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Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Foundation") have entered into an
Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), dated as of May 11,
2009.&#160;&#160;Pursuant to the Merger Agreement and subject to the terms and
conditions set forth therein, Alpha and Foundation will merge (the "Merger"),
and the surviving corporation of the Merger (the &#8220;Surviving Corporation&#8221;) will
be named Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.&#160;&#160;The Merger Agreement has been
approved by the Boards of Directors of Alpha and Foundation.</font></div>
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$0.01, of Foundation, other than any shares owned by Alpha, will automatically
be converted into the right to receive 1.0840 (the "Exchange Ratio") shares of
common stock, par value $0.01, of the Surviving Corporation (the "Foundation
Merger Consideration"), and each issued and outstanding share of common stock,
par value $0.01, of Alpha, other than any shares owned by Foundation, will
automatically become one share of common stock of the Surviving Corporation (the
"Alpha Merger Consideration").&#160;&#160;Immediately following the Merger,
Alpha&#8217;s stockholders will own approximately 59% of the Surviving Corporation&#8217;s
common stock and Foundation&#8217;s stockholders will own approximately 41% of the
Surviving Corporation&#8217;s common stock.&#160;&#160;All currently issued and
outstanding options to purchase Foundation common stock will vest and be
converted into vested options to purchase Surviving Corporation common stock,
with adjustments to reflect the Exchange Ratio, and all outstanding options to
purchase Alpha common stock will be converted into options to purchase Surviving
Corporation common stock, without adjustment.&#160;&#160;Other outstanding
equity-based awards of Foundation will either vest and be converted into the
right to receive the Foundation Merger Consideration or be converted into vested
and unvested awards with respect to Surviving Corporation common stock, as
applicable.&#160;&#160;Other outstanding equity-based awards of Alpha will be
converted into awards with respect to Surviving Corporation common
stock.&#160;&#160;No fractional shares of Surviving Corporation common stock
will be issued in the Merger, and Foundation's stockholders will receive cash in
lieu of fractional shares, if any, of Foundation common stock.&#160;&#160;The
Merger is intended to qualify as a tax-free reorganization within the meaning of
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the Surviving Corporation will be comprised of 10 members, six of which will be
current members of the Alpha board and four (three of whom independent) of which
will be current members of the Foundation board.&#160;&#160;Upon the closing of
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Michael J. Quillen as Chairman of the Board, Kevin S. Crutchfield as Chief
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President.&#160;&#160;The headquarters of the Surviving Corporation will be in
Abingdon, Virginia and for at least 18 months following the closing of the
Merger the current offices of Foundation will be maintained at the location of
its current headquarters in Linthicum Heights, Maryland.</font></div>
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consummation of the Merger is subject to certain conditions, including (i)
approval of the Merger by stockholders of each of Alpha and Foundation, (ii)
expiration or termination of the applicable waiting period under the
Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, (iii)
authorization for listing on the New York Stock Exchange of the shares of
Surviving Corporation common stock issuable in connection with the Merger, (iv)
declaration of effectiveness by the Securities and Exchange Commission of the
Registration Statement on Form S-4 to be filed by Foundation, (v) absence of any
injunction or legal restraint prohibiting the Merger and absence of any legal
proceeding by a governmental entity seeking to enjoin, restrain or prohibit the
Merger and (vi) subject to certain materiality exceptions, the accuracy of the
respective representations and warranties of Alpha and Foundation and compliance
by Alpha and Foundation with their respective obligations under the Merger
Agreement.&#160;&#160;The closing of the Merger is not subject to the receipt of
financing or receipt of any consent from lenders or bondholders of either Alpha
or Foundation.</font></div>
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Foundation have made customary and reciprocal representations, warranties and
covenants in the Merger Agreement, including, among others, covenants to (i)
conduct their respective operations in all material respects according to their
ordinary and usual course of business consistent with past practice during the
period between the execution of the Merger Agreement and the closing of the
Merger, (ii) not engage in certain kinds of transactions during such period,
(iii) convene and hold meetings of their respective stockholders to consider and
vote upon the adoption of the Merger Agreement, (iv) subject to certain
exceptions, include the recommendation of their <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">respective
Boards of Directors in favor of such adoption of the Merger Agreement in the
joint proxy statement/prospectus to be mailed to stockholders and (v) not to
initiate, solicit or knowingly encourage inquiries, proposals or offers relating
