Edgar Filing: Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.

10-Q

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 10-Q

(Mark One)


þ		QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2005


o		TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission File No. 1-32423

ALPHA NATURAL RESOURCES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		02-0733940 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)


406 West Main Street, Abingdon, Virginia (Address of principal executive offices)		24210 (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
(276) 619-4410

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes þ No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2). Yes o No þ

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No þ

Number of shares of the Registrant’s Common Stock, $0.01 par value, outstanding as of October 28, 2005 — 64,404,813.

TABLE OF CONTENTS


		Page

	PART I

ITEM 1.	FINANCIAL STATEMENTS	2

	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)	2

	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)	3

	Condensed Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity (Unaudited)	4

	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)	6

	Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)	7

ITEM 2.	MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS	23

ITEM 3.	QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK	36

ITEM 4.	CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES	36

	PART II
ITEM 5.	OTHER INFORMATION	38

ITEM 6.	EXHIBITS	38
EX-31.A: CERTIFICATION
EX-31.B: CERTIFICATION
EX-32.A: CERTIFICATION
EX-32.B: CERTIFICATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

ALPHA NATURAL RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)


	September 30,			December 31,
	2005			2004
Assets

Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	111		$	7,391
Trade accounts receivable, net		151,932			95,828
Notes and other receivables		9,708			9,936
Inventories		102,856			54,569
Due from affiliate		—			323
Deferred income taxes		401			4,674
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		15,087			29,814


Total current assets		280,095			202,535
Property, plant, and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization of $127,969 and $83,848 as of September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, respectively		267,481			217,964
Goodwill		18,641			18,641
Other intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of $1,542 and $2,343 as of September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, respectively		560			1,155
Deferred income taxes		19,616			—
Other assets		35,705			36,826


Total assets	$	622,098		$	477,121


Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity and Partners’ Capital

Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt	$	1,046		$	1,693
Note payable		2,815			15,228
Bank overdraft		15,507			10,024
Trade accounts payable		73,208			51,050
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		61,919			68,283


Total current liabilities		154,495			146,278

Long-term debt, net of current portion		257,163			184,784
Workers’ compensation benefits		5,113			4,678
Postretirement medical benefits		22,226			15,637
Asset retirement obligation		34,284			32,888
Deferred gains on sale of property interests		5,166			5,516
Deferred income taxes		—			7,718
Other liabilities		9,178			4,911


Total liabilities		487,625			402,410


Minority interest		—			28,778


Stockholders’ equity and partners’ capital:
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.:
Preferred stock — par value $0.01, 10,000,000 shares authorized, none issued		—			—
Common stock — par value $0.01, 100,000,000 shares authorized, 62,212,580 shares issued and outstanding		622			—
Additional paid-in capital		146,372			—
Unearned stock-based compensation		(18,623	)
Retained earnings		6,102			—

Total Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. stockholders’ equity		134,473			—

Alpha NR Holding, Inc.:
Preferred stock — par value $0.01, 1,000 shares authorized, none issued		—			—
Common stock — par value $0.01, 1,000 shares authorized, 100 shares issued and outstanding		—			—
Additional paid-in capital		—			22,153
Retained earnings		—			18,828

Total Alpha NR Holding, Inc. stockholder’s equity		—			40,981

ANR Fund IX Holdings, L.P.:
Partners’ capital		—			4,952

Total stockholders’ equity and partners’ capital		134,473			45,933


Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity and partners’ capital	$	622,098		$	477,121

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

ALPHA NATURAL RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)

(In thousands, except per share amounts)


	Three months ended						Nine months ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2005			2004			2005			2004
Revenues:
Coal revenues	$	345,179		$	295,208		$	982,383		$	801,021
Freight and handling revenues		46,659			37,570			126,650			102,846
Other revenues		5,851			8,931			18,447			20,440

Total revenues		397,689			341,709			1,127,480			924,307


Costs and expenses:
Cost of coal sales (exclusive of items shown separately below)		298,522			250,311			818,299			668,887
Freight and handling costs		46,659			37,570			126,650			102,846
Cost of other revenues		5,943			6,603			16,327			14,942
Depreciation, depletion and amortization		16,277			14,193			45,521			38,883
Selling, general and administrative expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately above and including stock-based compensation of $3,381 and $43,169 for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2005, respectively)		12,147			10,124			74,924			35,786

Total costs and expenses		379,548			318,801			1,081,721			861,344


Income from operations		18,141			22,908			45,759			62,963


Other income (expense):
Interest expense		(6,636	)		(5,666	)		(19,400	)		(14,497	)
Interest income		197			230			675			331
Miscellaneous income, net		50			154			40			517

Total other income (expense), net		(6,389	)		(5,282	)		(18,685	)		(13,649	)

Income from continuing operations before income taxes and minority interest		11,752			17,626			27,074			49,314
Income tax expense		3,542			2,379			15,141			5,852
Minority interest		—			7,980			2,918			22,335

Income from continuing operations		8,210			7,267			9,015			21,127


Discontinued operations (note 11):
Loss from discontinued operations before income taxes and minority interest (including gain on disposal in April 2005 of $704)		—			(5,248	)		(379	)		(6,120	)
Income tax benefit		—			(1,024	)		(93	)		(1,120	)
Minority interest		—			(2,378	)		(72	)		(2,773	)
Loss from discontinued operations		—			(1,846	)		(214	)		(2,227	)


Net income	$	8,210		$	5,421		$	8,801		$	18,900


Net income per share, as adjusted (note 2):
Basic:
Income from continuing operations	$	0.13		$	0.49		$	0.17		$	1.43
Loss from discontinued operations		—			(0.12	)		(0.01	)		(0.15	)

Net income, as adjusted	$	0.13		$	0.37		$	0.16		$	1.28


Diluted:
Income from continuing operations	$	0.13		$	0.49		$	0.17		$	1.43
Loss from discontinued operations		—			(0.12	)		(0.01	)		(0.15	)

Net income, as adjusted	$	0.13		$	0.37		$	0.16		$	1.28


Pro forma net income per share (note 2):
Basic:
Income from continuing operations				$	0.19		$	0.18		$	0.53
Loss from discontinued operations					(0.05	)		—			(0.06	)

Pro forma net income				$	0.14		$	0.18		$	0.47


Diluted:
Income from continuing operations				$	0.19		$	0.18		$	0.52
Loss from discontinued operations					(0.05	)		—			(0.06	)

Pro forma net income				$	0.14		$	0.18		$	0.46

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

ALPHA NATURAL RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity (Unaudited)

Nine months ended September 30, 2005

(In thousands, except per share amounts)


	Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.												Alpha NR Holding, Inc.
																											Total
																								ANR Fund IX			Stockholders’
					Additional		Unearned				Total				Additional						Total			Holdings, L.P.			Equity and
	Common Stock				Paid-in		Stock-based		Retained		Stockholders’		Common		Paid-in			Retained			Stockholder’s			Partners’			Partners’
	Shares		Amount		Capital		Compensation		Earnings		Equity		Stock		Capital			Earnings			Equity			Capital			Capital
Balances, December 31, 2003		—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	75,710		$	1,442		$	77,152		$	9,215		$	86,367
Net income		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—			17,386			17,386			2,629			20,015
Noncash distribution of Virginia Tax Credit		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—			—			—			(292	)		(292	)
Distributions		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		(53,557	)		—			(53,557	)		(6,600	)		(60,157	)

Balances, December 31, 2004		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		22,153			18,828			40,981			4,952			45,933
Noncash distribution of Virginia Tax Credit		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—			—			—			(40	)		(40	)
Net income prior to Internal Restructuring		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—			2,320			2,320			379			2,699
Distribution to First Reserve Fund IX, L.P. and ANR Fund IX Holdings, L.P. prior to the Internal Restructuring		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—			(8,160	)		(8,160	)		(1,243	)		(9,403	)
Contribution by First Reserve Fund IX, L.P. of all of the outstanding common stock of Alpha NR Holding, Inc. in exchange for shares of Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. common stock		12,463		125		35,016		—		—		35,141		—		(22,153	)		(12,988	)		(35,141	)		—			—
Contribution by ANR Fund IX Holdings, L.P. of its membership interest in ANR Holdings, LLC in exchange for shares of Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. common stock upon completion of the Internal Restructuring		1,536		15		4,033		—		—		4,048		—		—			—			—			(4,048	)		—


	Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.															Alpha NR Holding, Inc.
																										Total
																								ANR Fund IX		Stockholders’
					Additional			Unearned					Total					Additional				Total		Holdings, L.P.		Equity and
	Common Stock				Paid-in			Stock-based			Retained		Stockholders’			Common		Paid-in		Retained		Stockholder’s		Partners’		Partners’
	Shares		Amount		Capital			Compensation			Earnings		Equity			Stock		Capital		Earnings		Equity		Capital		Capital
Contribution by minority interest holders, including certain members of management, of their membership interests in ANR Holdings, LLC in exchange for shares of Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. common stock and recognition of unearned stock-based compensation		14,289		143		85,424			(29,122	)		—		56,445			—		—		—		—		—		56,445
Issuance of Restructuring Notes		—		—		(517,692	)		—			—		(517,692	)		—		—		—		—		—		(517,692	)
Tax Distributions payable recorded upon the completion of the Internal Restructuring		—		—		(10,500	)		—			—		(10,500	)		—		—		—		—		—		(10,500	)
Change in net deferred income taxes recognized upon the completion of the Internal Restructuring		—		—		25,729			—			—		25,729			—		—		—		—		—		25,729
Proceeds from initial public offering of common shares ($19 per share), net of offering costs of $48,296.		33,925		339		595,940			—			—		596,279			—		—		—		—		—		596,279
Distribution of net proceeds received from underwriters’ exercise of over-allotment option		—		—		(71,135	)		—			—		(71,135	)		—		—		—		—		—		(71,135	)
Amortization of unearned stock-based compensation		—		—		—			10,056			—		10,056			—		—		—		—		—		10,056
Cancellation of nonvested stock options		—		—		(443	)		443			—		—			—		—		—		—		—		—
Net income subsequent to Internal Restructuring		—		—		—			—			6,102		6,102			—		—		—		—		—		6,102

Balances, September 30, 2005		62,213	$	622	$	146,372		$	(18,623	)	$	6,102	$	134,473		$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	134,473

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

ALPHA NATURAL RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)

(In thousands)


	Nine months ended
	September 30,
	2005			2004
Operating activities:
Net income	$	8,801		$	18,900
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, depletion and amortization		45,805			39,352
Amortization and write-off of debt issuance costs		1,325			4,039
Minority interest		2,846			19,562
Accretion of asset retirement obligation		2,463			2,902
Virginia tax credit		(343	)		(1,930	)
Stock-based compensation — non-cash		35,694			—
Provision for bad debts		44			298
Amortization of deferred gains on sales of property interests		(595	)		(690	)
Amortization of deferred gain on railroad incentives		(478	)		—
Loss on settlement of asset retirement obligation		490			636
Asset impairment charge		—			5,100
Write-off of advance royalties		—			1,099
Gains on sales of fixed assets, net		(11	)		(342	)
Gain on sale of discontinued operations		(704	)		—
Deferred income taxes		2,668			2,448
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Trade accounts receivable		(56,073	)		(27,568	)
Notes and other receivables		(1,087	)		(183	)
Inventories		(48,294	)		(19,841	)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		13,438			9,478
Other assets		(5,148	)		(1,497	)
Trade accounts payable		20,868			18,534
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		(4,691	)		26,341
Workers’ compensation benefits		367			2,274
Postretirement medical benefits		6,589			2,828
Asset retirement obligation		(2,919	)		(2,495	)
Other liabilities		569			2

Net cash provided by operating activities		21,624			99,247


Investing activities:
Capital expenditures		(95,919	)		(52,984	)
Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment		5,282			595
Purchase of net assets of acquired companies		(961	)		(2,891	)
Equity investments		(1,234	)		(3,250	)
Payment of additional consideration on acquisition		(5,000	)		—
Issuance of note receivable to coal supplier		—			(10,000	)
Collections on note receivable from coal supplier		4,442			675
Increase in due from affiliate		—			620

Net cash used in investing activities		(93,390	)		(67,235	)


Financing activities:
Repayments of notes payable		(12,413	)		(11,787	)
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt		73,000			175,000
Repayments on long-term debt		(1,323	)		(64,920	)
Increase in bank overdraft		5,483			396
Proceeds from initial public offering, net of offering costs		598,066			—
Repayment of restructuring notes payable		(517,692	)		—
Distributions to prior members of ANR Holdings, LLC subsequent to Internal Restructuring		(72,335	)		—
Distributions to prior members of ANR Holdings, LLC prior to Internal Restructuring		(7,732	)		(115,573	)
Debt issuance costs		(568	)		(10,563	)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		64,486			(27,447	)

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		(7,280	)		4,565
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		7,391			11,246

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	111		$	15,811

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

ALPHA NATURAL RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

September 30, 2005
(In thousands, except percentages and share data)

(1) Business and Basis of Presentation

Organization and Business

Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. and its operating subsidiaries are engaged in the business of extracting, processing and marketing coal from deep and surface mines, located in the Central and Northern Appalachian regions of the United States, for sale to utility and steel companies in the United States and in international markets.

