WESTMORELAND COAL (WLBAQ) 10-Q 2007 Q3 Quarterly report

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 10-Q

þ	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
	For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2007
OR
o	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
	For the transition period from          to

Commission FileNumber 001-11155

WESTMORELAND COAL COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

DELAWARE (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	23-1128670 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
2 North Cascade Avenue, 2nd Floor Colorado Springs, Colorado (Address of principal executive offices)	80903 (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

719-442-2600

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes o     No þ

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Large accelerated filer o Accelerated filer þ Non-accelerated filer o
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined inRule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes o     No þ

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of March 1, 2008: Common stock, $2.50 par value: 9,445,936 shares.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

		Page
PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1	FINANCIAL STATEMENTS		3
	Consolidated Balance Sheets		3
	Consolidated Statements of Operations		5
	Consolidated Statement of Shareholders’ Deficit and Comprehensive Income (Loss) Nine months ended September 30, 2007		6
	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows		7
	NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)		8
ITEM 2	MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS		36
ITEM 3	QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK		47
ITEM 4	CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES		48
PART II — OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1	LEGAL PROCEEDINGS		49
ITEM 1A	RISK FACTORS		49
ITEM 3	DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES		49
ITEM 4	SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS		49
ITEM 5	OTHER INFORMATION		51
ITEM 6	EXHIBITS		52
SIGNATURES			53
Exhibit Index			54
Amended and Restated Lignite Supply Agreement
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certifications
Certifications Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Westmoreland Coal Company and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Balance Sheets

	September 30,		December 31,
	2007		2006
	(In thousands)
	(Unaudited)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	14,744	$	26,738
Receivables:
Trade		61,640		56,923
Other		4,239		6,017
		65,879		62,940
Inventories		29,089		24,484
Restricted cash and bond collateral		—		3,300
Excess of trust assets over pneumoconiosis benefit obligation		—		5,566
Other current assets		5,466		4,992
Total current assets		115,178		128,020
Property, plant and equipment:
Land and mineral rights		83,043		79,442
Capitalized asset retirement cost		106,282		143,655
Plant and equipment		393,493		350,414
		582,818		573,511
Less accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization		168,473		142,059
Net property, plant and equipment		414,345		431,452
Excess of trust assets over pneumoconiosis benefit obligation, less current portion		2,934		2,266
Advanced coal royalties		4,058		3,982
Reclamation deposits		65,813		62,486
Restricted cash and bond collateral, less current portion		72,743		66,353
Contractual third party reclamation receivables		66,569		41,938
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization $1.5 million and $0.5 million at September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively		13,080		13,263
Other assets		3,083		11,622
Total Assets	$	757,803	$	761,382

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Westmoreland Coal Company and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Continued)

	September 30,			December 31,
	2007			2006
	(In thousands)
	(Unaudited)
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
Current liabilities:
Current installments of long-term debt	$	57,781		$	76,803
Revolving lines of credit		16,900			—
Accounts payable and accrued expenses:
Trade		51,319			54,603
Deferred revenue		1,358			886
Income taxes		3,414			4,180
Interest		2,172			2,907
Production taxes		29,331			23,589
Workers’ compensation		909			949
Pension and SERP obligations		114			76
Postretirement medical benefits		17,525			16,968
Asset retirement obligations		16,067			13,832
Accrued severance and other liabilities		3,850			—
Total current liabilities		200,740			194,793
Long-term debt, less current installments		192,638			216,204
Revolving lines of credit, less current portion		—			13,000
Workers’ compensation, less current portion		8,296			8,589
Postretirement medical costs, less current portion		283,228			283,098
Pension and SERP obligations, less current portion		24,142			22,815
Deferred revenue, less current portion		46,835			15,328
Asset retirement obligations, less current portion		166,289			170,230
Other liabilities		19,900			17,756
Minority interest		—			5,502
Commitments and contingent liabilities		—			—
Shareholders’ deficit:
Preferred stock of $1.00 par value
Authorized 5,000,000 shares;
Issued and outstanding 160,130 shares at
September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006		160			160
Common stock of $2.50 par value
Authorized 30,000,000 shares;
Issued and outstanding 9,264,489 shares at
September 30, 2007 and 9,014,078 shares at
December 31, 2006		23,160			22,535
Other paid-in capital		82,802			79,246
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(131,675	)		(139,424	)
Accumulated deficit		(158,712	)		(148,450	)
Total shareholders’ deficit		(184,265	)		(185,933	)
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Deficit	$	757,803		$	761,382

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Westmoreland Coal Company and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Operations

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2007			2006			2007			2006
	(In thousands, except per share data)
	(Unaudited)
Revenues:
Coal	$	106,670		$	106,227		$	311,508		$	292,479
Energy		23,469			23,347			66,775			23,347
Independent power projects — equity in earnings		94			84			277			7,545
		130,233			129,658			378,560			323,371
Cost and expenses:
Cost of sales — coal		88,388			84,115			255,826			230,331
Cost of sales — energy		15,346			14,694			42,724			14,694
Depreciation, depletion and amortization		9,864			8,740			28,363			20,571
Selling and administrative		10,853			11,692			35,094			31,228
Restructuring charges		1,733			—			4,012			—
Heritage health benefit expenses		7,332			7,092			16,929			23,652
Loss (gain) on sales of assets		157			40			(5,677	)		(4,906	)
		133,673			126,373			377,271			315,570
Operating income (loss)		(3,440	)		3,285			1,289			7,801
Other income (expense):
Interest expense		(5,934	)		(6,992	)		(18,754	)		(12,456	)
Interest income		2,001			1,886			6,496			4,099
Minority interest		(464	)		(342	)		(1,194	)		(1,551	)
Other income		25			26			174			285
		(4,372	)		(5,422	)		(13,278	)		(9,623	)
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes		(7,812	)		(2,137	)		(11,989	)		(1,822	)
Income tax expense (benefit) from continuing operations		(95	)		190			(3	)		710
Loss from continuing operations		(7,717	)		(2,327	)		(11,986	)		(2,532	)
Discontinued operations:
Income from discontinued operations		211			372			1,257			826
Gain on sale of discontinued operations		483			—			483			—
Income from discontinued operations before income tax		694			372			1,740			826
Income tax expense from discontinued operations		5			23			16			23
Income from discontinued operations		689			349			1,724			803
Net loss		(7,028	)		(1,978	)		(10,262	)		(1,729	)
Less preferred stock dividend requirements		340			340			1,020			1,164
Less premium on exchange of preferred stock for common stock		—			242			—			791
Net loss applicable to common shareholders	$	(7,368	)	$	(2,560	)	$	(11,282	)	$	(3,684	)
Net loss from continuing operations:
Basic	$	(0.88	)	$	(0.33	)	$	(1.43	)	$	(0.52	)
Diluted	$	(0.88	)	$	(0.33	)	$	(1.43	)	$	(0.52	)
Net income from discontinued operations:
Basic	$	0.08		$	0.04		$	0.19		$	0.09
Diluted	$	0.08		$	0.04		$	0.18		$	0.09
Net loss per share applicable to common shareholders:
Basic	$	(0.81	)	$	(0.29	)	$	(1.24	)	$	(0.42	)
Diluted	$	(0.81	)	$	(0.29	)	$	(1.24	)	$	(0.42	)
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding :
Basic		9,151			8,948			9,094			8,671
Diluted		9,332			9,222			9,348			9,056

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Westmoreland Coal Company and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statement of Shareholders’ Deficit
and Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Nine months ended September 30, 2007

	Class A
	Convertible								Accumulated
	Exchangeable					Other			Other						Total
	Preferred			Common		Paid-In			Comprehensive			Accumulated			Shareholders’
	Stock			Stock		Capital			Loss			Deficit			Equity (Deficit)
	(In thousands)
	(Unaudited)
Balance at December 31, 2005 (205,083 preferred shares and 8,413,312 common shares outstanding)	$	205		$	21,033	$	75,344		$	(11,409	)	$	(115,381	)	$	(30,208	)
Common stock issued as compensation (89,939 shares)		—			225		2,339			—			—			2,564
Common stock options exercised (174,732 shares)		—			437		561			—			—			998
Dividends declared		—			—		—			—			(387	)		(387	)
Exchange of preferred shares for common stock (336,095 shares)		(45	)		840		(4	)		—			(791	)		—
Cumulative effect of change in accounting for deferred overburden removal costs		—			—		—			—			(16,805	)		(16,805	)
Adjustment for funded status of pension and postretirement medical benefit plans upon adoption of SFAS 158		—			—		—			(129,821	)		—			(129,821	)
Cumulative effect of adjustment upon adoption of SAB 108		—			—		—			—			(2,388	)		(2,388	)
Adjustment for stock appreciation rights previously classified as a liability upon adoption of SFAS 123(R)		—			—		1,006			—			—			1,006
Net loss		—			—		—			—			(12,698	)		(12,698	)
Minimum pension liability		—			—		—			1,744			—			1,744
Settlement of interest rate swap agreement		—			—		—			62			—			62
Comprehensive loss																(10,892	)
Balance at December 31, 2006 (160,130 preferred shares and 9,014,078 common shares outstanding)	$	160		$	22,535	$	79,246		$	(139,424	)	$	(148,450	)	$	(185,933	)
Common stock issued as compensation (94,140 shares)		—			235		2,244			—			—			2,479
Common stock options exercised (156,271 shares)		—			390		405			—			—			795
Warrant issued in connection with loan extension		—			—		1,122			—			—			1,122
Warrant repriced in lieu of consent fee		—			—		(215	)		—			—			(215	)
Net loss		—			—		—			—			(10,262	)		(10,262	)
Adjustments to accumulated actuarial losses of pension and postretirement medical benefit plans		—			��		—			727			—			727
Amortization of accumulated actuarial losses and transition obligations		—			—		—			7,022			—			7,022
Comprehensive loss																(2,513	)
Balance at September 30, 2007 (160,130 preferred shares and 9,264,489 common shares outstanding)	$	160		$	23,160	$	82,802		$	(131,675	)	$	(158,712	)	$	(184,265	)

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Westmoreland Coal Company and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2007			2006
	(In thousands)
	(Unaudited)
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss	$	(10,262	)	$	(1,729	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
Deferred power sales revenue		21,965			7,881
Equity in earnings of independent power projects		(277	)		(7,545	)
Cash distributions from independent power projects		277			1,170
Provision for obsolete inventory		1,128			—
Depreciation, depletion and amortization		28,363			20,571
Amortization of intangible assets and liabilities, net		474			247
Restructuring charge		4,012			—
Share-based compensation		2,306			1,881
Amortization of deferred financing costs		1,123			1,066
Gain on sales of assets from continuing operations		(5,677	)		(4,906	)
Minority interest		1,194			1,551
Warrant repriced in lieu of consent fee		215			—
Gain on sales of assets from discontinued operations		(483	)		—
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Receivables, net		(2,882	)		(14,193	)
Inventories		(3,431	)		(3,427	)
Excess of trust assets over pneumoconiosis benefit obligation		4,898			52
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		12,764			14,822
Income tax payable		(766	)		58
Accrual for workers’ compensation		(333	)		(481	)
Accrual for postretirement medical costs		9,699			7,958
Pension and SERP obligations		1			2,689
Other assets and liabilities		1,187			(8,338	)
Cash provided by continuing operations		65,495			19,327
Cash provided (used) by discontinued operations		(65	)		340
Net cash provided by operating activities		65,430			19,667
Cash flows from investing activities:
Additions to property, plant and equipment		(20,450	)		(13,888	)
Change in restricted cash and bond collateral and reclamation deposits		(6,417	)		(7,610	)
ROVA acquisition, net of cash resulting from the ROVA consolidation of $21.9 million		—			(7,714	)
Net proceeds from sales of assets		13,310			5,092
Acquisition of Absaloka Mining operations, net		(16,905	)		—
Cash used in continuing investing activities		(30,462	)		(24,120	)
Proceeds from the sale of discontinued operation		704			—
Net cash used in investing activities		(29,758	)		(24,120	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Borrowings of long-term debt		5,145			30,000
Repayments of long-term debt		(57,166	)		(22,541	)
Borrowings on revolving lines of credit		153,900			144,400
Repayments of revolving lines of credit		(150,000	)		(137,800	)
Exercise of stock options		795			939
Dividends paid to shareholder of subsidiary		(340	)		(600	)
Dividends paid on preferred shares		—			(387	)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		(47,666	)		14,011
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents		(11,994	)		9,558
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period		26,738			11,216
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	14,744		$	20,774
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information
Cash paid during the year for:
Interest	$	18,370		$	7,542
Income taxes		815			674

During the first nine months of 2007 and 2006, the Company entered into capital leases for equipment totaling approximately $10.4 million and $0.9 million, respectively.

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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WESTMORELAND COAL COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

These quarterly consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes included in the Amendment No. 2 to the Company’s Annual Report onForm 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006 (the “2006Form 10-K/A”). The accounting principles followed by the Company are set forth in the Notes to the Company’s consolidated financial statements in that Annual Report. Most of the descriptions of the accounting principles and other footnote disclosures previously made have been omitted in this report so long as the interim information presented is not misleading.

The consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and require use of management’s estimates. The financial information contained in thisForm 10-Q is unaudited but reflects all adjustments which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the financial information for the periods shown. Such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. The results of operations for such interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the full year. Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.

1.   NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND LIQUIDITY

Westmoreland Coal Company (“the Company”) is an energy company. The Company’s current principal activities, all conducted within the United States, are the production and sale of coal from Montana, North Dakota and Texas; and the ownership of independent power plants. The Company’s activities are primarily conducted through wholly-owned or majority-owned subsidiaries which generally have obtained separate financing.

The major factors impacting the Company’s liquidity are: payments due on the term loan it entered into to acquire various operations and assets from Montana Power and Knife River in May 2001 (see Note 9) and subsequent borrowings at Westmoreland Mining LLC (WML) which owns the mines; payments due on the acquisition debt associated with the Company’s purchase of the 50% interest in a partnership which owns the 230 MW Roanoke Valley power plant (“ROVA”) (see Note 9); payments due on the term loan and revolving credit facility used to acquire the minority interest in Westmoreland Resources, Inc. (WRI) and to pay certain then-existing debt of WCC; cash collateral requirements for additional reclamation bonds in new mining areas; payments for the Company’s heritage health benefit costs; and ongoing reclamation costs.

Unforeseen changes in the Company’s ongoing business requirements could also impact its liquidity. The principal sources of cash flow to Westmoreland Coal Company are distributions from WRI, ROVA, and from Westmoreland Mining LLC, all of which are subject to the provisions in their respective debt agreements.