to alternative acquisition proposals or, subject to certain exceptions, engage
in any discussions or negotiations with respect thereto.</font></font></div>
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Agreement contains certain customary and reciprocal termination rights for the
parties, including the right of each party to terminate the Merger Agreement to
enter into a written definitive agreement for a "Superior Proposal," and
provides that, upon termination of the Merger Agreement for such reason and in
other specified circumstances, Foundation may be required to pay Alpha a
termination fee of $53,100,000, or Alpha may be required to pay Foundation a
termination fee of $75,400,000.</font></div>
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with the Merger, on May 11, 2009, Alpha and Foundation entered into a letter
agreement (each, a "Consent Agreement") with each of Bank of America, N.A.,
Union Bank, N.A., UBS Loan Finance LLC, National City Bank, Citicorp North
America, Inc. and PNC Bank, National Association, each of whom is a lender under
Foundation's existing Credit Agreement, dated as of July 30, 2004, as amended
and restated as of July 7, 2006, by and among Foundation Coal Corporation and
Foundation PA Coal Company, LLC (the "Foundation Credit
Agreement").&#160;&#160;Pursuant to and subject to the terms and conditions of
each Consent Agreement, such lenders have consented to an amendment to the
Foundation Credit Agreement, providing, among other things, for the inclusion of
Alpha and its subsidiaries as parties to and guarantors under the Foundation
Credit Agreement.&#160;&#160;The amendment to the Foundation Credit Agreement
will become effective subject to the receipt of consents from lenders having
more than 50% of the loans and commitments under the Foundation Credit Agreement
and is conditioned upon the closing of the Merger. The closing of the Merger is
not conditioned on the effectiveness of the amendment to the Foundation Credit
Agreement.</font></div>
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description of the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby is
not complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the
complete text of the Merger Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as
Exhibit 2.1 and the terms of which are incorporated herein by
reference.</font></div>
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Agreement has been included solely to provide investors and security holders
with information regarding its terms.&#160;&#160;It is not intended to be a
source of financial, business or operational information about Alpha, Foundation
or their respective subsidiaries or affiliates.&#160;&#160;The representations,
warranties and covenants contained in the Merger Agreement are made only for
purposes of the agreement and are made as of specific dates; are solely for the
benefit of the parties; may be subject to qualifications and limitations agreed
upon by the parties in connection with negotiating the terms of the Merger
Agreement, including being qualified by confidential disclosures made for the
purpose of allocating contractual risk between the parties instead of
establishing matters as facts; and may be subject to standards of materiality
applicable to the contracting parties that differ from those applicable to
investors or security holders.&#160;&#160;Investors and security holders should
not rely on the representations, warranties and covenants or any description
thereof as characterizations of the actual state of facts or condition of Alpha,
Foundation or their respective subsidiaries or affiliates.&#160;&#160;Moreover,
information concerning the subject matter of the representations, warranties and
covenants may change after the date of the Merger Agreement, which subsequent
information may or may not be fully reflected in public
disclosures.</font></div>
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Looking Statements</font></div>
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set forth in this report contains forward-looking statements, which involve a
number of risks and uncertainties.&#160;&#160;Alpha and Foundation caution
readers that any forward-looking information is not a guarantee of future
performance and that actual results could differ materially from those contained
in the forward-looking information.&#160;&#160;Such forward-looking statements
include, but are not limited to, statements about the benefits of the business
combination transaction involving Alpha and Foundation, including future
financial and operating results, the new company&#8217;s plans, objectives,
expectations and intentions and other statements that are not historical
facts.</font></div>
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factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ from those set forth
in the forward-looking statements: the ability to obtain regulatory approvals of
the transaction on the proposed terms and schedule; the failure of Alpha or
Foundation stockholders to approve the transaction; the risk that the businesses
will not be <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">integrated
successfully; the risk that the cost savings and any other synergies from the
transaction may not be fully realized or may take longer to realize than
expected; disruption from the transaction making it more difficult to maintain
relationships with customers, employees or suppliers; competition and its effect
on pricing, spending, third-party relationships and revenues. Additional factors
