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): May 7, 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 May 7, 2015, Walter Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that on May 15, 2015 it will be making cash interest payments on its 9.5% Senior Secured Notes due in 2019 and its 8.5% Senior Notes due in 2021. 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 May 7, 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: May 7, 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 May 7, 2015 | |