On May 2, 2007, the Company entered into a Standby Purchase Agreement with an investor that would backstop a rights offering of common stock by the Company to its shareholders and purchase additional shares of common stock. Effective as of July 3, 2007, the Standby Purchase Agreement was amended to add an additional standby purchaser. The Standby Purchase Agreement contemplated a transaction closing by November 2007.

On March 4, 2008, the Company completed the sale of $15.0 million in senior secured convertible notes to that investor. The notes mature 5 years from date of issuance, carry a 9.0% interest rate and are convertible into the Company’s common stock at the investor’s option at an initial conversion price of $10.00 per share. As part of that transaction, the Standby Purchase Agreement was terminated.

In June 2007, the Company extended the bridge loan used to acquire ROVA, and issued the lender a warrant to purchase 150,000 shares of common stock. Under the terms of the loan agreement, all cash distributions from ROVA are required to be applied to the principal and interest payments on the loan through its remaining four-year term.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

In February 2008, the Company completed negotiations to refinance the ROVA project with an institutional lender. The refinancing will include the bridge loan used to acquire the additional interest in the ROVA project in 2006 and all of the term loans outstanding at ROVA. The refinancing will allow ROVA to make a distribution to the Company of $5.0 million when the refinancing closes in mid-March 2008.

As of March 17, 2008, the Company believes that it has capital resources or committed financing arrangements in place to provide adequate liquidity to meet all of its currently projected cash requirements through August 2008 based on its most recent forecast. The Company is considering several alternatives for raising additional capital during 2008.

The Company has also engaged a large bank to assist the Company in refinancing its existing debt at Westmoreland Mining, with the goal of better matching debt amortization with cash flow from the mining operations. The refinancing would be designed to provide for additional availability to finance future capital requirements of the mines, and provide for an increase in the amounts allowed to be distributed to Westmoreland Coal Company. While the Company has had initial discussions with the bank and potential lenders about the refinancing, there can be no assurance that the Company will obtain the refinancing on terms acceptable to it, or at all.

Depending upon the size and terms of that potential refinancing, the Company will evaluate the need to raise additional capital.

The Company continues to believe that one of the other alternatives available to it is the sale of one or more of the Company’s assets. There can be no assurance that any sale could be completed on a timely basis or on terms acceptable to the Company.

The accompanying consolidated financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis and do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of the uncertainty regarding the Company’s ability to raise additional capital, refinance its debt obligations or sell some of its assets to meet its obligations.

2.   DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

In August 2007, the Company sold its power operation and maintenance business to North American Energy Services (NAES) for $0.8 million. Included in the sale were operation and maintenance contracts for four power plants owned by Dominion Resources (Altavista, Hopewell, Southampton and Gordonville), as well as certain fixed assets of Westmoreland Technical Services. The Company has also contracted with NAES to provide contract operation and maintenance services at the Company’s 100% owned ROVA power facility in North Carolina. The sale of the power operation and maintenance business resulted in a gain of $0.5 million during the third quarter of 2007.

The results of operations for the Company’s power operation and maintenance business and the gain on the sale are reported within discontinued operations in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. The prior period Consolidated Balance Sheet has not been recast as the assets and liabilities disposed of are not significant.

3.   ABSALOKA MINING CONTRACT AND ACQUISITION OF WASHINGTON GROUP MINORITY INTEREST

On March 6, 2007, the Company’s 80% owned subsidiary WRI reached an agreement to settle all contract disputes with Washington Group International, Inc. (“WGI”), including the lawsuit WRI had filed seeking termination of the Absaloka mining contract. As a result, WRI assumed operation of the Absaloka Mine on March 30, 2007. The agreement also includes settlement of other on-going demands by WRI and disputes between its affiliate Westmoreland Coal Sales Company and WGI.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

WRI purchased from WGI mining and office equipment for $7.9 million and tools, spare parts and supplies, and coal inventory for $2.3 million. As part of the transaction, WGI released the $7.0 million reclamation escrow account to WRI, and WRI released WGI from its financial obligation to complete final reclamation of the mine.

WRI also hired 131 employees previously employed by WGI and assumed their accrued benefits.

The assets purchased, liabilities assumed, termination fee paid to WGI, as well as the adjustments for the release of WGI from its reclamation obligation included in the Company’s financial statements were as follows (in thousands):

Assets:
Inventory	$	2,301
Property, plant, and equipment		7,924
Asset retirement cost		4,473
Third party reclamation receivable		(11,107	)
Total assets		3,591
Liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		186
		3,405
Income Statement:
Termination fee included in Cost of sales — coal		813
Total cash payment	$	4,218

On September 28, 2007, WRI redeemed WGI’s 20% ownership in WRI for $13.5 million. The redemption leaves the Company as the sole shareholder in WRI. The $13.5 million price to redeem WGI’s minority interest was allocated as follows (in thousands):

Assets:
Property, plant and equipment	$	10,396
Intangible asset		1,548
Total assets		11,944
Liabilities:
Other liabilities		4,800
Minority interest		(6,356	)
Total liabilities		(1,556	)
Total cash payment	$	13,500

The allocation was based on a valuation report by our independent valuation firm.

4.   RESTRUCTURING

In 2007, the Company initiated a restructuring plan in order to reduce the overall cost structure of the Company. This decision was based on the Company’s analysis of its internal operations, future customer commitments, current and potential markets, and financial projections for profitability. During the second quarter of 2007, the Company recorded a restructuring charge of $2.3 million which included $2.2 million of

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

termination benefits and outplacement costs and $0.1 million of lease costs related to the consolidation of corporate office space. During the third quarter of 2007, the Company recorded a restructuring charge of $1.7 million which included $1.6 million of termination benefits and outplacement costs and $0.1 million of lease costs related to the closure of an office. The Company expects to record additional restructuring charges in the fourth quarter of 2007 of approximately $0.5 million. These charges are expected to be paid out over the next year. The restructuring liability is reflected in “Accrued severance and other liabilities” in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The table below represents the restructuring provision activity during the nine months ended September 30, 2007 (in thousands):

		Restructuring		Restructuring		Ending
Beginning Balance		Charges		Payments		Balance
$	—	$	4,012	$	192	$	3,820

5.   CHANGES IN ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES

Recognition of Revenue Under Power Sales Agreements

In connection with the acquisition of the remaining 50% interest in ROVA, the Company has applied the provisions ofEITF 01-08, “Determining Whether an Arrangement Contains a Lease” to two power sales agreements. A portion of the capacity payments under ROVA’s two power sales agreements are considered to be operating leases underEITF 01-08. Under both agreements, ROVA invoices and collects the capacity payments based on kilowatt hours produced if the units are dispatched or for the kilowatt hours of available capacity if the units are not fully dispatched. Under the power sales agreement for ROVA II, ROVA also collects capacity payments during periods of scheduled outages based on the kilowatt hours of dependable capacity of the unit. The capacity payments that ROVA invoices and collects are higher in the first 15 years of the power sales agreements (through 2009 for ROVA I and 2010 for ROVA II), but decrease for the remaining 10 years of the agreements due to a reduction in the rate paid per MW hour of capacity. Since the power sales agreements were entered into prior to the effective date ofEITF 01-08, the Company had been grandfathered relative to the accounting method it had been utilizing. As a result of the acquisition, the Company was required to apply the accounting proscribed underEITF 01-08. Effective July 1, 2006, the Company began recognizing amounts invoiced under the power sales agreements as revenue on a pro rata basis, based on the weighted average per kilowatt hour capacity payments estimated to be received over the remaining term of the power sales agreements. Under this method of recognizing revenue, $7.6 million and $22.0 million of amounts invoiced during the three and nine months ending September 30, 2007 and $7.9 million of amounts invoiced through the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 have been deferred from recognition until 2010 and beyond.

Adoption of SFAS No. 158

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 158 (“SFAS 158”) “Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans”. This statement requires balance sheet recognition of the overfunded or underfunded status of pension and postretirement benefit plans. Under SFAS 158, actuarial gains and losses, prior service costs or credits, and any remaining transition assets or obligations that have not been recognized under previous accounting standards must be recognized as assets or liabilities with a corresponding adjustment to accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax effects, until they are amortized as a component of net periodic benefit cost. The Company adopted SFAS 158 effective December 31, 2006. Upon adoption of SFAS 158, the Company’s assets decreased by approximately $4.5 million, and liabilities for pension and other postretirement medical benefit plans increased by approximately $125.3 million, resulting in an increase in shareholders’ deficit of approximately $129.8 million. The adoption of SFAS 158 will not affect

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the Company’s future pension and postretirement medical benefit expenses, as determined under the provisions of SFAS 106 and SFAS 87.

Share-Based Payments

In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 123 (revised 2004), “Share-Based Payment,” (“SFAS 123(R)”). SFAS 123(R) requires all share-based payments to employees and directors, including grants of stock options, be recognized in the financial statements based on their fair values.

The Company adopted SFAS 123(R) on January 1, 2006 using the modified prospective method. Accordingly, compensation expense for all newly granted awards and awards modified, repurchased, or cancelled after January 1, 2006 is being recognized ratably over the vesting period based on the fair value of the awards at the date of grant.

Compensation expense for the unvested portion of stock option awards and performance units under the Company’s Performance Plan that were outstanding as of January 1, 2006 is being recognized ratably over the remaining vesting period, based on the fair value of the awards at date of grant as calculated for the pro forma disclosure under SFAS No. 123. See Note 15 “Incentive Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, and Performance Units”.

There was no cumulative effect adjustment recorded in the Company’s Statement of Operations for the change in accounting related to the adoption of SFAS 123(R) since the Company accelerated the vesting of all unvested SARs at December 31, 2005 and therefore had no unamortized compensation expense for SARs at that date. Our unamortized pro forma stock compensation costs were less than $0.1 million at December 31, 2005.

Information relating to the additional expense recognized in accordance with SFAS 123(R) is shown in the following table (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2007			2006			2007		2006
Additional expense (benefit) recognized in accordance with SFAS 123(R)	$	(179	)	$	(93	)	$	422	$	868

Accounting For Uncertainty in Income Taxes

On July 13, 2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes-an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109” (“FIN No. 48”). FIN No. 48 clarifies what criteria must be met prior to recognition of the financial statement benefit of a position taken in a tax return. FIN No. 48 requires companies to include additional qualitative and quantitative disclosures within their financial statements. The disclosures include potential tax benefits from positions taken for tax return purposes that have not been recognized for financial reporting purposes and a tabular presentation of significant changes during each annual period. The disclosures also include a discussion of the nature of uncertainties, factors which could cause a change, and an estimated range of reasonably possible changes in tax uncertainties. FIN No. 48 requires a company to recognize a financial statement benefit for a position taken for tax return purposes when it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained. We adopted FIN No. 48 on January 1, 2007 and the adoption did not have an impact on our Consolidated Financial Statements.

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6.   RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“SFAS 157”), which clarifies the definition of fair value, establishes guidelines for measuring fair value, and expands disclosures regarding fair value measurements. SFAS 157 does not require any new fair value measurements and eliminates inconsistencies in guidance found in various prior accounting pronouncements. SFAS 157 will be effective for the Company on January 1, 2008. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting SFAS 157, but does not believe the adoption of SFAS 157 will have a material impact on its Consolidated Financial Statements.

In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities” (“SFAS No. 159”). Under SFAS No. 159, entities may choose to measure at fair value many financial instruments and certain other items that are not currently required to be measured at fair value. SFAS No. 159 also establishes recognition, presentation, and disclosure requirements designed to facilitate comparisons between entities that choose different measurement attributes for similar types of assets and liabilities. SFAS No. 159 does not affect any existing accounting literature that requires certain assets and liabilities to be carried at fair value. SFAS No. 159 is effective beginning January 1, 2008. The Company does not expect the adoption of this standard to have any impact on its Consolidated Financial Statements.

7.   SIGNIFICANT EVENTS

Sale of Coal Royalty Interest

On February 27, 2007, the Company sold its royalty interest in a property at Peabody Energy Corporation’s Caballo Mine in Wyoming to Natural Resource Partners L.P. for $12.7 million. The sale of the royalty interest resulted in a gain of approximately $5.6 million during the first quarter of 2007.

Reserve Dedication Fee

In the first quarter of 2007, the Company recorded $10.0 million of deferred revenue for a receivable relating to a reserve dedication fee payable by a customer upon entering into an extension of a coal supply agreement. The receivable was collected in the second quarter of 2007.

Combined Benefit Fund

During the first quarter of 2007, the Company reached a settlement with the UMWA Combined Benefit Fund (“CBF”) for the reimbursement of $5.8 million, plus interest, in past overpayments to the CBF for retiree medical benefits. The Company received $2.9 million of the reimbursement and $0.6 million in interest during the first quarter, and received the remaining $2.9 million reimbursement plus interest of less than $0.1 million during the second quarter of 2007. The Company recorded the settlement as a $5.8 million reduction in Heritage health benefit expenses and $0.6 million in interest income.

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8.   RESTRICTED CASH AND BOND COLLATERAL

The Company’s restricted cash and bond collateral consist of the following:

	Restricted Cash and
	Bond Collateral
	September 30,		December 31,
	2007		2006
	(In thousands)
Corporate:
Worker’s compensation bonds	$	5,709	$	5,512
Postretirement health benefit bonds		1,203		4,436
Coal Segment:
Westmoreland Mining — debt reserve account		10,022		10,312
Westmoreland Mining — prepayment account		18,707		15,123
Reclamation bond collateral:
Absaloka Mine		5,383		3,702
Jewett Mine		1,103		1,057
Rosebud Mine		106		89
Beulah Mine		71		71
ROVA:
Debt protection account		28,604		28,141
Ash reserve account		600		627
Repairs and maintenance account		1,235		583
Total restricted cash and bond collateral		72,743		69,653
Less current portion		—		(3,300	)
Total restricted cash and bond collateral, less current portion	$	72,743	$	66,353

For all of its restricted cash and bond collateral accounts, the Company can select from several investment options for the funds and receives the investment returns on these investments.

Corporate

The Company is required to obtain surety bonds in connection with its self-insured workers’ compensation plan and certain health care plans. The Company’s surety bond underwriters require collateral to issue these bonds. As of September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, the amount held in collateral accounts was $5.7 million and $5.5 million, respectively, for the workers’ compensation plan and $1.2 million and $4.4 million, respectively, for health benefit plans. During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, approximately $3.3 million was released from the health care bond collateral accounts as a result of reduced bonding requirements under an amendment to the Coal Industry Retiree Health Benefit Act of 1992 (“Coal Act”).

Coal Segment

Pursuant to the Westmoreland Mining LLC (“WML”) term loan agreement, WML is required to maintain a debt service reserve account and a long-term prepayment account. As of September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, there was a total of $10.0 million and $10.3 million, respectively in the debt service reserve account. There was $18.7 million and $15.1 million in the prepayment account at September 30, 2007

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and December 31, 2006, respectively. The prepayment account is to be used to fund a $30.0 million payment due December 31, 2008 for the Series B Notes.

