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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>As filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on August&nbsp;15, 2005</B>



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<P align="center" style="font-size: 14pt"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</B>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 18pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>


<P align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
Under<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>


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<P align="center" style="font-size: 24pt"><B>ALPHA NATURAL RESOURCES, INC.</B>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><I>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</I></DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Delaware</B>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>02-0733940</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><I>(State or other jurisdiction of<BR>
incorporation or organization)</I>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><I>(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
Identification Number)</I></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>406 West Main Street, Abingdon, Virginia</B>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>24210</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><I>(Address of principal executive offices)</I>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan<BR>
Amended and Restated Alpha Coal Management LLC 2004 Long-Term Incentive Plan</B><BR>
<I>(Full title of the plans)</I>



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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Vaughn R. Groves, Esq.<BR>
Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel<BR>
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.<BR>
406 West Main Street<BR>
Abingdon, VA 24210<BR>
(276)&nbsp;619-4410</B><BR>
<I>(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</I>



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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>With a Copy to:</B>



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Polly S. Swartzfager, Esq.<BR>
Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar &#038; Scott LLP<BR>
1899 Wynkoop Street, 8<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">th</SUP> Floor<BR>
Denver, CO 80202<BR>
Ph: (303)&nbsp;592-3100<BR>
Fax: (303)&nbsp;592-3140</B>



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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>


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                    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Common stock, par value $0.01 per share</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">3,935,826</TD>
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    <TD align="left" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>

<TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">108,628,797.60</TD>
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    <TD align="left" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">12,785.61</TD>
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    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="left">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Covers 3,338,841 shares under the Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. 2005 Long-Term
Incentive Plan, 596,985 shares under the Amended and Restated Alpha Coal Management LLC
2004 Long-Term Incentive Plan, and an indeterminate number of additional shares which may
be offered and issued to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or
similar transactions.</TD>
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    <TD>Estimated pursuant to Rule 457(h) and 457(c) under the Securities Act, solely for the
purpose of computing the registration fee, based on the average of the high and low prices
of the common stock being registered hereby on the New York Stock
Exchange on August&nbsp;9, 2005.</TD>
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<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#001">Item&nbsp;1. Plan Information.</A></TD></TR>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>INTRODUCTION</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the &#147;Registration Statement&#148;) is filed by Alpha
Natural Resources, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;), relating to 3,338,841 shares
of its common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the &#147;Common Stock&#148;) issuable to eligible persons
under the Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan, and 596,985 shares of Common
Stock issuable to eligible persons under the Amended and Restated Alpha Coal Management LLC 2004
Long-Term Incentive Plan.

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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(A) PROSPECTUS</B>


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;1. Plan Information.</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not filed as part of this Registration Statement pursuant to Note to Part&nbsp;1 of Form S-8.

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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not filed as part of this Registration Statement pursuant to Note to Part&nbsp;1 of Form S-8.

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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>PART II</B>



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents of the Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
&#147;Commission&#148;) prior to the date of this Registration Statement are hereby incorporated in this
Registration Statement by reference:


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;The Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2004 (File No.
1-32423);


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;All other reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;) since the end of the fiscal year covered by the Company&#146;s
annual report referred to in (1)&nbsp;above;


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp;The description of the Common Stock set forth under the caption &#147;Description of Capital
Stock&#148; in the Company&#146;s registration statement on Form S-1 (File No.&nbsp;333-121002), together with any
amendment or report filed with the Commission for the purpose of updating such description.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents that the Company subsequently files pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 and
15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of
a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement indicating that all securities offered
have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of
filing of such documents.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference
herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to
the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also
is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any
such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded,
to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.

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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities.</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.

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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;As permitted by Section&nbsp;102 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, or the DGCL, the
Company&#146;s restated certificate of incorporation includes a provision that eliminates the personal
liability of the Company&#146;s directors for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a
director.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company&#146;s restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws also
provide that:


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    <TD>the Company must indemnify its directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by
Delaware law;</TD>
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    <TD>the Company may advance expenses, as incurred, to its directors and executive officers in
connection with a legal proceeding to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware Law; and</TD>
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    <TD>the Company may indemnify its other employees and agents to the same extent that the
Company indemnified its officers and directors, unless otherwise determined by the board of
directors.</TD>
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    <TD>Pursuant to Section 145(a) of the DGCL, the Company may indemnify any person who was or
is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed
action, suit or proceeding (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation) by
reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, officer, agent or employee of the
Company or is or was serving at the Company&#146;s request as a director, officer, agent, or
employee of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise,
against expenses, including attorneys&#146; fees, judgment, fines and amounts paid in settlement
actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with such action, suit or
proceeding. Pursuant to Section 145(b) of the DGCL, the power to indemnify also applies to
actions brought by or in the right of the corporation as well, but only to the extent of
defense expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees) actually and reasonably incurred by the person
in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit. Pursuant to Section
145(b), the Company shall not indemnify any person in respect of any claim, issue or matter
as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to us unless and only to the
extent that the Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought
shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of
all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to
indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem
proper. The power to indemnify under Sections 145(a) and (b)&nbsp;of the DGCL applies (i)&nbsp;if such
person is successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or
proceeding, or (ii)&nbsp;if such person acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably
believed to be in the best interest, or not opposed to the best interest, of the
corporation, and with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause
to believe his conduct was unlawful.</TD>
</TR>

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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;174 of the DGCL provides, among other things, that a director, who willfully or
negligently approves of an unlawful payment of dividends or an unlawful stock purchase or
redemption, may be held liable for such actions. A director who was either absent when the unlawful
actions were approved or dissented at the time, may avoid liability by causing his or her dissent
to such actions to be entered in the books containing the minutes of the meetings of the board of
directors at the time such action occurred or immediately after such absent director receives
notice of the unlawful acts.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The indemnification provisions contained in the Company&#146;s restated certificate of
incorporation and amended and restated bylaws will not be exclusive of any other rights to which a
person may be entitled by law, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or
otherwise. In addition, the Company will maintain insurance on behalf of its directors and
executive officers insuring them against any liability asserted against them in their capacities as
directors or officers or arising out of such status.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Reference is made to the form of underwriting agreement filed as Exhibit&nbsp;1.1 to the Company&#146;s
Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No.&nbsp;333-121002) for provisions providing that the
underwriters and the Company are obligated under certain circumstances to indemnify the Company&#146;s
directors, officers and controlling persons against certain liabilities under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended.

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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.

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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Unless otherwise indicated below as being incorporated by reference to another filing of the
Company with the Commission, each of the following exhibits is filed herewith:


<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;
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    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Exhibit No</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Description of Exhibit</B></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">4.1</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (Incorporated by reference
to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1
to the Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K of Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (File No.
1-32423) filed on March&nbsp;30, 2005).</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">4.2</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Amended and Restated Bylaws of Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 to the Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K of Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (File No.&nbsp;1-32423)
filed on March&nbsp;30, 2005).</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">4.3</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Form of certificate of Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. common stock (Incorporated by reference to
Amendment No.&nbsp;3 to the Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1 of Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (File
No.&nbsp;333-121002) filed on February&nbsp;10, 2005.)</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">4.4</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Amended and Restated Alpha Coal Management LLC 2004 Long-Term Incentive Plan (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.10 to Amendment No.&nbsp;2 to the Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1 of Alpha
Natural Resources, Inc. (File No.&nbsp;333-121002) filed on February&nbsp;2, 2005.)</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">4.5</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.11 to Amendment No.&nbsp;2 to the Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1 of Alpha Natural Resources,
Inc. (File No.&nbsp;333-121002) filed on February&nbsp;2, 2005.)</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">4.6</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Form of Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. Grantee Stock Option Agreement for Alpha Natural Resources,
Inc. 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.15 to the Annual
Report on Form&nbsp;10-K of Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (File No.&nbsp;1-32423) filed on March&nbsp;30, 2005.)</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">4.7</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Form of Restricted Stock Agreement for Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">5.1</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Opinion of Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar &#038; Scott LLP</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">23.1</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Consent of Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar &#038; Scott LLP (included as part of its opinion filed as
Exhibit&nbsp;5.1 hereto)</DIV></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">23.2</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Consent of KPMG LLP</DIV></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
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    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">24</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Power of Attorney (included in the signature page to this Registration Statement)</DIV></TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings.</B>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">(a)&nbsp;The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:




<P align="left" style="margin-left:3%; font-size: 10pt">(1)&nbsp;To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this registration statement:



<P align="left" style="margin-left:6%; font-size: 10pt">(i)&nbsp;To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933.



<P align="left" style="margin-left:6%; font-size: 10pt">(ii)&nbsp;To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of
the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which,
individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth
in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in
volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not
exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated
maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission
pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no
more than 20&nbsp;percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the
&#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective registration statement.



<P align="left" style="margin-left:6%; font-size: 10pt">(iii)&nbsp;To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information
in the registration statement;



<P align="left" style="margin-left:3%; font-size: 10pt"><I>provided</I>, <I>however</I>, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the registration
statement is on Form S-3, Form S-8 or Form F-3, and the information required to be included in a
post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or
furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.



