exemption Applicable

        In accordance with the terms of the Offer to Exchange dated September 12, 2016, attached hereto as Exhibit T3E, the Issuers intend to exchange (the "Exchange Offers") up to $400,000,000 aggregate principal amount (subject to increase by the Issuers) of any validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn) outstanding 8.50% Senior Notes due 2019 (the "2019 Notes") and 6.375% Senior Notes due 2024 (the "2024 Notes" and, together with the 2019 Notes, the "Old Notes") that were issued by the Issuers and guaranteed by the Guarantors for 12.00% Senior Secured Notes due 2021 (the "New

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Secured Notes") to be issued by the Issuers and guaranteed by the Guarantors. The Exchange Offers will be conducted in reliance on Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act.

        Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act provides an exemption from registration when an issuer issues new securities exclusively to its existing security holders in exchange for its own outstanding securities. This exemption is available when (i) the new and outstanding securities are issued by the same obligors, (ii) the exchange offer is made only to existing security holders, (iii) no commission or other remuneration is paid for solicitation in connection with the exchange offer, and (iv) no cash or non-cash consideration other than the securities to be exchanged is required to be paid by security holders to participate in the exchange offer.

        The Old Notes were issued by the Issuers and fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the Guarantors. The Issuers will issue the New Secured Notes to be exchanged for the Old Notes, and the Guarantors will fully and unconditionally guarantee the New Secured Notes. Accordingly, the Issuers and the Guarantors were all obligors under, and issuers of, the Old Notes or related guarantees, and will be obligors under, and issuers of, the New Secured Notes or related guarantees. The Exchange Offers will be made only to existing holders of the Old Notes. There have not been nor are there to be any sales of securities of the same class by any of the Applicants, or by or through an underwriter, at or about the same time as the Exchange Offers. No commission or other remuneration has been or will be paid, directly or indirectly, for soliciting exchanges pursuant to the Exchange Offers, and no consideration has been, or is to be given, directly or indirectly, to any person in connection with the transaction, except for customary fees and expenses paid to the Issuers' legal advisors, the trustee under the Indenture to be qualified (the "New Secured Notes Indenture"), and an information agent and exchange agent for the transaction. Regular employees, officers and directors of the Issuers and their affiliates, who will not receive additional compensation, may provide information concerning the Exchange Offers. No cash or non-cash consideration other than surrender of the Old Notes to be exchanged will be required to be paid by the holders of the Old Notes to participate in the Exchange Offers.


AFFILIATIONS

3.     Affiliates

        (a)   For purposes of this Application only, certain directors and executive officers of the Applicants may be deemed to be "affiliates" of the Applicants by virtue of their positions with the Applicants. See Item 4, "Directors and Executive Officers."

        (b)   All of the Applicants are affiliates of each other. Cloud Peak Energy Resources LLC ("CPE Resources") is the wholly-owned direct subsidiary of Cloud Peak Energy Inc. All the other Applicants set forth in the list below are the direct and indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries of CPE Resources. The entities set forth below which are not Applicants are owned, directly or indirectly, by CPE Resources in

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the percentages set forth below. Please see Exhibit T3G attached hereto for an organizational chart indicating the affiliations of the Applicants.

Name of Subsidiary
  State or Other
Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or
Organization
  Ownership Percentage  

Antelope Coal LLC

  Delaware     100 %

Arrowhead I LLC

  Delaware     100 %

Arrowhead II LLC

  Delaware     100 %

Arrowhead III LLC

  Delaware     100 %

Big Metal Coal Co. LLC

  Delaware     100 %

Caballo Rojo Holdings LLC

  Delaware     100 %

Caballo Rojo LLC

  Delaware     100 %

Cloud Peak Energy Finance Corp. 

  Delaware     100 %

Cloud Peak Energy Logistics LLC

  Oregon     100 %

Cloud Peak Energy Logistics I LLC

  Delaware     100 %

Cloud Peak Energy Services Company

  Delaware     100 %

Cordero Mining Holdings LLC

  Delaware     100 %

Cordero Mining LLC

  Delaware     100 %

Cordero Oil and Gas LLC

  Delaware     100 %

Kennecott Coal Sales LLC

  Oregon     100 %

NERCO Coal LLC

  Delaware     100 %

NERCO Coal Sales LLC

  Tennessee     100 %

NERCO LLC

  Delaware     100 %

Prospect Land and Development LLC

  Oregon     100 %

Resource Development LLC

  Washington     100 %

Sequatchie Valley Coal Corporation

  Tennessee     100 %

Spring Creek Coal LLC

  Delaware     100 %

Western Minerals LLC

  Oregon     100 %

Youngs Creek Holdings I LLC

  Delaware     100 %

Youngs Creek Holdings II LLC

  Delaware     100 %

Youngs Creek Mining Company, LLC

  Delaware     100 %

Cloud Peak Energy Receivables LLC

  Delaware     100 %

Pacific International Terminals, LLC

  Delaware     49 %

The Interstate Ditch Company

  Wyoming     59.68 %

Venture Fuels Partnership

  Colorado     50 %

Wyoming Quality Healthcare Coalition, LLC

  Delaware     33.3 %

        (c)   Certain persons may be deemed to be "affiliates" of the Applicants by virtue of their holdings of the voting securities of the Applicants. See Item 5, "Principal Owners of Voting Securities."


MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL

4.     Directors and Executive Officers

        The following table lists the name of, and offices held by, each director and executive officer of the Applicants as of the date hereof. The mailing address of each director and executive officer is: c/o Cloud Peak Energy Inc., 505 S. Gillette Ave., Gillette, Wyoming, 82716.

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(1)
Cloud Peak Energy Inc.

