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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): October 16, 2014

__________________________________________

WESTMORELAND COAL COMPANY
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
__________________________________________

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

N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since 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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information disclosed in this Item 7.01, including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information and Exhibits be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Westmoreland Coal Company, a Delaware corporation (“Westmoreland”), previously disclosed various transactions related to the purchase of certain ownership interests in Oxford Resources GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and the contribution of certain assets by Westmoreland to Oxford Resource Partners LP, a Delaware limited partnership (collectively, the “Oxford Transactions”), on Westmoreland’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 16, 2014.

In association with the Oxford Transactions, on October 16, 2014, beginning at 3:00 p.m. Mountain Time, Westmoreland hosted a conference call with investors to discuss various business updates. The conference call was made available to the public via conference call and webcast. The transcript of the conference call is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. A presentation providing an overview of the Oxford Transactions is attached as Exhibit 99.2.


Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

     (d)     Exhibits

Exhibit No.
   
Description
 
 
 
99.1
 
Transcript of Conference Call from October 16, 2014
99.2
 
Oxford Transactions Overview dated October 16, 2014






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: October 22, 2014
By:
/s/ Jennifer S. Grafton
 
 
Jennifer S. Grafton
General Counsel and Secretary






EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.
 
Description
 
 
 
99.1
 
Transcript of Conference Call from October 16, 2014
99.2
 
Oxford Transactions Overview dated October 16, 2014