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) May 17, 2006
MASSEY ENERGY COMPANY
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 1-7775 | 95-0740960 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 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 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On May 17, 2006, Massey Energy Company (the “Registrant”) will make a presentation to analysts and investors at the Bear Stearns Global Credit Conference in New York, New York. At the conference, Eric Tolbert, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Registrant, and Katharine Kenny, Vice President, Investor Relations of the Registrant, will discuss the information included in the presentation materials attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, which presentation materials are incorporated by reference into this Item 7.01.
This Current Report on Form 8-K and the presentation materials attached hereto are being furnished by the Registrant pursuant to Item 7.01 “Regulation FD Disclosure.” 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.
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit Number |
Description of Exhibit | |
| 99.1 | Slide Presentation Presented at the Bear Stearns Global Credit Conference on May 17, 2006. |
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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.
Date: May 17, 2006
| MASSEY ENERGY COMPANY | ||
| By: |
/s/ Richard R. Grinnan | |
| Richard R. Grinnan | ||
| Vice President and Corporate Secretary | ||
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INDEX OF EXHIBITS
| Exhibit Number |
Description of Exhibit | |
| 99.1 | Slide Presentation Presented at the Bear Stearns Global Credit Conference on May 17, 2006. |