<html>
  <head>
    <title>
</title>
</head>
  <body bgcolor="#ffffff">
    <div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">&#160;</div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>UNITED
        STATES</strong></font></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>SECURITIES
        AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</strong></font></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Washington,
        D.C. 20549</strong></font></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>FORM
        8-K</strong></font></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>CURRENT
        REPORT</strong></font></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Pursuant
        to Section 13 OR 15(d) of </strong></font></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>The
        Securities Exchange Act of 1934</strong></font></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Date
        of Report (Date of earliest event reported): </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">September
        19, 2005</font></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
      <div>
        <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%">

            <tr>
              <td valign="top" width="90%">&#160;</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td valign="middle" width="90%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>UNITED
                  FUEL &amp; ENERGY CORPORATION</strong></font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td valign="top" width="90%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(Exact
                  name of registrant as specified in its
                  charter)</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>

        </table>
      </div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
      <div>
        <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%">

            <tr>
              <td valign="top" width="30%">&#160;</td>
              <td valign="top" width="30%">&#160;</td>
              <td valign="top" width="30%">&#160;</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td valign="top" width="30%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Nevada</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="top" width="30%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">333-68008</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="top" width="30%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">91-2037688</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td valign="top" width="30%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(State
                  or other jurisdiction</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="top" width="30%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(Commission</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="top" width="30%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(IRS
                  Employer</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td valign="top" width="30%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 27pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">of
                  incorporation)</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="top" width="30%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">File
                  Number)</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="top" width="30%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Identification
                  No.)</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>

        </table>
      </div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
      <div>
        <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%">

            <tr>
              <td valign="top" width="60%">&#160;</td>
              <td valign="top" width="30%">&#160;</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td valign="top" width="60%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">405
                  N. Marienfeld, 3rd Floor</font></div>
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Midland,
                  Texas</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="middle" width="30%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">79701</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td valign="top" width="60%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(Address
                  of principal executive offices)</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="top" width="30%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(Zip
                  Code)</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>

        </table>
      </div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Registrant&#8217;s
        telephone number, including area code (432) 571-8049</font></div>
      <div>
        <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%">

            <tr>
              <td valign="top" width="90%">&#160;</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="90%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">___________________________________________________________________________________________________________</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td valign="top" width="90%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(Former
                  name or former address, if changed since last
                  report.)</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>

        </table>
      </div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Check
        the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
        satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
        provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):</font></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">[&#160;
        ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17
        CFR
        230.425)</font></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">[
        &#160;] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange
        Act (17
        CFR 240.14a-12)</font></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">[
        &#160;] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under
        the
        Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</font></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">[
        &#160;] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under
        the
        Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</font></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><br></div>
      <div id="PGBRK" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt">
        <div id="FTR">
          <div id="GLFTR" style="WIDTH: 100%" align="left">
          </div>
        </div>
        <div id="PN" style="PAGE-BREAK-AFTER: always">
          <div style="WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
          </div>
          <div style="WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
            <hr style="COLOR: black" noshade size="2">
          </div>
        </div>
        <div id="HDR">
          <div id="GLHDR" style="WIDTH: 100%" align="right">
          </div>
        </div>
      </div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Item
        1.01&#160;</strong></font><font id="TAB2" style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: 27pt">&#160;<font id="TAB2" style="LETTER-SPACING: 9pt">&#160;&#160;&#160;</font>&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Entry
        into a Material Definitive Agreement.</strong></font></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">On
        September 19, 2005, the Board of Directors of United Fuel &amp; Energy
        Corporation (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) approved, and the Company granted to&#160;Chuck
        McArthur, in connection with his appointment as Chief Executive Officer of
        the
        Company and pursuant to the terms of his employment agreement, (i) an incentive
        stock option for the purchase of up to 59,172 shares of common stock of the
        Company at an exercise price of $1.69 per share, the fair market value of
        a
        share of common stock on the date of grant, and (ii) a non-statutory stock
        option for the purchase of up to 440,828 shares of common stock of the Company
        at an exercise price of $1.47 per share, pursuant to the terms of our 2005
        Equity Incentive Plan. Each of the options granted to Mr. McArthur shall
        become
        exercisable with respect to the shares purchasable under such options as
        follows: 25% shall immediately vest on the date of grant, 25% shall vest
        on the
        first anniversary of the date of grant, and the remaining 50% shall vest
        on the
        second anniversary of the date of grant. The forms of the option agreements
        used
        for the option grants described above are attached hereto as Exhibits 99.1
        and
        99.2. </font></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Item
        5.02&#160;</strong></font><font id="TAB2" style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: 27pt">&#160;<font id="TAB2" style="LETTER-SPACING: 9pt">&#160;&#160;&#160;</font>&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Departure
        of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
        Principal Officers.</strong></font></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Effective
        September 19, 2005, Chuck McArthur was appointed to the to fill a vacancy
        on the
        board of directors of United Fuel &amp; Energy Corporation (the &#8220;Company&#8221;).
        Following his appointment, the board of directors shall consist of two members,
        Mr. McArthur and Thomas Kelly, and shall have no vacancies. We are not required
        to have an audit or compensation committee, and the functions that would
        be
        performed by such committees are currently performed by our entire board
        of
        directors. Accordingly, the Company does not presently anticipate that Mr.
        McArthur will be appointed to serve on any committee of the board of
        directors.</font></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Mr.
        McArthur agreed to serve and was appointed as the Company&#8217;s President and Chief
        Executive Officer effective September 2, 2005. Mr. McArthur is not a party
        to
        any agreement or understanding pursuant to which he was selected as a director.
        </font></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Mr.
        McArthur is currently a principal of McArthur Consulting, LLC, which rendered
        services to the Company in connection with an ongoing consulting relationship
        between the Company and Newport Capital, a financial advisory group, since
        November 2003. Except for his current employment agreement and the compensation
        paid by the Company to McArthur Consulting, LLC for consulting services rendered
        to the Company, Mr. McArthur has not had any material interest in any
        transactions of the Company. </font></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Item
        9.</strong></font><font id="TAB2" style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: 27pt">&#160;<font id="TAB2" style="LETTER-SPACING: 9pt">&#160;&#160;&#160;</font>&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Financial
        Statements and Exhibits</strong></font></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 108pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><u>Exhibit
        No.</u></font><font id="TAB2" style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: 27pt">&#160;</font><font id="TAB2" style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: 27pt">&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><u>Description</u></font></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
      <div>
        <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="list" width="100%">