Name
  Office

Colin Marshall

  President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

Heath Hill

  Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

Gary Rivenes

  Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer

Bryan Pechersky

  Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Bruce Jones

  Senior Vice President, Technical Services

Cary Martin

  Senior Vice President, Human Resources

Todd Myers

  Senior Vice President, Marketing and Business Development

Kendall Carbone

  Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

John Stranak

  Vice President of Finance, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary

Matthew Adams

  Vice President, Tax

William Fox III

  Chairman of the Board of Directors

Patrick Condon

  Director

Jeane Hull

  Director

Steven Nance

  Director

William Owens

  Director

Robert Skaggs

  Director
(2)
Antelope Coal LLC

Name
  Office

Colin Marshall

  President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

Heath Hill

  Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director

Gary Rivenes

  Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Director

Bryan Pechersky

  Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Bruce Jones

  Senior Vice President, Technical Services

Cary Martin

  Senior Vice President, Human Resources

Todd Myers

  Senior Vice President, Marketing and Business Development

Kendall Carbone

  Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

John Stranak

  Vice President of Finance, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary

Matthew Adams

  Vice President, Tax
(3)
Arrowhead I LLC

Name
  Office

Colin Marshall

  President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

Heath Hill

  Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director

Gary Rivenes

  Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Director

Bryan Pechersky

  Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Bruce Jones

  Senior Vice President, Technical Services

Cary Martin

  Senior Vice President, Human Resources

Todd Myers

  Senior Vice President, Marketing and Business Development

Kendall Carbone

  Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

John Stranak

  Vice President of Finance, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary

Matthew Adams

  Vice President, Tax

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(4)
Arrowhead II LLC

Name
  Office

Colin Marshall

  President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

Heath Hill

  Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director

Gary Rivenes

  Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Director

Bryan Pechersky

  Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Bruce Jones

  Senior Vice President, Technical Services

Cary Martin

  Senior Vice President, Human Resources

Todd Myers

  Senior Vice President, Marketing and Business Development

Kendall Carbone

  Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

John Stranak

  Vice President of Finance, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary

Matthew Adams

  Vice President, Tax
(5)
Arrowhead III LLC

Name
  Office

Colin Marshall

  President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

Heath Hill

  Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director

Gary Rivenes

  Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Director

Bryan Pechersky

  Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Bruce Jones

  Senior Vice President, Technical Services

Cary Martin

  Senior Vice President, Human Resources

Todd Myers

  Senior Vice President, Marketing and Business Development

Kendall Carbone

  Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

John Stranak

  Vice President of Finance, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary

Matthew Adams

  Vice President, Tax
(6)
Big Metal Coal Co. LLC

Name
  Office

Colin Marshall

  President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

Heath Hill

  Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director

Gary Rivenes

  Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Director

Bryan Pechersky

  Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Bruce Jones

  Senior Vice President, Technical Services

Cary Martin

  Senior Vice President, Human Resources

Todd Myers

  Senior Vice President, Marketing and Business Development

Kendall Carbone

  Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

John Stranak

  Vice President of Finance, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary

Matthew Adams

  Vice President, Tax

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(7)
Caballo Rojo Holdings LLC

Name
  Office

Colin Marshall

  President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

Heath Hill

  Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director

Gary Rivenes

  Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Director

Bryan Pechersky

  Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Bruce Jones

  Senior Vice President, Technical Services

Cary Martin

  Senior Vice President, Human Resources

Todd Myers

  Senior Vice President, Marketing and Business Development

Kendall Carbone

  Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

John Stranak

  Vice President of Finance, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary

Matthew Adams

  Vice President, Tax
(8)
Caballo Rojo LLC

Name
  Office

Colin Marshall

  President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

Heath Hill

  Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director

Gary Rivenes

  Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Director

Bryan Pechersky

  Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Bruce Jones

  Senior Vice President, Technical Services

Cary Martin

  Senior Vice President, Human Resources

Todd Myers

  Senior Vice President, Marketing and Business Development

Kendall Carbone

  Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

John Stranak

  Vice President of Finance, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary

Matthew Adams

  Vice President, Tax
(9)
Cloud Peak Energy Finance Corp.

Name
  Office

Colin Marshall

  President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

Heath Hill

  Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director

Gary Rivenes

  Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Bryan Pechersky

  Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Bruce Jones

  Senior Vice President, Technical Services

Cary Martin

  Senior Vice President, Human Resources

Todd Myers

  Senior Vice President, Marketing and Business Development, and Director

Kendall Carbone

  Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

John Stranak

  Vice President of Finance, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary

Matthew Adams

  Vice President, Tax

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(10)
Cloud Peak Energy Logistics LLC

Name
  Office

Colin Marshall

  President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

Heath Hill

  Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director

Gary Rivenes

  Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Bryan Pechersky

  Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Bruce Jones

  Senior Vice President, Technical Services

Cary Martin

  Senior Vice President, Human Resources

Todd Myers

  Senior Vice President, Marketing and Business Development, and Director

Kendall Carbone

  Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

John Stranak

  Vice President of Finance, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary

Matthew Adams

  Vice President, Tax
(11)
Cloud Peak Energy Logistics I LLC

Name
  Office

Colin Marshall

  President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

Heath Hill

  Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director

Gary Rivenes

  Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Director

Bryan Pechersky

  Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Bruce Jones

  Senior Vice President, Technical Services

Cary Martin

  Senior Vice President, Human Resources

Todd Myers

  Senior Vice President, Marketing and Business Development

Kendall Carbone

  Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

John Stranak

  Vice President of Finance, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary

Matthew Adams

  Vice President, Tax
(12)
Cloud Peak Energy Resources LLC

Name
  Office

Colin Marshall

  President and Chief Executive Officer

Heath Hill

  Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Gary Rivenes

  Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Bryan Pechersky

  Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Bruce Jones

  Senior Vice President, Technical Services

Cary Martin

  Senior Vice President, Human Resources

Todd Myers

  Senior Vice President, Marketing and Business Development

Kendall Carbone

  Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

John Stranak

  Vice President of Finance, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary

Matthew Adams

  Vice President, Tax

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(13)
Cloud Peak Energy Services Company

Name
  Office

Colin Marshall

  President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

Heath Hill

  Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director

Gary Rivenes

  Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Bryan Pechersky

  Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Bruce Jones

  Senior Vice President, Technical Services

Cary Martin

  Senior Vice President, Human Resources

Todd Myers

  Senior Vice President, Marketing and Business Development, and Director

Kendall Carbone

  Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

John Stranak

  Vice President of Finance, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary

Matthew Adams

  Vice President, Tax
(14)
Cordero Mining Holdings LLC

Name
  Office

Colin Marshall

  President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

Heath Hill

  Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director

Gary Rivenes

  Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Director

Bryan Pechersky

  Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Bruce Jones

  Senior Vice President, Technical Services

Cary Martin

  Senior Vice President, Human Resources

Todd Myers

  Senior Vice President, Marketing and Business Development

Kendall Carbone

  Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

John Stranak

  Vice President of Finance, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary

Matthew Adams

  Vice President, Tax
(15)
Cordero Mining LLC

Name
  Office

Colin Marshall

  President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

Heath Hill

  Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director

Gary Rivenes

  Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Director

Bryan Pechersky

  Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Bruce Jones

  Senior Vice President, Technical Services

Cary Martin

  Senior Vice President, Human Resources

Todd Myers

  Senior Vice President, Marketing and Business Development

Kendall Carbone

  Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

John Stranak

  Vice President of Finance, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary

Matthew Adams

  Vice President, Tax

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Cordero Oil and Gas LLC

Name
  Office

Colin Marshall

  President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

Heath Hill

  Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director

Gary Rivenes

  Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Director

Bryan Pechersky

  Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Bruce Jones

  Senior Vice President, Technical Services

Cary Martin

  Senior Vice President, Human Resources

Todd Myers

  Senior Vice President, Marketing and Business Development

Kendall Carbone

  Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

John Stranak

  Vice President of Finance, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary

Matthew Adams

  Vice President, Tax
(17)
Kennecott Coal Sales LLC

Name
  Office

Colin Marshall

  President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

Heath Hill

  Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director

Gary Rivenes

  Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Bryan Pechersky

  Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Bruce Jones

  Senior Vice President, Technical Services

Cary Martin

  Senior Vice President, Human Resources

Todd Myers

  Senior Vice President, Marketing and Business Development, and Director

Kendall Carbone

  Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

John Stranak

  Vice President of Finance, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary

Matthew Adams

  Vice President, Tax
(18)
NERCO Coal LLC

Name
  Office

Colin Marshall

  President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

Heath Hill

  Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director

Gary Rivenes

  Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Bryan Pechersky

  Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Bruce Jones

  Senior Vice President, Technical Services

Cary Martin

  Senior Vice President, Human Resources

Todd Myers

  Senior Vice President, Marketing and Business Development, and Director

Kendall Carbone

  Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

John Stranak

  Vice President of Finance, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary

Matthew Adams

  Vice President, Tax

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NERCO Coal Sales LLC

Name
  Office

Colin Marshall

  President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

Heath Hill

  Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director

Gary Rivenes

  Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Bryan Pechersky

  Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Bruce Jones

  Senior Vice President, Technical Services

Cary Martin

  Senior Vice President, Human Resources

Todd Myers

  Senior Vice President, Marketing and Business Development, and Director

Kendall Carbone

  Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

John Stranak

  Vice President of Finance, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary

Matthew Adams

  Vice President, Tax
(20)
NERCO LLC

Name
  Office

Colin Marshall

  President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

Heath Hill

  Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director

Gary Rivenes

  Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Bryan Pechersky

  Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Bruce Jones

  Senior Vice President, Technical Services

Cary Martin

  Senior Vice President, Human Resources

Todd Myers

  Senior Vice President, Marketing and Business Development, and Director

Kendall Carbone

  Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

John Stranak

  Vice President of Finance, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary

Matthew Adams

  Vice President, Tax
(21)
Prospect Land and Development LLC

Name
  Office

Colin Marshall

  President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

Heath Hill

  Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director

Gary Rivenes

  Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Bryan Pechersky

  Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Bruce Jones

  Senior Vice President, Technical Services

Cary Martin

  Senior Vice President, Human Resources

Todd Myers

  Senior Vice President, Marketing and Business Development, and Director

Kendall Carbone

  Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

John Stranak

  Vice President of Finance, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary

Matthew Adams

  Vice President, Tax

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Resource Development LLC

Name
  Office

Colin Marshall

  President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

Heath Hill

  Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director

Gary Rivenes

  Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Bryan Pechersky

  Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Bruce Jones

  Senior Vice President, Technical Services

Cary Martin

  Senior Vice President, Human Resources

Todd Myers

  Senior Vice President, Marketing and Business Development, and Director

Kendall Carbone

  Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

John Stranak

  Vice President of Finance, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary

Matthew Adams

  Vice President, Tax
(23)
Sequatchie Valley Coal Corporation

Name
  Office

Colin Marshall

  President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

Heath Hill

  Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director

Gary Rivenes

  Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Bryan Pechersky

  Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Bruce Jones

  Senior Vice President, Technical Services

Cary Martin

  Senior Vice President, Human Resources

Todd Myers

  Senior Vice President, Marketing and Business Development, and Director

Kendall Carbone

  Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

John Stranak

  Vice President of Finance, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary

Matthew Adams

  Vice President, Tax
(24)
Spring Creek Coal LLC

Name
  Office

Colin Marshall

  President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

Heath Hill

  Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director

Gary Rivenes

  Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Director

Bryan Pechersky

  Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Bruce Jones

  Senior Vice President, Technical Services

Cary Martin

  Senior Vice President, Human Resources

Todd Myers

  Senior Vice President, Marketing and Business Development

Kendall Carbone

  Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

John Stranak

  Vice President of Finance, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary

Matthew Adams

  Vice President, Tax

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Western Minerals LLC

Name
  Office

Colin Marshall

  President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

Heath Hill

  Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director

Gary Rivenes

  Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Bryan Pechersky

  Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Bruce Jones

  Senior Vice President, Technical Services

Cary Martin

  Senior Vice President, Human Resources

Todd Myers

  Senior Vice President, Marketing and Business Development, and Director

Kendall Carbone

  Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

John Stranak

  Vice President of Finance, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary

Matthew Adams

  Vice President, Tax
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Youngs Creek Holdings I LLC

Name
  Office

Colin Marshall

  President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

Heath Hill

  Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director

Gary Rivenes

  Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Director

Bryan Pechersky

  Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Bruce Jones

  Senior Vice President, Technical Services

Cary Martin

  Senior Vice President, Human Resources

Todd Myers

  Senior Vice President, Marketing and Business Development

Kendall Carbone

  Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

John Stranak

  Vice President of Finance, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary

Matthew Adams

  Vice President, Tax
(27)
Youngs Creek Holdings II LLC

Name
  Office

Colin Marshall

  President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

Heath Hill

  Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director

Gary Rivenes

  Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Director

Bryan Pechersky

  Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Bruce Jones

  Senior Vice President, Technical Services

Cary Martin

  Senior Vice President, Human Resources

Todd Myers

  Senior Vice President, Marketing and Business Development

Kendall Carbone

  Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

John Stranak

  Vice President of Finance, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary

Matthew Adams

  Vice President, Tax

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(28)
Youngs Creek Mining Company LLC

Name
  Office

Colin Marshall

  President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

Heath Hill

  Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director

Gary Rivenes

  Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Director

Bryan Pechersky

  Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Bruce Jones

  Senior Vice President, Technical Services

Cary Martin

  Senior Vice President, Human Resources

Todd Myers

  Senior Vice President, Marketing and Business Development

Kendall Carbone

  Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

John Stranak

  Vice President of Finance, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary

Matthew Adams

  Vice President, Tax

5.     Principal Owners of Voting Securities

        The principal owners of 10% or more of the voting securities for each Applicant as of September 8, 2016 are set forth in the table below. The address for each of the owners of voting securities listed below is 505 S. Gillette Ave., Gillette, Wyoming, 82716.