On February 11, 2005, Alpha Natural Resources, Inc., a Delaware corporation (Alpha) succeeded to the business of ANR Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (ANR Holdings) in a series of internal restructuring transactions which are referred to collectively as the Internal Restructuring, and on February 18, 2005, Alpha completed the initial public offering of its common stock. Prior to the Internal Restructuring, ANR Fund IX Holdings, L.P. and Alpha NR Holding, Inc. (the FR Affiliates), entities under the common control of First Reserve GP IX, Inc., were the owners of 54.7% of the membership interests in ANR Holdings, and the remaining membership interests in ANR Holdings were held by affiliates of American Metals & Coal International, Inc. (AMCI), Alpha Coal Management, LLC (ACM) and Madison Capital Funding, LLC. The financial statements for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 are presented on a combined basis including the combined financial results for the FR Affiliates and subsidiaries for the period from January 1, 2005 to February 11, 2005, and the consolidated results for Alpha and subsidiaries from February 12, 2005 to September 30, 2005. The financial statements for the three months ended September 30, 2005 are presented on a consolidated basis. The financial statements for the period from January 1, 2004 to September 30, 2004 and for the period from July 1, 2004 to September 30, 2004 are presented for the FR Affiliates and subsidiaries on a combined basis. The entities included in the accompanying financial statements are collectively referred to as “the Company.”

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial reporting. Accounting measurements at interim dates inherently rely on estimates more than year-end; however, in the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2005. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and related notes as of and for the year ended December 31, 2004 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation with no effect on previously reported net income.

(2) Earnings Per Share

Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income or loss by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the periods. Diluted earnings per share is computed by dividing net income or loss by the weighted average number of shares of common stock and dilutive common stock equivalents outstanding during the periods. Common stock equivalents include the number of shares issuable on exercise of outstanding options less the number of shares that could have been purchased with the proceeds from the exercise of the options based on the average price of common stock during the period.

Due to the Internal Restructuring on February 11, 2005 and initial public offering of common stock completed on February 18, 2005, the Company has disclosed for informational purposes two sets of earnings per share data on the face of the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations.

ALPHA NATURAL RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
September 30, 2005
(In thousands, except percentages and share data)

Net Income (Loss) Per Share, as Adjusted

The first set of earnings per share data is labeled “net income (loss) per share, as adjusted”. The numerator for purposes of computing basic and diluted net income (loss) per share, as adjusted, includes the reported net income (loss) and a pro forma adjustment for income taxes to reflect the pro forma income taxes for ANR Fund IX Holdings, L.P.’s portion of reported pre-tax income (loss), which would have been recorded if the issuance of the shares of common stock received by the FR Affiliates in exchange for their ownership in ANR Holdings in connection with the Internal Restructuring had occurred as of January 1, 2004. For purposes of the computation of basic and diluted net income (loss) per share, as adjusted, the pro forma adjustment for income taxes only applies to the percentage interest owned by ANR Fund IX Holding, L.P., the non-taxable FR Affiliate. No pro forma adjustment for income taxes is required for the percentage interest owned by Alpha NR Holding, Inc., the taxable FR Affiliate, because income taxes have already been recorded in the historical results of operations. Furthermore, no pro forma adjustment to reported net income (loss) is necessary subsequent to February 11, 2005 because Alpha is subject to income taxes.

The denominator for purposes of computing basic net income (loss) per share, as adjusted, reflects the retroactive impact of the common shares received by the FR Affiliates in exchange for their ownership in ANR Holdings in connection with the Internal Restructuring on a weighted-average outstanding share basis as being outstanding as of January 1, 2004. The common shares issued to the minority interest owners of ANR Holdings in connection with the Internal Restructuring, including the immediately vested shares granted to management, have been reflected as being outstanding as of February 11, 2005 for purposes of computing the basic net income (loss) per share, as adjusted. The unvested shares granted to management on February 11, 2005 that vest monthly over the two-year period from January 1, 2005 to December 31, 2006 are included in the basic net income (loss) per share, as adjusted, computation as they vest on a weighted-average outstanding share basis starting on February 11, 2005. The 33,925,000 new shares issued in connection with the initial public offering have been reflected as being outstanding since February 14, 2005, the date of the initial public offering, for purposes of computing the basic net income (loss) per share, as adjusted.

The unvested shares issued to management are considered options for purposes of computing diluted net income (loss) per share, as adjusted. Therefore, for diluted purposes, all remaining unvested shares granted to management are added to the denominator subsequent to February 11, 2005 using the treasury stock method, if the effect is dilutive. In addition, the treasury stock method is used for outstanding stock options, if dilutive, beginning with the November 10, 2004 grant of options to management to purchase units in ACM that were automatically converted into options to purchase up to 596,985 shares of Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. common stock at an exercise price of $12.73 per share.

ALPHA NATURAL RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
September 30, 2005
(In thousands, except percentages and share data)

The computations of basic and diluted net income (loss) per share, as adjusted, are set forth below:


	Three Months Ended September 30,					Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2005		2004			2005			2004
Numerator:
Reported income from continuing operations	$	8,210	$	7,267		$	9,015		$	21,127
Deduct: Income tax effect of ANR Fund IX Holdings, L.P. income from continuing operations prior to Internal Restructuring		—		(402	)		(91	)		(1,124	)

Income from continuing operations, as adjusted		8,210		6,865			8,924			20,003


Reported loss from discontinued operations		—		(1,846	)		(214	)		(2,227	)
Add: Income tax effect of ANR Fund IX Holdings, L.P. loss from discontinued operations prior to Internal Restructuring		—		120			2			139

Loss from discontinued operations, as adjusted		—		(1,726	)		(212	)		(2,088	)


Net income, as adjusted	$	8,210	$	5,139		$	8,712		$	17,915


Denominator:
Weighted average shares — denominator for basic		61,259,314		13,998,911			53,184,066			13,998,911
Dilutive effect of stock options and restricted stock grants		648,706		—			382,403			—

Adjusted weighted average shares for diluted		61,908,020		13,998,911			53,566,469			13,998,911


Net income per basic share, as adjusted:
Income from continuing operations, as adjusted	$	0.13	$	0.49		$	0.17		$	1.43
Loss from discontinued operations, as adjusted		—		(0.12	)		(0.01	)		(0.15	)

Net income per basic share, as adjusted	$	0.13	$	0.37		$	0.16		$	1.28


Net income per diluted share, as adjusted:
Income from continuing operations, as adjusted	$	0.13	$	0.49		$	0.17		$	1.43
Loss from discontinued operations, as adjusted		—		(0.12	)		(0.01	)		(0.15	)

Net income per diluted share, as adjusted	$	0.13	$	0.37		$	0.16		$	1.28

Pro Forma Net Income (Loss) Per Share

The second set of earnings per share data is labeled “pro forma net income (loss) per share”. The numerator for purposes of computing basic and diluted pro forma net income (loss) per share includes the reported net income (loss) and pro forma adjustments to reflect the impact of:

	(i)		the additional income taxes on the portion of reported pre-tax income (loss) attributable to the portion owned by ANR Fund IX Holdings, L.P. for the periods from January 1, 2005 to February 11, 2005, and from January 1, 2004 to September 30, 2004;

	(ii)		the add back of minority interest for the periods from January 1, 2005 to February 11, 2005, and from January 1, 2004 to September 30, 2004 because the ownership held by the minority interest owners of ANR Holdings were exchanged for shares of Alpha National Resources, Inc. as part of the Internal Restructuring;

	(iii)		the additional income taxes that would have been incurred by the Company on the minority interest added back for the periods from January 1, 2005 to February 11, 2005, and from January 1, 2004 to September 30, 2004; and

	(iv)		the issuance of $175,000 principal amount of 10% senior notes due 2012 by our subsidiaries Alpha Natural Resources, LLC and Alpha Natural Resources Capital Corp. and the entry by Alpha Natural Resources, LLC into a $175,000 credit facility in May 2004, which we refer to as the 2004 Financings, as if these transactions had occurred on January 1, 2004.

ALPHA NATURAL RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
September 30, 2005
(In thousands, except percentages and share data)

No pro forma adjustments to reported net income (loss) are necessary subsequent to February 11, 2005.

The denominator for purposes of computing basic pro forma net income (loss) per share reflects:

	(i)		the retroactive impact of the common shares received by the FR Affiliates in exchange for their ownership in ANR Holdings in connection with the Internal Restructuring on a weighted-average outstanding share basis as being outstanding as of January 1, 2004;

	(ii)		the retroactive impact of the common shares issued to the minority interest owners of ANR Holdings in connection with the Internal Restructuring, including the immediately vested shares granted to management, on a weighted-average outstanding share basis as being outstanding as of January 1, 2004;

	(iii)		the unvested shares granted to management that vest over the two-year period from January 1, 2005 to December 31, 2006 have been included in the basic computation on a weighted-average outstanding share basis which is based on the monthly vesting beginning as of January 1, 2005; and

	(iv)		the retroactive impact of the 33,925,000 new shares issued in connection with the initial public offering on a weighted-average outstanding share basis as being outstanding as of January 1, 2004 since 100 percent of the net proceeds from the initial public offering was distributed to the previous owners of ANR Holdings.

The unvested shares issued to management are considered options for purposes of computing diluted pro forma net income (loss) per share. Therefore, for diluted purposes, all remaining unvested shares granted to management would be added to the denominator as of January 1, 2004 using the treasury stock method, if the effect is dilutive. In addition, the treasury stock method would be used for outstanding stock options, if dilutive, beginning with the November 10, 2004 grant of options to management to purchase units in ACM that were automatically converted into options to purchase up to 596,985 shares of Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. common stock at an exercise price of $12.73 per share.

The following pro forma earnings per share data for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004 give effect to the 2004 Financings, the Internal Restructuring and our initial public offering of common stock completed on February 18, 2005 as if these transactions had occurred on January 1, 2004. This pro forma information is for information purposes only, and should not be considered indicative of results that would have been achieved had the transactions listed above actually been consummated on January 1, 2004.


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2005		2004		2005		2004
Pro forma revenues	$	397,689	$	341,709	$	1,127,480	$	924,307
Pro forma net income		8,210		8,613		10,888		28,430

ALPHA NATURAL RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
September 30, 2005
(In thousands, except percentages and share data)

The computation of basic and diluted pro forma earnings (loss) per share are set forth below:


	Three Months Ended
	September 30,			Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2004			2005			2004
Numerator:
Reported income from continuing operations	$	7,267		$	9,015		$	21,127
Deduct: Income tax effect of ANR Fund IX Holdings, L.P. income from continuing operations prior to Internal Restructuring		(402	)		(91	)		(1,124	)
Deduct: Pro forma effects of the 2004 Financings, net of income taxes		—			—			(1,614	)
Add: Minority interest in income from continuing operations, net of income tax effect		4,948			2,231			13,848

Pro forma income from continuing operations		11,813			11,155			32,237


Reported income loss from discontinued operations		(1,846	)		(214	)		(2,227	)
Add: Income tax effect of ANR Fund IX Holdings, L.P. loss from from discontinued operations prior to Internal Restructuring		120			2			139
Add: Minority interest in loss from discontinued operations, net of income tax effect		(1,474	)		(55	)		(1,719	)

Pro forma loss from discontinued operations		(3,200	)		(267	)		(3,807	)


Pro forma net income	$	8,613		$	10,888		$	28,430


Pro forma denominator:
Weighted average shares — denominator for basic		60,867,650			61,092,832			60,867,650
Dilutive effect of stock options and restricted stock grants		444,201			584,389			379,183

Adjusted weighted average shares for diluted		61,311,851			61,677,221			61,246,833


Pro forma net income per basic share:
Pro forma income from continuing operations	$	0.19		$	0.18		$	0.53
Pro forma loss from discontinued operations		(0.05	)		—			(0.06	)

Pro forma net income per basic share	$	0.14		$	0.18		$	0.47


Pro forma net income per diluted share:
Pro forma income from continuing operations	$	0.19		$	0.18		$	0.52
Pro forma income loss from discontinued operations		(0.05	)		—			(0.06	)

Pro forma net income per diluted share	$	0.14		$	0.18		$	0.46

Pro Forma Earnings Per Share Disclosure Provisions of SFAS No. 123

The Company has implemented the disclosure-only provisions of SFAS No. 123 “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation.” The following table illustrates the effect on pro forma net income as if the Company had applied the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123 to equity-based employee compensation using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005:

ALPHA NATURAL RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
September 30, 2005
(In thousands, except percentages and share data)


	Three months ended			Nine months ended
	September 30, 2005			September 30, 2005
Net income (pro forma net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2005)	$	8,210		$	10,888
Add: Stock-based compensation expense included in pro forma net income, net of income taxes		2,362			40,391
Deduct: Total stock-based compensation expense determined under fair-value based method, net of income taxes		(2,572	)		(40,945	)


Pro forma net income, adjusted for effect of fair value of stock options	$	8,000		$	10,334

Income per share:
Basic and diluted — pro forma (see above)	$	0.13		$	0.18
Basic and diluted — pro forma, adjusted	$	0.13		$	0.17

The Company had not granted equity-based awards prior to November 2004. The fair value of equity-based awards granted in November 2004 and in the first nine months of 2005 was estimated on the date of the grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions:


Expected life (years)		4.0
Expected volatility		38.0	%
Risk-free interest rate		3.38	%
Expected annual dividend	$	0.10

The effects on pro forma net income of expensing the estimated fair value of equity-based awards are not necessarily representative of the effects on reported net income for future periods due to such factors as the vesting periods of stock options and the potential issuance of additional awards in future years.

