-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, DGVwZGL3TllteAHI13v6d3xyd1d88rU7y/t1sYRoKx9/eNVdWsmmDafJK5KHTcbO i2IZDd5pUcoGiOQzaOJrAQ== 0000898431-97-000117.txt : 19970415 0000898431-97-000117.hdr.sgml : 19970415 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000898431-97-000117 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 19970414 SROS: NONE SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ASHLAND COAL INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000833890 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: BITUMINOUS COAL & LIGNITE MINING [1220] IRS NUMBER: 610880012 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-39980 FILM NUMBER: 97579834 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2205 FIFTH ST RD CITY: HUNTINGTON STATE: WV ZIP: 25701 BUSINESS PHONE: 3045263333 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: PO BOX 6300 CITY: HUNTINGTON STATE: WV ZIP: 25771 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ARCH MINERAL CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001037676 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [] IRS NUMBER: 430921172 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: CITYPLACE ONE SUITE 300 CITY: CREVE COEUR STATE: MO ZIP: 63141 BUSINESS PHONE: 3149942700 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: CITYPLACE ONE SUITE 300 CITY: CREVE COEUR STATE: MO ZIP: 63141 SC 13D 1 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13D Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Ashland Coal, Inc. ----------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Common Stock, par value $.01 per share ----------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 043906 10 6 ----------------------------------------------------------------- (CUSIP Number) Jeffry N. Quinn Arch Mineral Corporation CityPlace One St. Louis, Missouri 63141-7056 ----------------------------------------------------------------- (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) April 4, 1997 ----------------------------------------------------------------- (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement) If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box [ ]. NOTE: Six copies of this statement, including all exhibits, should be filed with the Commission. See Rule 13d-1(a) for other parties to whom copies are to be sent. (Page 1 of 10 Pages) SCHEDULE 13D ------------ CUSIP No. 043906 10 6 1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON Arch Mineral Corporation ------------------------ S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON 43-0921172 ------------------------- 2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ] (b) [ ] 3) SEC USE ONLY 4) SOURCE OF FUNDS OO (see Item 3) --------------- 5) CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e) [ ] 6) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware -------- NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH: 7) SOLE VOTING POWER 0 --------- 8) SHARED VOTING POWER 10,281,586 (See Item 5) ------------------------ 9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 --------- 10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 10,281,586 (See Item 5) ------------------------ 11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 10,281,586 (See Item 5) ------------------------ 12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ] 13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 56.8% (See Item 5) ------------------ 14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON CO -- (Page 2 of 10 Pages) Item 1. Security and Issuer. This statement on Schedule 13D (the "Statement") is filed by Arch Mineral Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"). The name of the issuer is Ashland Coal, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Ashland Coal"). Ashland Coal's principal executive offices are located at 2205 Fifth Street Road, Huntington, West Virginia 25771. This Statement relates to the Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, of Ashland Coal ("Ashland Coal Common Stock"). Item 2. Identity and Background. The Company's principal business is the mining, processing, marketing and transporting of bituminous coal in the domestic steam market and the address of its principal business is CityPlace One, St. Louis, Missouri 63141-7056. Annex I attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference sets forth the following information with respect to each director and executive officer of the Company: (a) name; (b) residence or business address; and (c) present principal occupation or employment and the name, principal business and address of any corporation or other organization in which such employment is conducted. All of the directors and executive officers of the Company are United States citizens. During the last five years, neither the Company nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any of the persons listed in Annex I has been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors). During the last five years, neither the Company nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any of the persons listed in Annex I has been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction in which a judgment, decree or final order was entered enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws, or in which there was a finding of a violation with respect to such laws. (Page 3 of 10 Pages) Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration. This Statement is being filed in connection with the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of April 4, 1997 (the "Merger Agreement"), among the Company, AMC Merger Corporation, a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of