As of September 30, 2007, the Company had reclamation bond collateral in place for its Absaloka, Rosebud, Jewett and Beulah Mines. These government-required bonds secure an operator’s obligation to comply with applicable federal and state regulations relating to the performance and completion of final reclamation activities. The amounts deposited in the bond collateral account secure the bonds issued by the bonding company.

ROVA

Pursuant to the terms of its Credit Agreement, ROVA must maintain a debt protection account (“DPA”). At September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, the DPA was funded with $28.6 million and $28.1 million, respectively. Additional funding of the DPA of $1.1 million per year is required through 2008. The required funding level is reduced by $6.7 million in 2009 and by $3.0 million in 2010.

The Credit Agreement also requires ROVA to fund a repairs and maintenance account and an ash reserve account totaling $3.2 million from January 31, 2004 through January 31, 2010, after which date the funding requirement reduces to $2.8 million. The funds for the repairs and maintenance account are required to be deposited every six months based on a formula contained in the agreement. The ash reserve account was fully funded at September 30, 2007. As of September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, these accounts had combined balances of $1.8 million and $1.2 million, respectively.

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9.   LINES OF CREDIT AND LONG-TERM DEBT

The amounts outstanding at September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 under the Company’s lines of credit and long-term debt consist of the following:

	Current Portion of Debt				Total Debt Outstanding
	September 30,		December 31,		September 30,		December 31,
	2007		2006		2007		2006
	(In thousands)
Corporate debt:
Revolving line of credit	$	9,400	$	—	$	9,400	$	8,500
Westmoreland Mining debt:
Revolving line of credit		7,500		—		7,500		4,500
Westmoreland Mining term debt:
Series B Notes		13,950		12,000		47,600		56,600
Series C Notes		—		—		20,375		20,375
Series D Notes		—		—		14,625		14,625
Capital lease obligations		2,260		1,212		6,526		3,176
Other term debt		118		99		913		298
Westmoreland Resources, Inc.:
Capital lease obligation		534		—		5,617		—
Term debt		4,500		—		4,500		—
ROVA debt:
ROVA acquisition bridge loan		3,348		30,000		15,624		30,000
ROVA acquisition term loan		—		5,000		—		5,000
ROVA term debt		33,071		28,492		134,639		162,933
Total debt outstanding	$	74,681	$	76,803	$	267,319	$	306,007

The ROVA current and total term debt includes debt premiums of $0.8 million and $4.3 million, respectively. The ROVA acquisition bridge loan includes a debt discount of $0.5 million recorded in long-term debt.

The maturities of all long-term debt and the revolving credit facilities outstanding at September 30, 2007 are (in thousands):

2007	$	8,552
2008		107,739
2009		50,393
2010		28,853
2011		21,899
Thereafter		46,075
	$	263,511

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Corporate Revolving Line of Credit

The Company has a $14.0 million revolving credit facility with First Interstate Bank which expires on June 30, 2008. Interest is payable monthly at the bank’s prime rate (7.75% per annum at September 30, 2007). The Company is required to maintain financial ratios relating to its liquidity, indebtedness, and net worth. As of September 30, 2007, the Company was in compliance with such covenants. The revolving credit facility is collateralized by the Company’s stock in WRI, which owns the Absaloka Mine, and the dragline located at WRI’s Absaloka Mine.

On October 29, 2007, this revolving credit facility was terminated and replaced with term debt and a new revolving credit facility at Westmoreland Resources, Inc. The outstanding balance of $11.2 million on the WCC line of credit facility was fully repaid to First Interstate Bank on October 29, 2007.

Westmoreland Mining LLC

WML has a $20.0 million revolving credit facility (the “Facility”) with PNC Bank, National Association (“PNC”) which expires on April 27, 2008. The interest rate is either PNC’s Base Rate plus 1%, or a Euro-Rate plus 3%, at WML’s option (8.75% per annum at September 30, 2007). In addition, a commitment fee of1/2 of 1% of the average unused portion of the available credit is payable quarterly. The amount available under the Facility is based upon, and any outstanding amounts are secured by, eligible accounts receivable.

WML has a term loan agreement under which $47.6 million in Series B Notes, $20.4 million in Series C Notes and $14.6 million in Series D Notes are outstanding as of September 30, 2007. The Series B Notes require quarterly principal and interest payments to December 2008. The Series C and D Notes require quarterly interest payments with principal payments beginning March 31, 2009 and final payments on December 31, 2011. The Series B Notes bear interest at a fixed interest rate of 9.39% per annum; the Series C Notes bear interest at a fixed rate of 6.85% per annum; and the Series D Notes bear interest at a variable rate based upon LIBOR plus 2.90% (8.26% per annum at (September 30, 2007). All of the notes are secured by the assets of WML and the term loan agreement requires the Company to comply with certain covenants and minimum financial ratio requirements related to liquidity, indebtedness, and capital investments. As of September 30, 2007, WML was in compliance with such covenants.

The Company engages in leasing transactions for equipment utilized in operations. Certain leases at the Rosebud, Jewett and Beulah Mines qualify as capital leases and were recorded as an asset and liability at the net present value of the minimum lease payments at the inception of the leases. The present value of these lease payments at September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 was $6.5 million and $3.2 million, respectively, at a weighted average interest rate of 6.07% and 6.12%, respectively. The Jewett Mine also has a note payable and an installment loan outstanding at September 30, 2007 in the amount of $0.3 million and $0.6 million, respectively, with fixed interest rates of 6.0% and 6.75%, respectively.

Westmoreland Resources, Inc.

The Company entered into a lease transaction for equipment utilized in operations at the Absaloka Mine. The present value of these lease payments at September 30, 2007 was $5.6 million, at an effective interest rate of 6.85%.

On September 28, 2007, Westmoreland Resources, Inc. entered into a 30 day term loan agreement with First Interstate Bank in the amount of $4.5 million in order to fund WRI’s acquisition of WGI’s 20% minority interest in WRI. The term loan was repaid and the loan agreement expired on October 28, 2007.

On October 29, 2007, WRI executed a Business Loan Agreement (“Agreement”) with First Interstate Bank, a Montana corporation. The Agreement provides WRI with term debt of $8.5 million and a revolving

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credit facility of $20.0 million. The term debt requires sixteen quarterly payments of principal and interest with the final payment due September 20, 2011. The revolving credit facilities mature October 28, 2008. Interest on both notes is payable at the prime rate (7.75% per annum at October 29, 2007). The two notes are collaterized by WRI’s inventory, chattel paper, accounts receivable, and equipment. The Agreement requires WRI to comply with certain covenants and minimum financial ratio requirements related to debt coverage, tangible net worth and capital expenditures. WCC is guarantor of the notes.

The Agreement replaces the revolving lines of credit of $14.0 million to WCC. The outstanding balance of $11.2 million on the WCC line of credit facility was fully repaid to First Interstate Bank on October 29, 2007.

ROVA

The Company funded the ROVA acquisition and debt protection account deposit in part with a $30.0 million bridge loan facility from SOF Investments, L.P. (“SOF”) and a $5.0 million term loan with First Interstate Bank. The Company also paid SOF a 1% closing fee. On May 7, 2007, the term loan was paid off prior to maturity. At September 30, 2007, the SOF bridge loan had an outstanding balance of $15.6 million (net of a $0.5 million debt discount) and bears interest at the London Interbank Offering Rate (“LIBOR”) plus 4% (9.32% per annum at September 30, 2007). The loan is secured by a pledge of the semi-annual cash distributions from ROVA which commenced in January 2007 as well as pledges of the distributions, if any, from the Company’s subsidiaries that directly or indirectly acquired the operating agreements for the third party power plants.

In June 2007, the Company exercised its option to extend the term on the SOF bridge loan to four years. In conjunction with the extension of the SOF bridge loan, the Company issued a warrant to purchase 150,000 shares of the Company’s common stock to SOF at a premium of 15% to the then current stock price, or $31.45 per share. In October 2007 (but effective as of August 20, 2007), in consideration for SOF’s consent for the sale of the Company’s power operations and maintenance businesses, the Company canceled the warrant issued in June and issued SOF a new warrant to purchase 150,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. The new warrant is exercisable through August 2010. Approximately $0.5 million of the fair value of the original warrant has been recorded as a discount to the principal amount of the bridge loan and is being accreted to interest expense over the remaining four year term of the debt. Approximately $0.2 million of the fair value of the repriced warrant was recorded as a consent fee and expensed in the third quarter of 2007.

ROVA has Credit Agreements under which $26.9 million in Bank Borrowings, $66.7 million in borrowings from an institutional lender and $36.8 million in Bond Borrowings are outstanding as of September 30, 2007.

The principal payments for the Bank Borrowings are semiannual and mature in July 2008. The interest rates are set at various margins in excess of the Banks’ base rate. The weighted average interest rate on the Bank Borrowings at September 30, 2007 was 6.86% per annum.

The borrowings from the institutional lender include Tranche A which has a fixed interest rate of 10.42% and semiannual payments scheduled to be completed in July 2014 and Tranche B which has a fixed interest rate of 8.33% and semiannual payments scheduled to be completed in July 2015.

The Bond Borrowings (one from 1991 and one from 1993) are secured by irrevocable letters of credit in the amounts of $30.1 million and $7.4 million, respectively. The weighted average interest rate for the bonds at September 30, 2007 was 4.10%. The first of the four semiannual installments due on the 1991 Bond Borrowings was paid in January 2008. The first of the three semiannual installments for the 1993 Bond Borrowings is due in July 2009.

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The debt agreements contain various restrictive covenants related to maintenance, insurance, liquidity, cash distributions, and commitments. At September 30, 2007, ROVA was in compliance with the various covenants.

Irrevocable letters of credit in the amounts of $4.5 million for ROVA I and $1.5 million for ROVA II were issued to ROVA’s customer by the banks on behalf of ROVA to ensure performance under their respective power sales agreements.

10.   DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS

As of September 30, 2007, the Company was party to two derivative instruments to manage a portion of its exposure to the price volatility of diesel fuel used in its operations. In a typical commodity swap agreement, the Company receives the difference between a fixed price per gallon of diesel fuel and a price based on an agreed upon published, third-party index if the index price is greater than the fixed price. If the index price is lower, the Company pays the difference. By entering into swap agreements, the Company effectively fixes the price it will pay in the future for the quantity of diesel fuel subject to the swap agreement.

In October 2006, the Company entered into a derivative instrument to manage a portion of its exposure to the price volatility of diesel fuel to be used in its operations in 2007. The swap contract covered 2.4 million gallons of diesel fuel at a weighted average fixed price of $2.02 per gallon to be settled monthly during 2007. At September 30, 2007, 0.6 million gallons of fuel remained outstanding under this swap contract.

In January 2007, the Company entered into an additional derivative instrument to manage an additional portion of the diesel fuel to be used in its operations in 2007. The swap contract covered 1.1 million gallons of diesel fuel at a weighted average fixed price of $1.75 per gallon to be settled monthly during 2007. At September 30, 2007, 0.3 million gallons of fuel remained outstanding under this swap contract.

The Company accounts for these derivative instruments on amark-to-market basis through earnings. The Consolidated Financial Statements as of September 30, 2007 reflect cumulative unrealized gains on these contracts of $0.3 million. Unrealized gains recorded during the nine months ended September 30, 2007 were $0.9 million. These unrealized gains are recorded as a reduction to Cost of sales — coal and as an increase to Accounts receivable. During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, the Company settled a portion of these contracts covering approximately 2.6 million gallons of fuel which resulted in a gain of approximately $0.3 million.

Information regarding derivative instruments for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 is as follows (in thousands):

	Nine Months Ended
	September 30,
	2007
Unrealized loss on derivatives at beginning of period	$	(336	)
Change in fair value		883
Realized gain on settlements		(269	)
Unrealized gain on derivatives at September 30, 2007	$	278

11.   HERITAGE HEALTH BENEFIT EXPENSES

The caption “Heritage health benefit expenses” used in the Consolidated Statements of Operations refers to costs of benefits the Company provides to our former Eastern mining operation employees as well as other administrative costs associated with providing those benefits.

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The components of these expenses are (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended
	September 30,					Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2007			2006		2007			2006
Health care benefits	$	6,536		$	5,699	$	19,794		$	20,120
Combined benefit fund payments (credit)		919			995		(3,035	)		2,985
Workers’ compensation benefits		190			177		569			547
Black lung benefits (credit)		(313	)		221		(399	)		—
Total	$	7,332		$	7,092	$	16,929		$	23,652

During the first quarter of 2007, the Company reached a settlement with the UMWA Combined Benefit Fund (“CBF”) for the reimbursement of $5.8 million, plus interest, in past overpayments to the CBF for retiree medical benefits. The Company received $2.9 million of the reimbursement and $0.6 million in interest during the first quarter, and received the remaining $2.9 million reimbursement plus interest of less than $0.1 million during the second quarter of 2007. The Company recorded the settlement as a $5.8 million reduction in Heritage health benefit expenses and $0.6 million in Interest income.

12.   PENSION AND POSTRETIREMENT MEDICAL BENEFITS

The Company provides pension and postretirement medical benefits, the majority of which are mandated by the Coal Act, to retired employees, qualified full-time employees and their dependents.

The Company incurred costs of providing these benefits during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 as follows (in thousands):

	Pension Benefits
	Three Months Ended
	September 30,						Postretirement Medical Benefits Three Months Ended September 30,
	2007			2006			2007		2006
Components of net periodic benefit cost:
Service cost	$	769		$	765		$	231	$	188
Interest cost		1,069			1,053			4,478		3,342
Expected return on plan assets		(1,026	)		(931	)		—		—
Amortization of deferred items		260			351			2,105		2,759
Total net periodic benefit cost	$	1,072		$	1,238		$	6,814	$	6,289

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	Pension Benefits						Postretirement Medical Benefits
	Nine Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2007			2006			2007		2006
Components of net periodic benefit cost:
Service cost	$	2,305		$	2,492		$	693	$	565
Interest cost		3,281			3,159			13,436		12,467
Expected return on plan assets		(3,078	)		(2,793	)		—		—
Amortization of deferred items		709			1,053			6,313		8,328
Total net periodic benefit cost	$	3,217		$	3,911		$	20,442	$	21,360

The Company expects to pay approximately $18.0 million for postretirement medical benefits during 2007, net of Medicare Part D reimbursements. A total of $4.1 million and $11.9 million was paid during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively.

The Company expects to contribute approximately $4.0 million to its pension plans during 2007. A total of $1.8 million and $3.1 million was contributed in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively.