(3) Inventories

Inventories consisted of the following:


	September 30,		December 31,
	2005		2004
Raw coal	$	5,473	$	3,888
Saleable coal		87,982		42,899
Materials and supplies		9,401		7,782

Total inventories	$	102,856	$	54,569

ALPHA NATURAL RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
September 30, 2005
(In thousands, except percentages and share data)

(4) Long-Term Debt

Long-term debt consisted of the following:


	September 30,		December 31,
	2005		2004
10% Senior notes due 2012	$	175,000	$	175,000
Revolving credit facility		81,000		8,000
Variable rate term notes		586		1,466
Capital lease obligation		1,623		1,995
Other		—		16


Total long-term debt		258,209		186,477

Less current portion		1,046		1,693


Long-term debt, net of current portion	$	257,163	$	184,784

The $175,000 of 10% senior notes issued by our indirect subsidiary, Alpha Natural Resources, LLC and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Alpha Natural Resources Capital Corp., are unsecured but are guaranteed fully and unconditionally on a joint and several basis by all of our subsidiaries other than the issuers of the notes.

Alpha Natural Resources, LLC has a revolving credit facility with a group of lending institutions led by Citicorp North America, Inc., as administrative agent (Citicorp Credit Facility). The Citicorp Credit Facility, as amended, provides for a revolving line of credit of up to $125,000 and a funded letter of credit facility of up to $50,000. As of September 30, 2005, Alpha Natural Resources, LLC had $81,000 principal amount of borrowings outstanding under its $125,000 revolving line of credit and $2,966 in letters of credit outstanding, leaving $41,034 available for borrowing. The weighted average interest rate applicable to borrowings under the revolver was 6.8% as of September 30, 2005. As of September 30, 2005, the funded letter of credit facility was fully utilized at $50,000 at an annual fee of 3.1% of the outstanding amount. Each of the Company’s subsidiaries other than Alpha Natural Resources, LLC has guaranteed Alpha Natural Resources, LLC’s obligations under the revolving credit facility. The obligations of Alpha’s subsidiaries under the Citicorp Credit Facility are collateralized by all of their assets. The Citicorp Credit Facility contains various affirmative and negative covenants which, among others, establish net worth, interest coverage and leverage ratio requirements. Alpha Natural Resources, LLC must pay an annual commitment fee up to a maximum of 1/2 of 1% of the unused portion of the commitment. Alpha’s subsidiaries were in compliance with their debt covenants under the Citicorp Credit Facility as of September 30, 2005. See Note 14 for a description of the New Citicorp Credit Facility, which was used to refinance borrowings under the Citicorp Credit Facility described above.

ALPHA NATURAL RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
September 30, 2005
(In thousands, except percentages and share data)

(5) Asset Retirement Obligation

At September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, the Company has recorded asset retirement obligation accruals for mine reclamation and closure costs totaling $40,975 and $39,579, respectively. The portion of the costs expected to be incurred within a year in the amount of $6,691 at September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004 is included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities. These regulatory obligations are secured by surety bonds in the amount of $89,290 at September 30, 2005 and $91,394 at December 31, 2004. Changes in the reclamation obligation were as follows:


Total asset retirement obligation at December 31, 2004	$	39,579

Accretion for the nine months ended September 30, 2005		2,463
Sites added during the nine months ended September 30, 2005		1,156
Expenditures for the nine months ended September 30, 2005		(2,919	)
Loss on settlement of asset retirement obligation		371
Revision to estimate		325

Total asset retirement obligation at September 30, 2005	$	40,975

(6) Stock-Based Compensation Awards

The Company accounts for stock-based compensation awards granted to employees in accordance with Accounting Principles Board (APB) Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees, and related interpretations. Compensation cost for equity-based awards is recognized in an amount equal to the difference between the exercise price of the award and the fair value of the Company’s equity on the date of grant. In accordance with APB Opinion No. 25, the Company recognized compensation expense of $3,381 and $43,169 related to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005, respectively, for equity-based awards that had an exercise or issuance price less than the fair value of the Company’s common shares on the grant or issue date.

At September 30, 2005 there were 1,269,194 stock options outstanding, with a weighted average exercise price of $16.66 and a weighted average remaining contractual life of 9.3 years. None of these options were exercisable as of September 30, 2005. The following table summarizes stock option activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and the options outstanding at September 30, 2005:


	Number of			Exercise
	Options			Price
Outstanding at January 1, 2005		596,985		$	12.73
Granted at initial public offering		692,905		$	19.00
Additional grants		70,000		$	23.69
Exercised		—			—
Forfeited		(90,696	)	$	14.11

Outstanding at September 30, 2005		1,269,194		$	16.66

ALPHA NATURAL RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
September 30, 2005
(In thousands, except percentages and share data)

(7) Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions

The following table details the components of the net periodic benefit cost for postretirement benefits other than pensions:


	Three Months Ended					Nine Months Ended
	September 30,					September 30,
	2005		2004			2005		2004
Service cost	$	940	$	925		$	2,884	$	1,323
Interest cost		601		525			1,856		837
Amortization of net (gain) or loss		10		(6	)		19		(18	)
Amortization of prior service cost		535		698			1,841		698

Net periodic benefit cost	$	2,086	$	2,142		$	6,600	$	2,840

Employer contributions for benefits paid for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004 were $11 and $29, respectively. Employee contributions are not expected to be made and the plan is unfunded.

Two of the Company’s subsidiaries are required to make contributions to the 1993 UMWA Benefit Plan of fifty cents per signatory hour worked. The contributions that the Company made to this plan for the quarters ended September 30, 2005 and 2004 were $9 and $8, respectively and $24 and $24 for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively.

(8) Related Party Transactions

The Company had the following receivable balances from affiliated parties as of September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004:


	September 30,		December 31,
	2005		2004
AMCI	$	14,271	$	7,121
Robindale Energy & Subsidiary		34		6

Total	$	14,305	$	7,127

As of September 30, 2005, $13,206 of receivables from AMCI are included in trade accounts receivable, net and $1,065 is included in notes and other receivables. As of December 31, 2004, all receivables from AMCI were included in trade accounts receivable. The majority of the AMCI receivables as of September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004 relate to coal sales transactions in the normal course of business.

The Company had the following balances payable to affiliated parties as of September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004:


	September 30,		December 31,
	2005		2004
AMCI	$	2,400	$	262
First Reserve Fund IX, L.P.		4,500		—
Robindale Energy & Subsidiary		139		42

Total	$	7,039	$	304

As of September 30, 2005, $2,400 of AMCI payables is included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities, and $4,500 of payables to First Reserve Fund IX, L.P. is included in other liabilities. These represent tax distributions payable, related to the Internal Restructuring on February 11, 2005. Also as of September 30, 2005, $139 owed to Robindale Energy & Subsidiary related to trucking and coal purchases and is included in trade accounts payable. As of December 31, 2004, $262, related to building rent, is included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities and $42 payable to Robindale Energy & Subsidiary is included in trade accounts payable.

ALPHA NATURAL RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
September 30, 2005
(In thousands, except percentages and share data)

(9) Segment Information

The Company extracts, processes and markets steam and metallurgical coal from surface and deep mines for sale to electric utilities, steel and coke producers, and industrial customers. The Company operates only in the United States with mines in the Central Appalachian and Northern Appalachian regions. The Company has one reportable segment: Coal Operations, which as of September 30, 2005, consisted of 45 underground mines and 22 surface mines located in Central Appalachia and Northern Appalachia. Coal Operations also includes the Company’s purchased coal sales function, which markets the Company’s Appalachian coal to domestic and international customers. The All Other category includes the Company’s equipment sales and repair operations, as well as other ancillary business activities, including terminal services, coal and environmental analysis services, and leasing of mineral rights. The Corporate and Eliminations category includes general corporate overhead and the elimination of intercompany transactions. The revenue elimination amount represents inter-segment revenues. The Company evaluates the performance of its segment based on EBITDA, as adjusted, which the Company defines as net income (loss) plus interest expense, income tax expense (benefit), depreciation, depletion and amortization, less interest income, and adjusted for minority interest. EBITDA, as adjusted, from continuing operations is defined as income from continuing operations plus interest expense, income tax expense (benefit), depreciation, depletion and amortization, less interest income, and adjusted for minority interest.

Operating segment results for continuing operations for the three months ended September 30, 2005 and segment assets as of September 30, 2005 were as follows:


					Corporate
	Coal		All		and
	Operations		Other		Eliminations			Consolidated
Revenues	$	394,331	$	9,084	$	(5,726	)	$	397,689
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization		15,543		361		373			16,277
EBITDA, as adjusted		46,144		468		(12,144	)		34,468
Capital expenditures		29,312		—		86			29,398
Total assets		536,792		72,019		13,287			622,098

Operating segment results for continuing operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 were as follows:


					Corporate
	Coal		All		and
	Operations		Other		Eliminations			Consolidated
Revenues	$	1,116,447	$	29,313	$	(18,280	)	$	1,127,480
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization		43,037		1,149		1,335			45,521
EBITDA, as adjusted		162,519		2,809		(74,008	)		91,320
Capital expenditures		94,770		322		517			95,609

Operating segment results for continuing operations for the three months ended September 30, 2004 and segment assets as of September 30, 2004 were as follows:


					Corporate
	Coal		All		and
	Operations		Other		Eliminations			Consolidated
Revenues	$	337,950	$	6,771	$	(3,012	)	$	341,709
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization		13,447		246		500			14,193
EBITDA, as adjusted		47,039		351		(10,135	)		37,255
Capital expenditures		18,918		105		116			19,139
Total assets		390,341		76,337		(8,855	)		457,823

Operating segment results for continuing operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 were as follows:


					Corporate
	Coal		All		and
	Operations		Other		Eliminations			Consolidated
Revenues	$	912,810	$	20,111	$	(8,614	)	$	924,307
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization		36,652		740		1,491			38,883
EBITDA, as adjusted		135,943		2,191		(35,771	)		102,363
Capital expenditures		51,787		248		449			52,484

ALPHA NATURAL RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
September 30, 2005
(In thousands, except percentages and share data)

Reconciliation of total segment EBITDA, as adjusted, to income from continuing operations follows:


	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2005			2004			2005			2004
Total segment EBITDA, as adjusted, from continuing operations	$	34,468		$	37,255		$	91,320		$	102,363
Interest expense		(6,636	)		(5,666	)		(19,400	)		(14,497	)
Interest income		197			230			675			331
Income tax expense from continuing operations		(3,542	)		(2,379	)		(15,141	)		(5,852	)
Depreciation, depletion and amortization from continuing operations		(16,277	)		(14,193	)		(45,521	)		(38,883	)
Minority interest in income from continuing operations		—			(7,980	)		(2,918	)		(22,335	)

Income from continuing operations	$	8,210		$	7,267		$	9,015		$	21,127

The Company markets produced, processed and purchased coal to customers in the United States and in international markets. Export revenues totaled $156,243 and $501,014 or approximately 39% and 44% of total revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005, respectively. Export revenues were $171,971 and $447,513 or approximately 50% and 48%, respectively, of total revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2004.

(10) Contingencies

(a) Guarantees and Financial Instruments with Off-balance Sheet Risk

In the normal course of business, the Company is a party to certain guarantees and financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk, such as bank letters of credit and performance or surety bonds. No liabilities related to these arrangements are reflected in the Company’s combined balance sheets. Management does not expect any material losses to result from these guarantees or off-balance sheet financial instruments. The amount of bank letters of credit outstanding as of September 30, 2005 is $52,966. The amount of surety bonds currently outstanding related to the Company’s reclamation obligations is presented in note 5 to the condensed consolidated financial statements. The Company has provided guarantees for equipment financing obtained by certain of its contract mining operators totaling approximately $1,150. The estimated fair value of these guarantees is not significant.

(b) Litigation

The Company is involved in various legal proceedings from time to time in the normal course of business. In management’s opinion, the Company is not currently involved in any legal proceeding which individually or in the aggregate could have a material effect on the financial condition, results of operations and/or cash flows of the Company.

(c) Hurricane Katrina

In August 2005, as a result of Hurricane Katrina, a portion of the Company’s coal inventory located at a loading facility in New Orleans was lost or destroyed. During the three months ended September 30, 2005 the Company wrote down its inventory based on an estimate of the lost tonnage and recorded a receivable for the probable related insurance recovery, which resulted in a net pre-tax charge of $688. The Company expects to make a final determination of its losses resulting from Katrina by the end of 2005. It is possible that additional losses will be recorded; however, the Company does not believe that such additional losses, if any, will be material.

ALPHA NATURAL RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
September 30, 2005
(In thousands, except percentages and share data)

(11) Discontinued Operations

On April 14, 2005, the Company sold the assets of its Colorado mining subsidiary, National King Coal LLC, and related trucking subsidiary, Gallup Transportation and Transloading Company, LLC (collectively, “NKC”), to an unrelated third party for cash in the amount of $4,400, plus an amount in cash equal to the fair market value of NKC’s coal inventory, and the assumption by the buyer of certain liabilities of NKC. The Company recorded a gain on the sale of NKC of $704 in the second quarter of 2005. The results of operations of NKC for the current and prior periods have been reported in discontinued operations. National King Coal LLC was previously reported in the Coal Operations segment and Gallup Transportation and Transloading Company, LLC was previously reported in the All Other segment (note 9).

The following statement of operations data reflects the activity for the discontinued operation for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004:


	Three Months Ended					Nine Months Ended
	September 30,					September 30,
	2005		2004			2005			2004
Total revenues	$	—	$	5,255		$	4,523		$	12,756
Total costs and expenses		—		10,510			5,607			18,887
Gain on sale of discontinued operations		—		—			704			—

Loss from operations		—		(5,255	)		(380	)		(6,131	)
Miscellaneous income		—		7			1			11
Income tax benefit from discontinued operations		—		(1,024	)		(93	)		(1,120	)
Minority interest in loss from discontinued operations		—		(2,378	)		(72	)		(2,773	)

Loss from discontinued operations	$	—	$	(1,846	)	$	(214	)	$	(2,227	)

(12) Income Taxes

Since the condensed consolidated statements of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 include activity both prior to and after the Internal Restructuring and initial public offering, the total income tax provision is the sum of the provisions for the pre- and post-restructuring periods.

Prior to February 12, 2005, the minority interest owners and ANR Fund IX Holdings, L.P. owned interests in ANR Holdings, a limited liability company and pass-through entity for income tax purposes. As a pass-through entity, ANR Holdings provides information returns reflecting the allocated income (loss) to the minority interest owners and ANR Fund IX Holdings, L.P based upon their respective ownership percentage and certain special allocations as provided by the limited liability company agreement and the Internal Revenue Code. The income tax consequences of the income (loss) allocated to these owners for the period from January 1, 2005 to February 11, 2005 and from January 1, 2004 to September 30, 2004 is not reflected in the financial statements. For these periods, only the income tax expense associated with Alpha NR Holding, Inc., a taxable entity, is included. The primary source of the income tax impact is derived from the allocated income (loss) from ANR Holdings, Alpha Natural Resources, LLC and its operating subsidiaries, all of which are pass-through entities for tax purposes. Subsequent to the Internal Restructuring and initial public offering, all of the income of ANR Holdings is taxed to Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.

A tax provision of $3,542 was recorded for the three months ended September 30, 2005 on pre-tax income from continuing operations of $11,752, which equates to an effective tax rate of 30.1%.

A tax provision of $15,141 was recorded for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 on pre-tax income from continuing operations of $27,074, which equates to an effective tax rate of 55.9%. This rate is higher than the federal statutory rate of 35% due primarily to the portion of the stock-based compensation charge associated with the issuance of common stock to management in

ALPHA NATURAL RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
September 30, 2005
(In thousands, except percentages and share data)

connection with the Internal Restructuring and initial public offering that is not deductible for tax purposes. The increase in expected income tax expense related to the stock-based compensation charge is offset in part by the tax benefits associated with percentage depletion, the extraterritorial income exclusion, and taxes not being provided for on the minority interest and pass-through entity owners’ respective share of earnings for the period prior to the restructuring. As $33,029 of the stock-based compensation charge was identified as a significant unusual item in the first quarter of 2005, the tax effect of the $33,029 expense (no tax benefit) was recorded in the first quarter of 2005 and excluded from the estimated annual effective tax rate of approximately 27%. The Company’s effective tax rate for the interim periods is applied to pre-tax income exclusive of the $33,029 stock-based compensation charge.

Significant components of income tax expense from continuing operations were as follows:


	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2005		2004		2005		2004
Current tax expense:
Federal	$	2,149	$	944	$	10,833	$	2,573
State		314		18		1,629		65

		2,463		962		12,462		2,638

Deferred tax expense:
Federal		868		1,113		2,155		2,437
State		211		304		524		777

		1,079		1,417		2,679		3,214

Total income tax expense:
Federal		3,017		2,057		12,988		5,010
State		525		322		2,153		842

	$	3,542	$	2,379	$	15,141	$	5,852

A reconciliation of the statutory federal income tax expense at 35% to income from continuing operations before income taxes and minority interest, and the actual income tax expense is as follows:


	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2005			2004			2005			2004
Federal statutory income tax expense	$	4,114		$	6,169		$	9,476		$	17,260
Increases (reductions) in taxes due to:
Percentage depletion allowance		(1,137	)		(800	)		(7,700	)		(3,005	)
Extraterritorial income exclusion		(541	)		—			(1,246	)		—
Deduction for domestic production activities		(68	)		—			(347	)		—
State taxes, net of federal tax impact		342			209			1,398			547
Stock-based compensation		1,031			—			14,385			—
Change in valuation allowance		(260	)		(54	)		137			(203	)
Taxes not provided for minority interest		—			(2,572	)		(1,001	)		(7,743	)
Taxes not provided for pass-through entity		—			(259	)		(133	)		(781	)
Other, net		61			(314	)		172			(223	)


Actual income tax expense	$	3,542		$	2,379		$	15,141		$	5,852

ALPHA NATURAL RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
September 30, 2005
(In thousands, except percentages and share data)

Deferred income taxes result from temporary differences between the reporting of amounts for financial statement purposes and income tax purposes. The net deferred tax assets and liabilities included in the condensed consolidated financial statements include the following amounts:


	September 30,			December 31,
	2005			2004
Deferred tax assets:
Investment in limited liability company subsidiary	$	123,696		$	—
Net operating loss carryforwards		2,212			5,598
Alternative minimum tax credit carryforward		5,489			1,249
Charitable contribution carryforwards		93			207

Gross deferred tax assets		131,490			7,054
Less valuation allowance		(108,584	)		(1,374	)

Total net deferred tax assets		22,906			5,680

Deferred tax liabilities:
Investment in limited liability company subsidiary		—			(6,869	)
Virginia tax credit		(2,889	)		(1,855	)

Total deferred tax liabilities		(2,889	)		(8,724	)

Net deferred tax asset (liability)	$	20,017		$	(3,044	)

Changes in the net deferred tax asset (liability) balance during the nine months ended September 30, 2005 are as follows:


ANR Fund IX Holdings, L.P. and Alpha NR Holding, Inc. and Subsidiaries:
Deferred tax liability balance at December 31, 2004	$	(3,044	)
Deferred tax benefit recorded in period from January 1, 2005 to February 11, 2005 for continuing and discontinued operations		192


Deferred tax liability balance at February 11, 2005	$	(2,852	)


Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.:
Deferred tax liability balance on February 12, 2005	$	(2,852	)

Estimated deferred tax asset generated from the Internal Restructuring		132,637
Valuation allowance established at the time of the Internal Restructuring		(106,908	)

Net deferred taxes recorded as part of Internal Restructuring, with offsetting increase to additional paid-in capital		25,729
Deferred tax expense recorded in period from February 12, 2005 to September 30, 2005 for continuing and discontinued operations		(2,860	)


Net deferred tax asset at September 30, 2005	$	20,017

The Internal Restructuring resulted in an increase in the basis of assets for income tax purposes, currently estimated at $346,000, which resulted in a gross deferred tax asset of $132,637. This amount was offset by an increase to the valuation allowance of $106,908 as of the date of the Internal Restructuring. The resulting net increase in deferred income taxes of $25,729 was recorded as an increase to additional paid-in capital, as the underlying change in the tax basis of assets of the Company was caused by the Internal Restructuring transactions between the Company and its stockholders.

Since the Company has not been in business long enough to develop a strong earnings history (objective evidence as required by generally accepted accounting principles), and due to the likelihood that the alternative minimum tax will exceed the regular tax in the future, the Company has recorded a valuation allowance of $108,584 as of September 30, 2005. The Company monitors the valuation allowance each quarter and makes adjustments to the allowance through the tax provision as appropriate based primarily upon continued development of an earnings history and projected future earnings based on future sales commitments, which impacts the utilization of deferred tax assets.

ALPHA NATURAL RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
September 30, 2005
(In thousands, except percentages and share data)

The breakdown of the net deferred tax asset (liability), net of valuation allowance, recorded in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets is as follows:


	September 30,			December 31,
	2005			2004
Current asset	$	401		$	4,674
Current liability		—			—

Net current asset		401			4,674

Noncurrent asset		22,505			1,006
Noncurrent liability		(2,889	)		(8,724	)

Net noncurrent asset (liability)		19,616			(7,718	)

Total net deferred tax asset (liability)	$	20,017		$	(3,044	)

(13) New Accounting Pronouncements

The FASB issued FIN 47, “Accounting for Conditional Asset Retirement Obligations” in March of 2005. FIN 47 clarifies that an entity must record a liability for a conditional asset retirement obligation if the fair value of the obligation can be reasonably estimated. This interpretation also clarifies the circumstances under which an entity would have sufficient information to reasonably estimate the fair value of an asset retirement obligation. FIN 47 is effective no later than the end of fiscal years ending after December 15, 2005. The Company expects to adopt this interpretation on December 31, 2005. The Company does not expect the adoption of this interpretation to have a material impact on its financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 123(R), Share-Based Payment, which requires companies to expense the fair value of equity awards over the required service period. This Statement is a revision of SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation. SFAS No. 123(R) supersedes APB Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees, which uses the intrinsic value method to value stock-based compensation. On April 14, 2005, the SEC adopted a new rule that amends the effective date of SFAS No. 123(R) to allow SEC registrants to implement SFAS No. 123(R) as of the beginning of the first annual reporting period that begins after June 15, 2005. The Company will adopt SFAS No. 123(R) effective January 1, 2006.

(14) Subsequent Events

Acquisition

On October 26, 2005, the Company completed the acquisition of certain privately held coal reserves and operations in southern West Virginia and southwestern Virginia (the “Nicewonder Acquisition”) for $35,200 in cash, $221,000 in promissory notes, of which $181,100 was paid on November 2, 2005 and $39,900 is due on January 15, 2006, and 2,180,233 shares of the Company’s common stock valued at approximately $58,949. The purchase price is subject to certain post-closing working capital and other adjustments. The Nicewonder Acquisition consisted of the purchase of the outstanding capital stock of White Flame Energy, Inc., Twin Star Mining, Inc. and Nicewonder Contracting, Inc., the equity interests of Powers Shop, LLC and Buchanan Energy, LLC and substantially all of the assets of Mate Creek Energy of W. Va., Inc. and Virginia Energy Company, and the acquisition of Premium Energy, Inc. by merger (together referred to as the “Nicewonder Coal Group”). The operating results of the Nicewonder Coal Group will be included in the Company’s consolidated results of operations from the date of acquisition.

Debt Refinancing

In connection with the Nicewonder Acquisition, Alpha NR Holding, Inc. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Alpha) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Alpha Natural Resources, LLC, entered into a senior secured credit facility with a group of lending institutions led by Citicorp North America, Inc., as administrative agent (the “New Citicorp Credit Facility”). The New Citicorp Credit Facility consists of a $250,000 term loan facility and a $275,000 revolving credit facility. The revolving credit facility includes borrowing capacity available for letters of credit. Proceeds from the New Citicorp Credit Facility were used to fund the cash portion of the Nicewonder Acquisition, including the payment of the first installment on the promissory notes on November 2, 2005, to refinance the

ALPHA NATURAL RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
September 30, 2005
(In thousands, except percentages and share data)

existing Citicorp Credit Facility (see Note 4) and to pay certain expenses related to the Nicewonder Acquisition and debt refinancing. As of November 2, 2005, there were $250,000 in borrowings under the term loan facility and $40,000 in borrowings under the revolving credit facility. In addition, there were $65,487 in letters of credit outstanding, $50,000 of which resulted from conversion of funded letters of credit that were outstanding under the existing Citicorp Credit Facility, and $169,513 was available for borrowing.

Borrowings under the New Citicorp Credit Facility bear interest at variable rates based upon, at the Company’s option, either the prime rate or a London Interbank Offered Rate, in each case plus a spread that is generally dependent on a leverage ratio. The Company will be required to pay a commitment fee on the unused portion of the revolving credit facility, as well as customary letter of credit fees. The commitment fee is initially 0.50% per annum but may be reduced in the future subject to the attainment of certain leverage ratios. As of November 2, 2005, the weighted average interest rates applicable to borrowings under the term loan facility and revolving credit facility were 5.70% and 6.15%, respectively.

Under the term loan facility, quarterly principal payments of $625 are required, commencing on March 31, 2006 and ending on September 30, 2012. The remaining unpaid principal, which is projected to be $233,125, is due and payable on October 26, 2012. Any outstanding principal amounts outstanding under the revolving credit facility are due and payable on October 26, 2010.

All obligations under the New Citicorp Credit Facility are unconditionally guaranteed by Alpha NR Holding, Inc. and each of its existing and future direct and indirect domestic subsidiaries (other than the borrower, Alpha Natural Resources, LLC), and are secured by substantially all of the assets of Alpha NR Holding, Inc. and its subsidiaries. The New Citicorp Credit Facility contains various affirmative and negative covenants which, among other things, require the Company to maintain certain leverage and interest coverage ratios, and restrict certain payments and transactions, including dividends, payments for the repurchase of capital stock and mergers or consolidations.

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

You should read the following discussion and analysis in conjunction with our financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this report. The combined historical financial information discussed below for all periods prior to the completion of our Internal Restructuring on February 11, 2005, is for ANR Fund IX Holdings, L.P. and Alpha NR Holding, Inc. and subsidiaries, which prior to the completion of our Internal Restructuring were the owners of a majority of the membership interests of ANR Holdings, and for all periods after our Internal Restructuring is for Alpha Natural Resources, Inc., the owner of 100% of the membership interests of ANR Holdings after our Internal Restructuring.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements

This report includes statements of our expectations, intentions, plans and beliefs that constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and are intended to come within the safe harbor protection provided by those sections. These statements, which involve risks and uncertainties, relate to analyses and other information that are based on forecasts of future results and estimates of amounts not yet determinable and may also relate to our future prospects, developments and business strategies. We have used the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “predict,” “project,” “should” and similar terms and phrases, including references to assumptions, in this report to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are made based on expectations and beliefs concerning future events affecting us and are subject to uncertainties and factors relating to our operations and business environment, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond our control, that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those matters expressed in or implied by these forward-looking statements.