the Company ("Merger Sub") and Ashland Coal, pursuant to which, among other things, Ashland Coal will become a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (the "Merger"). A copy of the Merger Agreement is filed as Exhibit 7.1 to this Statement and specifically incorporated by reference herein. In connection with the execution of the Merger Agreement, Ashland Inc., a stockholder of Ashland Coal, has entered into a Voting Agreement dated as of April 4, 1997 with the Company (the "Voting Agreement"), pursuant to which Ashland Inc. has agreed to vote its shares of Ashland Coal Common Stock and its shares of Class B Preferred Stock, par value $100 per share, of Ashland Coal ("Ashland Coal Class B Preferred Stock") for the approval and adoption of the Merger Agreement and in favor of the Merger and to grant to the Company, upon the Company's request, its irrevocable proxy to vote such shares in such manner. A copy of the Voting Agreement is filed as Exhibit 7.2 to this Statement and specifically incorporated by reference herein. Pursuant to the Voting Agreement, the consideration given by the Company in connection with the execution and performance thereof was its agreement to enter into the Merger Agreement and to incur the obligations set forth therein. Item 4. Purpose of Transaction. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the Effective Time (as defined in the Merger Agreement), Merger Sub will merge with and into Ashland Coal and Ashland Coal will become a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. By virtue of the Merger, each outstanding share of Ashland Coal Common Stock will be converted into the right to receive one share of the Common Stock of the Company, par value $.01 per share ("Company Common Stock") and each outstanding share of the Class B Preferred Stock and Class C Preferred Stock, par value $100 per share, of Ashland Coal ("Class C Preferred Stock") will be converted into the right to receive 20,500 shares of Company Common Stock. Prior to consummation of the Merger, the Company will amend its Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws to read as set forth in Annexes A and B to the Merger Agreement. The current Company Board of Directors will remain members of the Company's Board of Directors following consummation of the Merger. The names of the directors of the Company following consummation of the Merger are listed in Annex C to the Merger Agreement. (Page 4 of 10 Pages) In connection with the proposed Merger, the Company plans to enter into a Voting Agreement with Carboex International, Ltd., a Bahamian corporation ("Carboex") and a stockholder of Ashland Coal, whereby Carboex will agree to vote its shares of Class C Preferred Stock, for the approval and adoption of the Merger Agreement and in favor of the Merger and to grant to the Company, upon the Company's request, its irrevocable proxy to vote such shares in such manner. Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer. By virtue of the Voting Agreement, pursuant to which Ashland Inc. has agreed with the Company that it will vote, or grant to the Company, at the Company's request, a proxy with respect to 7,529,686 shares of Ashland Coal Common Stock and 150 shares of Ashland Coal Class B Preferred Stock owned by Ashland Inc., the Company may be deemed to have shared power to vote such shares. Included within the 10,281,586 shares of Ashland Coal Common Stock reported as beneficially owned by the Company are the 7,529,686 shares reported above and an additional 2,751,900 shares of Ashland Coal Common Stock that would be issuable upon the conversion of 150 shares of Ashland Coal Class B Preferred Stock. Each share of Ashland Coal Class B Preferred Stock and Class C Preferred Stock, par value $100 per share, of Ashland Coal ("Ashland Coal Class C Preferred Stock") is convertible into 18,346 shares of Ashland Coal Common Stock and the holder thereof is entitled to cast 18,346 votes on matters submitted to a vote of Ashland Coal stockholders. By virtue of the Voting Agreement, pursuant to which Ashland Inc. has agreed with the Company that it will not dispose of such shares, the Company may be deemed to have shared power to dispose of such shares. Such shares represent approximately 56.8% of the combined voting power of Ashland Coal Common Stock outstanding on April 4, 1997. Neither the Company nor any of the persons listed in Item 2 hereof has effected any transactions relating to Ashland Coal Common Stock or Class B Preferred Stock within the past 60 days. Except as has been reported in filings made by Ashland Inc. under Section 13(d) or 13(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, no person other than Ashland Inc. is known to have the right to receive or the power to direct the dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the shares described in the preceding paragraph. Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships With Respect to Securities of the Issuer. Other than as set forth in this Statement, neither the Company nor any of the persons named in Item 2 hereof has any contracts, arrangements, understandings or relationships (legal (Page 5 of 10 Pages) or otherwise) with respect to any securities of Ashland Coal, including but not limited to transfer or voting of any of the securities, finder's fees, joint ventures, loan or option arrangements, puts or calls, guarantees of profits, division of profits or loss, or the giving or withholding of proxies. Item 7. Material To Be Filed As Exhibits. The following are filed as exhibits to this Statement: 7.1 Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of April 4, 1997 among Arch Mineral Corporation, AMC Merger Corporation and Ashland Coal, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to Current Report on Form 8-K of Ashland Coal, Inc. dated April 4, 1997.) 