UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 15, 2015
Walter Energy, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-13711 | 13-3429953 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | Commission File No. | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
3000 Riverchase Galleria, Suite 1700
Birmingham, Alabama 35244
(205) 745-2000
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On April 15, 2015, Walter Energy, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing that it has elected to exercise the 30-day grace period under the terms of the indentures governing its 9.5% Senior Secured Notes due in 2019 and its 8.5% Senior Notes due 2021 to extend the timeframe for making the cash interest payments due on April 15, 2015. The aggregate amount of the interest payments is approximately $62 million. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. | Exhibit Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated April 15, 2015 | |
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.
| WALTER ENERGY, INC. | ||
| Date: April 15, 2015 | By: | /s/ Earl H. Doppelt |
| Earl H. Doppelt, Executive Vice President, | ||
| General Counsel and Secretary | ||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Exhibit Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated April 15, 2015 | |