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) January 26, 2007 (January 25, 2007)
MASSEY ENERGY COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-7775 | 95-0740960 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File No. ) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) | ||
| 4 North 4th Street, Richmond, Virginia | 23219 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (804) 788-1800
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On January 25, 2007, Massey Energy Company (the “Registrant”) issued a press release regarding its unaudited financial results for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2006. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.02.
This Current Report on Form 8-K and the earnings press release attached hereto are being furnished by the Registrant pursuant to Item 2.02 “Results of Operations and Financial Condition.” In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section or Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. In addition, this information shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any of the Registrant’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in any such filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
| Exhibit Number |
Description of Exhibit | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated January 25, 2007 issued by the Registrant entitled “Massey Energy Reports Fourth Quarter 2006 Financial Results.” |
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.
| MASSEY ENERGY COMPANY | ||||
| Date: January 26, 2007 | By: | /s/ Richard R. Grinnan | ||
| Name: | Richard R. Grinnan | |||
| Title: | Vice President and Corporate Secretary | |||
Exhibit Index
| 99.1 | Press release dated January 25, 2007 issued by the Registrant entitled “Massey Energy Reports Fourth Quarter 2006 Financial Results.” |