7.2 Voting Agreement, dated as of April 4, 1997, by and between Arch Mineral Corporation and Ashland Inc. (Filed herewith.) (Page 6 of 10 Pages) SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. ARCH MINERAL CORPORATION By: /s/ Jeffry N. Quinn ------------------------------ Signature Jeffry N. Quinn Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel ------------------------------ Name and Title Date: April 14, 1997 (Page 7 of 10 Pages) ANNEX I DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF ARCH MINERAL CORPORATION NAME AND PRESENT PRINCIPAL ADDRESS AND PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OCCUPATION OF ORGANIZATION IN WHICH EMPLOYED Ronald Eugene Samples, Arch Mineral Corporation Chairman of the Board CityPlace One of Directors St. Louis, Missouri 63141-7056 Bituminous Coal Mining Steven F. Leer, Arch Mineral Corporation President and Chief CityPlace One Executive Officer and St. Louis, Missouri 63141-7056 Director Bituminous Coal Mining James R. Boyd, Ashland Inc. Senior Vice President and 1000 Ashland Drive Group Operating Officer Russell, Kentucky 41169 Energy and Chemical Company James L. Parker, Hunt Petroleum President 5000 Thanksgiving Tower Dallas, Texas 75201 Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Douglas H. Hunt, Petro-Hunt Corporation Director of Acquisitions 5000 Thanksgiving Tower Dallas, Texas 75201 Oil & Gas Exploration & Production John R. Hall, Ashland Inc. Retired Chairman of 500 Diederich Boulevard the Board and Chief Russell, Kentucky 41169 Executive Officer Energy and Chemical Company of Ashland Inc. Patrick Kriegshauser, Arch Mineral Corporation Senior Vice President and CityPlace One Chief Financial Officer/ St. Louis, Missouri 63141-7056 Treasurer Bituminous Coal Mining Jeffry N. Quinn, Arch Mineral Corporation Senior Vice President-- CityPlace One Law and Human Resources, St. Louis, Missouri 63141-7056 Secretary and General Bituminous Coal Mining Counsel (Page 8 of 10 Pages) ANNEX I (continued) DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF ARCH MINERAL CORPORATION NAME AND PRESENT PRINCIPAL ADDRESS AND PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OCCUPATION OF ORGANIZATION IN WHICH EMPLOYED Steve A. Carter, Arch Mineral Corporation Executive Vice President- CityPlace One Marketing St. Louis, Missouri 63141-7056 Bituminous Coal Mining David B. Peugh, Arch Mineral Corporation Vice President- CityPlace One Business Development St. Louis, Missouri 63141-7056 Bituminous Coal Mining Robert W. Shanks, Arch Mineral Corporation President- CityPlace One Apogee Coal Company St. Louis, Missouri 63141-7056 Bituminous Coal Mining Ben H. Daud, Arch Mineral Corporation President- CityPlace One Catenary Coal Holdings, Inc. St. Louis, Missouri 63141-7056 Bituminous Coal Mining (Page 9 of 10 Pages) EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Description - ------- ----------- 7.1 Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of April 4, 1997 among Arch Mineral Corporation, AMC Merger Corporation and Ashland Coal, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to Current Report on Form 8-K of Ashland Coal, Inc. dated April 4, 1997.) 7.2 Voting Agreement, dated as of April 4, 1997, by and between Arch Mineral Corporation and Ashland Inc. (Filed herewith.) (Page 10 of 10 Pages) EX-7 2 EX-7.2 EXHIBIT 7.2 VOTING AGREEMENT ---------------- THIS VOTING AGREEMENT, dated as of April 4, 1997, by and between Arch Mineral Corporation., a Delaware corporation ("AMC"), and the stockholder identified on the signature page hereof (the "Stockholder"); WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, the Stockholder, as of the date hereof, is the owner of or has the sole right to vote the number of shares of Common Stock, par value $.01 per share ("Common Stock"), Class B Preferred Stock, par value $100 per share ("Class B Preferred Stock") and/or Class C Preferred Stock, par value $100 per share ("Class C Preferred Stock" and, together with Common Stock and Class B Preferred Stock, "Capital Stock") of Ashland Coal, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), set forth below the name of the Stockholder on the signature page hereof (the "Shares"); and WHEREAS, in reliance upon the execution and delivery of this Agreement, AMC will enter into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of the date hereof (the "Merger Agreement"), with the Company and AMC Merger Corporation which provides, among other things, that upon the terms and subject to the conditions thereof the Company will become a wholly owned subsidiary of AMC (the "Merger"); and WHEREAS, to induce AMC to enter into the Merger Agreement and to incur the obligations set forth therein, the Stockholder is entering into this Agreement pursuant to which the Stockholder agrees to vote in favor of the Merger, and to make certain agreements with respect to the Shares upon the terms and conditions set forth herein; NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows: Section 1. VOTING OF SHARES; PROXY. (a) The Stockholder agrees that until the earlier of (i) the Effective Time (as defined in the Merger Agreement) or (ii) the date on which the Merger Agreement is terminated (the earliest thereof being hereinafter referred to as the "Expiration Date"), the Stockholder shall vote all Shares owned by the Stockholder at any meeting of the Company's stockholders (whether annual or special and whether or not an adjourned meeting) for adoption and approval of the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, including the Merger as such