(1)
Cloud Peak Energy Inc.

        To the knowledge of the Applicants, no person owns 10% or more of the voting securities of Cloud Peak Energy Inc. as of September 8, 2016.

(2)
Antelope Coal LLC

Name and Complete Mailing Address
  Title of
Class Owned
  Amount
Owned
  Percentage of
Voting Securities
Owned
 

NERCO Coal LLC

  Membership Units     100     100 %
(3)
Arrowhead I LLC

Name and Complete Mailing Address
  Title of
Class Owned
  Amount
Owned
  Percentage of
Voting Securities
Owned
 

NERCO Coal LLC

  Membership Units     100     100 %
(4)
Arrowhead II LLC

Name and Complete Mailing Address
  Title of
Class Owned
  Amount
Owned
  Percentage of
Voting Securities
Owned
 

Arrowhead I LLC

  Membership Units     100     100 %
(5)
Arrowhead III LLC

Name and Complete Mailing Address
  Title of
Class Owned
  Amount
Owned
  Percentage of
Voting Securities
Owned
 

Arrowhead I LLC

  Membership Units     100     100 %

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(6)
Big Metal Coal Co. LLC

Name and Complete Mailing Address
  Title of
Class Owned
  Amount
Owned
  Percentage of
Voting Securities
Owned
 

NERCO Coal LLC

  Membership Units     100     100 %
(7)
Caballo Rojo Holdings LLC

Name and Complete Mailing Address
  Title of
Class Owned
  Amount
Owned
  Percentage of
Voting Securities
Owned
 

Cloud Peak Energy Resources LLC

  Membership Units     998 units     99.8 %

Cloud Peak Energy Services Company

  Membership Units     2 units     0.2 %
(8)
Caballo Rojo LLC

Name and Complete Mailing Address
  Title of
Class Owned
  Amount
Owned
  Percentage of
Voting Securities
Owned
 

Caballo Rojo Holdings LLC

  Membership Units     100     100 %
(9)
Cloud Peak Energy Finance Corp.

Name and Complete Mailing Address
  Title of
Class Owned
  Amount
Owned
  Percentage of
Voting Securities
Owned
 

Cloud Peak Energy Resources LLC

  Common Stock     1     100 %
(10)
Cloud Peak Energy Logistics LLC

Name and Complete Mailing Address
  Title of
Class Owned
  Amount
Owned
  Percentage of
Voting Securities
Owned
 

NERCO Coal LLC

  Membership Units     100     100 %
(11)
Cloud Peak Energy Logistics I LLC

Name and Complete Mailing Address
  Title of
Class Owned
  Amount
Owned
  Percentage of
Voting Securities
Owned
 

Cloud Peak Energy Logistics LLC

  Membership Units     100     100 %
(12)
Cloud Peak Energy Resources LLC

Name and Complete Mailing Address
  Title of
Class Owned
  Amount
Owned
  Percentage of
Voting Securities
Owned
 

Cloud Peak Energy Inc. 

  Common Membership Units     61,455,405     100 %

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(13)
Cloud Peak Energy Services Company

Name and Complete Mailing Address
  Title of
Class Owned
  Amount
Owned
  Percentage of
Voting Securities
Owned
 

Cloud Peak Energy Resources LLC

  Common Stock     1     100 %
(14)
Cordero Mining Holdings LLC

Name and Complete Mailing Address
  Title of
Class Owned
  Amount
Owned
  Percentage of
Voting Securities
Owned
 

Cloud Peak Energy Resources LLC

  Membership Units     998 units     99.8 %

Cloud Peak Energy Services Company

  Membership Units     2 units     0.2 %
(15)
Cordero Mining LLC

Name and Complete Mailing Address
  Title of
Class Owned
  Amount
Owned
  Percentage of
Voting Securities
Owned
 

Cordero Mining Holdings LLC

  Membership Units     100     100 %
(16)
Cordero Oil and Gas LLC

Name and Complete Mailing Address
  Title of
Class Owned
  Amount
Owned
  Percentage of
Voting Securities
Owned
 

Cordero Mining LLC

  Membership Units     100     100 %
(17)
Kennecott Coal Sales LLC

Name and Complete Mailing Address
  Title of
Class Owned
  Amount
Owned
  Percentage of
Voting Securities
Owned
 

NERCO Coal LLC

  Membership Units     100     100 %
(18)
NERCO Coal LLC

Name and Complete Mailing Address
  Title of
Class Owned
  Amount
Owned
  Percentage of
Voting Securities
Owned
 

NERCO LLC

  Membership Units     100     100 %
(19)
NERCO Coal Sales LLC

Name and Complete Mailing Address
  Title of
Class Owned
  Amount
Owned
  Percentage of
Voting Securities
Owned
 

NERCO Coal LLC

  Membership Units     100     100 %

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(20)
NERCO LLC

Name and Complete Mailing Address
  Title of
Class Owned
  Amount
Owned
  Percentage of
Voting Securities
Owned
 

Cloud Peak Energy Resources LLC

  Membership Units     998 units     99.8 %

Cloud Peak Energy Services Company

  Membership Units     2 units     0.2 %
(21)
Prospect Land and Development LLC

Name and Complete Mailing Address
  Title of
Class Owned
  Amount
Owned
  Percentage of
Voting Securities
Owned
 

NERCO Coal LLC

  Membership Units     100     100 %
(22)
Resource Development LLC

Name and Complete Mailing Address
  Title of
Class Owned
  Amount
Owned
  Percentage of
Voting Securities
Owned
 

NERCO Coal LLC

  Membership Units     100     100 %
(23)
Sequatchie Valley Coal Corporation

Name and Complete Mailing Address
  Title of
Class Owned
  Amount
Owned
  Percentage of
Voting Securities
Owned
 

NERCO Coal LLC

  Common Stock     2,000     100 %
(24)
Spring Creek Coal LLC

Name and Complete Mailing Address
  Title of
Class Owned
  Amount
Owned
  Percentage of
Voting Securities
Owned
 