The following factors are among those that may cause actual results to differ materially from our forward-looking statements:

	•		market demand for coal, electricity and steel;

	•		future economic or capital market conditions;

	•		weather conditions or catastrophic weather-related damage;

	•		our production capabilities;

	•		the consummation of financing, acquisition or disposition transactions and the effect thereof on our business;

	•		our ability to successfully integrate the operations we acquired in the Nicewonder Acquisition with our existing operations, and to successfully operate the highway construction business we acquired in the Nicewonder Acquisition;

	•		our plans and objectives for future operations and expansion or consolidation;

	•		our relationships with, and other conditions affecting, our customers;

	•		timing of reductions in customer coal inventories;

	•		long-term coal supply arrangements;

	•		inherent risks of coal mining beyond our control;

	•		environmental laws, including those directly affecting our coal mining and production, and those affecting our customers’ coal usage;

	•		competition in coal markets;

	•		railroad and other transportation performance and costs;

	•		availability of mining and processing equipment and parts;

	•		our assumptions concerning economically recoverable coal reserve estimates;

	•		availability of skilled employees and other employee workforce factors;

	•		regulatory and court decisions;

	•		future legislation and changes in regulations, governmental policies or taxes;

	•		changes in postretirement benefit obligations;

	•		our liquidity, results of operations and financial condition; and

	•		other factors, including the other factors discussed in “Overview – Coal Pricing Trends and Uncertainties” and “Outlook” below, the “Risks Related to our Company” section of “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” set forth in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004 and the “Risk Factors” section of our registration statement on Form S-1 (file number 333-129030).

When considering these forward-looking statements, you should keep in mind the cautionary statements in this report and the documents incorporated by reference. We do not undertake any responsibility to release publicly any revisions to these forward-looking statements to take into account events or circumstances that occur after the date of this report. Additionally, we do not undertake any responsibility to update you on the occurrence of any unanticipated events which may cause actual results to differ from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements contained in this report.

Overview

We produce, process and sell steam and metallurgical coal from eight regional business units, which, as of October 27, 2005, are supported by 44 active underground mines, 25 active surface mines and 11 preparation plants located throughout Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, and Pennsylvania. We also sell coal produced by others, the majority of which we process and/or blend with coal produced from our mines prior to resale, providing us with a higher overall margin for the blended product than if we had sold the coals separately. For the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2005, sales of steam coal were 4.6 million and 11.7 million tons, respectively, which accounted for approximately 68% and 62%, respectively, of our coal sales volume during these periods. For the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2005, sales of metallurgical coal, which generally sells at a premium over steam coal, were 2.1 million and 7.2 million tons, respectively, which accounted for approximately 32% and 38%, respectively, of our coal sales volume during these periods. Our primary focus in producing, processing and selling coal is on maximizing coal margins. Our sales of steam coal during the first nine months of 2005 were made primarily to large utilities and industrial customers in the Eastern region of the United States, and our sales of metallurgical coal during the period were made primarily to steel companies in the Northeastern and Midwestern regions of the United States and in several countries in Europe, Asia and South America. Approximately 44% of our sales revenue in the first nine months of 2005 was derived from sales made outside the United States, primarily in Japan, Canada, Brazil, Korea and several European countries.

In addition, we generate other revenues from equipment and parts sales, equipment repair income, rentals, royalties, commissions, coal handling, terminal and processing fees, and coal and environmental analysis fees. We also record revenue for freight and handling charges incurred in delivering coal to our customers, which we treat as being reimbursed by our customers. However, these freight and handling revenues are offset by equivalent freight and handling costs and do not contribute to our profitability.

Our business is seasonal, with operating results varying from quarter to quarter. We generally experience lower sales and hence build coal inventory during the winter months primarily due to the freezing of lakes that we use to transport coal to some of our customers.

Our primary expenses are for wages and benefits, supply costs, repair and maintenance expenditures, cost of purchased coal, royalties, freight and handling costs, and taxes incurred in selling our coal. Historically, our cost of coal sales per ton is lower for sales of our produced and processed coal than for sales of purchased coal that we do not process prior to resale.

We have one reportable segment, Coal Operations, which includes all of our revenues and costs from coal production and sales, freight and handling, rentals, commissions and coal handling and processing operations. We report the revenues and costs from rentals, commissions and coal handling and processing operations in our other revenues and cost of other revenues, respectively.

NKC Disposition. On April 14, 2005, we sold the assets of our Colorado mining subsidiary National King Coal, LLC and related trucking subsidiary Gallup Transportation and Transloading Company, LLC (collectively, “NKC”) to an unrelated third party for cash in the amount of $4.4 million, plus an amount in cash equal to the fair market value of NKC’s coal inventory, and the assumption by the buyer of certain liabilities of NKC. We recorded a gain on this sale of $0.7 million and are reporting NKC as discontinued operations for all periods presented herein. The components of the operating results included in discontinued operations are shown in footnote 11 to our unaudited financial statements included elsewhere in this report.

Nicewonder Acquisition and 2005 Financing. On October 26, 2005, we completed the previously announced acquisition of the Combined Entities of the Nicewonder Coal Group (the “Nicewonder Acquisition”), which is expected to add approximately 4.3 million tons of annual production. The assets acquired include approximately 26.7 million tons of proven and probable reserves as of July 31, 2005, three surface mines and related equipment, as well as a road construction and coal recovery business. We paid an aggregate purchase price of $315.1 million, including cash in the amount of $35.2 million, $221.0 million principal amount of promissory installment notes, the first installment of which in the amount of $181.1 million was paid by us on November 2, 2005 and the second installment of which in the amount $39.9 million is due on January 15, 2006, and the issuance of 2,180,233 shares of our common stock with a value determined under applicable accounting standards of approximately $58.9 million. The final cash purchase price is subject to certain working capital and other adjustments.

In conjunction with the closing of the Nicewonder Acquisition, we entered into a new credit facility with certain lenders (the “2005 Financing”) in the amount of $525.0 million, consisting of a $250.0 million seven-year term loan and a $275.0 million revolving credit facility with a five-year term. We used the proceeds of the term loan and borrowings under our new revolving credit facility to finance the Nicewonder Acquisition (including payment of the first installment on the promissory notes) and to repay in full our then-existing credit facility. Also in connection with the Nicewonder Acquisition, we amended our committed bonding facility with Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America to increase the maximum amount of surety bonds that can be issued thereunder from $125.0 million to $150.0 million.

Coal Pricing Trends and Uncertainties. During the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2005, when compared to the corresponding periods in 2004, prices for our coal increased due to a combination of conditions in the United States and internationally, including an improving U.S. economy and robust economic growth in Asia, relatively low customer stockpiles, limited availability of high-quality coal from competing producers in Central Appalachia, capacity constraints of U.S. nuclear-powered electricity generators, high current and forward prices for natural gas and oil, and increased international demand for U.S. coal. This strong coal pricing environment has contributed to our growth in revenues during the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2005. While our outlook on coal pricing remains positive as noted below under “—Outlook,” future coal prices are subject to factors beyond our control and we cannot predict whether and for how long this strong coal pricing environment will continue. As of November 1, 2005, including the operations we acquired in the Nicewonder Acquisition, approximately 18%, 55% and 79% of our planned 2006, 2007 and 2008 production, respectively, was uncommitted and was not yet priced. For the tons for which we have firm commitments in 2006, the average price for steam coal is $46.72 per ton and the average price for metallurgical coal is $74.02 per ton.

During the first nine months of 2005 when compared to the first nine months of 2004, we experienced increased costs for purchased coal which have risen with coal prices generally, and increased operating costs for steel manufactured equipment and supplies, employee wages and salaries and contract mining and trucking. In addition, we have elected to take over the operations of three under-performing contract mines and we have incurred extra costs to improve their operational and safety standards. We also experienced disruptions in railroad service during the first nine months of 2005, which caused delays in delivering products to customers and increased our internal coal handling costs. We expect continued disruptions in rail service for the remainder of this year. Conditions affecting railroad service are subject to factors beyond our control and we cannot predict whether and for how long these railroad-related costs will continue to increase in the future.

We continued to experience a tight market for supplies of mining and processing equipment and parts during this quarter, due to increased demand by coal producers attempting to increase production in response to the strong market demand for coal. Although we are attempting to obtain adequate supplies of mining and processing equipment and parts to meet our production forecasts, continued limited availability of equipment and parts could prevent us from meeting those forecasts. The supply of mining and processing equipment and parts is subject to factors beyond our control and we cannot predict whether and for how long this supply market will remain limited.

We are also experiencing a tight market for skilled mining employees and certified supervisors, due to increased demand by coal producers attempting to increase production in response to the strong market demand for coal and demographic changes as existing miners in Appalachia retire at a faster rate than new miners are added to the Appalachian mining workforce. Although we have initiated training programs to create new skilled miners and raise the skill levels of existing miners, continued limited availability of skilled miners could prevent us from being able to meet our production and sales forecasts and may result in increases in our costs. The supply of skilled mining employees and certified supervisors is subject to factors beyond our control and we cannot predict whether and for how long this employee market will remain limited.

The Nicewonder Acquisition was completed on October 26, 2005 and our ability to integrate those operations into our own is important to our future success. If we are unable to realize the anticipated benefits of the Nicewonder Acquisition due to our inability to successfully integrate these operations into our existing operations, or to successfully operate the highway construction business we acquired in the Nicewonder Acquisition, it could have a material adverse effect on our business and financial and operating results and require our senior management to dedicate significant additional time to resolving integration issues.

As previously announced, due to Hurricane Katrina, we recorded a net pre-tax charge of $0.7 million in the third quarter for loss of tonnage at a coal loading facility in New Orleans, representing the estimated total loss less the portion of the loss expected to be recovered through insurance claims. We expect to make a final determination of that loss in the fourth quarter.

For additional information regarding some of the risks and uncertainties that affect our business, see the “Risks Related to our Company” section of “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” set forth in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004 and the “Risk Factors” section of our registration statement on Form S-1 (file number 333-129030).

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures

The following unaudited table reconciles EBITDA and EBITDA, as adjusted, to net income the mostly directly comparable GAAP measure.


	Three months ended						Nine months ended
	September 30.						September 30.
	2005			2004			2005			2004
	(in thousands)
Net income	$	8,210		$	5,421		$	8,801		$	18,900
Interest expense		6,636			5,666			19,400			14,497

Interest income		(197	)		(230	)		(675	)		(331	)
Income tax expense		3,542			1,355			15,048			4,732
Depreciation, depletion and amortization		16,277			14,312			45,804			39,352

EBITDA (1)		34,468			26,524			88,378			77,150

Minority interest					5,602			2,846			19,562

EBITDA, as adjusted (1)	$	34,468		$	32,126		$	91,224		$	96,712


(1)		EBITDA is defined as net income plus interest expense, income tax expense (benefit), depreciation, depletion, and amortization, less interest income. EBITDA, as adjusted, includes EBITDA plus minority interest. EBITDA and EBITDA, as adjusted, are used by management to measure operating performance, and management also believes they are useful indicators of our ability to meet debt service and capital expenditure requirements. Because EBITDA and EBITDA, as adjusted, are not calculated identically by all companies, our calculation may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies. In addition, the amounts presented for EBITDA and EBITDA, as adjusted, differ from the amounts calculated under the definition of EBITDA used in our debt covenants. The definition of EBITDA used in our debt covenants is further adjusted for certain cash and non-cash charges and is used to determine compliance with financial covenants and our ability to engage in certain activities such as incurring debt and making certain payments. Adjusted EBITDA as it is used and defined in our debt covenants is described and reconciled to net income (loss) in “— Analysis of Material Debt Covenants” below.

Results of Operations

Three months Ended September 30, 2005 Compared to the Three months Ended September 30, 2004

Summary

The discussions that follow exclude, where applicable, the discontinued operating results of NKC for all periods.

For the quarter ended September 30, 2005, we recorded revenues of $397.7 million compared to $341.7 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2004, an increase of $56.0 million. Net income increased from $5.4 million in the third quarter of 2004 to $8.2 million for the third quarter of 2005. Included in our current period results were a stock-based compensation charge in the amount of $3.4 million ($2.4 million after-tax). EBITDA, as adjusted and as reconciled to our net income in the table above, was $34.5 million in the third quarter of 2005, including the non-cash portion of the stock-based compensation charge in the amount of $3.4 million, and was $2.3 million more than the same period in 2004. Our earnings per diluted share were $0.13 for the third quarter of 2005. Our pro forma net income and earnings per share are calculated in footnote 2 of our financial statements included in this report. The stock-based compensation charge discussed above had a negative $0.04 effect on our earnings per diluted share in this year’s third quarter.

We sold 6.7 million tons of coal during the current quarter, 0.2 million more than the comparable period in 2004. Coal margin (or coal margin per ton) which we define as coal revenues (or coal revenues per ton) less cost of coal sales (or cost of coal sales per ton) excluding depreciation, amortization and depletion (DD&A) and selling, general and administrative expenses (SG&A), divided by coal revenues (or coal revenues per ton), decreased from 15.2% in 2004 to 13.5% in 2005 mainly due to an increase in our cost of coal sales. Coal margin per ton was $6.95 in the third quarter of 2005, a $0.03 increase from the comparable period in 2004.