Merger Agreement may be modified or amended from time to time. Any such vote shall be cast in accordance with such procedures relating thereto as shall ensure that it is duly counted for purposes of determining that a quorum is present and for purposes of recording the results of such vote or consent. (b) At the request of AMC, the Stockholder, in furtherance of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the Merger Agreement, and in order to secure the performance by the Stockholder of its duties under this Agreement, shall promptly execute, in accordance with the provisions of Section 212(e) of the Delaware General Corporation Law, and deliver to AMC, an irrevocable proxy, substantially in the form of Annex A hereto, and irrevocably appoint AMC or its designees, with full power of substitution, its attorney and proxy to vote all of the Shares owned by the Stockholder in respect of any of the matters set forth in, and in accordance with the provisions of Section 1(a). The Stockholder acknowledges that the proxy executed and delivered by it shall be coupled with an interest, shall constitute, among other things, an inducement for AMC to enter into the Merger Agreement, shall be irrevocable and shall not be terminated by operation of law or upon the occurrence of any event. Section 2. COVENANTS OF THE STOCKHOLDER. The Stockholder covenants and agrees for the benefit of AMC that, until the Expiration Date, it will: (a) not sell, transfer, pledge, hypothecate, encumber, assign, tender or otherwise dispose of, or other than as expressly contemplated by the Merger Agreement, enter into any contract, option or other arrangement or understanding with respect to the sale, transfer, pledge, hypothecation, encumbrance, assignment, tender or other disposition of, any of the Shares owned by it or any interest therein; and (b) other than as expressly contemplated by this Agreement, not grant any powers of attorney or proxies or consents in respect of any of the Shares owned by it, deposit any of the Shares owned by it into a voting trust, enter into a voting agreement with respect to any of the Shares owned by it or otherwise restrict the ability of the holder of any of the Shares owned by it freely to exercise all voting rights with respect thereto. Section 3. COVENANTS OF AMC. AMC covenants and agrees for the benefit of the Stockholder that (a) immediately upon execution of this Agreement, it shall enter into the Merger Agreement, and (b) until the Expiration Date, it shall use best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all action, and do, or cause to be done, all things necessary or advisable in order to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Merger Agreement, consistent with the terms and conditions of each such Agreement; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that nothing in this Section 3, Section 12 or any other provision of 2 this Agreement is intended, nor shall it be construed, to limit or in any way restrict AMC's right or ability to exercise any of its rights under the Merger Agreement. Section 4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE STOCKHOLDER. The Stockholder represents and warrants to AMC that: (a) the execution, delivery and performance by the Stockholder of this Agreement will not conflict with, require a consent, waiver or approval under, or result in a breach of or default under, any of the terms of any contract, commitment or other obligation (written or oral) to which the Stockholder is bound; (b) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Stockholder and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Stockholder, enforceable against the Stockholder in accordance with its terms; (c) the Stockholder is the sole owner of or has the sole right to vote the Shares and the Shares represent all shares of Capital Stock which the Stockholder is the sole owner of or has the sole right to vote at the date hereof, and the Stockholder does not have any right to acquire, nor is it the "beneficial owner" (as such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) of, any other shares of any class of capital stock of the Company or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any shares of any class of capital stock of the Company; (d) the Stockholder has full right, power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder; and (e) the Stockholder owns the Shares free and clear of all liens, claims, pledges, charges, proxies, restrictions, encumbrances, proxies, voting trusts and voting agreements of any nature whatsoever other than as provided by this Agreement and other than the Restated Shareholders Agreement among Ashland Inc., Carboex International, Ltd. and the Company dated December 12, 1991, as amended August 6, 1993. The representations and warranties contained herein shall be made as of the date hereof and as of each day from the date hereof through and including the Effective Time (as defined in the Merger Agreement). Section 5. ADJUSTMENTS; ADDITIONAL SHARES. In the event (a) of any stock dividend, stock split, merger (other than the Merger) recapitalization, reclassification, conversion, combination, exchange of shares or the like of any of the Capital Stock of the Company on, of or affecting the Shares or (b) that the Stockholder shall become the beneficial owner of any additional shares of Capital Stock or other securities entitling the holder thereof to vote or give consent with respect to the matters set forth in Section 1, then the terms of this Agreement shall apply to the shares of Capital Stock or other instruments or documents held by the Stockholder immediately following the effectiveness of the events described in clause (a) or the Stockholder becoming the beneficial owner thereof as described in clause (b), as though, in either case, they were Shares hereunder. 