13.   ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS, RECLAMATION DEPOSITS AND CONTRACTUAL THIRD PARTY RECLAMATION RECEIVABLES

Asset Retirement Obligations

Changes in the Company’s asset retirement obligations for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 are summarized below (in thousands):

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2007			2006
Asset retirement obligations — beginning of year	$	184,062		$	158,407
Accretion		9,607			8,105
ROVA asset retirement obligation assumed		—			414
Settlements (final reclamation performed)		(4,704	)		(11,055	)
Changes due to amount and timing of reclamation		(6,609	)		—
Asset retirement obligations — end of period	$	182,356		$	155,871

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The asset retirement obligation, contractual third party reclamation receivable, and reclamation deposits at September 30, 2007 for each of the Company’s mines and ROVA are summarized below (in thousands):

	Asset		Contractual Third
	Retirement		Party Reclamation		Reclamation
	Obligation		Receivable		Deposits
Rosebud	$	96,744	$	3,229	$	65,813
Jewett		64,357		63,340		—
Beulah		6,177		—		—
Savage		1,783		—		—
Absaloka		12,844		—		—
ROVA		451		—		—
Total	$	182,356	$	66,569	$	65,813

As of September 30, 2007 the Company or its subsidiaries have reclamation bonds in place for its active mines in Montana, North Dakota and Texas and for inactive mining sites in Virginia and Colorado which are now awaiting final bond release. These government-required bonds secure an operator’s obligation to comply with the applicable federal and state regulations relating to the performance and completion of final reclamation activities. The Company estimates that the cost of final reclamation for its mines when they are closed in the future will total approximately $452.5 million, with a present value of $182.4 million. As permittee, the Company or its subsidiaries are responsible for the total amount. The financial responsibility for a portion of final reclamation of the mines when they are closed has been transferred by contract to certain customers, while other customers have provided guarantees or funded escrow accounts to cover final reclamation costs.

On March 6, 2007, the Company, WRI and WGI signed a comprehensive settlement agreement pursuant to which the mining contract between WRI and WGI for the Absaloka Mine was terminated on March 30, 2007 and all claims among the parties were settled, including the dispute relating to the coal sales agency agreement and the litigation relating to WGI’s performance under the mining contract. As part of this settlement, WGI released the $7.0 million reclamation escrow account to WRI, and WRI released WGI from its financial obligation to complete final reclamation of the mine.

In September 2007, Texas Westmoreland Coal Company (“TWCC”) entered into a new lignite supply agreement with NRG Texas Power LLC (“NRG Texas”). The new agreement confirms NRG Texas’ responsibility to pay for final reclamation for the mine. As a result of this agreement, the Company increased its Contractual third party reclamation receivable at the Jewett Mine by $35.3 million to reflect the fact that effective January 1, 2008 all costs incurred by Texas Westmoreland towards fulfilling its asset retirement obligation will be reimbursed by NRG Texas. The increase in the reclamation receivable was offset by a corresponding decrease in the related capitalized asset retirement costs.

14.   STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Preferred and Common Stock

The Company has two classes of capital stock outstanding, common stock, par value $2.50 per share, and Series A Convertible Exchangeable Preferred Stock, par value $1.00 per share (“Series A Preferred Stock”). Each share of Series A Preferred Stock is represented by four Depositary Shares. The full amount of the quarterly dividend on the Series A Preferred Stock is $2.125 per preferred share or $0.53 per Depositary Share. The Company paid quarterly dividends of $0.25 per Depositary Share from October 1, 2004 through July 1, 2006. The Company suspended the payment of preferred stock dividends following the recognition of

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the deficit in shareholders’ equity described below. The quarterly dividends which are accumulated through and including October 1, 2007 amount to $15.5 million in the aggregate ($96.90) per preferred share or $24.23 per Depositary Share).

The Company is currently reporting a deficit in shareholders’ equity. As a result, the Company is prohibited from paying preferred stock dividends because of the statutory restrictions limiting the payment of preferred stock dividends under Delaware law, the state in which the Company is incorporated. Under Delaware law, the Company is permitted to pay preferred stock dividends only to the extent that shareholders’ equity exceeds the par value of the preferred stock ($160,000 at September 30, 2007).

Warrants

In June 2007, the Company exercised its option to extend the term on the SOF bridge loan to four years. In conjunction with the extension of the SOF bridge loan, the Company issued a warrant to purchase 150,000 shares of the Company’s common stock to SOF at a premium of 15% to the then current stock price, or $31.45 per share. In October 2007 (but effective as of August 20, 2007), in consideration for SOF’s consent for the sale of the Company’s power operations and maintenance businesses, the Company canceled the warrant issued in June and issued SOF a new warrant to purchase 150,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at a price of $25.00 per share. The new warrant is exercisable through August 2010. Approximately $0.5 million of the fair value of the original warrant has been recorded as a discount to the principal amount of the bridge loan and is being accreted to interest expense over the remaining four-year term of the debt. Approximately $0.2 million of the fair value of the repriced warrant was recorded as a consent fee and expensed in the third quarter of 2007.

The fair value of the warrant issued was estimated on the date of issue using the Black-Scholes pricing model with the following assumptions:

													Weighted Average
	Number of Shares												Value of Each
Warrants Issued	Included in Warrant		Dividend Yield		Volatility			Risk-Free Rate			Expected Life		Warrant
2007		150,000		None		40	%		4.19	%		3.0 years	$	4.84

Restricted Net Assets

At September 30, 2007, Westmoreland Coal Company had approximately $130.9 million of net assets at its subsidiaries that were not available to be transferred to it in the form of dividends, loans, or advances due to restrictions contained in the credit facilities of these subsidiaries. Approximately $6.0 million of net assets of the subsidiaries are unrestricted.

15.   INCENTIVE STOCK OPTIONS, STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS, AND PERFORMANCE UNITS

As of September 30, 2007, the Company had stock options and SARs outstanding from three stock incentive plans for employees and three stock incentive plans for directors.

The employee plans provide for the grant of incentive stock options (“ISOs”), non-qualified options under certain circumstances, SARs and restricted stock.

The non-employee director plans generally provide for the grant of stock options or SARs with a value of $60,000 when elected or appointed, and stock options or SARs with a value of $30,000 after each annual meeting. In 2006, directors were granted SARs as a form of award.

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For both types of plans, ISO’s and SARs generally vest over three years, expire ten years from the date of grant, and may not have an option or base price that is less than the market value of the stock on the date of grant. Upon vesting, the holders may exercise the SARs and receive an amount equal to the increase in the value of the common stock between the grant date and the exercise date in shares of common stock.

The maximum number of shares that could be issued or granted under the employee and director plans at September 30, 2007 is shown in the following table:

				Non-Employee
	Employee Plans			Director Plans
Maximum number of shares that can be issued or granted		1,150,000			900,000
Shares issued or granted		(1,045,381	)		(880,824	)
Number of shares available for future grant		104,619			19,176

Compensation cost arising from share-based arrangements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 is shown in the following table (in thousands):

							Nine Months Ended
	Three Months Ended September 30,						September 30,
	2007			2006			2007			2006
Amortization of the fair value of SARs and stock options over vesting period	$	643		$	—		$	595		$	398
Matching contributions to the Company’s 401(k) plan		342			248			1,884			1,013
Expense (benefit) for stock-based incentive plans		(822	)		(93	)		(173	)		470
Total share based compensation expense	$	163		$	155		$	2,306		$	1,881

SARs

Information with respect to SARs granted and outstanding for employees and directors for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 is as follows:

	Base Price		Stock Appreciation			Weighted Average
	Range		Rights			Base Price
Outstanding at December 31, 2006	$	18.04 - 29.48		560,747		$	21.66
Granted		—		—			—
Exercised		18.04 - 24.41		(39,979	)		19.69
Expired or forfeited		24.41		(65,102	)		24.41
Outstanding at September 30, 2007	$	19.37 - 29.48		455,666		$	21.44

Information about SARs outstanding as of September 30, 2007 is as follows:

Weighted

Average

Weighted

Intrinsic

Remaining

Average

Intrinsic

Weighted Average

Value

Range of Base

Number

Contractual Life

Base Price

Value

SARs

Base Price (Vested

(Vested

Price

Outstanding

(Years)

(all SARs)

(all SARs)

Vested

SARs)

SARs)

$19.37 - 29.48

455,666

7.7

$

21.44

$

863,000

398,472

$

20.97

$

863,000

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No SARs were granted during the first nine months of 2007. The fair value of SARs granted is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions for 2006:

Weighted

Average Value

Number of SARs

Dividend

Risk-Free

Expected

of Each SAR

SARs Granted

Granted

Yield

Volatility

Rate

Life

Granted

2006

177,567

None

52

%

5.20

%

7.0 years

$

14.18

The intrinsic value of SARs exercised during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 was less than $0.1 million, and $0.2 million, respectively.

The amount of unamortized compensation expense for SARs outstanding at September 30, 2007 was $0.8 million which is expected to be recognized over approximately two years.

Stock Options

Information with respect to stock options granted and outstanding for employee and director stock option plans for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 is as follows:

						Weighted
	Issue Price		Stock Option			Average
	Range		Shares			Exercise Price
Outstanding at December 31, 2006	$	2.81 - 22.86		541,616		$	11.62
Granted		23.48		100,000			23.48
Exercised		2.81 - 18.08		(156,271	)		5.10
Expired or forfeited		22.86		(3,334	)		22.86
Outstanding at September 30, 2007	$	2.81 - 23.48		482,011		$	16.12

Information about stock options outstanding as of September 30, 2007 is as follows:

			Weighted		Weighted						Weighted
			Average		Average						Average
			Remaining		Exercise		Intrinsic				Exercisable		Intrinsic
Range of Base	Number		Contractual Life		Price		Value		Options		Price (Vested		Value (Vested
Price	Outstanding		(Years)		(all Options)		(all Options)		Vested		Options)		Options)
$ 2.81- 5.00		60,045		2.1	$	2.98				60,045	$	2.98
5.01-10.00		—		—		—				—		—
10.01-15.00		87,835		4.5		12.34				87,835		12.34
15.01-23.48		334,131		6.5		19.48				245,242		18.03
$ 2.81-23.48		482,011		5.6	$	16.12	$	3,400,000		393,122	$	14.46	$	3,400,000

No options were granted during 2006. The fair value of options granted is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions for the nine months ended September 30, 2007:

Weighted Average

Options

Number of

Dividend

Risk-Free

Expected

Value of Each

Granted

Options Granted

Yield

Volatility

Rate

Life

Option Granted

2007

100,000

None

51

%

4.56

%

7.0 years

$

13.55

The intrinsic value of stock options exercised during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 was $1.9 million and $2.5 million, respectively.

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The amount of unamortized compensation expense for options outstanding at September 30, 2007 was $1.2 million which is expected to be recognized over approximately three years.

Performance Units

As of September 30, 2007, the Company had performance units outstanding under its Performance Unit Plan. The value of the performance units is payable to the participants upon vesting in cash, or at the option of the Company, in shares of common stock. The value is based in part on the appreciation of the Company’s common stock and its performance relative to the average of two stock market indices. The performance units vest over a three-year period. The units granted are accounted for as a liability-based award, since the Company has historically settled the awards in cash and intends to settle the outstanding awards in cash. During the three months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, the Company recognized $0.8 million and $0.1 million of stock compensation expense for this plan, respectively. During the first nine months of 2007, the Company recognized a stock compensation benefit of $0.2 million for this plan. During the first nine months of 2006, the Company recognized $0.5 million of stock compensation expense for this plan. The amount of unamortized compensation expense for this plan was $0.1 million at September 30, 2007.

16.   EARNINGS PER SHARE

Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share is determined on the same basis except that the weighted average shares outstanding are increased to include additional shares for the assumed exercise of stock options, stock appreciation rights (SARs) and warrants, if dilutive, and the impact of restricted stock outstanding. The number of additional shares from options, SARs, and warrants is calculated by assuming that outstanding stock instruments were exercised and that the proceeds from such exercises were used to acquire shares of common stock at the average market price during the reporting period. The number of additional shares from restricted stock is calculated by assuming that an amount equal to the unamortized compensation costs attributable to the restricted shares outstanding is used to acquire shares of common stock at the average market price during the reporting period.

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The following table provides a reconciliation of the number of shares used to calculate basic and diluted earnings per share (EPS):

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2007			2006			2007			2006
	(In thousands, except per share data)
Net loss applicable to common shareholders:	$	(7,368	)	$	(2,560	)	$	(11,282	)	$	(3,684	)
Number of shares of common stock outstanding:
Basic		9,151			8,948			9,094			8,671
Effect of dilutive stock options		181			274			254			359
Effect of dilutive SARs		—			—			—			26
Diluted		9,332			9,222			9,348			9,056
Net loss per share applicable to common shares outstanding:
Basic	$	(0.81	)	$	(0.29	)	$	(1.24	)	$	(0.42	)
Diluted	$	(0.81	)	$	(0.29	)	$	(1.24	)	$	(0.42	)
Number of shares excluded from calculation of diluted EPS because the exercise prices of the options, SARs and warrant were greater than the average market price of the common shares		381			200			358			18

17.   INCOME TAXES

Income tax expense (benefit) attributable to income before income taxes consists of:

						Nine Months Ended
	Three Months Ended September 30,					September 30,
	2007			2006		2007			2006
	(In thousands)
Current:
Federal	$	—		$	—	$	—		$	2
State		(95	)		190		(3	)		708
		(95	)		190		(3	)		710
Deferred:
Federal		—			—		—			—
State		—			—		—			—
Income tax expense	$	(95	)	$	190	$	(3	)	$	710

18.   BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION

Segment information is presented in accordance with SFAS 131, “Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information”. This standard is based on a management approach, which requires segmentation based upon a Company’s internal organization and reporting of revenue and income before income taxes based upon internal accounting methods.

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The Company’s operations are classified into four segments: coal, independent power, heritage and corporate. The coal segment includes the production and sale of coal from Montana, North Dakota and Texas. The independent power operations include the ownership of interests in cogeneration and other non-regulated independent power plants and related business development expenses. The heritage segment includes costs of benefits the Company provides to former employees of its previously owned Eastern U.S. coal mining operations which have been disposed of. The corporate segment represents all costs not otherwise classified and primarily consists of corporate office expenses. Assets attributed to the heritage segment consist primarily of cash, bonds and deposits restricted to pay heritage health benefits. Prior year segment information has been reclassified to conform to the new segment presentation, and has also been recast to reflect our independent power segment’s discontinued operations.