that may affect future results are contained in Alpha&#8217;s and Foundation&#8217;s filings
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#8220;SEC&#8221;), which are available at
the SEC&#8217;s web site http://www.sec.gov.&#160;&#160;Alpha and Foundation disclaim
any obligation to update and revise statements contained in these materials
based on new information or otherwise.</font></font></div>
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Additional Information and Where to Find It</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font id="TAB2" style="LETTER-SPACING: 9pt">&#160;&#160;&#160;</font>&#160;In connection
with the proposed merger, Alpha and Foundation will be filing documents with the
SEC, including the filing by Foundation of a registration statement on Form
S-4.&#160;&#160;The registration statement will include a joint proxy
statement/prospectus regarding the proposed merger which will be mailed to
Foundation and Alpha stockholders.&#160;&#160;INVESTORS ARE URGED TO READ ALL
RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE, INCLUDING THE
JOINT PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS, BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT
INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED MERGER.&#160;&#160;You may obtain copies of all
documents filed with the SEC regarding the proposed merger, free of charge, at
the SEC's website (www.sec.gov).&#160;&#160;Free copies may also be obtained by
accessing Foundation's website (www.foundationcoal.com) under
"Investors/Financial Information &amp; SEC Filings" or Alpha's website
(www.alphanr.com) under "Investor Relations/SEC Filings", or by directing a
request to Foundation at 999 Corporate Boulevard, Suite 300, Linthicum Heights,
Maryland 21090, Attn: Investor Relations or to Alpha at One Alpha Place, P.O.
Box 2345, Abingdon, Virginia 24212, Attn: Investor Relations.</font></div>
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Foundation and their respective directors, executive officers and other certain
other members of management and employees may be deemed to be participants in
the solicitation of proxies in favor of the proposed merger.&#160;&#160;You can
find information about Alpha's and Foundation's directors and executive officers
in their respective definitive proxy statement filed with the SEC on April 3,
2009. Additional information regarding these participants and other persons who
may be deemed participants and a description of their direct and indirect
interests, by security holdings or otherwise, will be contained in the joint
proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant materials filed with the SEC when
they become available.&#160;&#160;You can obtain free copies of these documents
from Alpha or Foundation using the contact information above.</font></div>
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2009, Alpha (i) issued a joint press release with Foundation, (ii) made a joint
investor presentation with Foundation, and (iii) distributed a letter and a
question and answer explanatory document to Alpha&#8217;s employees,&#160;regarding
the matters described in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form
8-K.&#160;&#160;Copies of the press release, the investor presentation and the
related transcript from the conference call, and the letter and question and
answer document to Alpha's employees are attached hereto as Exhibits 99.1, 99.2,
99.3, 99.4, and 99.5, respectively, and are incorporated herein by
reference.</font></div>
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      11, 2009, between Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. and Foundation Coal
      Holdings, Inc.</a></font></div>
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      Resources, Inc. and Foundation Coal Holdings, Inc., dated May 12,
      2009</a></font></div>
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      Natural Resources, Inc. and Foundation Coal Holdings, Inc., dated May 12,
      2009</a></font></div>
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      Holdings, Inc., dated May 12, 2009</a></font></div>
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      Resources, Inc. distributed by Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. on May 12,
      2009</a></font></div>
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anr8k051209.htm
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
May
11, 2009
Date
of report (date of earliest event reported)
Alpha
Natural Resources, Inc.
(Exact
name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware
001-32423
02-0733940
(State
      or Other Jurisdiction
of
      Incorporation)
(Commission
      File Number)
(I.R.S.
      Employer
Identification
      No.)
One Alpha Place, P.O. Box
      2345,
Abingdon,
      VA 24212
(Address
      of Principal Executive Offices)
(
276)
      619-4410
(Registrant's
      telephone number, including area code)
Not
      Applicable
(Former
      Name or Former address, if Changed Since Last
  Report)
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the
filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions:
þ
Written
      communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
      230.425)
¨
Soliciting
      material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
      240.14a-12)
¨
Pre-commencement
      communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
      240.14d-2(b))
¨
Pre-commencement
      communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
      240.13e-4(c))
Item 1.01
.
