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): February 21, 2012
Walter Energy, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware |
| 001-13711 |
| 13-3429953 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
| 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 from 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:
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On February 21, 2012, Walter Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the Company’s fourth quarter and full-year 2011 results. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
The information provided pursuant to this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1 in Item 9.01, is “furnished” and shall not be deemed to be “filed” with the Securities and Exchange Commission or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in any such filings.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
99.1 Press Release dated February 21, 2012.
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.
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| WALTER ENERGY, INC. |
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Date: February 21, 2012 | By: | /s/ Earl H. Doppelt |
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| Earl H. Doppelt, Senior Vice President, |
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| General Counsel and Secretary |