Summarized financial information by segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 is as follows:

Three months ended September 30, 2007

				Independent
	Coal			Power			Heritage			Corporate			Total
	(In thousands)
	(Unaudited)
Revenues:
Coal	$	106,670		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	106,670
Energy		—			23,469			—			—			23,469
Equity in earnings		—			94			—			—			94
		106,670			23,563			—			—			130,233
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales — coal		88,388			—			—			—			88,388
Cost of sales — energy		—			15,346			—			—			15,346
Depreciation, depletion and amortization		7,366			2,417			—			81			9,864
Selling and administrative		5,927			2,018			341			2,567			10,853
Restructuring charges		136			1,020			—			577			1,733
Heritage health benefit expenses		—			—			7,332			—			7,332
Loss on sales of assets		137			20			—			—			157
Operating income (loss)		4,716			2,742			(7,673	)		(3,225	)		(3,440	)
Other income (expense):
Interest expense		(2,537	)		(3,280	)		—			(117	)		(5,934	)
Interest income		1,282			575			75			69			2,001
Minority interest		(464	)		—			—			—			(464	)
Other income (loss)		(12	)		2			—			35			25
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	$	2,985		$	39		$	(7,598	)	$	(3,238	)	$	(7,812	)
Capital expenditures	$	11,028		$	568		$	—		$	—		$	11,596
Total assets	$	467,732		$	275,545		$	5,489		$	9,037		$	757,803

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Three months ended September 30, 2006

				Independent
	Coal			Power			Heritage			Corporate			Total
	(In thousands)
	(Unaudited)
Revenues:
Coal	$	106,227		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	106,227
Energy		—			23,347			—			—			23,347
Equity in earnings		—			84			—			—			84
		106,227			23,431			—			—			129,658
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales — coal		84,115			—			—			—			84,115
Cost of sales — energy		—			14,694			—			—			14,694
Depreciation, depletion and amortization		6,372			2,322			—			46			8,740
Selling and administrative		6,287			2,388			345			2,672			11,692
Heritage health benefit expenses		—			—			7,092			—			7,092
Loss on sales of assets		40			—			—			—			40
Operating income (loss)		9,413			4,027			(7,437	)		(2,718	)		3,285
Other income (expense):
Interest expense		(2,680	)		(4,126	)		—			(186	)		(6,992	)
Interest income		1,051			698			47			90			1,886
Minority interest		(342	)		—			—			—			(342	)
Other income (loss)		76			(48	)		—			(2	)		26
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	$	7,518		$	551		$	(7,390	)	$	(2,816	)	$	(2,137	)
Capital expenditures	$	5,930		$	327		$	—		$	147		$	6,404
Total assets	$	302,455		$	284,274		$	9,291		$	126,566		$	722,586

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Nine months ended September 30, 2007

				Independent
	Coal			Power			Heritage			Corporate			Total
	(In thousands)
	(Unaudited)
Revenues:
Coal	$	311,508		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	311,508
Energy		—			66,775			—			—			66,775
Equity in earnings		—			277			—			—			277
		311,508			67,052			—			—			378,560
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales — coal		255,826			—			—			—			255,826
Cost of sales — energy		—			42,724			—			—			42,724
Depreciation, depletion and amortization		20,857			7,256			—			250			28,363
Selling and administrative		19,268			6,351			1,171			8,304			35,094
Restructuring charges		363			1,103			—			2,546			4,012
Heritage health benefit expenses		—			—			16,929			—			16,929
Loss (gain) on sales of assets		(54	)		18			—			(5,641	)		(5,677	)
Operating income (loss)		15,248			9,600			(18,100	)		(5,459	)		1,289
Other income (expense):
Interest expense		(7,540	)		(10,675	)		—			(539	)		(18,754	)
Interest income		3,753			1,798			727			218			6,496
Minority interest		(1,194	)		—			—			—			(1,194	)
Other income		108			1			—			65			174
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	$	10,375		$	724		$	(17,373	)	$	(5,715	)	$	(11,989	)
Capital expenditures	$	19,736		$	703		$	—		$	11		$	20,450
Total assets	$	467,732		$	275,545		$	5,489		$	9,037		$	757,803

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Nine months ended September 30, 2006

				Independent
	Coal			Power			Heritage			Corporate			Total
	(In thousands)
	(Unaudited)
Revenues:
Coal	$	292,479		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	292,479
Energy		—			23,347			—			—			23,347
Equity in earnings		—			7,545			—			—			7,545
		292,479			30,892			—			—			323,371
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales — coal		230,331			—			—			—			230,331
Cost of sales — energy		—			14,694			—			—			14,694
Depreciation, depletion and amortization		17,977			2,385			—			209			20,571
Selling and administrative		17,181			4,485			767			8,795			31,228
Heritage health benefit expenses		—			—			23,652			—			23,652
Loss (gain) on sales of assets		154			—			—			(5,060	)		(4,906	)
Operating income (loss)		26,836			9,328			(24,419	)		(3,944	)		7,801
Other income (expense):
Interest expense		(7,849	)		(4,126	)		—			(481	)		(12,456	)
Interest income		2,977			698			71			353			4,099
Minority interest		(1,551	)		—			—			—			(1,551	)
Other income (loss)		57			235			—			(7	)		285
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	$	20,470		$	6,135		$	(24,348	)	$	(4,079	)	$	(1,822	)
Capital expenditures	$	12,895		$	—		$	—		$	652		$	13,888
Total assets	$	302,455		$	284,274		$	9,291		$	126,566		$	722,586

19.   COMMITMENTS

Coal Reserve Lease Obligations

The Company leases certain of its coal reserves from third parties and pays royalties based on either a per ton rate or as a percentage of revenues received. Royalties charged to expense under all such lease agreements amounted to $10.2 million and $9.8 million in the three months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively, and $29.1 million and $25.8 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

In August 2005 the Energy Policy Act of 2005 was enacted. Among other provisions, it contains a tax credit for the production of coal owned by Indian tribes. The credit is $1.50 per ton beginning 2006 through 2009 and $2.00 per ton from 2010 through 2012, with both amounts escalating for inflation. The credit may be used against regular corporate income tax for all years and against alternative minimum taxes for the initial period. WRI produces coal that qualifies for this credit.

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In the second quarter of 2007, WRI agreed to amend its lease agreement with the Crow Tribe to share the economic benefit of the credit with the Tribe. The Company recorded $1.6 million as cost of sales in the first nine months of 2007 to reflect the anticipated amount payable to the Crow Tribe under the amendment. The final amount payable is dependent on the final outcome of the negotiations with the Crow Tribe.

Real Property and Equipment Lease Obligations

The Company has operating lease commitments expiring at various dates, primarily for real property and equipment. Rental expense under operating leases during the three months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 totaled $1.2 million and $2.0 million, respectively, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 totaled $4.2 million and $5.1 million, respectively.

Minimum future rental obligations existing under these operating leases with remaining terms of one year or more at September 30, 2007 are as follows (in thousands):

Lease Obligations
Remainder of 2007	$	1,103
2008		3,819
2009		1,653
2010		748
2011 and thereafter		459

Coal Supply Agreements

Westmoreland Partners, which owns ROVA, has two coal supply agreements with TECO Coal Corporation (“TECO”). If Westmoreland Partners continues to purchase coal under these contracts at the current volume and pricing and does not extend these coal supply agreements, then Westmoreland Partners would be obligated to pay TECO $6.8 million for the remainder of 2007 and $27.3 million in each of the years of 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and an aggregate of $60.1 million after 2012.

Long-Term Sales Commitments

The following table presents estimated total sales tonnage under existing long-term contracts for the next five years from the Company’s existing mining operations. The prices for all future tonnage are subject to revision and adjustments based upon market prices, certain indicesand/or cost recovery:

Projected Sales Tonnage Under
Existing Long-Term Contracts
(In millions of tons)
2007	29.8
2008	30.2
2009	28.9
2010	26.3
2011	21.5

The tonnages in the table above represent estimated sales tonnage under existing, executed contracts and generally exclude pending or anticipated contract renewals or new contracts. These projections reflect customers’ scheduled major plant outages, if known.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

20.   CONTINGENCIES

Royalty Claims

The U.S. Minerals Management Service (“MMS”) and the Montana Department of Revenue (“MDR”) have each asserted numerous administrative claims against Western Energy Company (“WECO”) for federal coal royalties and state taxes allegedly due and owing on payments received by WECO from customers.

There are three types of claims, transportation claims, take or pay claims, and gross inequity claims, as described below. The Company believes that WECO has meritorious defenses against all three types of the royalty and tax claims made by the MMS and the MDR. The Company plans to seek relief in Federal District Court for MMS claims and Montana State Court for MDR claims and expects favorable rulings.

Moreover, in the event of a final adverse outcome with MDR and MMS, the Company believes that certain of WECO’s customers are contractually obligated to reimburse WECO for any royalties and taxes imposed on WECO for the production of coal sold to the Colstrip customers, plus WECO’s legal expenses. Consequently, the Company has not recorded any provisions for these matters. It is possible that the customers may dispute the Company’s interpretation of the contracts. Legal expenses associated with these matters are expensed as incurred.

Transportation Claims

The MMS and MDR claim that revenues earned under the Transportation Agreement with the Colstrip 3 & 4 buyers are, in reality, payments for the production of coal, and therefore royalty and tax bearing.

The MMS claims currently are for three different audit periods: October 1991 through December 1995, January 1996 through December 2001, and January 2002 through December 2004. The claims for the first two audit periods were confirmed on appeal to the MMS, but limited to 7 years prior to 2002, due to the applicable statute of limitations. These claims (approximately $5.0 million) were appealed to the Interior Board of Land Appeal (“IBLA”). On September 12, 2007, the IBLA affirmed the earlier MMS decision with respect to these first two assessments. On December 12, 2007, WECO appealed the IBLA decision to the Federal District Court in the District of Columbia. The claims (approximately $1.6 million) for the third audit period(2002-2004) are on initial appeal to the MMS, and WECO filed its Statement of Reasons on July 5, 2007.

In 2003, MDR assessed state coal royalties for years 1997 and 1998 on the transportation charges collected by WECO. In 2006, MDR also issued additional assessments for tax years1998-2001. WECO has appealed and MDR has elected to proceed to hearing on these objections using its internal administrative hearing process. Ultimate adjudication could be before the Montana Supreme Court. The total state tax claims through the end of 2001, including interest through 2006, is approximately $20.4 million. A hearing is scheduled before the Montana State Tax Appeal Board in September 2008.

Neither the MMS nor the DOR has made royalty or tax demands for all periods during which WECO has received payments for transportation of coal. Presumably, the royalty and tax demands for periods after the years in dispute, generally, 1995 to 2004, and future years will be determined by the outcome of the pending proceedings. However, if the MMS and MDR were to make demands for all periods through the present, including interest, the total amount claimed against WECO, including the pending claims and interest thereon through December 31, 2006, could exceed $33.0 million.

Take or Pay Claims

MMS is claiming that take or pay payments received from the Colstrip 3 & 4 customers are payments for the production of coal, notwithstanding that no coal was produced and sold. WECO filed a notice of appeal

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

with MMS on October 22, 2002, and the matter is still pending. The amount of the royalty demand, with interest through December 31, 2006, is approximately $3.0 million.

Gross Inequity Claims

In 2004, MMS issued a demand for a royalty payment in connection with a settlement agreement dated February 21, 1997 between WECO and its customer, Puget Sound Energy, which reduced the price of coal paid by Puget. WECO filed a notice of appeal with MMS and the matter is still pending. The amount of the royalty claim, with interest through December 31, 2006, is approximately $1.5 million. Additionally, the State of Montana has issued a claim for state coal royalties of approximately $0.8 million related to Puget Sound Energy payments.

Rensselaer Tax Assessment

During 2006 the Company recorded a provision for an assessment by the North Carolina Department of Revenue (“DOR”) relating to a gain which the Company excluded from business income in preparing its tax returns for 1998 through 2001. In March, 2007, the DOR provided the Company with a revised assessment in the amount of $4.2 million. In a settlement signed by the Company and the DOR in the second quarter of 2007, the Company agreed to pay the income tax assessment and related accrued interest and the DOR waived all penalties. As of September 30, 2007, the liability for the settlement was $4.4 million and is recorded in “Income taxes payable” on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company will begin making required monthly payments of approximately $0.1 million on the income tax assessment plus accrued interest during the fourth quarter of 2007 and approximately $0.2 million beginning in the first quarter of 2008 until the settlement is fully paid.

McGreevey Litigation

In late 2002, the Company was served with a complaint in a case styled McGreevey et al. v. Montana Power Company et al. in a Montana State court. The plaintiffs are former stockholders of Montana Power who filed their first complaint on August 16, 2001. This was the Plaintiffs’ Fourth Amended Complaint; it added Westmoreland as a defendant to a suit against Montana Power Company, various officers of Montana Power Company, the Board of Directors of Montana Power Company, financial advisors and lawyers representing Montana Power Company and the purchasers of some of the businesses formerly owned by Montana Power Company and Entech, Inc., a subsidiary of Montana Power Company. The plaintiffs seek to rescind the sale by Montana Power of its generating, oil and gas, and transmission businesses, and the sale by Entech of its coal business, or to compel the purchasers to hold these businesses in trust for the shareholders. The Plaintiffs contend that they were entitled to vote to approve the sale by Entech to the Company even though they were not shareholders of Entech. Westmoreland has filed an answer, various affirmative defenses and a counterclaim against the plaintiffs. Shortly after the Company was named as a defendant, the litigation was transferred from Montana State Court to the U.S. District Court in Billings, Montana.

There has been no significant activity in the case involving Westmoreland for the past five years. Settlement discussions between the plaintiffs and other defendants appear to have been unsuccessful. We have never participated in settlement discussions with the plaintiffs because we believe that the case against the Company is totally without merit. Even if the plaintiffs could establish that shareholder consent was required for the sale of Montana Power’s coal business in 2001, there is virtually no legal support for the argument that such a sale to a buyer acting in good faith, purchasing from a wholly owned subsidiary, and relying on the seller’s representations can be rescinded. Indeed, the practical issues relating to such rescission would present a significant obstacle to such a result, particularly when the business has been operated by the buyer for six years, significant amounts of capital have been invested, reserves have been depleted, and the original

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

seller is in bankruptcy and has no means to complete a repurchase or operate the business following a repurchase.

The Company has considered seeking a dismissal of the claims against it but is waiting for the outcome of a matter under review in the bankruptcy proceedings in Delaware involving Touch America (formerly Montana Power Company). In those proceedings, the unsecured creditors have asserted that the claims originally filed by McGreevey in Montana — the claims against the officers and directors which, if successful, would likely result in a payment by the insurance carrier that provided D&O insurance to Montana Power Company — belong to the creditors, not the shareholders who are the plaintiffs in the McGreevey action. If the Delaware Bankruptcy Court holds that those claims are “derivative” and thus belong to the corporation, then the unsecured creditors may have a right to those claims. Although the Delaware Bankruptcy Court will not directly decide that issue with respect to the claims against the various asset purchasers, including the Company, such a decision would likely affect the analysis of the Montana District Court where our case is pending.

No reserve has been accrued by the Company for this matter.

Severance Benefits Payable to Former CEO

In May 2007, Christopher K. Seglem was terminated as Chairman, CEO and President of the Company. Mr. Seglem is entitled to payment of severance benefits under an Executive Severance Policy dated December 8, 1993. The total amount of the severance benefits payable to Mr. Seglem has not been determined because the Executive Severance Policy is subject to different interpretations in regard to certain important terms. The Company and Mr. Seglem have been attempting to resolve the differences in interpretation in the Executive Severance Policy through discussions but no assurances can be given that the differences will be resolved. If Mr. Seglem were to bring litigation against the Company to enforce what he believes are his rights under the Executive Severance Policy, the Company would be required to pay his attorney’s fees under the terms of the policy, unless a court were to determine that under the circumstances, recovery of all or a part of any such fees would be unjust. If Mr. Seglem’s interpretation of the severance policy were to be upheld by a court, he would be entitled to severance payments of approximately $3.8 million plus reimbursement of his attorney’s fees. The Company has accrued severance benefits due to Mr. Seglem in the amount of $1.8 million based on its interpretation of the severance policy which is recorded in “Accrued severance and other liabilities” in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

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ITEM 2   MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Material Changes in Financial Condition from December 31, 2006 to September 30, 2007

Forward-Looking Disclaimer

Throughout thisForm 10-Q, the Company makes statements which are not historical facts or information and that may be deemed “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the information set forth in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. For example, words such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential,” “continue,” “strategy,” “believes,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “expects,” “intends,” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause the actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements, or industry results, to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among others, the following: general economic and business conditions; the material weaknesses in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting identified in our Amendment No. 2 to our 2006Form 10-K, and the associated ineffectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls; health care cost trends; the cost and capacity of the surety bond market; the Company’s ability to manage growth and significantly expanded operations; the ability of the Company to implement its growth and development strategy; the Company’s ability to pay the preferred stock dividends that are accumulated but unpaid; the Company’s ability to retain key senior management; the Company’s access to financing; the Company’s ability to maintain compliance with debt covenant requirements or obtain waivers from its lenders in cases of non-compliance; the Company’s ability to achieve anticipated cost savings and profitability targets; the Company’s ability to successfully identify new business opportunities; the Company’s ability to negotiate profitable coal contracts, price reopeners and extensions; the Company’s ability to predict or anticipate commodity price changes; the Company’s ability to maintain satisfactory labor relations; changes in the industry; competition; the Company’s ability to utilize its deferred income tax assets; the ability to reinvest cash, including cash that has been deposited in reclamation accounts, at an acceptable rate of return; weather conditions; the availability of transportation; price of alternative fuels; costs of coal produced by other countries; the demand for electricity; the performance of ROVA and the structure of ROVA’s contracts with its lenders and Dominion Virginia Power; the effect of regulatory and legal proceedings; environmental issues, including the cost of compliance with existing and future environmental requirements; the risk factors set forth in Amendment No. 2 to our 2006Form 10-K; and the Company’s ability to raise additional capital, as discussed under Liquidity and Capital Resources; and the other factors discussed in Note 20 of thisForm 10-Q. As a result of the foregoing and other factors, no assurance can be given as to the future results and achievement of the Company’s goals. The Company disclaims any duty to update these statements, even if subsequent events cause its views to change.

References in this document to www.westmoreland.com, any variations of the foregoing, or any other uniform resource locator, or URL, are inactive textual references only. The information on our Web site or any other Web site is not incorporated by reference into this document and should not be considered to be a part of this document.

Overview

We are an energy company. We mine coal, which is used to produce electric power, and we own power generating plants. All of our five mines supply baseloaded power plants. Several of these power plants are located adjacent to our mines, and we sell virtually all our coal under long-term contracts. Consequently, our mines enjoy relatively stable demand and pricing compared to competitors who sell more of their production on the spot market.

We now own 100% of ROVA, a 230 MW project, which supplies baseload power pursuant to long-term contracts and which is operated by a third party under a long-term contract. We also own a 4.49% interest in

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the gas-fired Ft. Lupton Project, which has a generating capacity of 290 MW and provides peaking power to the local utility.

According to the 2006 Annual Energy Outlook prepared by the U.S. Energy Information Administration, or EIA, approximately 50% of all electricity generated in the United States in 2005 was produced bycoal-fired units. The EIA projects that the demand for coal used to generate electricity will increase approximately 2.6% per year from 2005 through 2030. Consequently, we believe that the demand for coal will grow, in part because coal is the lowest cost fossil-fuel used for generating baseload electric power.

Challenges

We believe that our principal challenges today include the following:

•  obtaining adequate capital for our on-going operations and our growth initiatives;

•  renegotiating sales prices to reflect higher market prices and fully recover increased commodity and production costs;

•  continuing to fund high heritage health benefit expenses which continue to be adversely affected by inflation in medical costs, longer life expectancies for retirees, and the failure of the UMWA retirement fund trustees to manage medical costs;

•  maintaining and collateralizing, where necessary, our Coal Act and reclamation bonds;

•  funding required contributions to pension plans that are underfunded;

•  complying with new environmental regulations, which have the potential to significantly reduce sales from our mines; and

•  defending against claims for potential taxes and royalties assessed by various governmental entities, some of which we believe are subject to reimbursement by our customers.

We discuss these issues, as well as the other challenges we face, elsewhere in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, and under “Risk Factors.”

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The major factors impacting the Company’s liquidity are: payments due on the term loan it entered into to acquire various operations and assets from Montana Power and Knife River in May 2001 (see Note 9) and subsequent borrowings at Westmoreland Mining LLC (WML) which owns the mines; payments due on the acquisition debt associated with the Company’s purchase of the 50% interest in a partnership which owns the 230 MW Roanoke Valley power plant (“ROVA”) (see Note 9); payments due on the term loan and revolving credit facility used to acquire the minority interest in Westmoreland Resources, Inc. (WRI) and to pay certain then-existing debt of WCC; cash collateral requirements for additional reclamation bonds in new mining areas; payments for the Company’s heritage health benefit costs; and ongoing reclamation costs.

Unforeseen changes in the Company’s ongoing business requirements could also impact its liquidity. The principal sources of cash flow to Westmoreland Coal Company are distributions from WRI, ROVA, and Westmoreland Mining LLC, all of which are subject to the provisions in their respective debt agreements.

On May 2, 2007, the Company entered into a Standby Purchase Agreement with an investor that would backstop a rights offering of common stock by the Company to its shareholders and purchase additional shares of common stock. Effective as of July 3, 2007, the Standby Purchase Agreement was amended to add an additional standby purchaser. The Standby Purchase Agreement contemplated a transaction closing by November 2007.

On March 4, 2008, the Company completed the sale of $15.0 million in senior secured convertible notes to that investor. The notes mature 5 years from date of issuance, carry a 9.0% interest rate and are convertible into the Company’s common stock at the investor’s option at an initial conversion price of $10.00 per share. As part of that transaction, the Standby Purchase Agreement was terminated.

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In June 2007, the Company extended the bridge loan used to acquire ROVA, and issued the lender a warrant to purchase 150,000 shares of common stock. Under the terms of the loan agreement, all cash distributions from ROVA are required to be applied to the principal and interest payments on the loan through its remaining four-year term.

In February 2008, the Company completed negotiations to refinance the ROVA project with an institutional lender. The refinancing will include the bridge loan used to acquire the additional interest in the ROVA project in 2006 and all of the term loans outstanding at ROVA. The refinancing will allow ROVA to make a distribution to the Company of $5.0 million when the refinancing closes in mid-March 2008.

As of March 17, 2008, the Company believes that it has capital resources or committed financing arrangements in place to provide adequate liquidity to meet all of its currently projected cash requirements through August 2008 based on its most recent forecast. The Company is considering several alternatives for raising additional capital during 2008.

The Company has also engaged a large bank to assist the Company in refinancing its existing debt at Westmoreland Mining, with the goal of better matching debt amortization with cash flow from the mining operations. The refinancing would be designed to provide for additional availability to finance future capital requirements of the mines, and provide for an increase in the amounts allowed to be distributed to Westmoreland Coal Company. While the Company has had initial discussions with the bank and potential lenders about the refinancing, there can be no assurance that the Company will obtain the refinancing on terms acceptable to it, or at all.

Depending upon the size and terms of that potential refinancing, the Company will evaluate the need to raise additional capital.

The Company continues to believe that one of the other alternatives available to it is the sale of one or more of the Company’s assets. There can be no assurance that any sale could be completed on a timely basis or on terms acceptable to the Company.

The accompanying consolidated financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis and do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of the uncertainty regarding the Company’s ability to raise additional capital, refinance its debt obligations or sell some of its assets to meet its obligations.

NRGT Long-Term Contract

On September 28, 2007, our subsidiary Texas Westmoreland Coal Company (“TWCC”), which operates the Jewett Mine, entered into a new lignite supply agreement with NRG Texas Power LLC (“NRG Texas”). The new agreement commences on January 1, 2008, and extends through December 31, 2018. As part of the agreement, NRG Texas has the right to terminate the supply agreement on December 31st of any year prior to the 180th day of that year. NRG Texas also has the option to extend the agreement through December 31, 2028, provided the mine still has coal reserves.

Under the terms of the agreement, NRG Texas shall reimburse TWCC for all mining costs actually incurred in mining previously agreed volumes for each year. In addition, NRG Texas will pay TWCC management fees based on the volume of lignite delivered per year.

Additionally, under the terms of the agreement, NRG Texas is responsible for the payment of final reclamation at the Jewett Mine, and will pay TWCC for all costs of final reclamation plus a profit component for work performed by TWCC. As a result of this agreement on final reclamation, TWCC increased its Contractual third party reclamation receivable by $35.3 million to reflect the fact that effective January 1, 2008 all costs incurred by TWCC towards fulfilling its asset retirement obligation will be reimbursed by NRG Texas. The increase to TWCC’s Contractual third party reclamation receivable was offset by a corresponding decrease in TWCC’s capitalized asset retirement costs.

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Factors Affecting our Liquidity

Our heritage health benefit costs consist primarily of payments for postretirement medical and workers’ compensation benefits. We are also obligated for employee pension and pneumoconiosis benefits. It is important to note that retiree health benefit costs are directly affected by changes in medical service costs, prescription drug costs and mortality rates. The most recent actuarial valuations of our heritage health benefits obligations, which pertain primarily to former employees who worked in our Eastern mines and are guaranteed life-time benefits under the federal Coal Act, indicated that our heritage health benefit payments would increase annually through 2011 and then decline to zero over the next approximately sixty years as the number of eligible beneficiaries declines. In the third quarter of 2007, we paid $4.2 million for postretirement medical benefit expenses, $0.9 million for combined benefit fund premiums and $0.3 million for workers’ compensation benefits and received $0.7 million in offsetting Medicare D subsidies. In the fourth quarter of 2007, we expect to pay $4.3 million for postretirement medical benefit expenses, $0.9 million for combined benefit fund premiums, $0.2 million for worker’s compensation benefits, and receive $0.2 million in offsetting federal subsidies. Our total 2007 cash payments for these heritage health benefit costs are expected to be $19.8 million for postretirement medical benefits, $3.9 million for combined benefit fund premiums, and $1.0 million for workers’ compensation benefits. We also expect to receive $1.8 million in offsetting federal subsidies in 2007.

The Westmoreland Mining acquisitions in 2001 greatly increased revenues and operating cash flow. The financing obtained to make those acquisitions requires quarterly interest and principal payments of approximately $4.1 million. This debt financing also requires that 25% of excess cash flow, as defined, be set aside to fund the $30.0 million debt payment due in December 2008. Therefore, only 75% of Westmoreland Mining’s excess cash flow is available to the Company until this debt is paid off in 2008. Westmoreland Mining also entered into the add-on debt facility in 2004 which requires the use of approximately $0.5 million of cash each quarter for debt service. The add-on facility permitted Westmoreland Mining to undertake significant capital projects, without adversely affecting cash available to Westmoreland Coal Company. The terms of the add-on facility permitted Westmoreland Mining to distribute this $35.0 million to Westmoreland Coal Company. Westmoreland Mining’s 2006 distributions of $3.5 million represented the remainder available from the $35.0 million add-on facility.

In June 2006, we acquired the 50% interest in ROVA that we did not previously own, which increased revenues and operating cash flow. This acquisition was funded with $35.0 million in acquisition debt as described in Note 9 to our consolidated financial statements. ROVA also has project-level debt which funded the original development of the power plants. The project-level debt requires semi-annual principal payments as also described in Note 9 to the financial statements as well as ongoing interest payments. At September 30, 2007, the outstanding balance of the ROVA acquisition debt was $15.6 million (net of $0.5 million of debt discount). In June 2007, we extended the term of the acquisition debt to four years. Until that debt is paid in full, all cash distributions generated by ROVA will be applied to the acquisition debt, with the minimum semi-annual principal payment being approximately $4.3 million. The acquisition debt will also require interest payments of approximately $0.3 million per quarter for the next four quarters, which decrease thereafter.

On March 6, 2007, we entered into an agreement to acquire WGI’s contract to operate our Absaloka Mine and completed this transaction on March 30, 2007. WRI purchased from WGI mining and office equipment for $7.9 million and tools, spare parts and supplies, and coal inventory for $2.3 million. As part of the transaction, WGI released the $7.0 million reclamation escrow account to WRI, and WRI released WGI from its financial obligation to complete final reclamation of the mine. While certain equipment was included in our purchase, we made significant additional capital expenditures during the first nine months of 2007 and expect we will need to make further investments in mine development projects, mining equipment and to support bonding requirements in the future.

On September 28, 2007, Westmoreland Resources, Inc. entered into a 30 day term loan agreement with First Interstate Bank in the amount of $4.5 million in order to fund WRI’s acquisition of WGI’s 20% minority interest in WRI. The term loan was repaid and the loan agreement expired on October 28, 2007.

On October 29, 2007, Westmoreland Resources, Inc. executed a Business Loan Agreement (“Agreement”) dated October 29, 2007 with First Interstate Bank, a Montana corporation. The Agreement provides WRI with

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term debt of $8.5 million and a revolving credit facility of $20 million. The term debt requires sixteen quarterly payments of principal and interest with the final payment due September 20, 2011. The revolving credit facilities mature October 28, 2008. Interest on both notes is payable at the prime rate published in the “Money Rate” section of the Wall Street Journal (7.75% per annum at October 29, 2007). The two notes are collaterized by WRI’s inventory, chattel paper, accounts receivable and equipment. The Agreement requires WRI to comply with certain covenants and minimum financial ratio requirements related to debt coverage, tangible net worth and capital expenditures. Westmoreland Coal Company is guarantor of the notes. The Agreement replaces the revolving lines of credit of $14.0 million to Westmoreland Coal Company. The outstanding balance of $11.2 million on the Westmoreland Coal Company line of credit facility was fully repaid to First Interstate Bank on October 29, 2007.