NERCO Coal LLC

  Membership Units     100     100 %
(25)
Western Minerals LLC

Name and Complete Mailing Address
  Title of
Class Owned
  Amount
Owned
  Percentage of
Voting Securities
Owned
 

NERCO Coal LLC

  Membership Units     100     100 %
(26)
Youngs Creek Holdings I LLC

Name and Complete Mailing Address
  Title of
Class Owned
  Amount
Owned
  Percentage of
Voting Securities
Owned
 

Arrowhead II LLC

  Membership Units     100     100 %

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(27)
Youngs Creek Holdings II LLC

Name and Complete Mailing Address
  Title of
Class Owned
  Amount
Owned
  Percentage of
Voting Securities
Owned
 

Arrowhead III LLC

  Membership Units     100     100 %
(28)
Youngs Creek Mining Company LLC

Name and Complete Mailing Address
  Title of
Class Owned
  Amount
Owned
  Percentage of
Voting Securities
Owned
 

Youngs Creek Holdings I LLC

  Membership Interest(1)     N/A     50 %

Youngs Creek Holdings II LLC

  Membership Interest(1)     N/A     50 %

(1)
Expressed as a percentage interest and not in units.


UNDERWRITERS

6.     Underwriters

        (a)   The name and complete mailing address of each person who, within three years prior to the date of filing this application, acted as an underwriter of any securities of the Applicants which are

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outstanding on the date of filing this application are listed below, along with the title of each class of securities underwritten by the underwriter.

Name and Address
  Title of Class of Securities Underwritten
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
200 West Street
New York, New York 10282
  6.375% Senior Notes due 2024 issued by the Issuers

RBC Capital Markets, LLC
Three World Financial Center
200 Vesey Street, 9th Floor
New York, NY 10281

 

6.375% Senior Notes due 2024 issued by the Issuers

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
383 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10179

 

6.375% Senior Notes due 2024 issued by the Issuers

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
Eleven Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10010

 

6.375% Senior Notes due 2024 issued by the Issuers

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
60 Wall Street
New York, New York 10005

 

6.375% Senior Notes due 2024 issued by the Issuers

Credit Agricole Securities (USA) Inc.
1301 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10019

 

6.375% Senior Notes due 2024 issued by the Issuers

Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
375 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10152

 

6.375% Senior Notes due 2024 issued by the Issuers

BB&T Capital Markets,
a division of BB&T Securities, LLC
901 E. Byrd Street
Richmond, Virginia 23219

 

6.375% Senior Notes due 2024 issued by the Issuers

Comerica Securities, Inc.
3551 Hamlin Road, 4th Floor
Auburn Hills, MI 48326

 

6.375% Senior Notes due 2024 issued by the Issuers

PNC Capital Markets LLC
225 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222

 

6.375% Senior Notes due 2024 issued by the Issuers

Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated
One South Street
15th Floor
Baltimore, MD 21202

 

6.375% Senior Notes due 2024 issued by the Issuers

        (b)   There is no proposed underwriter for the New Secured Notes that are proposed to be offered in the connection with the New Secured Notes Indenture that is qualified under this application.

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CAPITAL SECURITIES

7.     Capitalization

        (a)   The authorized and outstanding securities of the Applicants as of September 8, 2016 were as follows:

(1)   Cloud Peak Energy Inc.

Title of Class
  Amount Authorized   Amount Outstanding  

Common Stock

    200,000,000 shares     61,455,405 shares  

(2)   Antelope Coal LLC

Title of Class
  Amount Authorized   Amount Outstanding  

Membership Units

    100 units     100 units  

(3)   Arrowhead I LLC

Title of Class
  Amount Authorized   Amount Outstanding  

Membership Units

    100 units     100 units  

(4)   Arrowhead II LLC

Title of Class
  Amount Authorized   Amount Outstanding  

Membership Units

    100 units     100 units  

(5)   Arrowhead III LLC

Title of Class
  Amount Authorized   Amount Outstanding  

Membership Units

    100 units     100 units  

(6)   Big Metal Coal Co. LLC

Title of Class
  Amount Authorized   Amount Outstanding  

Membership Units

    100 units     100 units  

(7)   Caballo Rojo Holdings LLC

Title of Class
  Amount Authorized   Amount Outstanding  

Membership Units

    2000 units     1000 units  

(8)   Caballo Rojo LLC

Title of Class
  Amount Authorized   Amount Outstanding  

Membership Units

    100 units     100 units  

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(9)   Cloud Peak Energy Finance Corp.

Title of Class
  Amount Authorized   Amount Outstanding  

Common Stock

    1,000     1  

6.375% Senior Notes due 2024(1)

  $ 200,000,000   $ 200,000,000  

8.50% Senior Notes due 2019(1)

  $ 300,000,000   $ 300,000,000  

(1)
Aggregate principal amount. The senior notes are guaranteed by each of the Guarantors.

(10) Cloud Peak Energy Logistics LLC

Title of Class
  Amount Authorized   Amount Outstanding  

Membership Units

    100 units     100 units  

(11) Cloud Peak Energy Logistics I LLC

Title of Class
  Amount Authorized   Amount Outstanding  

Membership Units

    100 units     100 units  

(12) Cloud Peak Energy Resources LLC

Title of Class
  Amount Authorized   Amount Outstanding  

Membership Units

    200,000,000 Units     61,455,405 Units  

6.375% Senior Notes due 2024(1)

  $ 200,000,000   $ 200,000,000  

8.50% Senior Notes due 2019(1)

  $ 300,000,000   $ 300,000,000  

(1)
Aggregate principal amount. The senior notes are guaranteed by each of the Guarantors.

