SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) June 19, 2007 (June 18, 2007)
MASSEY ENERGY COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-7775 | 95-0740960 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File No.) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
| 4 North 4th Street, Richmond, Virginia | 23219 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (804) 788-1800
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
On June 18, 2007, the Board of Directors approved an amendment to Section 3.02 of the Registrant’s Bylaws, effective the date thereof, to reduce the number of authorized board members from ten to eight. The full text of the Restated Bylaws, as amended as of June 18, 2007, is attached as Exhibit 3.1 to this report and is incorporated by reference into this Item 5.03.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
Exhibit | Description of Exhibit | |
| 3.1 | Restated Bylaws, as amended as of June 18, 2007. |
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 hereunto duly authorized.
| MASSEY ENERGY COMPANY | ||||||||
| Date: June 19, 2007 | By: | /s/ Richard R. Grinnan | ||||||
| Name: | Richard R. Grinnan | |||||||
| Title: | Vice President and Corporate Secretary | |||||||
Exhibit Index
| 3.1 | Restated Bylaws, as amended as of June 18, 2007. |
