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): October 20, 2009

Walter Energy, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		001-13711		13-3429953
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		Commission File No.		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

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:

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On October 20, 2009, Walter Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the Company’s third quarter 2009 results. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

The information provided pursuant to this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1 in Item 9.01, 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.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)		Exhibits


99.1		Press Release dated October 20, 2009, Walter Energy Announces Third Quarter Earnings From Continuing Operations of $0.45 Per Diluted Share On Record Coking Coal Sales Volumes

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.

		WALTER ENERGY, INC.

Date: October 21, 2009	By:	/s/ Catherine C. Bona
		Catherine C. Bona, Vice President
		Assistant General Counsel and Secretary