(13) Cloud Peak Energy Services Company

Title of Class
  Amount Authorized   Amount Outstanding  

Common Stock

    1,000     1  

(14) Cordero Mining Holdings LLC

Title of Class
  Amount Authorized   Amount Outstanding  

Membership Units

    2000 units     1000 units  

(15) Cordero Mining LLC

Title of Class
  Amount Authorized   Amount Outstanding  

Membership Units

    100 units     100 units  

(16) Cordero Oil and Gas LLC

Title of Class
  Amount Authorized   Amount Outstanding  

Membership Units

    100 units     100 units  

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(17) Kennecott Coal Sales LLC

Title of Class
  Amount Authorized   Amount Outstanding  

Membership Units

    100 units     100 units  

(18) NERCO Coal LLC

Title of Class
  Amount Authorized   Amount Outstanding  

Membership Units

    100 units     100 units  

(19) NERCO Coal Sales LLC

Title of Class
  Amount Authorized   Amount Outstanding  

Membership Units

    100 units     100 units  

(20) NERCO LLC

Title of Class
  Amount Authorized   Amount Outstanding  

Membership Units

    2000 units     1000 units  

(21) Prospect Land and Development LLC

Title of Class
  Amount Authorized   Amount Outstanding  

Membership Units

    100 units     100 units  

(22) Resource Development LLC

Title of Class
  Amount Authorized   Amount Outstanding  

Membership Units

    100 units     100 units  

(23) Sequatchie Valley Coal Corporation

Title of Class
  Amount Authorized   Amount Outstanding  

Common Stock

    2,000     2,000  

(24) Spring Creek Coal LLC

Title of Class
  Amount Authorized   Amount Outstanding  

Membership Units

    100 units     100 units  

(25) Western Minerals LLC

Title of Class
  Amount Authorized   Amount Outstanding  

Membership Units

    100 units     100 units  

(26) Youngs Creek Holdings I LLC

Title of Class
  Amount Authorized   Amount Outstanding  

Membership Units

    100 units     100 units  

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(27) Youngs Creek Holdings II LLC

Title of Class
  Amount Authorized   Amount Outstanding  

Membership Units

    100 units     100 units  

(28) Youngs Creek Mining Company LLC

Title of Class
  Amount Authorized   Amount Outstanding  

Membership Interests(1)

    N/A     N/A  

(1)
Expressed as a percentage interest and not in units.

        (b)   The common stock issued by each of Cloud Peak Energy Inc., Cloud Peak Energy Finance Corp., Sequatchie Valley Coal Corporation and Cloud Peak Energy Services Company entitles holders to one vote on all matters to be voted upon by stockholders. The rights, including voting rights, of the members of each of the limited liability companies listed above are governed by the respective limited liability company agreement, each of which is incorporated by reference as an exhibit hereto.


INDENTURE SECURITIES

8.     Analysis of indenture provisions.

        The New Secured Notes will be issued under the New Secured Notes Indenture to be entered into among the Issuers, the Guarantors and the Trustee and Collateral Agent. The following is a general analysis of certain provisions of the New Secured Notes and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the form of New Secured Notes Indenture filed as an exhibit hereto. The Applicants have not entered into the New Secured Notes Indenture as of the date of this filing, and the terms of the New Secured Notes Indenture are subject to change prior to its execution.

(a)   Events of Default; Withholding of Notice

        Events of Default in respect of the New Secured Notes include:

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        "Default" means any event which is, or after notice or passage of time or both would be, an Event of Default.

        A default under clause (4) is not an Event of Default until the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the New Secured Notes then outstanding notify the Issuers of the Default and the Issuers do not cure such Default within the time specified after receipt of such notice.

        The Issuers shall deliver to the Trustee, within 30 days after either Issuer becomes aware of the occurrence of a Default, a written notice setting forth the details of the Default, and (unless such Default has already been cured) the action which such Issuer proposes to take with respect thereto.

        If a Default or an Event of Default occurs and is continuing and is known to a trust officer of the Trustee, the Trustee shall send notice of the Default or Event of Default to the depositary for delivery to the Holders within 90 days after its occurrence. Except in the case of a Default or an Event of Default in payment of principal or interest on any New Secured Note, the Trustee may withhold the notice to the Holders if and so long as the Trustee in good faith determines that withholding the notice is in the interests of the Holders.

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(b)   Authentication and Delivery of the Notes; Use of Proceeds

        The New Secured Notes to be issued under the New Secured Notes Indenture may be executed by manual or facsimile signature on behalf of an Issuer by any of the following officers of such Issuer: Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Chief Operating Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the Chief Accounting Officer, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Controller, the Secretary or any Vice President.

        The New Secured Notes shall not be valid until authenticated by the manual signature of the Trustee. The signature shall be conclusive evidence that the New Secured Note has been authenticated. The Issuers shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate the New Secured Notes pursuant to a written order signed in the names of each Issuer by one of its officers.

        The Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent acceptable to the Issuers to authenticate the New Secured Notes. Any such authenticating agent may authenticate New Secured Notes whenever the Trustee may do so.

        The New Secured Notes will initially be represented by one or more fully registered global notes. Each such global note will be deposited with, or on behalf of, DTC or any successor thereto and registered in the name of Cede & Co. (DTC's nominee). Except as provided in the New Secured Notes Indenture owners of beneficial interests in the New Secured Notes will not be entitled to have the New Secured Notes registered in their names, will not receive or be entitled to receive physical delivery of the New Secured Notes in definitive form.

        There will be no proceeds to the Issuers from the issuance of the New Secured Notes.

(c)   Release and Substitution of Property Subject to the Lien of the Indenture

        The security documents and the New Secured Notes Indenture will provide that the liens securing the note guarantee of any Guarantor will be automatically released when such Guarantor's note guarantee is released in accordance with the terms of the New Secured Notes Indenture. In addition, the liens securing the obligations under the New Secured Notes and the New Secured Notes Indenture will be released: (1) upon satisfaction and discharge of the New Secured Notes Indenture; (2) upon a legal defeasance or covenant defeasance of the New Secured Notes; (3) upon payment in full in cash and discharge of all New Secured Notes outstanding under the New Secured Notes Indenture and all other obligations that are outstanding, due and payable under the New Secured Notes Indenture and the other security documents at the time the New Secured Notes are paid in full in cash and discharged; (4) as to any collateral of any Issuer or a Guarantor that is sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of by such Issuer or Guarantor (other than in connection with sale of all or substantially all of assets) to a person that is not (either before or after such sale, transfer or disposition) the Company or a restricted subsidiary of the Company in a transaction or other circumstance that does not violate the covenant regarding asset sales (other than the obligation to apply proceeds of such asset sale as provided in such covenant) and is permitted by all of the other security documents, at the time of such sale, transfer or other disposition or to the extent of the interest sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of; (5) with respect to all or substantially all of the collateral, with the consent of the Holders of at least 66.67% of outstanding New Secured Notes; (6) with respect to the assets of each Guarantor, at the time such Guarantor is released from its note guarantee; or (7) if and to the extent required by the provisions of the Pari Passu Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement or the provisions of the First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement.

