Massey Energy Statement on Annual Shareholder Meeting

RICHMOND, Va., May 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Board of Directors of Massey Energy Company (NYSE: MEE) issued the following statement today:

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"The Board of Directors of Massey Energy Company is grateful to shareholders for their show of confidence in the Board by reelecting Directors Richard M. Gabrys, Dan R. Moore and Baxter F. Phillips Jr. Their knowledge of Massey Energy and their expertise as business leaders will serve this company well in this critical period in Massey Energy's history," said Admiral Bobby R. Inman, Lead Independent Director at Massey Energy.

At today's Annual Meeting of Massey Energy Company, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Don Blankenship reviewed the Company's results for 2009 and assessed the Company's favorable prospects going forward.  The Company is to partner with state and federal investigators to determine the cause of the April 5 accident at the Upper Big Branch Mine in West Virginia.  Applying lessons learned regarding mine operations and safety is critically important to Massey Energy.

The final results, which will be certified by the Inspector of Election, will be contained in a Current Report on Form 8-K that will be filed within four business days of this Annual Meeting.

Massey Energy Company, headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, with operations in West Virginia, Kentucky and Virginia, is the largest coal producer in Central Appalachia and is included in the S&P 500 Index.

SOURCE Massey Energy Company

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