Entry into a Material Definitive
Agreement.
Alpha
Natural Resources, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Alpha") and Foundation Coal
Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Foundation") have entered into an
Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), dated as of May 11,
2009.  Pursuant to the Merger Agreement and subject to the terms and
conditions set forth therein, Alpha and Foundation will merge (the "Merger"),
and the surviving corporation of the Merger (the "Surviving Corporation") will
be named Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.  The Merger Agreement has been
approved by the Boards of Directors of Alpha and Foundation.
As a result
of the Merger, each issued and outstanding share of common stock, par value
$0.01, of Foundation, other than any shares owned by Alpha, will automatically
be converted into the right to receive 1.0840 (the "Exchange Ratio") shares of
common stock, par value $0.01, of the Surviving Corporation (the "Foundation
Merger Consideration"), and each issued and outstanding share of common stock,
par value $0.01, of Alpha, other than any shares owned by Foundation, will
automatically become one share of common stock of the Surviving Corporation (the
"Alpha Merger Consideration").  Immediately following the Merger,
Alpha's stockholders will own approximately 59% of the Surviving Corporation's
common stock and Foundation's stockholders will own approximately 41% of the
Surviving Corporation's common stock.  All currently issued and
outstanding options to purchase Foundation common stock will vest and be
converted into vested options to purchase Surviving Corporation common stock,
with adjustments to reflect the Exchange Ratio, and all outstanding options to
purchase Alpha common stock will be converted into options to purchase Surviving
Corporation common stock, without adjustment.  Other outstanding
equity-based awards of Foundation will either vest and be converted into the
right to receive the Foundation Merger Consideration or be converted into vested
and unvested awards with respect to Surviving Corporation common stock, as
applicable.  Other outstanding equity-based awards of Alpha will be
converted into awards with respect to Surviving Corporation common
stock.  No fractional shares of Surviving Corporation common stock
will be issued in the Merger, and Foundation's stockholders will receive cash in
lieu of fractional shares, if any, of Foundation common stock.  The
Merger is intended to qualify as a tax-free reorganization within the meaning of
Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Pursuant to
the Merger Agreement, at the closing of the Merger, the Board of Directors of
the Surviving Corporation will be comprised of 10 members, six of which will be
current members of the Alpha board and four (three of whom independent) of which
will be current members of the Foundation board.  Upon the closing of
the Merger, the Board of Directors of the Surviving Corporation will elect
Michael J. Quillen as Chairman of the Board, Kevin S. Crutchfield as Chief
Executive Officer and
Kurt D. Kost as
President.  The headquarters of the Surviving Corporation will be in
Abingdon, Virginia and for at least 18 months following the closing of the
Merger the current offices of Foundation will be maintained at the location of
its current headquarters in Linthicum Heights, Maryland.
The
consummation of the Merger is subject to certain conditions, including (i)
approval of the Merger by stockholders of each of Alpha and Foundation, (ii)
expiration or termination of the applicable waiting period under the
Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, (iii)
authorization for listing on the New York Stock Exchange of the shares of
Surviving Corporation common stock issuable in connection with the Merger, (iv)
declaration of effectiveness by the Securities and Exchange Commission of the
Registration Statement on Form S-4 to be filed by Foundation, (v) absence of any
injunction or legal restraint prohibiting the Merger and absence of any legal
proceeding by a governmental entity seeking to enjoin, restrain or prohibit the
Merger and (vi) subject to certain materiality exceptions, the accuracy of the
respective representations and warranties of Alpha and Foundation and compliance
by Alpha and Foundation with their respective obligations under the Merger
Agreement.  The closing of the Merger is not subject to the receipt of
financing or receipt of any consent from lenders or bondholders of either Alpha
or Foundation.
Alpha and
Foundation have made customary and reciprocal representations, warranties and
covenants in the Merger Agreement, including, among others, covenants to (i)
conduct their respective operations in all material respects according to their
ordinary and usual course of business consistent with past practice during the
period between the execution of the Merger Agreement and the closing of the
Merger, (ii) not engage in certain kinds of transactions during such period,
(iii) convene and hold meetings of their respective stockholders to consider and
vote upon the adoption of the Merger Agreement, (iv) subject to certain
exceptions, include the recommendation of their
respective
Boards of Directors in favor of such adoption of the Merger Agreement in the
joint proxy statement/prospectus to be mailed to stockholders and (v) not to
initiate, solicit or knowingly encourage inquiries, proposals or offers relating
to alternative acquisition proposals or, subject to certain exceptions, engage
in any discussions or negotiations with respect thereto.
