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ADMIRAL INMAN, MASSEY ENERGY’S LEAD INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR, LETTER TO WILLIAM PATTERSON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CHANGE TO WIN INVESTMENT GROUP
Richmond, Virginia, May 4, 2010 – Massey Energy Company (NYSE: MEE) Today, Admiral Inman, Massey Energy’s Lead Independent Director, sent the below letter to Change to Win (CtW) Investment Group. CtW has been waging a politically motivated campaign to disrupt Massey and the Board’s continuing effort to be responsive to shareholders.
A committee, established in August 2009 to look into shareholder inquires, will take on the role of examining Massey’s track record on safety, facts related to the UBB tragedy and the related investigations by various agencies including the FBI.
The committee will provide an initial report at the May 18 Annual meeting. The committee will have access to outside legal counsel and may if it so chooses retain relevant experts. It has not done so at this point.
A copy of the full letter from Admiral Inman to CtW follows:
Mr. William Patterson
Executive Director
CtW Investment Group
1900 L Street, N.W., Suite 900
Washington, D.C. 20036
Dear Mr. Patterson,
On 17 August 2009 the Board of Directors asked Richard Gabrys, former Vice Chairman of Deloitte & Touche LLC to serve as Chairman of a committee to look into shareholder inquires. Today, we have asked the Gabrys Committee to examine Massey’s track record on safety, facts related to the UBB tragedy and the related investigations by various agencies including the FBI. We look forward to an initial report at our Annual Meeting on May 18, 2010, if there are significant results to report from fifteen days of examination.
The Board has great confidence in Mr. Gabrys. His years of experience and insight will lead to the facts and provide a measured approach, without a rush to judgment about what happened, and recommend specific actions moving forward. Unfortunately, he is a target of your efforts to withhold votes for the 2010 Director’s Slate, which if successful would undoubtedly substantially disrupt the Board’s continuing effort to be responsive to shareholder concerns.
Sincerely,
B.R. Inman
Admiral, U.S. Navy, (Ret.)
About Massey
Massey Energy Company, headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, with operations in West Virginia, Kentucky and Virginia, is the largest coal company in Central Appalachia and is included the S&P 500 index.
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