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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): December 22, 2015
ALPHA NATURAL RESOURCES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-32331 | 42-1638663 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer | ||
incorporation) | Identification No.) | |||
One Alpha Place, P.O. Box 16429,
Bristol, VA 24209
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (276) 619-4410
(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:
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
As previously disclosed in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (the “Company”), on August 3, 2015 the Company and certain of its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Debtors”) filed voluntary petitions in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (the “Bankruptcy Court”) for reorganization relief under the provisions of Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the United States Code. The Debtors’ Chapter 11 cases are being jointly administered under the caption In re: Alpha Natural Resources, Inc., et al, Case No. 15-33896.
On December 7, 2015, Debtors filed a motion seeking Bankruptcy Court entry of an order approving the Debtors' entry into a consent order, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, memorializing the terms of the Debtors' resolution of certain issues with the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection regarding the Debtors' reclamation bonding of their surface coal mining operations in the State of West Virginia (the “Consent Order”). On December 17, 2015, the Bankruptcy Court granted Debtors’ motion, and on December 22, 2015, the Bankruptcy Court entered an order approving the Debtors’ entry into the Consent Order.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. | Description |
Exhibit 99.1 | Consent Order by and between Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (on behalf of itself and certain of its subsidiaries) and the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, dated December 7, 2015 |
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.
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. | ||||
Date: December 22, 2015 | By: | /s/ William L. Phillips III | ||
Name: William L. Phillips III | ||||
Title: Assistant Secretary | ||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. | Description |
Exhibit 99.1 | Consent Order by and between Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (on behalf of itself and certain of its subsidiaries) and the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, dated December 7, 2015 |