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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 21, 2013
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WESTMORELAND COAL COMPANY
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

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Delaware
001-11155
23-1128670
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

9540 South Maroon Circle,
Suite 200,
Englewood, CO
80112
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (855) 922-6463

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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 1.01.     Entry into Material Definitive Agreement.

On March 21, 2013, Westmoreland Mining, LLC (the “Company”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Westmoreland Coal Company, entered into the Second Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Credit Amendment”) by and among Company, the guarantors, each of the banks (named on the signature pages thereof), and PNC Bank, National Association, as agent for the banks. The Credit Amendment amends the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement to extend the termination date of the Credit Agreement to December 31, 2017. The Credit Agreement extends the Company's $25.0 million revolving credit facility, which includes a $15.0 million sub-limit for letters of credit.
  
The foregoing description of the Credit Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Credit Agreement, to be filed with the Company's March 31, 2013 Form 10-Q.

On March 27, 2013, the Company issued a press release announcing it had entered into the Credit Agreement. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
 
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

     (d)     Exhibits
Exhibit No.
   
Description
 
 
 
99.1
 
Press Release dated March 27, 2013






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.

 
WESTMORELAND COAL COMPANY
 
 
Date: March 27, 2013
By:  /s/ Kevin Paprzycki
 
Kevin Paprzycki
 
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer







EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.
   
Description
 
 
 
99.1
 
Press Release dated March 27, 2013