Our ongoing and future business needs may also affect liquidity. We do not anticipate that our revenues will diminish materially as a result of any future downturn in economic conditions because ROVA produces relatively low-cost, baseload power and most of our coal and power production are sold under long-term contracts, which help insulate us from unfavorable market developments. However, contract price reopeners, contract renegotiations, contract expirations or terminations and market competition could affect future coal revenues and our liquidity.

Cash Balances and Available Credit

Consolidated cash and cash equivalents at September 30, 2007 totaled (in thousands):

ROVA	$	10,401
Westmoreland Risk Management		2,050
Westmoreland Mining		1,392
Other		901
Total consolidated cash and cash equivalents	$	14,744

The cash at Westmoreland Mining is available to the Company through quarterly distributions, as described below. The cash at Westmoreland Risk Management, our captive insurance subsidiary, is available to the Company through dividends. Under the provisions of the ROVA acquisition bridge loan, all cash distributions from ROVA subsequent to December 31, 2006, are to be applied to the principal balance of the loan and related interest and will therefore not be available to the Company through distributions until the bridge loan has been repaid.

As of September 30, 2007, Westmoreland Coal Company had $4.6 million of its $14.0 million revolving line of credit available to borrow. On October 29, 2007, this revolving credit facility was terminated and replaced with term debt and a new revolving credit facility at WRI. As of February 29, 2008, the Company had $1.4 million of its $20.0 million revolving line of credit at WRI available to borrow.

Restricted Cash

We had restricted cash and bond collateral, which were not classified as cash or cash equivalents, of $72.7 million at September 30, 2007 compared to $69.7 million at December 31, 2006. The restricted cash at September 30, 2007 included $30.4 million in ROVA’s debt service accounts and prepayment accounts, $30.0 million in Westmoreland Mining’s debt service reserve, long-term prepayment, and reclamation escrow accounts, and $5.4 million in the Absaloka Mine’s escrow accounts. At September 30, 2007 our reclamation, workers’ compensation and postretirement medical cost obligation bonds were collateralized by interest-bearing cash deposits of $6.9 million, which we have classified as non-current assets in the consolidated balance sheet. In addition, we had accumulated reclamation deposits of $65.8 million at September 30, 2007, representing cash received from customers of the Rosebud Mine to pay for reclamation, plus interest earned on the investments.

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Westmoreland Mining Debt Facilities

The original term loan agreement, which financed our acquisition of the Rosebud, Jewett, Beulah, and Savage Mines, continues to restrict Westmoreland Mining’s ability to make distributions to Westmoreland Coal Company. Until Westmoreland Mining has fully paid the original acquisition debt, which is scheduled for December 31, 2008, Westmoreland Mining may only pay Westmoreland Coal Company a management fee and distribute to Westmoreland Coal Company 75% of Westmoreland Mining’s excess cash flow. Westmoreland Mining is depositing the remaining 25% into an account that will be applied to the $30.0 million balloon payment due December 31, 2008. In December 2005, Westmoreland Mining amended its revolving credit facility to increase the borrowing base to $20.0 million and to extend its maturity to April 2008 to better align with its operating needs. The increase includes the ability to issue letters of credit up to $10.0 million. As of September 30, 2007, a letter of credit for $1.9 million was supported by Westmoreland Mining’s revolving credit facility, Westmoreland Mining had borrowed $7.5 million under this facility, and Westmoreland Mining has the remaining $10.6 million of the credit facility’s borrowing base available.

Historical Sources and Uses of Cash

Cash provided by operating activities was $65.4 million for the first nine months of 2007 compared with $19.7 million for the first nine months of 2006. The increase in noncash charges to income, which includes depreciation, amortization, share based compensation, provision for obsolete inventory, minority interest and gains on sales of assets, in the first nine months of 2007 increased cash provided by operating activities by $11.4 million. The majority of this increase related to depreciation resulting from the consolidation of ROVA and increased capital expenditures. This increase was predominantly offset by the increase in net loss. Net loss was $10.3 million for the first nine months of 2007 compared to $1.7 million for 2006. Cash provided by operating activities in the first nine months of 2007 also reflects $22.0 million of revenue deferred under ROVA’s long-term sales agreements compared to $7.9 for the first nine months of 2006. There was only $0.3 million of cash distributions from independent power projects for the first nine months of 2007 because ROVA distributions received were consolidated after the acquisition of the remaining interest in ROVA in June 2006. Cash distributions from ROVA of $1.2 million were recorded for the first nine months of 2006. Changes in working capital increased cash provided by operating activities in the first nine months of 2007 by $21.1 million compared to a decrease in cash from changes in working capital of $0.9 million in the first nine months of 2006. The increase related primarily to $5.6 million of cash received from the black lung trust fund in 2007 and favorable changes in accounts receivable and other assets and liabilities.

Our working capital deficit was $85.6 million at September 30, 2007 compared to $66.8 million at December 31, 2006. The increase in our working capital deficit resulted primarily from a $12.0 million decrease in cash and cash equivalents, a $5.7 million increase in production taxes payable, and $5.6 million cash withdrawl from our excess of our trust assets over our black lung obligation. These working capital decreases were partially offset by other miscellaneous increases, primarily in inventory, accounts receivable, and accounts payable.

Cash used in investing activities during the first nine months of 2007 was $29.8 million compared to $24.1 million in the first nine months of 2006. The increase in cash used in investing cash activities in 2007 was driven primarily by $16.9 million paid in connection with the acquisition of WGI’s minority interest in our Absaloka Mining operations and our assumption of the mine’s operations. This increase was partially offset by the $12.7 million of proceeds from sale of our royalty interest at the Caballo Mine in Wyoming in February. Also, contributing to the increase in cash used in investing activities was the $20.5 million of additions to property, plant and equipment in the first nine months of 2007. Additions to property, plant, and equipment in the first nine months of 2006 was $13.9 million. Cash used in investing activities in 2006 was partially offset by the $5.1 million received from the sale of mineral interests in Colorado.

We used $47.7 million of cash for our financing activities in the first nine months of 2007 compared to $14.0 million provided from financing activities in the first nine months of 2006. In the first nine months of 2007 we made $57.2 million of payments on our long-term debt. In the first nine months of 2006 we received

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$30.0 million to finance the ROVA acquisition which was offset by the repayment of $22.5 million of our long-term debt.

Severance Benefits Payable to Former CEO

In May 2007, Christopher K. Seglem was terminated as Chairman, CEO and President of the Company. Mr. Seglem is entitled to payment of severance benefits under an Executive Severance Policy dated December 8, 1993. The total amount of the severance benefits payable to Mr. Seglem has not been determined because the Executive Severance Policy is subject to different interpretations in regard to certain important terms. The Company and Mr. Seglem have been attempting to resolve the differences in interpretation in the Executive Severance Policy through discussions but no assurances can be given that the differences will be resolved. If Mr. Seglem were to bring litigation against the Company to enforce what he believes are his rights under the Executive Severance Policy, the Company would be required to pay his attorney’s fees under the terms of the policy, unless a court were to determine that under the circumstances, recovery of all or a part of any such fees would be unjust. If Mr. Seglem’s interpretation of the severance policy were to be upheld by a court, he would be entitled to severance payments of approximately $3.8 million plus reimbursement of his attorney’s fees. The Company has accrued severance benefits due to Mr. Seglem in the amount of $1.8 million based on its interpretation of the severance policy.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Quarter Ended September 30, 2007 Compared to Quarter Ended September 30, 2006.

Coal Operations

The following table shows comparative coal revenues, sales volumes, cost of sales and percentage changes between the periods:

	Quarter Ended September 30,
	2007		2006		Change
Revenues — thousands	$	106,670	$	106,227		—	%
Volumes — millions of equivalent coal tons		7.7		7.9		(3	)%
Cost of sales — thousands	$	88,388	$	84,115		5	%

Tons of coal sold decreased by approximately 0.2 million tons in the third quarter of 2007 from the third quarter of 2006.

Our coal revenues increased by approximately $0.4 million from the third quarter of 2006 to the third quarter of 2007. This overall increase was due to an overall 5% increase in pricing which offset our decrease in tons sold.

Our coal segment’s cost of sales in the third quarter of 2007 increased by approximately $4.3 million from the third quarter of 2006. This increase was driven by increases in operating and maintenance costs and the write-off of $1.1 million of inventory made obsolete as a result of equipment retired in connection with our Jewett Mine’s new sales agreement and related new mining equipment plan.

Our coal segment’s depreciation, depletion, and amortization expense in the third quarter of 2007 increased by approximately $1.0 million from the third quarter of 2006. This increase resulted primarily from increases in capital expenditures and capital leases for equipment at the mines.

Our coal segment’s selling and administrative expenses in the third quarter of 2007 decreased by $0.4 million from the third quarter of 2006. This decrease was primarily the result of reduced labor costs related to our restructuring plan.

Independent Power

The power segment includes the ownership of ROVA and business development expenses.

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For the third quarter of 2007 and 2006, ROVA produced 435,000 and 457,000 MW hours, respectively, and achieved average capacity factors of 96.0% and 99.2%, respectively.

Our independent power revenues were $23.5 million in the third quarter of 2007, up slightly from $23.3 million in the third quarter of 2006.

We also recognized $94,000 in equity earnings in the third quarter of 2007, compared to $84,000 in the third quarter of 2006, from our 4.49% interest in the Ft. Lupton project.

Our independent power segment’s cost of sales in the third quarter of 2007 increased by approximately $0.7 million from the third quarter of 2006. This increase was driven by a regular scheduled maintenance downtime which increased our outside service costs in the third quarter of 2007.

Our independent power segment’s depreciation, depletion, and amortization expense in the third quarter of 2007 was $2.4 million compared to $2.3 million in the third quarter of 2006.

Our independent power segment’s selling and administrative expenses in the third quarter of 2007 decreased by $0.4 million from the third quarter of 2006. This decrease was primarily the result of reduced labor costs in our power segment, resulting from the execution of our restructuring plan.

In connection with the ROVA acquisition, we changed our method of recognizing revenue under ROVA’s long-term power sales agreements effective July 1, 2006. For the third quarter 2007, revenue billed under these agreements totaling $7.6 million was deferred to future periods. We also began consolidation of ROVA’s results of operations effective July 1, 2006. Previously the ROVA results were reported using the equity method. The equity method reported only earnings (calculated net of interest expense, interest income, depreciation, depletion and amortization).

Heritage

During the third quarter of 2007 heritage costs increased by $0.2 million from the third quarter of 2006 due primarily to increases in our heritage health benefit and workers compensation expenses.

Corporate

Our corporate segment selling and administrative expenses decreased by $0.1 million in the third quarter of 2007 compared to the third quarter of 2006. This reduction was primarily due to a decrease in professional fees and labor costs in the third quarter of 2007 compared to 2006.

Restructuring

In 2007, the Company initiated a restructuring plan in order to reduce the overall cost structure of the Company. This decision was based on our analysis of our internal operations, our future customer commitments, our current and potential markets, and our financial projections for profitability. During the third quarter of 2007, we recorded a restructuring charge of $1.7 million which included $1.6 million of termination benefits and outplacement costs and $0.1 million of lease costs related to the consolidation of corporate office space. We expect these charges to be paid out over the next year and result in approximately $2.6 million of annual salary reductions in our cost of sales and general and administrative expenses. The restructuring liability is reflected in “Accrued severance and other liabilities” in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Interest

Interest expense was $5.9 million for the third quarter of 2007 compared to $7.0 million in the third quarter of 2006. The decrease resulted from a reduction in ROVA’s project and acquisition debt balances. Interest income was $2.0 million in the third quarter of 2007 compared to $1.9 million in the third quarter of 2006.

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Income Tax

Current income tax benefit for the third quarter of 2007 was less than $0.1 million compared to $0.2 million of expense for the third quarter of 2006. Income tax benefit and expense in both periods relates to obligations for state income taxes in North Carolina, Texas and Minnesota.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007 Compared to Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006.

Coal Operations

The following table shows comparative coal revenues, sales volumes, cost of sales and percentage changes between the periods:

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2007		2006		Change
Revenues — thousands	$	311,508	$	292,479		7	%
Volumes — millions of equivalent coal tons		22.2		21.8		2	%
Cost of sales — thousands	$	255,826	$	230,331		11	%

Tons of coal sold increased by approximately 0.4 million tons in the first nine months of 2007 from the first nine months of 2006.

Our coal revenues increased by approximately $19.0 million from the first nine months of 2006 compared to the first nine months of 2007. This was due both to the increase in tonnage and a 3% overall increase in pricing.

Our coal segment’s cost of sales in the first nine months of 2007 also increased by approximately $25.5 million from the first nine months of 2006. This increase was driven by increases in our operating and maintenance costs, higher production taxes and royalties, $1.6 million of lease costs accrued as a result of the amendment to the Crow Tribe lease agreement, and the write-off of $1.1 million of inventory made obsolete as a result of equipment retired in connection with our Jewett Mine’s new sales agreement and related mining equipment plan.

Our coal segment’s depreciation, depletion, and amortization expense in the first nine months of 2007 increased by approximately $2.9 million from the first nine months of 2006. This increase resulted from increased depletion expenses from asset retirement cost assets, which increased at the end of 2006 as a result of updated engineering studies, as well as from increases in capital expenditures and new capital leases for equipment at the mines.

Our coal segment’s selling and administrative expenses in the first nine months of 2007 increased by $2.1 million from the first nine months of 2006. This increase was primarily the result of increases in legal and professional fees, information technology costs, and costs associated with the assumption of our Absaloka Mine’s operations.

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Independent Power

The power segment’s financial performance is presented in the following table (in thousands):

	Nine Months Ended
	September 30,
	2007			2006
50% share of ROVA earnings shown as equity in earnings	$	—		$	7,320
Ft. Lupton equity earnings		277			225
Total equity earnings		277			7,545
Energy revenue		66,775			23,347
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales — energy		(42,724	)		(14,694	)
Depreciation, depletion, & amortization		(7,256	)		(2,385	)
Selling and administrative		(6,351	)		(4,485	)
Restructuring charges		(1,103	)		—
Gain on sales of assets		(18	)		—
Power segment revenue less costs & expenses		9,323			1,783
Independent power segment operating income		9,600			9,328
Other income (expense):
Interest expense		(10,675	)		(4,126	)
Interest income		1,798			698
Other income		1			235
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	$	724		$	6,135

(1) The Company recorded $22.0 million in deferred revenue in the first nine months of 2007 related to capacity payments billed at ROVA, compared to $7.9 million in the first nine months of 2006.

Power segment operating income was $9.6 million in the first nine months of 2007 compared to $9.3 million in the first nine months of 2006. This increase was primarily a result of our acquisition of the remaining 50% of ROVA. Our energy revenues and costs of sales were $66.8 million and $42.7 million, respectively, during the first nine months of 2007.

In connection with the ROVA acquisition, we changed our method of recognizing revenue under ROVA’s long-term power sales agreements effective July 1, 2006. For the first nine months of 2007, revenue billed under these agreements totaling $22.0 million was deferred to future periods. For the first nine months of 2006, revenue billed under these agreements totaling $7.9 million was also deferred to future periods. We began consolidation of ROVA’s results of operations effective July 1, 2006. Previously the ROVA results were reported using the equity method. The equity method reported only earnings (calculated net of interest expense, interest income, depreciation, depletion and amortization).

For the first nine months of 2007 and 2006, ROVA produced 1,260,000 and 1,263,000 MW hours, respectively, and achieved average capacity factors of 93.7% and 93.7%, respectively.

We also recognized $277,000 in equity earnings in the first nine months of 2007, compared to $225,000 in the first nine months of 2006, from our 4.49% interest in the Ft. Lupton project.

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Heritage

During the first nine months of 2007 heritage costs decreased by $6.3 million from the first nine months of 2006. This decrease resulted primarily from a $5.8 million settlement reached with the Combined Benefit Fund which was recorded in the first quarter of 2007.

Our heritage costs also decreased during the first nine months of 2007 as a result of decreases in retiree health care expenses. These costs decreased as a result of an increase in the discount rate used and favorable trends in our postretirement medical benefit projections.

Corporate

Our corporate segment selling and administrative expenses decreased slightly to $8.3 million for the first nine months of 2007 from $8.8 million for the first nine months of 2006. The first nine months of 2007 includes a gain of $5.6 million on the sale of our royalty interest at the Caballo Mine in Wyoming, while the first nine months of 2006 includes a gain of $5.1 million from the sale of mineral interests in Colorado.

Restructuring

In 2007, the Company initiated a restructuring plan in order to reduce the overall cost structure of the Company. This decision was based on our analysis of our internal operations, our future customer commitments, our current and potential markets, and our financial projections for profitability. During the first nine months of 2007, we recorded a restructuring charge of $4.0 million which included $3.8 million of termination benefits and outplacement costs and $0.2 million of lease costs related to the consolidation of corporate office space. We expect these charges to be paid out over the next year and result in approximately $2.6 million of annual salary reductions in our cost of sales and general and administrative expenses. The restructuring liability is reflected in “Accrued severance and other liabilities” in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Interest

Interest expense was $18.8 million and $12.5 million for the first nine months of 2007 and 2006, respectively. The increase resulted from the consolidation of ROVA’s project debt as well as ROVA’s acquisition debt. Interest income increased by $2.4 million in the first nine months of 2007 as a result of $1.1 million in ROVA interest income and $0.6 million in interest income received from our settlement with the Combined Benefit Fund.

Income Tax

Current income tax expense for the first nine months of 2007 decreased by $0.7 million from the current income tax expense for the first nine months of 2006 primarily as a result of favorable changes in state tax laws. Income tax expense in both periods relates to obligations for state income taxes in North Carolina, Texas and Minnesota.

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ITEM 3   QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

The Company is exposed to market risk, including the effects of changes in commodity prices and interest rates as discussed below.

Commodity Price Risk

The Company produces and sells commodities — principally coal and electric power — and also purchases commodities — principally diesel fuel, steel and electricity.

The Company produces and sells coal through its subsidiaries, WRI, Westmoreland Mining LLC, and Westmoreland Coal Sales Co., and the Company produces and sells electricity and steam through its subsidiary Westmoreland Energy LLC. Nearly all of the Company’s coal production and all of its electricity and steam production are sold through long-term contracts with customers. These long-term contracts reduce the Company’s exposure to changes in commodity prices. These contracts typically contain price escalation and adjustment provisions, pursuant to which the price for our coal may be periodically revised. The price may be adjusted in accordance with changes in broad economic indicators, such as the consumer price index, commodity-specific indices, such as the PPI-light fuel oils index,and/or changes in our actual costs. Contracts may also contain periodic price reopeners or renewal provisions, which give us the opportunity to adjust the price of our coal to reflect developments in the marketplace.

In October 2006, the Company entered into a derivative instrument to manage a portion of its exposure to the price volatility of diesel fuel to be used in its operations in 2007. The swap contract covered 2.4 million gallons of diesel fuel at a weighted average fixed price of $2.02 per gallon to be settled monthly during 2007. At September 30, 2007, 0.6 million gallons of fuel remained outstanding under this swap contract.

In January 2007, the Company entered into an additional derivative instrument to manage a portion of its exposure to the price volatility of diesel fuel to be used in its operations in 2007. The swap contract covered 1.1 million gallons of diesel fuel at a weighted average fixed price of $1.75 per gallon to be settled monthly during 2007. At September 30, 2007, 0.3 million gallons of fuel remained outstanding under this swap contract.

The Company accounts for these derivative instruments on a mark-to-market basis through earnings. The Consolidated Financial Statements as of September 30, 2007 reflect cumulative unrealized gains on these contracts of $0.3 million. Unrealized gains recorded during the nine months ended September 30, 2007 were $0.9 million. These unrealized gains are recorded as a reduction to Cost of sales — coal and as an Increase to Accounts receivable. During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, the Company settled a portion of these contracts covering approximately 2.6 million gallons of fuel which resulted in a realized gain of $0.3 million.

Interest Rate Risk

The Company and its subsidiaries are subject to interest rate risk on its debt obligations. The following debt obligations shown in the table below are indexed to either the prime rate or LIBOR. Based on balances outstanding as of September 30, 2007, a change of one percentage point in the prime interest rate or LIBOR would increase or decrease interest expense on an annual basis by the amount shown below (in thousands):

	Effect of 1%
	increase or
	decrease
Company’s revolving lines of credit	$	150
WML’s Series D Notes		150
ROVA’s project debt		650
ROVA acquisition debt		150
Rosebud Mine’s capital leases	less than $	50

The carrying value and estimated fair value of the Company’s long-term debt with fixed interest rates at September 30, 2007 were $151.6 million and $157.7 million, respectively.

The Company’s heritage health benefit expenses are also impacted by interest rate changes because its workers compensation, pension, pneumoconiosis, and postretirement medical benefit obligations are recorded on a discounted basis.

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ITEM 4  CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

As required byRules 13a-15 and15d-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, management has evaluated, with the participation of our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report. Disclosure controls and procedures refer to controls and other procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in our reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding our required disclosure. In designing and evaluating our disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management was required to apply its judgment in evaluating and implementing possible controls and procedures.

As part of filing our Amendment No. 2 to our 2006 Annual Report onForm 10-K and thisForm 10-Q, we identified two additional material weaknesses in our internal controls over financial reporting. The first weakness relates to the Company not maintaining adequate controls to ensure the completeness and accuracy of the census data used to calculate the Company’s postretirement medical benefit liabilities. The second weakness relates to the Company not maintaining adequate controls over the accounting for the Company’s Performance Unit Plan in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for stock based compensation plans.

Our chief executive officer and chief financial officer have concluded, based on this evaluation, that as of September 30, 2007, the end of the period covered by this report, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective.

No change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules as defined inRules 13a-15(f) and15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) occurred during the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2007 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting, except for the changes that were designed to remediate the material weaknesses regarding the Company’s controls identified in the Company’s Amendment No. 2 to its Annual Report onForm 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006.

To remediate the material weaknesses referred to above and enhance our internal control over financial reporting, the following improvements to our internal controls have been or will be implemented during 2007 and 2008:

•  The calculations for asset retirement obligations have been standardized at all of our mines and have been simplified.

•  An additional layer of financial supervision and review has been added at each of our mines.

•  Personnel in our Corporate office perform a detailed review of all asset retirement obligation calculations.

•  Additional training will be provided to those responsible for performing and reviewing asset retirement obligation calculations.

•  An additional level of review will be added over the calculation of our postretirement medical benefit liabilities and expense.

•  An additional level of review will be added over our census data used to calculate our postretirement medical benefits.

•  An additional level of review will be added over the preparation of our income tax accrual.

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PART II — OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1   LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Litigation

See Note 20 “Contingencies” to our Consolidated Financial Statements, which is incorporated by reference here in.

ITEM 1A   RISK FACTORS

In addition to the trends and uncertainties described in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, we are subject to the risks set forth below. Risk factors that are unchanged from those contained in our Amendment No. 2 to our 2006 Annual Report onForm 10-K have not been repeated in thisForm 10-Q.

We will need to refinance our business, raise additional capital, sell assets that are important to our business, or significantly cut our costs in order to continue to operate.

We currently project that we have sufficient capital resources and committed financing arrangements to provide us with adequate liquidity through August 2008. However, based on our most recent internal calculations, we do not believe that we have capital resources or committed financing arrangements in place to provide adequate liquidity to meet cash requirements that we currently project beyond that time.

We intend to address our liquidity needs by refinancing Westmoreland Mining’s existing debt. Depending upon the size and terms of such potential refinancing we will evaluate the need to raise additional capital. If we are unable to refinance Westmoreland Mining’s debt, or raise additional capital, or if we raise less than expected, we may need to sell assets that are important to our business, or significantly cut our costs in the very near term if our business is to survive.

We may face risks related to an SEC investigation and securities litigation in connection with the restatement of our financial statements.

We are not aware that the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has begun any formal or informal investigation in connection with the errors in accounting for our postretirement medical benefit plans, one of our stock based compensation plans and state income taxes requiring restatement of 2006 and prior years’ financial statements including 2005 and 2006 quarterly financial statements, or that any laws have been violated. However, if the SEC makes a determination that the Company has violated Federal securities laws, the Company may face sanctions, including, but not limited to, monetary penalties and injunctive relief, which could adversely affect our business. In addition, the Company or its officers and directors could be named defendants in civil proceedings arising from the restatement. We are unable to estimate what our liability in either event might be.

ITEM 3   DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

See Note 14 “Stockholders’ Equity” to our Consolidated Financial Statements, which is incorporated by reference herein.

ITEM 4   SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

An Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on August 16, 2007. Proxies for the meeting were solicited pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Six proposals were voted upon at the meeting.

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The first proposal was the election by the holders of Common Stock of three members of the Board of Directors. The tabulation of the votes cast with respect to each of the nominees for election as a Director is set forth as follows:

Name	Votes For		Votes Withheld
Keith E. Alessi		8,102,450		333,571
Thomas J. Coffey		8,031,016		405,005
Richard Klingaman		8,058,746		377,275

Messrs. Alessi, Coffey and Klingaman were elected.

There were no abstentions or broker non-votes.

The second proposal was the election by the holders of Depositary Shares of two members of the Board of Directors. Each Depositary Share represents one-quarter of a share of the Company’s Series A Convertible Exchangeable Preferred Stock (“Series A Preferred Stock”), the terms of which entitle the holders to elect two directors if six or more Preferred Stock dividends have accumulated. The tabulation of the votes cast with respect to each of the nominees for election as a Director, expressed in terms of the number of Depositary Shares, is as follows:

Name	Votes For		Votes Withheld
Robert E. Killen		593,673		20,434
William M. Stern		603,674		10,433

Messrs. Killen and Stern were elected.

There were no abstentions or broker non-votes.

The third proposal was approval of a rights offering of at least $85,000,000 to the holders of Common Stock, pursuant to which each holder will be issued one right for each share of Common Stock, which right will entitle the holder to purchase a fraction of a share of Common Stock at a subscription price of $18.00 per share.

Aggregate Common Stock and Depositary Share votes for proposal three were:

For	Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
6,083,420		283,027		6,177		2,677,504

The fourth proposal was to approve the Standby Purchase Agreement dated May 2, 2007 between the Company and Tontine Capital Partners, L.P., as amended by the First Amendment to Standby Purchase Agreement dated as of July 3, 2007 among the Company, Tontine Capital Partners, L.P., and Silverhawk Capital GP, LLC, and the transactions contemplated thereby, including, subject to the limits contained in the Standby Purchase Agreement, (A) the sale of any Common Stock not subscribed for in the rights offering to Tontine and Silverhawk and (B) the possible sale of additional shares of Common Stock to Tontine and Silverhawk.

Aggregate Common Stock and Depositary Share votes for proposal four were:

For	Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
6,033,479		322,737		6,408		2,677,504

The fifth proposal was to approve adoption of the 2007 Equity Incentive Plan for Employees and Non-Employee Directors,

Aggregate Common Stock and Depositary Share votes for proposal five were:

For	Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
5,224,309		1,121,541		26,774		2,677,504

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The sixth proposal was to amend our Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of shares of Common Stock that we are authorized to issue from 20,000,000 to 30,000,000 and the total number of shares of capital stock that we are authorized to issue from 25,000,000 to 35,000,000.

Aggregate Common Stock and Depositary Share votes for proposal six were:

For	Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
8,620,634		422,294		7,200		0

ITEM 5   OTHER INFORMATION

The Company has accumulated but unpaid quarterly preferred dividends through and including October 1, 2007 in the amount of $15.5 million in the aggregate ($96.90 per preferred share or $24.23 per Depositary Share). The Company is prohibited from paying preferred stock dividends because there are statutory restrictions limiting the payment of preferred stock dividends under Delaware law, the state in which the Company is incorporated. Under Delaware law, the Company is permitted to pay preferred stock dividends only to the extent that shareholders’ equity exceeds the par value of the preferred stock (which par value was $160,000 at September 30, 2007).

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ITEM 6   EXHIBITS

(a)  Exhibits

(10.1)*	Amended and Restated Lignite Supply Agreement dated as of September 28, 2007 by and between NRG Texas Power LLC and Texas Westmoreland Coal Co.
(31)	Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certifications.
(32)	Certifications pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.

* Confidential treatment has been requested as to certain portions, which portions have been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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SIGNATURES

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 thereunto duly authorized.

WESTMORELAND COAL COMPANY

/s/  David J. Blair

David J. Blair

Chief Financial Officer

(A Duly Authorized Officer)

Date: March 17, 2008

/s/  Kevin A. Paprzycki

Kevin A. Paprzycki

Controller and

Principal Accounting Officer

(A Duly Authorized Officer)

Date: March 17, 2008

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Exhibit Index

Exhibit
Number			Description
	(10	.1)*	Amended and Restated Lignite Supply Agreement dated as of September 28, 2007 by and between NRG Texas Power LLC and Texas Westmoreland Coal Co.
	(31)		Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certifications.
	(32)		Certifications pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.

* Confidential treatment has been requested as to certain portions, which portions have been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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