        The Issuers shall comply with Section 314(a)(4) of the Trust Indenture Act.

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(d)   Satisfaction and Discharge

        The New Secured Notes Indenture will be discharged and will cease to be of further effect as to all New Secured Notes issued thereunder (except for certain surviving rights of the Trustee and the Issuers' obligations with respect thereto), when:

        In addition, the Issuers must deliver an officers' certificate and an opinion of counsel to the Trustee stating that all conditions precedent to satisfaction and discharge have been satisfied.

        The collateral will be released from the liens securing the New Secured Notes upon a satisfaction and discharge in accordance with the provisions described above.

(e)   Evidence Required to be Furnished by the Issuers to the Trustee as to Compliance with the Conditions and Covenants Provided for in the Indenture

        The Issuers shall deliver to the Trustee, within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year, an officers' certificate stating that a review of the activities of the Parent Guarantor and its subsidiaries during the preceding fiscal year has been made under the supervision of the signing officers and that to the best knowledge of each officer signing such certificate each obligor on the New Secured Notes has kept, observed, performed and fulfilled each and every covenant contained in the New Secured Notes Indenture and is not in default in the performance or observance of any of the terms, provisions and conditions of the New Secured Notes, without regard to any grace period or requirement of notice required by the New Secured Notes (or, if a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is

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continuing, describing all such Defaults or Events of Default of which such officer may have knowledge and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto).

        The Issuers shall deliver to the Trustee a notice of the Default in accordance with the provisions described above.

        Every certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant shall include a statement that each individual signing such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition and the definitions relating thereto, a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in such certificate or opinion are based, a statement that, in the opinion of each such individual, he or she has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied with, and a statement as to whether, in the opinion of such individual, such condition or covenant has been complied with.

9.     Other Obligors

        No person, other than the Applicants, will be an obligor of the New Secured Notes.

        The mailing address for each Applicant is 505 S. Gillette Ave., Gillette, Wyoming, 82716.

        Contents of Application for Qualification.    This application for qualification comprises—

Exhibit   Description
  T3A-1   Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Cloud Peak Energy Inc. effective as of November 25, 2009 (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Cloud Peak Energy Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 14, 2014 (File No. 001-34547))
        
  T3A-2   Amended and Restated Certificate of Formation of Antelope Coal LLC (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.5 to Cloud Peak Energy Resources LLC's Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on August 17, 2010 (File No. 333-168639))
        
  T3A-3 * Certificate of Formation of Arrowhead I LLC
        
  T3A-4 * Amended and Restated Certificate of Formation of Arrowhead II LLC
        
  T3A-5 * Amended and Restated Certificate of Formation of Arrowhead III LLC
        
  T3A-6 * Certificate of Formation of Big Metal Coal Co. LLC
        
  T3A-7   Certificate of Formation of Caballo Rojo Holdings LLC (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.7 to Cloud Peak Energy Resources LLC's Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on August 17, 2010 (File No. 333-168639))
        
  T3A-8   Amended and Restated Certificate of Formation of Caballo Rojo LLC (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.9 to Cloud Peak Energy Resources LLC's Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on August 17, 2010 (File No. 333-168639))
        
  T3A-9   Certificate of Incorporation of Cloud Peak Energy Finance Corp. (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to Cloud Peak Energy Resources LLC's Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on August 17, 2010 (File No. 333-168639))
        

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Exhibit   Description
  T3A-10   Certificate of Formation of Cloud Peak Energy Logistics LLC (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.25 to Cloud Peak Energy Resources LLC's Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on August 17, 2010 (File No. 333-168639))
        
  T3A-11 * Certificate of Formation of Cloud Peak Energy Logistics I LLC
        
  T3A-12   Certificate of Formation of Cloud Peak Energy Resources LLC (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Cloud Peak Energy Resources LLC's Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on August 17, 2010 (File No. 333-168639))
        
  T3A-13   Certificate of Incorporation of Cloud Peak Energy Services Company (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.11 to Cloud Peak Energy Resources LLC's Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on August 17, 2010 (File No. 333-168639))
        
  T3A-14   Certificate of Formation of Cordero Mining Holdings LLC (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.13 to Cloud Peak Energy Resources LLC's Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on August 17, 2010 (File No. 333-168639))
        
  T3A-15   Amended and Restated Certificate of Formation of Cordero Mining LLC (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.15 to Cloud Peak Energy Resources LLC's Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on August 17, 2010 (File No. 333-168639))
        
  T3A-16 * Certificate of Formation of Cordero Oil and Gas LLC
        
  T3A-17   Plan of Conversion of Kennecott Coal Sales LLC (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.17 to Cloud Peak Energy Resources LLC's Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on August 17, 2010 (File No. 333-168639))
        
  T3A-18   Amended and Restated Certificate of Formation of NERCO Coal LLC (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.19 to Cloud Peak Energy Resources LLC's Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on August 17, 2010 (File No. 333-168639))
        
  T3A-19   Plan of Conversion of NERCO Coal Sales LLC (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.21 to Cloud Peak Energy Resources LLC's Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on August 17, 2010 (File No. 333-168639))
        
  T3A-20   Amended and Restated Certificate of Formation of NERCO LLC (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.23 to Cloud Peak Energy Resources LLC's Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on August 17, 2010 (File No. 333-168639))
        
  T3A-21   Plan of Conversion of Prospect Land and Development LLC (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.27 to Cloud Peak Energy Resources LLC's Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on August 17, 2010 (File No. 333-168639))
        
  T3A-22   Certificate of Formation of Resource Development LLC (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.29 to Cloud Peak Energy Resources LLC's Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on August 17, 2010 (File No. 333-168639))
        
  T3A-23   Certificate of Incorporation of Sequatchie Valley Coal Corporation (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.31 to Cloud Peak Energy Resources LLC's Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on August 17, 2010 (File No. 333-168639))
        
  T3A-24   Amended and Restated Certificate of Formation of Spring Creek Coal LLC (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.33 to Cloud Peak Energy Resources LLC's Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on August 17, 2010 (File No. 333-168639))
        
  T3A-25   Plan of Conversion of Western Minerals LLC (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.35 to Cloud Peak Energy Resources LLC's Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on August 17, 2010 (File No. 333-168639))
        
  T3A-26 * Amended and Restated Certificate of Formation of Youngs Creek Holdings I LLC
        

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Exhibit   Description
  T3A-27 * Amended and Restated Certificate of Formation of Youngs Creek Holdings II LLC
        