            <tr valign="top" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25">
              <td align="right" style="WIDTH: 144pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">99.1&#160;&#160;</font></td>
              <td>
                <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Form
                  of Incentive Stock Option Agreement</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>

        </table>
      </div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
      <div>
        <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="list" width="100%">

            <tr valign="top" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25">
              <td align="right" style="WIDTH: 144pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">99.2&#160;&#160;</font></td>
              <td>
                <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Form
                  of Non-Statutory Stock Option
                  Agreement</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>

        </table>
      </div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div><br>
      <div id="PGBRK" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt">
        <div id="FTR">
          <div id="GLFTR" style="WIDTH: 100%" align="left">
          </div>
        </div>
        <div id="PN" style="PAGE-BREAK-AFTER: always">
          <div style="WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
          </div>
          <div style="WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
            <hr style="COLOR: black" noshade size="2">
          </div>
        </div>
        <div id="HDR">
          <div id="GLHDR" style="WIDTH: 100%" align="right">
          </div>
        </div>
      </div><br>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">&#160;</div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>SIGNATURE</strong></font><br></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Pursuant
        to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
        has
        duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
        duly authorized.</font></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">&#160;</div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
      <div>
        <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%">

            <tr>
              <td align="right" valign="top" width="29%">&#160;</td>
              <td align="left" valign="middle" width="48%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">UNITED
                  FUEL &amp; ENERGY CORPORATION</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="29%">&#160;</td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="48%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(Registrant)</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="29%">&#160;</td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="48%">&#160;</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="29%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Date:
                  September 21, 2005</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="48%">&#160;</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="29%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #ffffff solid">&#160;</td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="48%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 thin solid"><font size="2">/s/
                Bobby W. Page</font></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="29%">&#160;</td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="48%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Bobby
                  W. Page</font></div>
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Vice
                  President and Chief Financial Officer</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="29%">&#160;</td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="48%">&#160;</td>
            </tr>