Revenues


	Three months Ended				Increase
	September 30,				(Decrease)
	2005		2004		$ or Tons			%
			(in thousands, except per ton data)
Coal revenues	$	345,179	$	295,208	$	49,971			17	%
Freight and handling revenues		46,659		37,570		9,089			24	%
Other revenues		5,851		8,931		(3,080	)		(34	%)

Total revenues	$	397,689	$	341,709	$	55,980			16	%


Tons Sold:

Steam		4,589		3,995		594			15	%
Metallurgical		2,125		2,488		(363	)		(15	%)

Total		6,714		6,483		231			4	%


Coal sales realization per ton:

Steam	$	41.66	$	33.73	$	7.93			24	%
Metallurgical		72.49		64.49		8.00			12	%
Total		51.41		45.53		5.88			13	%

Coal Revenues. Coal revenues increased by $50.0 million during the quarter ended September 30, 2005 over the comparable period of 2004, or 17%, mainly driven by a 13% increase in coal sales realization per ton from $45.53 per ton in the third quarter of 2004 to $51.41 per ton in the third quarter of 2005. Our metallurgical coal (met coal) realization per ton increased from $64.49 per ton in the third quarter of 2004 to $72.49 per ton in the third quarter of 2005, or 12%, and steam coal realization per ton increased from $33.73 per ton to $41.66 per ton for the reasons discussed in the section titled “Coal Pricing Trends and Uncertainties” above. Met coal sales accounted for 32% of our coal sales volume in the three months ended September 30, 2005 compared to 38 % in the year ago period. As previously stated, due to Hurricane Katrina approximately 0.3 million tons of met coal shipments scheduled for the current quarter were delayed and account for most of the decrease in the percentage of met coal sales volume. Total tons sold during the third quarter of 2005 were 6.7 million, including 2.1 million tons of met coal and 4.6 million of steam coal. Sales volume for the comparable period last year were 6.5 million tons, of which 2.5 million tons were met coal and 4.0 million tons were steam coal.

Freight and Handling Revenues. Freight and handling revenues increased by $9.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2005 over the year ago period mainly due to higher freight rates partially offset by lower overseas export volumes. However, these revenues are offset by equivalent costs and do not contribute to our profitability.

Other Revenues. Other revenues decreased by $3.1 million during the third quarter this year from the third quarter last year. This decrease was mainly due to used equipment sales by our Maxxim Rebuild unit in the third quarter of 2005 being approximately $1.4 million lower than in the third quarter of 2004, contract reclamation revenue in the third quarter of 2005 being $1.2 million lower than in the third quarter of 2005 and net sales commission revenues in the third quarter of 2005 being approximately $0.8 million lower than in the third quarter of 2004.

Costs and Expenses


	Three months ended				Increase
	September 30.				(Decrease)
	2005		2004		$			%
			(in thousands, except per ton data)
Cost of coal sales (exclusive of items shown separately below)	$	298,522	$	250,311	$	48,211			19	%
Freight and handling costs		46,659		37,570		9,089			24	%
Cost of other revenues		5,943		6,603		(660	)		(10	%)
Depreciation, depletion and amortization		16,277		14,193		2,084			15	%
Selling, general and administrative expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately above and including stock-based compensation expense in the amount of $3,381 for the three months ended September 30, 2005)		12,147		10,124		2,023			20	%

Total costs and expenses	$	379,548	$	318,801	$	60,747			19	%


Cost of coal sales per ton:
Company mines	$	38.07	$	31.93	$	6.14			19	%
Contract mines (including purchased and processed)		51.34		43.42		7.92			18	%
Total produced and processed		40.77		34.52		6.25			18	%
Purchased and sold without processing		56.14		48.90		7.24			15	%
Cost of coal sales per ton		44.46		38.61		5.85			15	%

Cost of Coal Sales: Our cost of coal sales increased by $48.2 million, or $5.85 per ton, from $250.3 million, or $38.61 per ton, in the third quarter of 2004 to $298.5 million, or $44.46 per ton, in the third quarter of 2005. Our cost of sales per ton of our produced and processed coal was $40.77 per ton in the three months ended September 30, 2005 as compared to $34.52 per ton in the comparable period in 2004. This increase is attributable to increased costs for labor and mine supplies, higher trucking costs, and increased variable sales-related costs, such as royalties and severance taxes. Also, our cost for contract miner services and coal purchased and processed at our facilities increased 18% in the current quarter as compared to the third quarter of 2004 due mainly to a shortfall in contract mine production that was supplemented with higher-cost purchased coal. In 2005, we have elected to take over production for three of these under-performing contract mines and we have incurred extra costs to improve their operational and safety standards. The cost of sales per ton of our purchased coal was $56.14 per ton in the third quarter 2005, and $48.90 per ton for the corresponding period of 2004. This $7.24 per ton increase in costs is due to the general increase in coal prices since last year and the change in the mix of coal qualities purchased. Of these purchased tons, approximately 57% was blended with our produced and processed tons prior to resale.

Freight and Handling Costs. Freight and handling costs increased by $9.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2005 over the year ago period mainly due to higher freight rates partially offset by lower overseas export volumes. We paid these freight and handling costs which we treat as being reimbursed by our customers.

Cost of Other Revenues. Our cost of other revenues decreased by 10% or $0.7 million in the third quarter of 2005 when compared to the similar period in 2004 due to lower equipment purchases for resale at our subsidiary, Maxxim Rebuild Company, mostly offset by higher coal processing and handling costs.

Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization. DD&A increased $2.1 million, or 15%, to $16.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2005, as compared to the same period in 2004 due mainly to capital additions. DD&A per ton of produced and

processed coal sold increased from $3.06 per ton for the three months ended September 30, 2004 to $3.19 per ton in the same period of 2005.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. Our SG&A expenses increased by $2.0 million during the third quarter of 2005 over the corresponding quarter last year. Excluding our stock-based compensation charge of $3.4 million incurred in the third quarter of 2005, our SG&A expenses decreased in the three months ended September 30, 2005 by $1.4 million from the third quarter of last year. The decrease in this quarter’s expense is mainly due to a reduction in incentive bonus awards. Excluding our stock-based compensation charge, our SG&A expenses are $1.30 per ton sold, down from $1.56 per ton sold in last year’s third quarter.

Interest Expense. Interest expense increased from $5.7 million to $6.6 million during the third quarter of 2005 compared to the same period in 2004 due to an increase in our borrowings under our credit facility and higher base interest rates in the current quarter.

Income Tax Expense: Our provision for income taxes related to continuing operations increased by $1.1 million from $2.4 million in the prior year’s third quarter to $3.5 million in this year’s third quarter. The effective tax rate of 30.1% for the third quarter of 2005 is higher than the 13.5% effective tax rate for the third quarter of 2004 primarily due to a portion of pre-tax income related to the minority interest and pass-through entity owners not being tax affected in the 2004 period. Subsequent to the Internal Restructuring and IPO in 2005, all of the income of ANR Holdings is taxed to Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.

We increased our estimated 2005 annual effective tax rate applied to year-to-date earnings, exclusive of $33.0 million of the stock-based compensation charge, by approximately one percent over the rate used in the year-to-date June period. The increase in the annual tax rate caused the third quarter tax provision to be 30.1% of pre-tax income, compared with 25.8% for the second quarter.

Nine months Ended September 30, 2005 Compared to the Nine months Ended September 30, 2004

Summary

For the nine months ended September 30, 2005, our total revenues were $1.127 billion compared to $924.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2004, an increase of $203.2 million. Net income decreased from $18.9 million in the 2004 period to $8.8 million for the 2005 period. Included in net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2005, was a stock-based compensation charge in the amount of $43.2 million ($40.5 million after-tax) and gains associated with the settlement of a funded reclamation settlement and the sale of NKC totaling $2.5 million ( $1.8 million after-tax). EBITDA, as adjusted and as reconciled to our net income or loss in the table above, was $91.2 million in the first nine months of 2005, including the non-cash portion of the stock-based compensation charge in the amount of $35.7 million and was $5.5 million less than the same period in 2004. Our pro forma earnings per diluted share were $0.18 for the first nine months 2005, a $0.28 per share decrease over pro forma earnings per share for the 2004 period (see footnote 2 in our financial statements included herein). The combination of the stock-based compensation charge and the gains discussed above had a negative $0.63 effect on our pro forma earnings per share for the first nine months of 2005.

We sold 18.9 million tons of coal during the first nine months of 2005, 0.1 million less than the comparable period in 2004. Coal margin increased from 16.5% in 2004 to 16.7% in 2005. Coal margin per ton was $8.67 in the nine months ended September 30, 2005, an increase of 25% over the nine months ended September 30, 2004 as increases in realization per ton outpaced increases in cost of coal sales per ton.

Revenues


	Nine months Ended				Increase
	September 30,				(Decrease)
	2005		2004		$ or Tons			%
			(in thousands, except per ton data)
Coal revenues	$	982,383	$	801,021	$	181,362			23	%
Freight and handling revenues		126,650		102,846		23,804			23	%
Other revenues		18,447		20,440		(1,993	)		(10	%)

Total revenues	$	1,127,480	$	924,307	$	203,173			22	%


Tons Sold:

Steam		11,700		11,801		(101	)		(1	%)
Metallurgical		7,237		7,261		(24	)		0	%

Total		18,937		19,062		(125	)		(1	%)


Coal sales realization per ton:

Steam	$	40.05	$	31.93	$	8.12			25	%
Metallurgical		70.99		58.43		12.56			21	%
Total		51.88		42.02		9.86			23	%

Coal Revenues. Coal revenues increased by $181.4 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2005 over the comparable period of 2004, or 23% mainly driven by a 23% increase in coal sales realization per ton from $42.02 per ton in the first nine months of 2004 to $51.88 per ton in the comparable 2005 period. Our met coal realization per ton increased from $58.43 per ton in the nine months ended September 30, 2004, to $70.99 per ton in the 2005 nine month period, or 21%, and steam coal realization per ton increased from $31.93 to $40.05 or 25%. Met coal sales accounted for 38% of our coal sales volume in the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and September 30, 2004. Total tons sold during the first nine months of 2005 were 18.9 million, including 7.2 million tons of met coal and 11.7 million of steam coal. Sales for the comparable periods last year were 19.1 million tons of which 7.3 million tons were met coal and 11.8 million tons were steam coal.

Freight and Handling Revenues. Freight and handling revenues increased by $23.8 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2005 over the year ago period mainly due to higher freight rates partially offset by lower overseas export volumes. However, these revenues are offset by equivalent costs and do not contribute to our profitability.

Other Revenues. Other revenues decreased by $2.0 million during the first nine months of this year from the corresponding period last year mainly due to a $2.4 million decrease in net sales commissions and lower used equipment sales by Maxxim Rebuild in the approximate amount of $1.2 million. Also, the nine months ended September 30, 2004 included revenue from contract reclamation in the amount of $1.2 million and no income in the current period. These decreases were partially offset by higher coal processing and handling fees.

Costs and Expenses


	Nine months ended				Increase
	September 30.				(Decrease)
	2005		2004		$		%
			(in thousands, except per ton data)
Cost of coal sales (exclusive of items shown separately below)	$	818,299	$	668,887	$	149,412		22	%
Freight and handling costs		126,650		102,846		23,804		23	%
Cost of other revenues		16,327		14,942		1,385		9	%
Depreciation, depletion and amortization		45,521		38,883		6,638		17	%
Selling, general and administrative expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately above and including stock-based compensation expense in the amount of $43,169 for the nine months ended September 30, 2005)		74,924		35,786		39,138		109	%

Total costs and expenses	$	1,081,721	$	861,344	$	220,377		26	%


	Nine months ended				Increase
	September 30.				(Decrease)
	2005		2004		$		%
			(in thousands, except per ton data)
Cost of coal sales per ton:
Company mines	$	36.49	$	29.95	$	6.54		22	%
Contract mines (including purchased and processed)		50.54		39.97		10.57		26	%
Total produced and processed		39.46		32.22		7.24		22	%
Purchased and sold without processing		57.30		43.71		13.59		31	%
Cost of coal sales per ton		43.21		35.09		8.12		23	%

Cost of Coal Sales: Our cost of coal sales increased by $149.4 million, or $8.12 per ton, from $668.9 million, or $35.09 per ton, in the nine months ended September 30, 2004 to $818.3 million, or $43.21 per ton, in the 2005 comparable period. Our cost of sales per ton of our produced and processed coal was $39.46 per ton in the nine months ended September 30, 2005 as compared to $32.22 per ton in the comparable period in 2004. This increase is attributable to increased costs for steel-related mine supplies, higher trucking costs, and increased variable sales-related costs, such as royalties and severance taxes. Also, our cost for contract miner services and coal purchased and processed at our facilities increased 26% in the current period as compared to the prior year period. In 2005, we have elected to take over production for three of these under-performing contract mines and we have incurred extra costs improve their operational and safety standards. The cost of sales per ton of our purchased coal was $57.30 per ton in the first nine months of 2005, and $43.71 per ton for the corresponding period of 2004. This $13.59 per ton increase in costs is due to the general increase in coal prices since last year and the change in the mix of coal qualities purchased. Of these purchased tons approximately 62% was blended with our produced and processed tons prior to resale.

Freight and Handling Costs. Freight and handling costs increased by $23.8 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2005 over the year ago period due higher freight rates. We paid these freight and handling costs which we treat as being reimbursed by our customers.

Cost of Other Revenues. Our cost of other revenues increased by 9% or $1.4 million in the first nine months of 2005 when compared to the similar period in 2004 due to higher coal processing and handling costs ($2.8 million) from increased volumes partially offset by lower expenses at Maxxim Rebuild related to lower sales levels ($1.4 million).

Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization. DD&A increased $6.6 million or 17%, to $45.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 as compared to the same period in 2004 due mainly to capital additions. DD&A per ton of produced and processed coal sold increased from $2.72 per ton for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 to $3.05 per ton in the same period of 2005.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. Our SG&A expenses increased by $39.1 million during the first nine months of 2005 over the corresponding period last year. Excluding our stock-based compensation charge of $43.2 million incurred in the first nine months of 2005, our SG&A expenses decreased in the nine months ended September 30, 2005 by $4.0 million from the comparable period last year. Included in the first nine months of 2004 expenses were incentive bonuses in the total amount of $4.4 million and a $3.1 million payment related to partial termination of a coal supply agreement. Included in this year’s first nine months are higher professional fees related to a strategic sourcing initiative, our Sarbanes-Oxley compliance project and other expenses related to being a public company. Excluding our stock-based compensation charge, our SG&A was $1.68 and $1.88 per ton sold in 2005 and 2004, respectively.

Interest Expense. Interest expense increased from $14.5 million to $19.4 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2005 compared to the same period in 2004. This increase is mainly attributable to our 10% senior notes issued in May 2004.

Interest Income. Interest income increased by $0.3 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2005 over the nine months ended September 30, 2004. This increase was attributable to our $10.0 million loan to a coal supplier which we made in June 2004.

Income Tax Expense: Our provision for income taxes related to continuing operations increased by $9.3 million from $5.9 million in the prior year’s first nine months to $15.1 million in this year’s first nine months. Since the condensed consolidated statements of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 include activity both prior to and after the Internal Restructuring and IPO, the total income tax provision is the sum of the provisions for the pre- and post-restructuring periods.

returns reflecting the allocated income (loss) to the minority interest owners and ANR Fund IX Holdings, L.P based upon their respective ownership percentage and certain special allocations as provided by the limited liability company agreement and the Internal Revenue Code. The income tax consequences of the income (loss) allocated to these owners for the period from January 1, 2005 to February 11, 2005 and from January 1, 2004 to September 30, 2004 is not reflected in the financial statements. For these periods, only the income tax expense associated with Alpha NR Holding, Inc., a taxable entity, is included. The primary source of the income tax impact is derived from the allocated income (loss) from ANR Holdings, Alpha Natural Resources, LLC and its operating subsidiaries, all of which are pass-through entities for tax purposes. Subsequent to the Internal Restructuring and IPO, all of the income of ANR Holdings is taxed to Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.

The effective tax rate of 55.9% for the first nine months of 2005 is greater than the federal statutory rate of 35% due primarily to the majority of the stock-based compensation charge associated with the issuance of common stock to management in connection with the Internal Restructuring and IPO not being deductible for tax purposes. The increase in expected income tax expense related to the stock-based compensation charge is offset in part by the tax benefits associated with percentage depletion, the extraterritorial income exclusion, and taxes not being provided for on the minority interest and pass-through entity owners’ respective share of income for the period prior to the restructuring. As $33.0 million of the stock-based compensation charge was identified as a significant unusual item in the first quarter 2005, the tax effect of the $33.0 million expense (no tax benefit) was accounted for in that period and excluded from the estimated annual effective tax rate of approximately 27%. The estimated effective tax rate for Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. is applied to pre-tax income exclusive of this significant unusual expense and infrequently occurring item. Because the majority of the 2005 stock-based compensation was recorded in the first quarter, the first nine months of 2005 effective tax rate of 55.9%, including the negative impact of the $33.0 million stock-based compensation charge, will not be indicative of the effective tax rate for the remainder of 2005. We estimate that, exclusive of the stock-based compensation charge (both the $33.0 million significant unusual portion and the recurring portion for the full year of 2005), our 2005 effective tax rate would be approximately 23.5%, which is lower than the federal statutory rate of 35% due to the benefits of percentage depletion and a combination of the Extraterritorial Income Exclusion and deduction for domestic production activities enacted as part of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004, partially offset by state income taxes and valuation allowances. Actual pre-tax income for the year and continued quarterly review of valuation allowances could have an impact on the fourth quarter and annual effective tax rate.

Our effective tax rate of 55.9% for the first nine months of 2005 is significantly higher than the rate of 11.9% in the first nine months of 2004 primarily due to the significant stock-based compensation charge for 2005 that did not exist in 2004. In addition, the portion of pre-tax income related to the minority interest and pass-through entity owners not tax affected is greater in the first nine months of 2004, thereby reducing the effective rate more in that period of 2004 compared to the same period in 2005.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our primary liquidity and capital resource requirements are to finance the cost of our coal production and purchases, to make capital expenditures, pay income taxes, and to service our debt and reclamation obligations. Our primary sources of liquidity are cash flow from sales of our produced and purchased coal, other income and borrowings under our senior credit facility.

At September 30, 2005, our available liquidity was $41.1 million, including cash of $0.1 million and $41.0 million available under our then-existing credit facility. Our total indebtedness was $261.0 million at September 30, 2005, an increase of $59.3 million from the year ended December 31, 2004. As previously discussed, on October 26, 2005, we closed our 2005 Financing. Giving effect to this new credit facility, the closing of the Nicewonder Acquisition and the repayment of the first installment of the promissory installment notes issued to the sellers in connection with the Nicewonder Acquisition, in each case as if these transactions had occurred on September 30, 2005, our estimated availability would have been approximately $153.2 million and our total outstanding indebtedness would have been approximately $527.2 million.

Our cash capital spending for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 is $95.9 million, and we currently project cash capital spending for the full year of 2005 of $110 million to $120 million. These expenditures have been and are forecasted to be used to develop new mines and replace or add equipment. We believe that cash generated from our operations and borrowings under our credit facility will be sufficient to meet our working capital requirements, anticipated capital expenditures and debt service requirements for at least the next twelve months.

Cash Flows

Net cash provided by operations in the first nine months of 2005 was $21.6 million, a decrease of $77.6 million from the $99.2 million of net cash provided by operations during the first nine months of 2004. A decrease in our net income and an increase in our

non-cash charges (mainly due to our stock-based compensation) provided more cash in the nine months ended September 30, 2005 than the comparable period in 2004 in the amount of $6.6 million. However, the $6.6 million was more than offset by an increase in the cash required to support our operating assets and liabilities in the amount of $84.3 million. The additional cash required for operating assets and liabilities in the first nine months of 2005 as compared to the first nine months of 2004 was principally caused by the following three factors:

§ Our trade accounts receivable used $28.5 million more cash in the first nine months of 2005 than in the comparable period last year, due to the 22% increase in our total revenues in the nine months ended September 30, 2005 compared to the prior year period. Our days’ sales outstanding as of September 30, 2005 were 34.8 days an increase of 1.9 days from June 30, 2005. This increase was due to shipments to customers whose regular terms of sale require them to pay us within 60 days.

§ The cash required to carry inventories increased by $28.5 million in the current nine month period over the corresponding period last year mainly due to an increase in tons in inventory and an increase in the associated cost per ton.

§ Accounts payable and other current accrued liabilities provided cash in the nine months ended September 30, 2005 in the amount of $16.2 million while these liabilities provided cash in the amount of $44.9 million in the year ago period, an additional $28.7 million use of cash in the current period.

Net cash used in investing activities consumed $26.2 million more cash in the first nine months of 2005 over the year ago period mainly due to increased capital expenditures for new mines and equipment.

Net cash provided by financing activities increased by $91.9 million to $64.5 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2005 over the nine months ended September 30, 2004. During the nine month period ending September 30, 2004 we recapitalized our company by issuing $175.0 million of 10% senior notes and entered into a new credit facility. We used the proceeds to repay our then existing credit facility and to pay distributions to the members of ANR Holdings, LLC. Net cash used by financing activities was $27.4 million during the year ago period. In the nine months ended September 30, 2005, we completed our previously discussed Internal Restructuring and IPO. The proceeds from the IPO were used to repay shareholders’ notes issued as part of the Internal Restructuring. Our long-term debt increased approximately $72.0 million during 2005 and has been used to fund our cash needs for working capital and to purchase capital equipment.

Credit Facility and Long-term Debt

As of September 30, 2005, our total long-term indebtedness, including capital lease obligations, consisted of the following (in thousands):


	September 30,
	2005
10% Senior notes due 2012	$	175,000
Revolving credit facility		81,000
Variable rate term notes		586
Capital lease obligation		1,623

Total long-term debt		258,209
Less current portion		(1,046	)

Long-term debt, net of current portion	$	257,163

Our credit facility in effect prior to the 2005 Financing, which we refer to in this report as our prior credit facility, imposed, and our new credit facility and the indenture governing the senior notes each impose, certain restrictions on our subsidiaries, including restrictions on our subsidiaries’ ability to: incur debt; grant liens; enter into agreements with negative pledge clauses; provide guarantees in respect of obligations of any other person; pay dividends and make other distributions; make loans, investments, advances and acquisitions; sell assets; make redemptions and repurchases of capital stock; make capital expenditures; prepay, redeem or repurchase debt; liquidate or dissolve; engage in mergers or consolidations; engage in affiliate transactions; change businesses; change our fiscal year; amend certain debt and other material agreements; issue and sell capital stock of subsidiaries; engage in sale and leaseback transactions; and restrict distributions from subsidiaries. In addition, similar to our prior credit facility, the new credit facility provides that we must meet or exceed certain interest coverage ratios and must not exceed certain leverage ratios.

Borrowings under our new credit facility will be subject to mandatory prepayment (1) with 100% of the net cash proceeds received from asset sales or other dispositions of property by Alpha NR Holding, Inc. and its subsidiaries (including insurance and other condemnation

proceedings), subject to certain exceptions and reinvestment provisions, and (2) with 100% of the net cash proceeds received by Alpha NR Holding, Inc. and its subsidiaries from the issuance of debt securities or other incurrence of debt, excluding certain indebtedness.

Other

As a regular part of our business, we review opportunities for, and engage in discussions and negotiations concerning, the acquisition of coal mining assets and interests in coal mining companies, and acquisitions of, or combinations with, coal mining companies. When we believe that these opportunities are consistent with our growth plans and our acquisition criteria, we will make bids or proposals and/or enter into letters of intent and other similar agreements, which may be binding or nonbinding, that are customarily subject to a variety of conditions and usually permit us to terminate the discussions and any related agreement if, among other things, we are not satisfied with the results of our due diligence investigation. Any acquisition opportunities we pursue could materially affect our liquidity and capital resources and may require us to incur indebtedness, seek equity capital or both. There can be no assurance that additional financing will be available on terms acceptable to us, or at all.

Analysis of Material Debt Covenants

We were in compliance with all covenants under our prior credit facility and the indenture governing our senior notes as of September 30, 2005.

The financial covenants in our prior credit facility required, among other things, that:

	•		Alpha Natural Resources, LLC, our indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, must maintain a leverage ratio, defined as the ratio of total debt to Adjusted EBITDA (as defined in the prior credit agreement), of less than 3.75 at December 31, 2004, 3.50 at March 31 and September 30, 2005, 3.25 at September 30 and December 31, 2005, 3.15 at March 31, September 30, September 30 and December 31, 2006 and 3.00 at March 31, 2007 (and thereafter), respectively, with Adjusted EBITDA being computed using the most recent four quarters; and

	•		Alpha Natural Resources, LLC must maintain an interest coverage ratio, defined as the ratio of Adjusted EBITDA (as defined in the prior credit agreement), to cash interest expense (defined as the sum of cash interest expense plus cash letter of credit fees and commissions), of greater than 2.50 at September 30, 2004 and at each quarter end thereafter.

Based upon Adjusted EBITDA (as defined in the prior credit agreement), Alpha Natural Resources, LLC’s leverage ratio and interest coverage ratio for the twelve months ended September 30, 2005 were 1.66 (maximum of 3.50) and 8.80 (minimum of 2.50), respectively. Alpha Natural Resources, LLC maintained the leverage and interest coverage ratios specified in, and was in compliance with, the prior credit facility as of September 30, 2005. Prior to the 2005 Financing, Adjusted EBITDA, as defined in the prior credit agreement, was used to determine compliance with many of the covenants under the prior credit facility. The breach of covenants in the prior credit facility that are tied to ratios based on Adjusted EBITDA could have resulted in a default under the prior credit facility and the lenders could have elected to declare all amounts borrowed due and payable.

The new credit facility requires Alpha NR Holding, Inc. to maintain an interest coverage ratio, defined as the ratio of Adjusted EBITDA (as defined in the new credit agreement) to cash interest expense, of 2.50 or greater at December 31, 2005 and at each quarter end thereafter. The new credit facility also requires Alpha NR Holding, Inc. to maintain a leverage ratio, defined as the ratio of consolidated adjusted debt (consolidated debt less unrestricted cash and cash equivalents) to Adjusted EBITDA, of not more than 4.00 at December 31, 2005, March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31, 2006, 3.75 at March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31, 2007, and 3.50 at March 31, 2008 and each quarter end thereafter, with Adjusted EBITDA being computed using the most recent four quarters. As in the prior facility, Adjusted EBITDA will be used to determine compliance with many of the covenants under the new credit facility. A breach of the covenants in the new credit facility that are tied to ratios based on Adjusted EBITDA could result in a default under the new credit facility and the lenders could elect to declare all amounts borrowed due and payable. Any acceleration under our new credit facility would also result in a default under our indenture.

