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): June 5, 2013

Walter Energy, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

3000 Riverchase Galleria, Suite 1700

Birmingham, Alabama 35244

(205) 745-2000

(Registrant’s address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices)

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed from last report)

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Walter Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) has begun exploring options to refinance a portion of its existing debt in order to increase its financial flexibility.  The Company intends to use the net proceeds from these financing transactions, which may include borrowings under a new secured term loan facility, a new revolving credit facility and other unsecured debt financing, to repay its outstanding indebtedness and to pay fees and expenses related to these transactions. The terms of the proposed new debt facilities would replace the existing term loan A facility and term loan B facility with a new term loan B facility and new senior unsecured debt as well as extend the maturity of its indebtedness. There is no assurance that such financing transactions will be consummated.

Forward-Looking Statements

This Current Report contains various “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 regarding the proposed refinancing of the Company’s debt, including those regarding the proposed secured term loan and the anticipated use of proceeds therefrom. These forward-looking statements are made only as of the date of this report and are based on management’s current expectations, assumptions, plans and beliefs. They involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual future results, performance or developments to differ materially from those described in or implied by such forward-looking statements. Certain factors that could cause actual events not to occur as expressed in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the failure by the Company to successfully consummate the proposed financing transactions. Other potential risks and uncertainties are discussed in the Company’s reports and other documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time. The Company assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking information except as may be required by law. Such forward-looking statements are based upon many estimates and assumptions and are inherently subject to significant economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the control of the Company’s management. Inclusion of such forward-looking statements herein should not be regarded as a representation by the Company that the statements will prove to be correct.

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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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