Sec Form 4 Filing - DAVIDSON KEMPNER PARTNERS @ Contura Energy, Inc. - 2019-11-20

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP 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(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person DAVIDSON KEMPNER PARTNERS 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Contura Energy, Inc. [ CTRA] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director X __ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O MHD MANAGEMENT CO., 520 MADISON AVENUE, 30TH FLOOR 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 11/20/2019 (Street) NEW YORK, NY10022 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _____ Form filed by One Reporting Person __ X __ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock, par value $0.01 ("Common Stock") 11/20/2019 S 73,000 D $ 6.94 1,803,285 I See footnotes ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 ) ( 4 )

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other DAVIDSON KEMPNER PARTNERS C/O MHD MANAGEMENT CO. 520 MADISON AVENUE, 30TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY10022 X M.H. DAVIDSON & CO. 520 MADISON AVENUE, 30TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY10022 X DAVIDSON KEMPNER INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS, L.P. C/O DAVIDSON KEMPNER ADVISERS 520 MADISON AVENUE, 30TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY10022 X DAVIDSON KEMPNER INTERNATIONAL, LTD. VISTRA (BVI) LTD, VISTRA CORP SVCS CTR WICKHAMS CAY II, ROAD TOWN TORTOLA, D8VG1110 X DAVIDSON KEMPNER DISTRESSED OPPORTUNITIES FUND LP C/O DK GROUP LLC 520 MADISON AVENUE, 30TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY10022 X DAVIDSON KEMPNER DISTRESSED OPPORTUNITIES INTERNATIONAL LTD. C/O WALKERS CORPORATE LTD. CAYMAN CORP CENTRE, 27 HOSPITAL RD GEORGE TOWN, E9KY1-9008 X DKLDO IV Trading Subsidiary LP C/O WALKERS CORPORATE LIMITED CAYMAN CORPORATE CENTRE, 27 HOSPITAL RD. GEORGE TOWN, GRAND CAYMAN, E9KY1-9008 X Signatures /s/ M.H. Davidson & Co., By: M.H. Davidson & Co. GP, L.L.C., its General Partner, By: Thomas L. Kempner, Jr., its Co-Executive Managing Member 11/21/2019 Signature of Reporting Person Date /s/ Davidson Kempner Partners, By: MHD Management Co., its General Partner, By: MHD Management Co. GP L.L.C., its General Partner, By: Thomas L. Kempner, Jr., its Co -Executive Managing Member 11/21/2019 Signature of Reporting Person Date /s/ Davidson Kempner Institutional Partners, L.P., By: Davidson Kempner Advisers Inc., its General Partner, By: Thomas L. Kempner, Jr., its Co- President 11/21/2019 Signature of Reporting Person Date /s/ Davidson Kempner International Ltd., By: Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP, its Investment Manager, By: Thomas L. Kempner, Jr., its Co- Executive Managing Member 11/21/2019 Signature of Reporting Person Date /s/ Davidson Kempner Distressed Opportunities Fund LP, By: DK Group LLC, its General Partner, By: Thomas L. Kempner, Jr., its Co-Executive Managing Member 11/21/2019 Signature of Reporting Person Date /s/ Davidson Kempner Distressed Opportunities International Ltd, By: DK Management Partners LP, its Investment Manager, By: DK Stillwater GP LLC, its General Partner, By: Thomas L. Kempner, Jr., its Co-Executive Managing Member 11/21/2019 Signature of Reporting Person Date /s/ DKLDO IV Trading Subsidiary LP, By: Davidson Kempner Long-Term Distressed Opportunities GP IV LLC, its General Partner, By: Thomas L. Kempner, Jr., its Co-Executive Managing Member 11/21/2019 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )The securities reported on this line are held directly by (i) M. H. Davidson & Co., a New York limited partnership ("CO"), (ii) Davidson Kempner Partners, a New York limited partnership ("DKP"), (iii) Davidson Kempner Institutional Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("DKIP"), (iv) Davidson Kempner International, Ltd., a British Virgin Islands business company ("DKIL"), (v) Davidson Kempner Distressed Opportunities Fund LP, a Delaware limited partnership ("DKDOF"), (vi) Davidson Kempner Distressed Opportunities International Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company ("DKDOI") and (vii) DKLDO IV Trading Subsidiary LP, a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership ("DKLDO"). ( 2 )M.H. Davidson & Co. GP, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, is the general partner of CO. MHD Management Co., a New York limited partnership ("MHD"), is the general partner of DKP and MHD Management Co. GP, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company is the general partner of MHD. Davidson Kempner Advisers Inc., a New York corporation, is the general partner of DKIP. Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP, a Delaware limited partnership, is the investment manager of DKIL. DK Group LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, is the general partner of DKDOF. DK Management Partners LP, a Delaware limited partnership, is the investment manager of DKDOI. Davidson Kempner Long-Term Distressed Opportunities GP IV LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, is the general partner of DKLDO. ( 3 )Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP, a Delaware limited partnership and a registered investment adviser with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("DKCM") acts as investment manager to each of CO, DKP, DKIP, DKIL, DKDOF, DKDOI and DKLDO either directly or by virtue of a sub-advisory agreement with the investment manager of the relevant fund. DKCM GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, is the general partner of DKCM. The managing members of DKCM are Thomas L. Kempner, Jr., Anthony A. Yoseloff, Eric P. Epstein, Avram Z. Friedman, Conor Bastable, Shulamit Leviant, Morgan Blackwell, Patrick W. Dennis, Gabriel T. Schwartz, Zachary Z. Altschuler and Joshua D. Morris. Thomas L. Kempner, Jr., Anthony A. Yoseloff, Conor Bastable and Avram Z. Friedman through DKCM, are responsible for the voting and investment decisions relating to the securities held by CO, DKP, DKIP, DKIL, DKDOF, DKDOI and DKLDO reported herein. ( 4 )The filing of this statement shall not be deemed an admission that any of the Reporting Persons is the beneficial owner of the securities reported herein for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise. Each of the Reporting Persons expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of its or his pecuniary interest therein.

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