Because the covenants in our prior credit facility related to Alpha Natural Resources, LLC, EBITDA as presented in the table below reflects adjustments for minority interest necessary to reconcile our net income to Alpha Natural Resources, LLC’s EBITDA. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as EBITDA further adjusted to exclude non-recurring items, non-cash items and other adjustments permitted in calculating covenant compliance under our credit facility, as shown in the table below. We believe that the inclusion of supplementary adjustments to EBITDA applied in presenting Adjusted EBITDA is appropriate to provide additional information to investors to demonstrate compliance with our financial covenants.


	Three Months			Three Months			Three Months			Three Months		Twelve Months
	Ended			Ended			Ended			Ended		Ended
	December 31,			March 31,			June 30,			September 30,		September 30,
	2004			2005			2005			2005		2005
							(In thousands)
Net income (loss)	$	1,115		$	(25,801	)	$	26,393		$	8,210	$	9,917
Interest expense, net		5,344			5,830			6,456			6,439		24,069
Income tax expense (benefit)		(772	)		2,324			9,182			3,542		14,276
Depreciation, depletion and amortization expenses		16,660			14,480			15,048			16,277		62,465

EBITDA		22,347			(3,167	)		57,079			34,468		110,727
Minority interest(1)		268			2,846			—			—		3,114
Stock-based compensation charge(2)		—			36,407			3,381			3,381		43,169
Asset impairment charge and write-offs (2)		—			—			683			—		683
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (inc) exp (2)		—			209			(505	)		—		(296	)

Adjusted EBITDA	$	22,615		$	36,295		$	60.638		$	37,849	$	157,397

Leverage ratio(3)													1.66
Interest coverage ratio(4)													8.80


(1)		Because our prior credit facility and our senior notes are issued by our subsidiaries, we are required to adjust our EBITDA for our minority interest which does not exist at the subsidiary level.

(2)		Adjusted EBITDA as defined in our prior credit facility is adjusted to add back for the non-cash portion of the stock-based compensation charge related to our Internal Restructuring and initial public offering, for the asset impairment charge related to our NKC operations, for other asset write-offs and amounts of income or expense related to the parent of Alpha Natural Resources, LLC. Income or expenses related solely to Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. are excluded from the calculation of Adjusted EBITDA under our prior credit agreement.

(3)		Leverage ratio is defined in our prior credit facility as total debt divided by Adjusted EBITDA.

(4)		Interest coverage ratio is defined in our prior credit facility as Adjusted EBITDA divided by cash interest expense.

Outlook

While our business is subject the general risks of the coal industry and specific individual risks, we believe that the outlook for coal markets remains positive worldwide, assuming continued growth in the U.S., China, Pacific Rim, Europe and other industrialized economies that are increasing coal demand for electricity generation and steelmaking. Published indices show improved year-over-year coal prices in most U.S. and global coal markets, and worldwide coal supply/demand fundamentals remain tight due to high market demand, transportation constraints and production difficulties in most countries. Metallurgical coal is generally selling at a significant premium to steam coal, and we expect that pricing relationship to continue based on the same assumptions made above.

For 2005, we are targeting annual production of 20 million to 22 million tons and total sales volume of 25 million to 26 million tons. Approximately 82%, 45% and 21% of our planned production in 2006, 2007 and 2008, respectively, including production from the operations we acquired in the Nicewonder Acquisition, has been priced as of November 1, 2005. Recent domestic contract negotiations have yielded commitments for about 1.5 million tons of met coal in the $80-$90 per ton FOB mine range for 2006. In addition, our sales force recently acquired several new customers in both the foreign and domestic markets.

The availability of skilled miners and supervisors and the cost to attract and retained those people is an issue we are addressing. While this issue has not materially impacted our business or our ability to attain the financial targets we have set, we have initiated training programs to attract new people into the mining industry and raise the skill levels of our current workers.

Three of our organic expansion projects started production this year and one more is on target to begin producing coal in the fourth quarter of this year. These four mines are expected to produce an aggregate of 2.5 million tons of coal annually and will help to replace higher cost mines and purchased coal.

We anticipate continued challenges with railroad service throughout the remainder of this year. We are working with our customers and the railroads in an effort to address these issues in a timely manner.

Based on current market conditions in the steam and metallurgical coal markets, we anticipate increasing the proportion of our metallurgical coal sales that are committed under long-term contracts as compared to prior years and continuing to market portions of our high quality steam coal production as metallurgical coal. We plan to focus on organic growth by continuing to develop our existing reserves. In addition, we also plan to evaluate attractively priced acquisitions that create potential synergies with our existing operations.

Critical Accounting Estimates and Assumptions

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts. These estimates and assumptions are based on information available as of the date of the financial statements. Accounting measurements at interim dates inherently involve greater reliance on estimates than at year-end. The results of operations for the quarter and year-to-date periods ended September 30, 2005 are not necessarily indicative of results that can be expected for the full year. Please refer to the section entitled “Critical Accounting Estimates and Assumptions” of “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004 for a discussion of our critical accounting estimates and assumptions.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

In addition to risks inherent in operations, we are exposed to market risks. The following discussion provides additional detail regarding our exposure to the risks of changing coal prices, interest rates and customer credit.

We are exposed to market price risk in the normal course of selling coal. As of November 1, 2005, approximately 18% and 55% of our estimated 2006 and 2007 planned production, respectively, including the operations we acquired in the Nicewonder Acquisition, was uncommitted. As compared to prior years, we have increased the proportion of our planned future production in 2006 and 2007 for which we have contracts to sell coal, which has the effect of lessening our market price risk.

All of our borrowings under the revolving credit facility are at a variable rate, so we are exposed to rising interest rates in the United States. A one percentage point increase in interest rates would result in an annualized increase to interest expense of approximately $0.8 million based on our variable rate borrowings as of September 30, 2005.

Our concentration of credit risk is substantially with electric utilities, producers of steel and foreign customers. Our policy is to independently evaluate a customer’s creditworthiness prior to entering into transactions and to periodically monitor the credit extended.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures. Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, we evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined under Rule 13a-15(e) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this report.

Changes in internal control over financial reporting. Beginning with the year ending December 31, 2006, Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 will require us to include management’s report on our internal control over financial reporting in our Annual Report on Form 10-K. The internal control report must contain (1) a statement of management’s responsibility for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over our financial reporting, (2) a statement identifying the framework used by management to conduct the required evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting, (3) management’s assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of the end of our most recent fiscal year, including a statement as to whether or not our internal control over financial reporting is effective, and (4) a statement that our registered independent public accounting firm has issued an attestation report on management’s assessment of our internal control over financial reporting.

In order to achieve compliance with Section 404 within the prescribed period, management has commenced a Section 404 compliance project under which management has engaged outside consultants and adopted a detailed project work plan to assess the adequacy of our internal control over financial reporting, remediate any control weaknesses that may be identified, validate through

testing that controls are functioning as documented and implement a continuous reporting and improvement process for internal control over financial reporting. In connection with our Section 404 compliance project, during the third quarter of fiscal 2005 we continued the process of implementing measures designed to improve our internal control over financial reporting in the following areas: documentation of controls and procedures; segregation of duties; timely reconciliation of accounts; methods of reconciling fixed asset accounts; the structure of our general ledger; security systems and testing of our disaster recovery plan for our information technology systems; and the level of experience in public company accounting and periodic reporting matters among our financial and accounting staff. We expect to continue to make changes in our internal control over financial reporting from time to time during the period prior to December 31, 2006 in connection with our Section 404 compliance project. Except as described above, during the third quarter of fiscal year 2005, there have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Limitations of the effectiveness of internal control. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the internal control system are met. Because of the inherent limitations of any internal control system, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues, if any, within a company have been detected. Notwithstanding these limitations, our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives. Our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are, in fact, effective at the “reasonable assurance” level as of the end of the period covered by this report.

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Item 5. Other Information

On November 3, 2005, the Company hosted a conference call to discuss our financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2005. During the call, the Company provided information regarding our coal reserves, including reserves that we acquired from the Nicewonder Coal Group on October 26, 2005. The Company characterized 99% and 60% of the coal reserves acquired from the Nicewonder Coal Group and our total reserves including the acquired Nicewonder reserves, respectively, as compliance coal, when instead these reserve percentages should have been characterized as having a sulfur content of less than 1%.

On November 10, 2005, the compensation committee of Alpha’s board of directors (the “Committee”) approved a retention compensation package (the “Retention Package”) in which certain Company officers and key employees designated from time to time by Alpha’s Chief Executive Officer will be entitled to participate, including Kevin S. Crutchfield, Executive Vice President, D. Scott Kroh, Executive Vice President, David C. Stuebe, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and Michael D. Brown, Vice President. The Retention Package will entitle participants to receive cash payments equal to a specified percentage of the participant’s annual base salary in the first pay period of each of 2007, 2008 and 2009 if they are employed by ANR or its subsidiaries on the applicable payment date. The amount of the payments under the Retention Package will be equal to 20% of the participant’s 2006 annual base salary for Retention Package payments made in the first payroll period of 2007; 30% of the participant’s 2007 annual base salary for Retention Package payments made in the first payroll period of 2008; and 50% of the participant’s 2008 annual base salary for Retention Package payments made in the first payroll period of 2009. Retention Package payments are not earned proportionally through the calendar year and will not be prorated if a participant’s employment terminates for any reason prior to the scheduled payment date. On November 10, 2005, the Committee also approved an increase in the annual base salary for Mr. Brown from his current annual base salary of $288,750 to $325,000, to be effective January 1, 2006.

Item 6. Exhibits


Exhibit No		Description of Exhibit
2.1		Acquisition Agreement dated as of September 23, 2005 among Alpha Natural Resources, LLC, Mate Creek Energy of W. Va., Inc., Virginia Energy Company, the unitholders of Powers Shop, LLC, and the shareholders of White Flame Energy, Inc., Twin Star Mining, Inc. and Nicewonder Contracting, Inc. (the “Acquisition Agreement”) (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K of Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (File No. 1-32423) filed on September 26, 2005).

2.2		Membership Unit Purchase Agreement dated as of September 23, 2005 among Premium Energy, LLC and the unitholders of Buchanan Energy Company, LLC (the “Membership Unit Purchase Agreement”) (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K of Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (File No. 1-32423) filed on September 26, 2005).

2.3		Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of September 23, 2005 among Alpha Natural Resources, Inc., Alpha Natural Resources, LLC, Premium Energy, LLC, Premium Energy, Inc. and the shareholders of Premium Energy, Inc. (the “Premium Energy Shareholders”) (the “Merger Agreement”) (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.3 to the Current Report on Form 8-K of Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (File No. 1-32423) filed on September 26, 2005).

2.4		Indemnification Agreement dated as of September 23, 2005 among Alpha Natural Resources, Inc., Alpha Natural Resources, LLC, Premium Energy, LLC, the other parties to the Acquisition Agreement, the Premium Energy Shareholders, and certain of the unitholders of Buchanan Energy Company, LLC (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.4 to the Current Report on Form 8-K of Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (File No. 1-32423) filed on September 26, 2005).

2.5		Letter Agreement dated of as September 23, 2005 among Alpha Natural Resources, Inc., Alpha Natural Resources, LLC, Premium Energy, LLC and the other parties to the Acquisition Agreement, the Membership Unit Purchase Agreement and the Merger Agreement (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.5 to the Current Report on Form 8-K of Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (File No. 1-32423) filed on September 26, 2005).

31(a)*		Certification Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to § 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

31(b)*		Certification Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to § 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

32(a)*		Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, As Adopted Pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

32(b)*		Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, As Adopted Pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002


*		Filed herewith.

SIGNATURE

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/ David C. Stuebe

		Name: David C. Stuebe
		Title: Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Date: November 14, 2005

10-Q EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No		Description of Exhibit
2.1		Acquisition Agreement dated as of September 23, 2005 among Alpha Natural Resources, LLC, Mate Creek Energy of W. Va., Inc., Virginia Energy Company, the unitholders of Powers Shop, LLC, and the shareholders of White Flame Energy, Inc., Twin Star Mining, Inc. and Nicewonder Contracting, Inc. (the “Acquisition Agreement”) (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K of Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (File No. 1-32423) filed on September 26, 2005).

2.2		Membership Unit Purchase Agreement dated as of September 23, 2005 among Premium Energy, LLC and the unitholders of Buchanan Energy Company, LLC (the “Membership Unit Purchase Agreement”) (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K of Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (File No. 1-32423) filed on September 26, 2005).

2.3		Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of September 23, 2005 among Alpha Natural Resources, Inc., Alpha Natural Resources, LLC, Premium Energy, LLC, Premium Energy, Inc. and the shareholders of Premium Energy, Inc. (the “Premium Energy Shareholders”) (the “Merger Agreement”) (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.3 to the Current Report on Form 8-K of Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (File No. 1-32423) filed on September 26, 2005).

2.4		Indemnification Agreement dated as of September 23, 2005 among Alpha Natural Resources, Inc., Alpha Natural Resources, LLC, Premium Energy, LLC, the other parties to the Acquisition Agreement, the Premium Energy Shareholders, and certain of the unitholders of Buchanan Energy Company, LLC (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.4 to the Current Report on Form 8-K of Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (File No. 1-32423) filed on September 26, 2005).

2.5		Letter Agreement dated of as September 23, 2005 among Alpha Natural Resources, Inc., Alpha Natural Resources, LLC, Premium Energy, LLC and the other parties to the Acquisition Agreement, the Membership Unit Purchase Agreement and the Merger Agreement (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.5 to the Current Report on Form 8-K of Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (File No. 1-32423) filed on September 26, 2005).

31(a)*		Certification Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to § 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

31(b)*		Certification Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to § 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

32(a)*		Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, As Adopted Pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

32(b)*		Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, As Adopted Pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002


*		Filed herewith.

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