0000950142-16-002834.txt : 20160115 0000950142-16-002834.hdr.sgml : 20160115 20160115082523 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950142-16-002834 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20160115 ITEM INFORMATION: Regulation FD Disclosure FILED AS OF DATE: 20160115 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20160115 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Walter Energy, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000837173 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: BITUMINOUS COAL & LIGNITE MINING [1220] IRS NUMBER: 133429953 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-13711 FILM NUMBER: 161344128 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3000 RIVERCHASE GALLERIA STREET 2: SUITE 1700 CITY: BIRMINGHAM STATE: AL ZIP: 35244 BUSINESS PHONE: 205-745-2000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3000 RIVERCHASE GALLERIA STREET 2: SUITE 1700 CITY: BIRMINGHAM STATE: AL ZIP: 35244 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: WALTER INDUSTRIES INC /NEW/ DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19950207 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: HILLSBOROUGH HOLDINGS CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19910814 8-K 1 eh1600158_8k.htm FORM 8-K
 
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): January 15, 2016
 
Walter Energy, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
         
Delaware
 
001-13711
 
13-3429953
(State or other jurisdiction of  incorporation)
 
Commission File No.
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
3000 Riverchase Galleria, Suite 1700
Birmingham, Alabama 35244
(205) 745-2000
(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 since last report)
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ITEM 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.
As previously disclosed, on July 15, 2015, Walter Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Walter Energy” or the “Company”), and certain of the Company’s wholly owned domestic subsidiaries (collectively, the “Debtors”), filed voluntary petitions under Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the U.S. Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”) in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Alabama (the “Bankruptcy Court”). The Company’s Chapter 11 cases (the “Chapter 11 Cases”) are being administered under the caption In re Walter Energy, Inc., et al., Case No. 15-02741-TOM11.
On January 15, 2016, the Company filed a Notice to First Lien Creditors of the Opportunity to Participate as a DIP Lender in the Senior Secured Superpriority Debtor-in-Possession Credit Agreement (the “DIP Notice”) with the Bankruptcy Court.  The DIP Notice contains syndication procedures for holders of the Company’s 9.50% Senior Secured Notes due in 2019 and lenders under the Company’s first lien credit facility to participate in a new debtor-in-possession credit facility under Section 364 of the Bankruptcy Code, in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $50,000,000, subject to the procedures and documentation detailed therein.
The DIP Notice can be viewed at http://www.kccllc.net/walterenergy/document/1502741160114000000000026.
The information contained in this Item 7.01 shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any of the Company’s filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof and regardless of any general incorporation language in such filings, except to the extent expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Current Report contains forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  These forward-looking statements include statements that relate to the intent, beliefs, plans or expectations of Walter Energy or its management at the time of this release, as well as any estimates or projections for the outcome of events that have not yet occurred at the time of this release.  All statements other than statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements.  Forward-looking statements include expressions such as “believe,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “estimate,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “predict,” “will” and similar terms and expressions.  All forward-looking statements made by Walter Energy are predictions and not guarantees of future performance and are subject to various risks, uncertainties and factors relating to Walter Energy’s operations and business environment, and the progress of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond Walter Energy’s control, which could cause Walter Energy’s actual results to differ materially from those matters expressed in or implied by these forward-looking statements.  Such factors include, but are not limited to: those described under
 
the “Risk Factors” section and elsewhere in Walter Energy’s most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), including its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2015, which are available on Walter Energy’s website at www.walterenergy.com and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov; unfavorable economic, financial and business conditions; risks and uncertainties relating to the bankruptcy filing by Walter Energy, including, but not limited to, (i) Walter Energy’s ability to obtain Bankruptcy Court approval with respect to motions or other requests made to the Bankruptcy Court in the Chapter 11 Cases, (ii) the ability of Walter Energy and its subsidiaries to consummate a section 363 sale, (iii) the effects of Walter Energy’s bankruptcy filing on Walter Energy and on the interests of various constituents, (iv) Bankruptcy Court rulings in the Chapter 11 Cases as well the outcome of all other pending litigation and the outcome of the Chapter 11 Cases in general, (v) the length of time that Walter Energy will operate under Chapter 11 protection and the continued availability of operating capital during the pendency of the proceedings, (vi) risks associated with third party motions in the Chapter 11 Cases, which may interfere with Walter Energy’s ability to confirm and consummate a section 363 sale, (vii) the potential adverse effects of the Chapter 11 Cases on Walter Energy’s liquidity or results of operations, and (viii) increased advisory costs to execute a section 363 sale, and other risks and uncertainties.  Forward-looking statements made by Walter Energy in this release, or elsewhere, speak only as of the date on which the statements were made.  New risks and uncertainties arise from time to time, and it is impossible for Walter Energy to predict these events or how they may affect it or its anticipated results.  Walter Energy does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statements except as may be required by law, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.  In light of these risks and uncertainties, readers should keep in mind that any forward-looking statements made in this release may not occur and should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements.
Walter Energy cautions that the trading in its securities during the pendency of the Chapter 11 Cases is highly speculative and poses substantial risks. The consummation of a section 363 sale would result in Walter Energy’s outstanding common stock losing substantial value, and the holders of Walter Energy’s common stock are currently contemplated not to receive any distribution or other favorable treatment within the Chapter 11 Cases. Accordingly, Walter Energy’s future performance and financial results may differ materially and/or adversely from those expressed or implied in any forward-looking statements made by Walter Energy in this Current Report.
 

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.

Date: January 15, 2016
 
 
  WALTER ENERGY, INC.  
       
 
By:
/s/ Earl H. Doppelt  
    Name:  Earl H. Doppelt  
   
Title:    Executive Vice President, General
             Counsel and Secretary