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 23, 2012
Walter Energy, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware |
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001-13711 |
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13-3429953 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation |
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Commission File No. |
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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3000 Riverchase Galleria, Suite 1700
Birmingham, Alabama 35244
(205) 745-2000
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrants 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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o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Item 3.03. Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.
The Rights Agreement, dated as of April 24, 2009, between Walter Energy, Inc. (the Company) and Mellon Investor Services LLC, as amended (the Rights Plan), and all preferred stock purchase rights distributed to holders of the Companys common stock pursuant to the Rights Plan, expired by their respective terms on the close of business on April 23, 2012. Accordingly, the Rights Plan is of no further force and effect.
SIGNATURE
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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DATED: April 23, 2012 |
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/s/ Earl Doppelt |
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Earl H. Doppelt |
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Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |