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): March 5, 2015

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 3.01. Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.

On March 5, 2015, Walter Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) was notified by the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) that the average closing price of the Company’s common stock had fallen below $1.00 per share over a period of 30 consecutive trading days, which is the minimum average share price for continued listing on the NYSE under Rule 802.01C of the NYSE Listed Company Manual.

Under the NYSE’s rules, the Company has six months following receipt of the notification to regain compliance with the minimum share price requirement. The Company can regain compliance at any time during the six-month cure period if the Company’s common stock has a closing share price of at least $1.00 on the last trading day of any calendar month during the period and also has an average closing share price of at least $1.00 over the 30-trading day period ending on the last trading day of that month or on the last day of the cure period.

The notice has no immediate impact on the listing of the Company’s common stock, which will continue to trade on the NYSE under the symbol “WLT,” but with the added designation of “.BC” to denote that the Company is below the quantitative continued listing standards. The Company intends to actively monitor the closing bid price for its common stock and will consider available options to resolve the deficiency.

If the common stock ultimately were to be delisted for any reason, it could (1) reduce the liquidity and market price of the common stock and (2) negatively impact the ability of the Company to conduct equity financings and access the public capital markets.

As required under the NYSE’s rules, the Company issued a press release on March 5, 2015, announcing that it had received a notice of noncompliance. A copy of this press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.

Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)    Exhibits.

Exhibit No.Exhibit Description

99.1        Press Release, dated March 5, 2015

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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.

WALTER ENERGY, INC.

Date: March 5, 2015By: /s/ Earl H. Doppelt

Earl H. Doppelt, Executive Vice President,

General Counsel and Secretary

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

For investors:

Mark H. Tubb, 205-745-2627

mark.tubb@walterenergy.com

or

For media:

William Stanhouse, 205-745-2664

william.stanhouse@walterenergy.com

Walter Energy Notified by NYSE of Non-Compliance with a Continued Listing Standard

BIRMINGHAM, AL  — March 5, 2015 — Walter Energy, Inc. (NYSE:WLT), a leading, publicly traded “pure-play” producer of metallurgical coal for the global steel industry, announced today that the Company has been notified by the New York Stock Exchange that its common stock does not presently satisfy one of the NYSE’s continued listing standards. The NYSE requires that the average closing price per share of a listed company’s common stock be at least $1.00 over a consecutive 30 trading-day period. As of March 3, 2015, the average closing price per share of the Company’s common stock over the preceding 30 trading-day period was $0.99.

Under the NYSE’s rules, the Company has six months to regain compliance with the NYSE’s continued listing standards. The Company’s common stock will continue to be listed and traded on the NYSE during this period, subject to the Company’s compliance with other continued listing standards. As required by the NYSE’s rules, the Company plans to notify the NYSE within 10 business days of the receipt of the notice of non-compliance of its intent to cure the deficiency.

The deficiency does not affect the Company’s business operations or its Securities and Exchange Commission reporting requirements, and it does not violate any of the Company’s credit agreements or other debt obligations.

About Walter Energy

Walter Energy is a leading, publicly traded “pure-play” metallurgical coal producer for the global steel industry with strategic access to steel producers in Europe, Asia and South America. The Company also produces thermal coal, anthracite, metallurgical coke and coal bed methane gas. Walter Energy employs approximately 2,700 employees, with operations in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. For more information about Walter Energy, please visit www.walterenergy.com.

Safe Harbor Statement

Except for historical information contained herein, the statements in this release are forward-looking and made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and may involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements are based on information available to management at the time, and they involve judgments and estimates. Forward-looking statements include expressions such as “believe,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “estimate,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “predict,” “will,” and similar terms and expressions. These forward-looking statements are made based on expectations and beliefs concerning future events affecting Walter Energy and are subject to various risks, uncertainties and factors relating to Walter Energy’s operations and business environment, 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, including Walter Energy’s ability to achieve and maintain a share price necessary to regain compliance with the NYSE’s continued listing standards; commencement by the NYSE of suspension and delisting procedures for failure to implement successfully a plan to correct non-compliance with the NYSE’s continued listing standards; and the Company’s ability to continue to satisfy the NYSE’s other qualitative and quantitative standards for continued listing. The following additional factors are also among those that may cause actual results to differ materially from Walter Energy’s forward-looking statements: unfavorable economic, financial and business conditions; a substantial or extended decline in pricing, demand, and other factors beyond Walter Energy’s control; failure of Walter Energy’s customers to honor or renew contracts; Walter Energy’s ability to collect payments from its customers; inherent risks in coal mining that are beyond Walter Energy’s control; title defects preventing Walter Energy from (or resulting in additional costs for) mining its mineral interests; concentration of Walter Energy’s mining operations in a limited number of areas; a significant reduction of or loss of purchases by Walter Energy’s largest customers; unavailability or uneconomical transportation for Walter Energy’s coal; significant competition and foreign currency fluctuation; significant cost increases and fluctuations, and delay in the delivery of raw materials, mining equipment and purchased components; work stoppages, labor shortages and other labor relations matters; Walter Energy’s ability to hire and retain a skilled labor force; risks associated with Walter Energy’s reclamation and mine closure obligations; inaccuracies in Walter Energy’s estimates of coal reserves; Walter Energy’s ability to develop or acquire coal reserves in an economically feasible manner; challenges to Walter Energy’s licenses, permits and other authorizations; failure to meet project development and expansion targets; risks associated with operating in foreign jurisdictions; risks associated with environmental, health and safety laws and regulations; risks associated with federal, state and provincial regulatory agencies’ authority to order temporary or permanent closure of Walter Energy’s mines; increased focus by regulatory authorities on the effects of surface coal mining on the environment; risks related to climate change concerns; risks related to Walter Energy’s operations’ impact on the environment; risks related to Walter Energy’s indebtedness; Walter Energy’s ability to generate cash for its financial obligations, to refinance its indebtedness or to obtain additional financing; Walter Energy’s ability to incur additional indebtedness; restrictions in Walter Energy’s existing and future debt agreements; events beyond Walter Energy’s control that may result in an event of default under one or more of its debt instruments; downgrades in Walter Energy’s credit ratings; failure to obtain or renew surety bonds on acceptable terms that could affect Walter Energy’s ability to secure reclamation and coal lease obligations; costs associated with Walter Energy’s pension and benefits, including post-retirement benefits; costs associated with Walter Energy’s workers’ compensation and certain medical and disability benefits; adverse rulings in current or future litigation; Walter Energy’s ability to attract and retain key personnel; Walter Energy’s ability to identify or integrate suitable acquisition candidates to promote growth; volatility in the price of Walter Energy’s common stock; Walter Energy’s ability to maintain compliance with New York Stock Exchange continued listing standards; Walter Energy’s ability to pay dividends to stockholders; Walter Energy’s exposure to indemnification obligations; risks associated with terrorist attacks and threats and escalation of military activity in response to such attacks; risks associated with cyber-attacks or other security breaches; and other risks and uncertainties including those described in Walter Energy’s filings with the SEC. Forward-looking statements made by Walter Energy in this release, or elsewhere, speak only as of the date on which the statements were made. You are advised to read the risk factors in Walter Energy’s most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings with the SEC, which are available on Walter Energy’s website at www.walterenergy.com and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. 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 has no duty to, and does not intend to, update or revise the forward-looking statements in this release, except as may be required by law. In light of these risks and uncertainties, readers should keep in mind that any forward-looking statement made in this press release may not occur. All data presented herein is as of the date of this release unless otherwise noted.