The Merger
Agreement contains certain customary and reciprocal termination rights for the
parties, including the right of each party to terminate the Merger Agreement to
enter into a written definitive agreement for a "Superior Proposal," and
provides that, upon termination of the Merger Agreement for such reason and in
other specified circumstances, Foundation may be required to pay Alpha a
termination fee of $53,100,000, or Alpha may be required to pay Foundation a
termination fee of $75,400,000.
In connection
with the Merger, on May 11, 2009, Alpha and Foundation entered into a letter
agreement (each, a "Consent Agreement") with each of Bank of America, N.A.,
Union Bank, N.A., UBS Loan Finance LLC, National City Bank, Citicorp North
America, Inc. and PNC Bank, National Association, each of whom is a lender under
Foundation's existing Credit Agreement, dated as of July 30, 2004, as amended
and restated as of July 7, 2006, by and among Foundation Coal Corporation and
Foundation PA Coal Company, LLC (the "Foundation Credit
Agreement").  Pursuant to and subject to the terms and conditions of
each Consent Agreement, such lenders have consented to an amendment to the
Foundation Credit Agreement, providing, among other things, for the inclusion of
Alpha and its subsidiaries as parties to and guarantors under the Foundation
Credit Agreement.  The amendment to the Foundation Credit Agreement
will become effective subject to the receipt of consents from lenders having
more than 50% of the loans and commitments under the Foundation Credit Agreement
and is conditioned upon the closing of the Merger. The closing of the Merger is
not conditioned on the effectiveness of the amendment to the Foundation Credit
Agreement.
The foregoing
description of the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby is
not complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the
complete text of the Merger Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as
Exhibit 2.1 and the terms of which are incorporated herein by
reference.
The Merger
Agreement has been included solely to provide investors and security holders
with information regarding its terms.  It is not intended to be a
source of financial, business or operational information about Alpha, Foundation
or their respective subsidiaries or affiliates.  The representations,
warranties and covenants contained in the Merger Agreement are made only for
purposes of the agreement and are made as of specific dates; are solely for the
benefit of the parties; may be subject to qualifications and limitations agreed
upon by the parties in connection with negotiating the terms of the Merger
Agreement, including being qualified by confidential disclosures made for the
purpose of allocating contractual risk between the parties instead of
establishing matters as facts; and may be subject to standards of materiality
applicable to the contracting parties that differ from those applicable to
investors or security holders.  Investors and security holders should
not rely on the representations, warranties and covenants or any description
thereof as characterizations of the actual state of facts or condition of Alpha,
Foundation or their respective subsidiaries or affiliates.  Moreover,
information concerning the subject matter of the representations, warranties and
covenants may change after the date of the Merger Agreement, which subsequent
information may or may not be fully reflected in public
disclosures.
Forward
Looking Statements
Information
set forth in this report contains forward-looking statements, which involve a
number of risks and uncertainties.  Alpha and Foundation caution
readers that any forward-looking information is not a guarantee of future
performance and that actual results could differ materially from those contained
in the forward-looking information.  Such forward-looking statements
include, but are not limited to, statements about the benefits of the business
combination transaction involving Alpha and Foundation, including future
financial and operating results, the new company's plans, objectives,
expectations and intentions and other statements that are not historical
facts.
The following
factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ from those set forth
in the forward-looking statements: the ability to obtain regulatory approvals of
the transaction on the proposed terms and schedule; the failure of Alpha or
Foundation stockholders to approve the transaction; the risk that the businesses
will not be
integrated
successfully; the risk that the cost savings and any other synergies from the
transaction may not be fully realized or may take longer to realize than
expected; disruption from the transaction making it more difficult to maintain
relationships with customers, employees or suppliers; competition and its effect
on pricing, spending, third-party relationships and revenues. Additional factors
that may affect future results are contained in Alpha's and Foundation's filings
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), which are available at
the SEC's web site http://www.sec.gov.  Alpha and Foundation disclaim
any obligation to update and revise statements contained in these materials
based on new information or otherwise.
