Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (Form 3)

FORM 3

UNITED STATES 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 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * White Matthew Bradford 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 06/08/2026 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol HALLADOR ENERGY CO [HNRG] (Last) (First) (Middle) 10375 PARK MEADOWS DRIVE, SUITE 500 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Legal Officer 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) (Street) LONE TREE, CO 80124 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) COMMON STOCK 3,359 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units(1)	(2)	(2)	Common Stock	10,745	(1)	D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
White Matthew Bradford 10375 PARK MEADOWS DRIVE SUITE 500 LONE TREE, CO 80124			Chief Legal Officer

Signatures

/s/ MATTHEW B. WHITE		06/17/2026
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Each Restricted Stock Unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Hallador Energy Common Stock. Vested shares will be delivered to the reporting person pursuant to the terms of the 2nd Amended and Restated 2008 RSU Plan.
(2)	The Units shall vest 3,582 Units on March 31, 2027 and March 31, 2028; and 3,581 Units on March 31, 2029, in each case subject to Participant's continued Service through the applicable vesting date, and shall vest in full subject to Participant's continued Service through to the date of a Change in Control, and otherwise in accordance with the terms of the Plan and this Agreement.

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