Sec Form 3 Filing - Charah Preferred Stock Aggregator GP, LLC @ Charah Solutions, Inc. - 2020-03-16

FORM 3 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 Charah Preferred Stock Aggregator GP, LLC 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Charah Solutions, Inc. [ CHRA] 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) 400 CONVENTION STREET, SUITE 1010 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 03/16/2020 (Street) BATON ROUGE, LA70802 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

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 Series A Preferred Stock ( 1 ) $ 2.77 06/16/2020 ( 2 ) Common Stock 9,386,282 ( 3 ) I See Footnotes ( 4 )

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Charah Preferred Stock Aggregator GP, LLC 400 CONVENTION STREET, SUITE 1010 BATON ROUGE, LA70802 X Charah Preferred Stock Aggregator, LP 400 CONVENTION STREET, SUITE 1010 BATON ROUGE, LA70802 X Signatures /s/ Jeff Jenkins, Authorized Signatory of Charah Preferred Stock Aggregator GP, LLC, the general as partner of Charah Preferred Stock Aggregator, LP 03/26/2020 Signature of Reporting Person Date /s/ Jeff Jenkins, Authorized Signatory of Charah Preferred Stock Aggregator GP, LLC 03/26/2020 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Such reporting person will be deemed to beneficially own these securities on April 17, 2020 in accordance with that certain Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement (the "Purchase Agreement"), dated March 5, 2020, by and among Charah Solutions, Inc. (the "Issuer") and the purchaser parties thereto. ( 2 )The Series A Preferred Stock is perpetual and has no expiration date. ( 3 )Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Reporting Persons purchased 26,000 shares of the Issuer's Series A Preferred Stock. The Series A Preferred Stock will be convertible at the option of the Reporting Persons at any time after June 16, 2020 into the amount of shares of common stock per share of Series A Preferred Stock (such rate, the "Conversion Rate") equal to the quotient of (i) the Liquidation Preference (as defined in the Series A Preferred Stock Certificate of Designations) in effect on the conversion date divided by (ii) $2.77 (if converted on June 14, 2020), subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments and customary provisions related to partial dividend periods. ( 4 )Reflects securities held directly or indirectly by Charah Preferred Stock Aggregator, LP ("Aggregator LP"). Charah Preferred Stock Aggregator GP, LLC ("Aggregator GP") is the general partners of Aggregator LP. Aggregator GP may be deemed to have an indirect pecuniary interest in the securities held directly by Aggregator LP. In accordance with Instruction 4(b)(iv), the entire amount of the securities held by Aggregator LP are reported herein. Each reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of any securities that are not directly owned by such reporting person, except to the extent of their indirect pecuniary interest therein. Each reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of any securities that are not directly owned by such reporting person, except to the extent of their indirect pecuniary interest therein.

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