<P align="left" style="margin-left:3%; font-size: 10pt">(2)&nbsp;That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each
such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to
be the initial bona fide offering thereof.



<P align="left" style="margin-left:3%; font-size: 10pt">(3)&nbsp;To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities
being registered hereby which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.


<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">(b)&nbsp;The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability
under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section
13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that is incorporated by reference in this registration
statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
herein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">(c)&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in
the Act, and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against
such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a
director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action,
suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with
the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the
question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and
will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>SIGNATURES</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and
has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Abingdon, state of
Virginia, on August&nbsp;15, 2005.


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    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left"><B>Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.</B><BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>

<TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/&nbsp;David C. Stuebe&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">David C. Stuebe&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">Vice President and Chief Financial Officer&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby
constitutes and appoints Vaughn R. Groves and David C. Steube, and each of them, his true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him
and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, in connection with this registration
statement, to sign any and all amendments or supplements to the registration statement, including
post-effective amendments, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all
intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has
been signed below by the following persons in the capacities
indicated on August&nbsp;15, 2005.

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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B><U>Signature</U></B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B><U>Title</U></B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/&nbsp;Michael&nbsp;J.&nbsp;Quillen
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1px">

<TD align="center" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Michael&nbsp;J.&nbsp;Quillen</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/&nbsp;David C. Stuebe
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD align="center" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">David C. Stuebe</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/&nbsp;Eddie W. Neely
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Vice President, Assistant Secretary and Controller (Principal Accounting Officer)</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD align="center" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Eddie W. Neely</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/&nbsp;E.&nbsp;Linn&nbsp;Draper,&nbsp;Jr.
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD align="center" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">E.&nbsp;Linn&nbsp;Draper,&nbsp;Jr.</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/&nbsp;Glenn A. Eisenberg
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD align="center" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Glenn A. Eisenberg</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/&nbsp;John W. Fox, Jr.
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD align="center" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">John W. Fox, Jr.</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/&nbsp;Alex T. Krueger
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD align="center" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Alex T. Krueger</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/&nbsp;Fritz R. Kundrun
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
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<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD align="center" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Fritz R. Kundrun</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/&nbsp;William&nbsp;E.&nbsp;Macaulay
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">William&nbsp;E.&nbsp;Macaulay</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/&nbsp;Hans J. Mende
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Hans J. Mende</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="top">4.1</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (Incorporated by reference
to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K of Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (File No.
1-32423) filed on March&nbsp;30, 2005).</DIV></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">4.2</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Amended and Restated Bylaws of Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 to the Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K of Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (File No.&nbsp;1-32423)
filed on March&nbsp;30, 2005).</DIV></TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">4.3</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Form of certificate of Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. common stock (Incorporated by reference to
Amendment No.&nbsp;3 to the Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1 of Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (File
No.&nbsp;333-121002) filed on February&nbsp;10, 2005.)</DIV></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">4.4</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Amended and Restated Alpha Coal Management LLC 2004 Long-Term Incentive Plan (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.10 to Amendment No.&nbsp;2 to the Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1 of Alpha
Natural Resources, Inc. (File No.&nbsp;333-121002) filed on February&nbsp;2, 2005.)</DIV></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">4.5</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.11 to Amendment No.&nbsp;2 to the Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1 of Alpha Natural Resources,
Inc. (File No.&nbsp;333-121002) filed on February&nbsp;2, 2005.)</DIV></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">4.6</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Form of Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. Grantee Stock Option Agreement for Alpha Natural Resources,
Inc. 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.15 to the Annual
Report on Form&nbsp;10-K of Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (File No.&nbsp;1-32423) filed on March&nbsp;30, 2005.)</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">4.7</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Form of Restricted Stock Agreement for Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan</DIV></TD>
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    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">5.1</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Opinion of Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar &#038; Scott LLP</DIV></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Consent of Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar &#038; Scott LLP (included as part of its opinion filed as
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S-8
Table of Contents
As filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on August 15, 2005
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
ALPHA NATURAL RESOURCES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