        </table>
      </div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
      <div id="PGBRK" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt">
        <div id="FTR">
          <div id="GLFTR" style="WIDTH: 100%" align="left">
          </div>
        </div>
        <div id="PN">
          <div style="WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
          </div>
          <div style="WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
            <hr style="COLOR: black" noshade size="2">
          </div>
        </div>
        <div id="HDR">
          <div id="GLHDR" style="WIDTH: 100%" align="right">
          </div>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
  </body>
</html>
{"company-data": {"conformed-name": "UNITED FUEL & ENERGY CORP", "cik": "0001137031", "assigned-sic": "5960", "irs-number": "912037688", "state-of-incorporation": "NV", "fiscal-year-end": "1231"}, "filing-values": {"form-type": "8-K", "act": "34", "file-number": "000-32473", "film-number": "051096674"}, "business-address": {"street1": "405 N. MARIENFELD", "city": "MIDLAND", "state": "TX", "zip": "79701", "phone": "432-571-8049"}, "mail-address": {"street1": "405 N. MARIENFELD", "city": "MIDLAND", "state": "TX", "zip": "79701"}, "former-company": [{"former-conformed-name": "BRANDS SHOPPING NETWORK INC", "date-changed": "20020201"}, {"former-conformed-name": "BRANDS SHOPPING NETWORK  INC", "date-changed": "20020201"}, {"former-conformed-name": "USA DEALERS AUCTION COM INC", "date-changed": "20010321"}]}
UNITED
        STATES
SECURITIES
        AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
        D.C. 20549
FORM
        8-K
CURRENT
        REPORT
Pursuant
        to Section 13 OR 15(d) of
The
        Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date
        of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
September
        19, 2005
UNITED
                  FUEL & ENERGY CORPORATION
(Exact
                  name of registrant as specified in its
                  charter)
Nevada
333-68008
91-2037688
(State
                  or other jurisdiction
(Commission
(IRS
                  Employer
of
                  incorporation)
File
                  Number)
Identification
                  No.)
405
                  N. Marienfeld, 3rd Floor
Midland,
                  Texas
79701
(Address
                  of principal executive offices)
(Zip
                  Code)
Registrant's
        telephone number, including area code (432) 571-8049
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
(Former
                  name or former address, if changed since last
                  report.)
Check
        the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
        satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
        provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
[ 
        ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17
        CFR
        230.425)
[
         ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange
        Act (17
        CFR 240.14a-12)
[
         ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under
        the
        Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
[
         ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under
        the
        Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item
        1.01
Entry
        into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On
        September 19, 2005, the Board of Directors of United Fuel & Energy
        Corporation (the "Company") approved, and the Company granted to Chuck
        McArthur, in connection with his appointment as Chief Executive Officer of
        the
        Company and pursuant to the terms of his employment agreement, (i) an incentive
        stock option for the purchase of up to 59,172 shares of common stock of the
        Company at an exercise price of $1.69 per share, the fair market value of
        a
        share of common stock on the date of grant, and (ii) a non-statutory stock
        option for the purchase of up to 440,828 shares of common stock of the Company
        at an exercise price of $1.47 per share, pursuant to the terms of our 2005
        Equity Incentive Plan. Each of the options granted to Mr. McArthur shall
        become
        exercisable with respect to the shares purchasable under such options as
        follows: 25% shall immediately vest on the date of grant, 25% shall vest
        on the
        first anniversary of the date of grant, and the remaining 50% shall vest
        on the
        second anniversary of the date of grant. The forms of the option agreements
        used
        for the option grants described above are attached hereto as Exhibits 99.1
        and
        99.2.
Item
        5.02
Departure
        of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
        Principal Officers.
Effective
        September 19, 2005, Chuck McArthur was appointed to the to fill a vacancy
        on the
        board of directors of United Fuel & Energy Corporation (the "Company").
        Following his appointment, the board of directors shall consist of two members,
        Mr. McArthur and Thomas Kelly, and shall have no vacancies. We are not required
        to have an audit or compensation committee, and the functions that would
        be
        performed by such committees are currently performed by our entire board
        of
        directors. Accordingly, the Company does not presently anticipate that Mr.
        McArthur will be appointed to serve on any committee of the board of
        directors.
Mr.
        McArthur agreed to serve and was appointed as the Company's President and Chief
        Executive Officer effective September 2, 2005. Mr. McArthur is not a party
        to
        any agreement or understanding pursuant to which he was selected as a director.
Mr.
        McArthur is currently a principal of McArthur Consulting, LLC, which rendered
        services to the Company in connection with an ongoing consulting relationship
        between the Company and Newport Capital, a financial advisory group, since
        November 2003. Except for his current employment agreement and the compensation
        paid by the Company to McArthur Consulting, LLC for consulting services rendered
        to the Company, Mr. McArthur has not had any material interest in any
        transactions of the Company.
Item
        9.
Financial
        Statements and Exhibits
Exhibit
        No.
Description
99.1
Form
                  of Incentive Stock Option Agreement
99.2
Form
                  of Non-Statutory Stock Option
                  Agreement
SIGNATURE
Pursuant
        to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
        has
        duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
        duly authorized.
UNITED
                  FUEL & ENERGY CORPORATION
(Registrant)
Date:
                  September 21, 2005
/s/
                Bobby W. Page
Bobby
                  W. Page
Vice
                  President and Chief Financial Officer