  T3A-28 * Certificate of Formation of Youngs Creek Mining Company, LLC
        
  T3B-1   Amended and Restated Bylaws of Cloud Peak Energy Inc. effective as of July 28, 2016 (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Cloud Peak Energy Inc.'s Quarterly Report on 10-Q filed on July 28, 2016 (File No. 001-34547))
        
  T3B-2   Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Antelope Coal LLC (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.6 to Cloud Peak Energy Resources LLC's Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on August 17, 2010 (File No. 333-168639))
        
  T3B-3 * Limited Liability Company Agreement of Arrowhead I LLC
        
  T3B-4 * Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Arrowhead II LLC
        
  T3B-5 * Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Arrowhead III LLC
        
  T3B-6 * Limited Liability Company Agreement of Big Metal Coal Co. LLC
        
  T3B-7   First Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Caballo Rojo Holdings LLC (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.8 to Cloud Peak Energy Resources LLC's Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on August 17, 2010 (File No. 333-168639))
        
  T3B-8   Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Caballo Rojo LLC (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.10 to Cloud Peak Energy Resources LLC's Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on August 17, 2010 (File No. 333-168639))
        
  T3B-9   By-laws of Cloud Peak Energy Finance Corp. (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to Cloud Peak Energy Resources LLC's Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on August 17, 2010 (File No. 333-168639))
        
  T3B-10   Limited Liability Company Agreement of Cloud Peak Energy Logistics LLC (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.26 to Cloud Peak Energy Resources LLC's Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on August 17, 2010 (File No. 333-168639))
        
  T3B-11 * Limited Liability Company Agreement of Cloud Peak Energy Logistics I LLC
        
  T3B-12   Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Cloud Peak Energy Resources LLC (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Cloud Peak Energy Resources LLC's Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on August 17, 2010 (File No. 333-168639))
        
  T3B-13   Amended and Restated Bylaws of Cloud Peak Energy Services Company (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.12 to Cloud Peak Energy Resources LLC's Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on August 17, 2010 (File No. 333-168639))
        
  T3B-14   First Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Cordero Mining Holdings LLC (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.14 to Cloud Peak Energy Resources LLC's Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on August 17, 2010 (File No. 333-168639))
        
  T3B-15   Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Cordero Mining LLC (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.16 to Cloud Peak Energy Resources LLC's Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on August 17, 2010 (File No. 333-168639))
        
  T3B-16 * Limited Liability Company Agreement of Cordero Oil and Gas LLC
        
  T3B-17   Limited Liability Company Agreement of Kennecott Coal Sales LLC (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.18 to Cloud Peak Energy Resources LLC's Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on August 17, 2010 (File No. 333-168639))
        

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Exhibit   Description
  T3B-18   Limited Liability Company Agreement of NERCO Coal LLC (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.20 to Cloud Peak Energy Resources LLC's Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on August 17, 2010 (File No. 333-168639))
  T3B-19   Limited Liability Company Agreement of NERCO Coal Sales LLC (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.22 to Cloud Peak Energy Resources LLC's Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on August 17, 2010 (File No. 333-168639))
        
  T3B-20   Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of NERCO LLC (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.24 to Cloud Peak Energy Resources LLC's Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on August 17, 2010 (File No. 333-168639))
        
  T3B-21   Limited Liability Company Agreement of Prospect Land and Development LLC (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.28 to Cloud Peak Energy Resources LLC's Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on August 17, 2010 (File No. 333-168639))
        
  T3B-22   Limited Liability Company Agreement of Resource Development LLC (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.30 to Cloud Peak Energy Resources LLC's Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on August 17, 2010 (File No. 333-168639))
        
  T3B-23   Amended and Restated By-laws of Sequatchie Valley Coal Corporation (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.32 to Cloud Peak Energy Resources LLC's Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on August 17, 2010 (File No. 333-168639))
        
  T3B-24   Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Spring Creek Coal LLC (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.34 to Cloud Peak Energy Resources LLC's Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on August 17, 2010 (File No. 333-168639))
        
  T3B-25   Limited Liability Company Agreement of Western Minerals LLC (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.36 to Cloud Peak Energy Resources LLC's Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on August 17, 2010 (File No. 333-168639))
        
  T3B-26 * Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Youngs Creek Holdings I LLC
        
  T3B-27 * Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Youngs Creek Holdings II LLC
        
  T3B-28 * Operating Agreement of Youngs Creek Mining Company, LLC
        
  T3C ** Form of Indenture for the New Secured Notes
        
  T3D   Not applicable
        
  T3E * Offer to Exchange
        
  T3F ** Cross reference sheet showing the location in the New Secured Notes Indenture of the provisions inserted therein pursuant to Section 310 through 318(a), inclusive, of the Trust Indenture Act (included in Exhibit T3C hereto)
        
  T3G * Organizational Chart of Issuers, Guarantors and Affiliates
        
  25.1 * Statement of eligibility and qualification of the trustee on Form T-1

*
Previously filed with the Form T-3 on September 12, 2016.

**
Filed herewith.

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SIGNATURE

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, the Applicants have duly caused this application to be signed on each of their behalves by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Gillette, and State of Wyoming, on the 7th day of October, 2016.

  CLOUD PEAK ENERGY RESOURCES LLC
CLOUD PEAK ENERGY FINANCE CORP.
CLOUD PEAK ENERGY INC.
ANTELOPE COAL LLC
ARROWHEAD I LLC
ARROWHEAD II LLC
ARROWHEAD III LLC
BIG METAL COAL CO. LLC
CABALLO ROJO HOLDINGS LLC
CABALLO ROJO LLC
CLOUD PEAK ENERGY LOGISTICS LLC
CLOUD PEAK ENERGY LOGISTICS I LLC
CLOUD PEAK ENERGY SERVICES COMPANY
CORDERO MINING HOLDINGS LLC
CORDERO MINING LLC
CORDERO OIL AND GAS LLC
KENNECOTT COAL SALES LLC
NERCO COAL LLC
NERCO COAL SALES LLC
NERCO LLC
PROSPECT LAND AND DEVELOPMENT LLC
RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT LLC
SEQUATCHIE VALLEY COAL CORPORATION
SPRING CREEK COAL LLC
WESTERN MINERALS LLC
YOUNGS CREEK HOLDINGS I LLC
YOUNGS CREEK HOLDINGS II LLC
YOUNGS CREEK MINING COMPANY, LLC

 

By:

 

/s/ BRYAN PECHERSKY


Bryan Pechersky
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

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