02-0733940
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
406 West Main Street, Abingdon, Virginia
24210
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan
Amended and Restated Alpha Coal Management LLC 2004 Long-Term Incentive Plan
(Full title of the plans)
Vaughn R. Groves, Esq.
Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
406 West Main Street
Abingdon, VA 24210
(276) 619-4410
(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
With a Copy to:
Polly S. Swartzfager, Esq.
Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott LLP
1899 Wynkoop Street, 8
th
Floor
Denver, CO 80202
Ph: (303) 592-3100
Fax: (303) 592-3140
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed
Proposed
maximum
maximum
Title of securities
Amount to be
offering price
aggregate
Amount of
to be registered
registered (1)
per share (2)
offering price (2)
Registration Fee
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share
3,935,826
$
27.60
$
108,628,797.60
$
12,785.61
(1)
Covers 3,338,841 shares under the Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. 2005 Long-Term
Incentive Plan, 596,985 shares under the Amended and Restated Alpha Coal Management LLC
2004 Long-Term Incentive Plan, and an indeterminate number of additional shares which may
be offered and issued to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or
similar transactions.
(2)
Estimated pursuant to Rule 457(h) and 457(c) under the Securities Act, solely for the
purpose of computing the registration fee, based on the average of the high and low prices
of the common stock being registered hereby on the New York Stock
Exchange on August 9, 2005.
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PART I INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(A) PROSPECTUS
Item 1. Plan Information.
Item 2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.
PART II INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Item 9. Undertakings.
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
EX-4.7: FORM OF RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT
EX-5.1: OPINION OF BARTLIT BECK ET AL
EX-23.2: CONSENT OF KPMG LLP
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INTRODUCTION
This Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the "Registration Statement") is filed by Alpha
Natural Resources, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), relating to 3,338,841 shares
of its common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Common Stock") issuable to eligible persons
under the Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan, and 596,985 shares of Common
Stock issuable to eligible persons under the Amended and Restated Alpha Coal Management LLC 2004
Long-Term Incentive Plan.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(A) PROSPECTUS
Item 1. Plan Information.
Not filed as part of this Registration Statement pursuant to Note to Part 1 of Form S-8.
Item 2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.
Not filed as part of this Registration Statement pursuant to Note to Part 1 of Form S-8.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents of the Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") prior to the date of this Registration Statement are hereby incorporated in this
Registration Statement by reference:
(1) The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004 (File No.
1-32423);
(2) All other reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") since the end of the fiscal year covered by the Company's
annual report referred to in (1) above;
(3) The description of the Common Stock set forth under the caption "Description of Capital
Stock" in the Company's registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-121002), together with any
amendment or report filed with the Commission for the purpose of updating such description.
All documents that the Company subsequently files pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and
15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of
a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement indicating that all securities offered
have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of
filing of such documents.
Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference
herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to
the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also
is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any
such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded,
to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
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Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
As permitted by Section 102 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, or the DGCL, the
Company's restated certificate of incorporation includes a provision that eliminates the personal
liability of the Company's directors for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a
director.
The Company's restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws also
provide that:
•
the Company must indemnify its directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by
Delaware law;
•
the Company may advance expenses, as incurred, to its directors and executive officers in
connection with a legal proceeding to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware Law; and
•
the Company may indemnify its other employees and agents to the same extent that the
Company indemnified its officers and directors, unless otherwise determined by the board of
directors.
•
Pursuant to Section 145(a) of the DGCL, the Company may indemnify any person who was or
is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed
action, suit or proceeding (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation) by
reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, officer, agent or employee of the
Company or is or was serving at the Company's request as a director, officer, agent, or
employee of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise,
against expenses, including attorneys' fees, judgment, fines and amounts paid in settlement
actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with such action, suit or
proceeding. Pursuant to Section 145(b) of the DGCL, the power to indemnify also applies to
actions brought by or in the right of the corporation as well, but only to the extent of
defense expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by the person
in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit. Pursuant to Section
145(b), the Company shall not indemnify any person in respect of any claim, issue or matter
as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to us unless and only to the
extent that the Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought
shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of
all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to
indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem
proper. The power to indemnify under Sections 145(a) and (b) of the DGCL applies (i) if such
person is successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or
proceeding, or (ii) if such person acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably
believed to be in the best interest, or not opposed to the best interest, of the
corporation, and with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause
to believe his conduct was unlawful.
Section 174 of the DGCL provides, among other things, that a director, who willfully or
negligently approves of an unlawful payment of dividends or an unlawful stock purchase or
redemption, may be held liable for such actions. A director who was either absent when the unlawful
actions were approved or dissented at the time, may avoid liability by causing his or her dissent
to such actions to be entered in the books containing the minutes of the meetings of the board of
directors at the time such action occurred or immediately after such absent director receives
notice of the unlawful acts.
The indemnification provisions contained in the Company's restated certificate of
incorporation and amended and restated bylaws will not be exclusive of any other rights to which a
person may be entitled by law, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or
otherwise. In addition, the Company will maintain insurance on behalf of its directors and
executive officers insuring them against any liability asserted against them in their capacities as
