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EXHIBIT 99.2
NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY
FOR
9 3/4% SENIOR NOTES
DUE 2007
IN EXCHANGE FOR NEW
9 3/4% SERIES B SENIOR NOTES DUE 2007
OF
ANKER COAL GROUP, INC.
Registered holders of outstanding 9 3/4% Senior Notes due 2007 (the "Old
Notes") who wish to tender their Old Notes in exchange for a like principal
amount of new 9 3/4% Series B Senior Notes due 2007 (the "Exchange Notes") and
whose Old Notes are not immediately available or who cannot deliver their Old
Notes and Letter of Transmittal (and any other documents required by the Letter
of Transmittal) to Marine Midland Bank (the "Exchange Agent") prior to the
Expiration Date, may use this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery or one substantially
equivalent hereto. This Notice of Guaranteed Delivery may be delivered by hand
or sent by facsimile transmission (receipt confirmed by telephone and an
original delivered by guaranteed overnight courier) or mail to the Exchange
Agent. See "The Exchange Offer -- Procedure for Tendering Old Notes" in the
Prospectus.
THE EXCHANGE AGENT FOR THE EXCHANGE OFFER IS:
MARINE MIDLAND BANK
By Hand: By Mail:
Marine Midland Bank Marine Midland Bank
Attn: Corporate Trust Services Attn: Corporate Trust Services
140 Broadway, Level A 140 Broadway, Level A
New York, New York 10005-1180 New York, New York 10005-1180
By Overnight Express: By Facsimile:
Marine Midland Bank (212) 658-2292
Attn: Corporate Trust Services Attn: Corporate Trust Services
140 Broadway, Level A Telephone: (212) 658-5931
New York, New York 10005-1180
DELIVERY OF THIS NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY TO AN ADDRESS OTHER THAN AS
SET FORTH ABOVE OR TRANSMISSION VIA A FACSIMILE TRANSMISSION TO A NUMBER OTHER
THAN AS SET FORTH ABOVE WILL NOT CONSTITUTE A VALID DELIVERY.
This Notice of Guaranteed Delivery is not to be used to guarantee
signatures. If a signature on a Letter of Transmittal is required to be
guaranteed by an Eligible Institution (as defined in the Prospectus), such
signature guarantee must appear in the applicable space provided on the Letter
of Transmittal for Guarantee of Signatures.
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned hereby tenders the principal amount of Old Notes indicated
below, upon the terms and subject to the conditions contained in the Prospectus
dated , 1997 of Anker Coal Group, Inc. (the "Prospectus"),
receipt of which is hereby acknowledged.
DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES TENDERED
NAME AND ADDRESS OF
REGISTERED HOLDER AS
IT
APPEARS ON THE OLD CERTIFICATE NUMBER(S) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
NAME OF TENDERING NOTES OF OLD NOTES OF OLD NOTES
HOLDER (PLEASE PRINT) TENDERED TENDERED
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THE FOLLOWING GUARANTEE MUST BE COMPLETED
GUARANTEE OF DELIVERY
(NOT TO BE USED FOR SIGNATURE GUARANTEE)
The undersigned, a member of a recognized signature guarantee medallion
program within the meaning of Rule 17Ad-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, hereby guarantees to deliver to the Exchange Agent at one of
its addresses set forth above, the certificates representing the Old Notes (or a
confirmation of book-entry transfer of such Old Notes into the Exchange Agent's
account at the book-entry transfer facility), together with a properly completed
and duly executed Letter of Transmittal (or facsimile thereof), with any
required signature guarantees, and any other documents required by the Letter of
Transmittal within three business days after the Expiration Date (as defined in
the Prospectus and the Letter of Transmittal).
Name of Firm:
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(AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE)
Address:
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Name:
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(ZIP CODE)
(PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT)
Area Code and Telephone No.:
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NOTE: DO NOT SEND OLD NOTES WITH THIS NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY. OLD
NOTES SHOULD BE SENT WITH YOUR LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.