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):  March 28, 2011 (March 24, 2010)

Walter Energy, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

4211 W. Boy Scout Boulevard

Tampa, Florida 33607

(813) 871-4811

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s 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)

o    Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 8.01         Other Events

On March 24, 2011, Walter Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the Minister of Industry, under the Investment Canada Act, has approved the proposed acquisition of Western Coal Corp. by the Company upon determination that the transaction is of net benefit to Canada.  A copy of the press release is incorporated by reference and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Completion of the transaction remains conditional on the satisfaction of customary conditions, including stock exchange approvals. Subject to the satisfaction or waiver of all conditions precedent, it is currently anticipated that the arrangement will be completed on or about April 1, 2011.

The information provided pursuant to this Item 8.01, including Exhibit 99.1 is “furnished” and shall not be deemed to be “filed” with the Securities and Exchange Commission or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in any such filings.

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Forward-Looking Statements. This report contains, in addition to statements of historical fact, certain forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements may involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ from those currently anticipated due to a number of factors. Forward-looking statements are based on information available to management at the time, and they involve judgments and estimates. These forward-looking statements are made based on expectations and beliefs concerning future events affecting us and are subject to various risks, uncertainties and factors relating to our operations and business environment, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond our control, and could cause our actual results to differ materially from those matters expressed in or implied by these forward-looking statements, including the timing to consummate the proposed transactions and the satisfaction of a condition to closing of any of the proposed transactions. See also the “Risk Factors” in our 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission available at the Securities and Exchange Commission’s web site at www.sec.gov. New risks and uncertainties arise from time to time, and it is impossible for us to predict these events or how they may affect us or our anticipated results. We do not intend to, update or revise the forward-looking statements except as may be required by law.

Item 9.01               Financial Statements and Exhibits

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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.

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