directors or officers or arising out of such status.
Reference is made to the form of underwriting agreement filed as Exhibit 1.1 to the Company's
Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-121002) for provisions providing that the
underwriters and the Company are obligated under certain circumstances to indemnify the Company's
directors, officers and controlling persons against certain liabilities under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Unless otherwise indicated below as being incorporated by reference to another filing of the
Company with the Commission, each of the following exhibits is filed herewith:
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Exhibit No
Description of Exhibit
4.1
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (Incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 3.1
to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (File No.
1-32423) filed on March 30, 2005).
4.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws of Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 3.2 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (File No. 1-32423)
filed on March 30, 2005).
4.3
Form of certificate of Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. common stock (Incorporated by reference to
Amendment No. 3 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 of Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (File
No. 333-121002) filed on February 10, 2005.)
4.4
Amended and Restated Alpha Coal Management LLC 2004 Long-Term Incentive Plan (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.10 to Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 of Alpha
Natural Resources, Inc. (File No. 333-121002) filed on February 2, 2005.)
4.5
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.11 to Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 of Alpha Natural Resources,
Inc. (File No. 333-121002) filed on February 2, 2005.)
4.6
Form of Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. Grantee Stock Option Agreement for Alpha Natural Resources,
Inc. 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.15 to the Annual
Report on Form 10-K of Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (File No. 1-32423) filed on March 30, 2005.)
4.7
Form of Restricted Stock Agreement for Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan
5.1
Opinion of Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott LLP
23.1
Consent of Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott LLP (included as part of its opinion filed as
Exhibit 5.1 hereto)
23.2
Consent of KPMG LLP
24
Power of Attorney (included in the signature page to this Registration Statement)
Item 9. Undertakings.
(a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this registration statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933.
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of
the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which,
individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth
in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in
volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not
exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated
maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission
pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no
more than 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the
"Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective registration statement.
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information
in the registration statement;
provided
,
however
, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the registration
statement is on Form S-3, Form S-8 or Form F-3, and the information required to be included in a
post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or
furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each
such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to
be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities
being registered hereby which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
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(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability
under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant to Section
13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that is incorporated by reference in this registration
statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
herein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in
the Act, and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against
such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a
director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action,
suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with
the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the
question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and
will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and
has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Abingdon, state of
Virginia, on August 15, 2005.
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
By:
/s/ David C. Stuebe
Name:
David C. Stuebe
Title:
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby
constitutes and appoints Vaughn R. Groves and David C. Steube, and each of them, his true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him
and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, in connection with this registration
statement, to sign any and all amendments or supplements to the registration statement, including
post-effective amendments, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all
intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has
been signed below by the following persons in the capacities
indicated on August 15, 2005.
Signature
Title
/s/ Michael J. Quillen
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)
Michael J. Quillen
/s/ David C. Stuebe
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
David C. Stuebe
/s/ Eddie W. Neely
Vice President, Assistant Secretary and Controller (Principal Accounting Officer)
Eddie W. Neely
/s/ E. Linn Draper, Jr.
Director
E. Linn Draper, Jr.
/s/ Glenn A. Eisenberg
Director
Glenn A. Eisenberg
/s/ John W. Fox, Jr.
Director
John W. Fox, Jr.
/s/ Alex T. Krueger
Director
Alex T. Krueger
/s/ Fritz R. Kundrun
Director
Fritz R. Kundrun
/s/ William E. Macaulay
Director
William E. Macaulay
/s/ Hans J. Mende
Director
Hans J. Mende
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No
Description of Exhibit
4.1
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (Incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 3.1 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (File No.
1-32423) filed on March 30, 2005).
4.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws of Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 3.2 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (File No. 1-32423)
filed on March 30, 2005).
4.3
Form of certificate of Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. common stock (Incorporated by reference to
Amendment No. 3 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 of Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (File
No. 333-121002) filed on February 10, 2005.)
4.4
Amended and Restated Alpha Coal Management LLC 2004 Long-Term Incentive Plan (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.10 to Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 of Alpha
Natural Resources, Inc. (File No. 333-121002) filed on February 2, 2005.)
4.5
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.11 to Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 of Alpha Natural Resources,
Inc. (File No. 333-121002) filed on February 2, 2005.)
4.6
Form of Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. Grantee Stock Option Agreement for Alpha Natural Resources,
Inc. 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.15 to the Annual
Report on Form 10-K of Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (File No. 1-32423) filed on March 30, 2005.)
4.7
Form of Restricted Stock Agreement for Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan
5.1
Opinion of Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott LLP
23.1
Consent of Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott LLP (included as part of its opinion filed as
Exhibit 5.1 hereto)
23.2
Consent of KPMG LLP
24
Power of Attorney (included in the signature page to this Registration Statement)