3 Section 6. SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE. The Stockholder acknowledges that the agreements contained in this Agreement are an integral part of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, and that, without these agreements, AMC would not enter into the Merger Agreement, and acknowledges that damages would be an inadequate remedy for any breach by it of the provisions of this Agreement. Accordingly, the Stockholder and AMC each agree that the obligations of the parties hereunder shall be specifically enforceable and neither party shall take any action to impede the other from seeking to enforce such right of specific performance. Section 7. NOTICES. All notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications hereunder shall be effective upon receipt (or refusal of receipt), shall be in writing and shall be delivered in person, by telecopy or telefacsimile, by telegram, by next-day courier service, or by mail (registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested) to the Stockholder at the address listed on the signature page hereof, and to AMC at Suite 300, CityPlace One, St. Louis, Missouri 63141, Attention: Secretary, telecopy number (314) 994-2734, or to such other address or telecopy number as any party may have furnished to the other in writing in accordance herewith. Section 8. BINDING EFFECT; SURVIVAL. Upon execution and delivery of this Agreement by AMC, this Agreement shall become effective as to the Stockholder at the time the Stockholder executes and delivers this Agreement. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. Section 9. GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware applicable to agreements made and to be performed entirely within such State. Section 10. COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in two counterparts, both of which shall be an original and both of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Section 11. EFFECT OF HEADINGS. The Section headings herein are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the construction hereof. Section 12. ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS; FURTHER ASSURANCE. Subject to the terms and conditions herein provided, each of the parties hereto agrees to use all reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all action and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Stockholder will provide AMC with all documents which may reasonably be requested by AMC and will take reasonable steps to 4 enable AMC to obtain fully all rights and benefits provided it hereunder. Section 13. AMENDMENT; WAIVER. No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or consent to departure therefrom shall be effective unless in writing and signed by AMC and the Stockholder, in the case of an amendment, or by the party which is the beneficiary of any such provision, in the case of a waiver or a consent to depart therefrom. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed by the parties hereto all as of the day and year first above written. ARCH MINERAL CORPORATION By: /s/ Jeffry N. Quinn ------------------------ Name: Jeffry N. Quinn ------------------------ Title: Senior Vice President ------------------------ Ashland Inc. - ---------------------- Name of Stockholder By: /s/ Thomas L. Feazell --------------------- Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary Address: Ashland Inc. P.O. Box 391 Ashland, KY 41114 ---------------------- Number of Shares: 7,529,686 (Common Stock) --------- 150 (Class B Preferred Stock) --------- 0 (Class C Preferred Stock) --------- 5 ANNEX A [Form of Proxy] IRREVOCABLE PROXY ----------------- In order to secure the performance of the duties of the undersigned pursuant to the Voting Agreement, dated as of , 1997 (the "Voting Agreement"), between the undersigned and Arch Mineral Corporation, a Delaware corporation, a copy of such agreement being attached hereto and incorporated by reference herein, the undersigned hereby irrevocably appoints and , and each of them, the attorneys, agents and proxies, with full power of substitution in each of them, for the undersigned and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned, in respect of any of the matters set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) of Section 1 of the Voting Agreement, to vote or, if applicable, to give written consent, in accordance with the provisions of said Section 1 and otherwise act (consistent with the terms of the Voting Agreement) with respect to all shares of Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, Class B Preferred Stock, par value $100 per share, and Class C Preferred Stock, par value $100 per share (the "Shares"), of Ashland Coal, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), whether now owned or hereafter acquired, which the undersigned is or may be entitled to vote at any meeting of the Company held after the date hereof, whether annual or special and whether or not an adjourned meeting, or, if applicable, to give written consent with respect thereto. This Proxy is coupled with an interest, shall be irrevocable and binding on any successor in interest of the undersigned and shall not be terminated by operation of law or upon the occurrence of any event. This Proxy shall operate to revoke any prior proxy as to the Shares heretofore granted by the undersigned. This Proxy shall terminate on , 1997. This Proxy has been executed in accordance with Section 212(e) of the Delaware General Corporation Law. Dated: -------------- -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----