Important
Additional Information and Where to Find It
In connection
with the proposed merger, Alpha and Foundation will be filing documents with the
SEC, including the filing by Foundation of a registration statement on Form
S-4.  The registration statement will include a joint proxy
statement/prospectus regarding the proposed merger which will be mailed to
Foundation and Alpha stockholders.  INVESTORS ARE URGED TO READ ALL
RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE, INCLUDING THE
JOINT PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS, BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT
INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED MERGER.  You may obtain copies of all
documents filed with the SEC regarding the proposed merger, free of charge, at
the SEC's website (www.sec.gov).  Free copies may also be obtained by
accessing Foundation's website (www.foundationcoal.com) under
"Investors/Financial Information & SEC Filings" or Alpha's website
(www.alphanr.com) under "Investor Relations/SEC Filings", or by directing a
request to Foundation at 999 Corporate Boulevard, Suite 300, Linthicum Heights,
Maryland 21090, Attn: Investor Relations or to Alpha at One Alpha Place, P.O.
Box 2345, Abingdon, Virginia 24212, Attn: Investor Relations.
Participants
in Solicitation
Alpha,
Foundation and their respective directors, executive officers and other certain
other members of management and employees may be deemed to be participants in
the solicitation of proxies in favor of the proposed merger.  You can
find information about Alpha's and Foundation's directors and executive officers
in their respective definitive proxy statement filed with the SEC on April 3,
2009. Additional information regarding these participants and other persons who
may be deemed participants and a description of their direct and indirect
interests, by security holdings or otherwise, will be contained in the joint
proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant materials filed with the SEC when
they become available.  You can obtain free copies of these documents
from Alpha or Foundation using the contact information above.
Item
8.01.  Other Events.
On May 12,
2009, Alpha (i) issued a joint press release with Foundation, (ii) made a joint
investor presentation with Foundation, and (iii) distributed a letter and a
question and answer explanatory document to Alpha's employees, regarding
the matters described in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form
8-K.  Copies of the press release, the investor presentation and the
related transcript from the conference call, and the letter and question and
answer document to Alpha's employees are attached hereto as Exhibits 99.1, 99.2,
99.3, 99.4, and 99.5, respectively, and are incorporated herein by
reference.
Item
9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)           Exhibits
2.1
Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May
      11, 2009, between Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. and Foundation Coal
      Holdings, Inc.
99.1
Joint Press Release of Alpha Natural
      Resources, Inc. and Foundation Coal Holdings, Inc., dated May 12,
      2009
99.2
Joint Investor Presentation of Alpha
      Natural Resources, Inc. and Foundation Coal Holdings, Inc., dated May 12,
      2009
99.3
Transcript of Joint Investor
      Presentation of Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. and Foundation Coal
      Holdings, Inc., dated May 12, 2009
99.4
Letter to Employees of Alpha Natural
      Resources, Inc. distributed by Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. on May 12,
      2009
99.5
Question and Answer Explanatory Document
      to Employees of Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. distributed by Alpha Natural
      Resources, Inc. on May 12, 2009
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 thereunto duly
authorized.
ALPHA
      NATURAL RESOURCES, INC.
By:
/s/
      Vaughn R. Groves
Name:
Vaughn
      R. Groves
Title:
Senior
      Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel
Date:
      May 12, 2009
EXHIBIT
INDEX
2.1
Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May
      11, 2009, between Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. and Foundation Coal
      Holdings, Inc.
99.1
Joint Press Release of Alpha Natural
      Resources, Inc. and Foundation Coal Holdings, Inc., dated May 12,
      2009
99.2
Joint Investor Presentation of Alpha
      Natural Resources, Inc. and Foundation Coal Holdings, Inc., dated May 12,
      2009
99.3
Transcript of Joint Investor
      Presentation of Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. and Foundation Coal
      Holdings, Inc., dated May 12, 2009
99.4
Letter to Employees of Alpha Natural
      Resources, Inc. distributed by Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. on May 12,
      2009
99.5
Question and Answer Explanatory Document
      to Employees of Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. distributed by Alpha Natural
      Resources, Inc. on May 12, 2009