UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 9, 2018

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WESTMORELAND COAL COMPANY

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

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Delaware	001-11155	23-1128670
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)



9540 South Maroon Circle, Suite 300 Englewood, CO	80112
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (855) 922-6463

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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 1.03. Bankruptcy or Receivership.

Interim Order Approving Notification and Hearing Procedures for Certain Transfers of and Declarations of Worthlessness with Respect to Common Stock [Docket No. 79]

As previously announced, on October 9, 2018, Westmoreland Coal Company (“Company”) and certain of its subsidiaries (together with the Company, the “Debtors”) filed voluntary petitions for relief under chapter 11 of title 11 of the United States Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas (the “Bankruptcy Court”). The Debtors’ chapter 11 cases are being jointly administered under the caption In re Westmoreland Coal Company, et al, Case No. 18-35672.

The Company today announced that, on October 9, 2018, the Bankruptcy Court entered the Interim Order Approving Notification and Hearing Procedures for Certain Transfers of and Declarations of Worthlessness with Respect to Common Stock [Docket No. 79] (the “Order”). The Order sets forth the procedures (including notice requirements) that certain shareholders and potential shareholders must comply with regarding transfers of, or declarations of worthlessness with respect to, the Company’s Common Stock (as defined in the Order), as well as certain obligations with respect to notifying the Company with respect to current share ownership (“Procedures”). The terms and conditions of the Procedures were immediately effective and enforceable upon entry of the Order by the Bankruptcy Court.

Any actions in violation of the Procedures (including the notice requirements) are null and void ab initio, and (a) the person or entity making such a transfer will be required to take remedial actions specified by the Debtors to appropriately reflect that such transfer of the Company’s Common Stock is null and void ab initio (including being required to sell any improperly purchased shares and donate any profits in excess of original cost to charity and/or buy any improperly sold shares regardless of prevailing prices) and (b) the person or entity making such a declaration of worthlessness with respect to the Company’s Common Stock will be required to file an amended tax return revoking such declaration and any related deduction to reflect that such declaration is void ab initio.

The foregoing description of the Order is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Interim Order Approving Notification and Hearing Procedures for Certain Transfers of and Declarations of Worthlessness with Respect to Common Stock [Docket No. 79] filed as Exhibit 4.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

A copy of the Procedures is included in the Order attached hereto as Exhibit 4.1.


Item 3.03.	Material Modification of Rights of Security Holders.

The information set forth above in Item 1.03 of this Form 8-K regarding the Interim Order Approving Notification and Hearing Procedures for Certain Transfers of and Declarations of Worthlessness with Respect to Common Stock [Docket No. 79] is incorporated herein by reference.


Item 9.01.	Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits



Exhibit Number	Description
4.1	Interim Order Approving Notification and Hearing Procedures for Certain Transfers of and Declarations of Worthlessness with Respect to Common Stock [Docket No. 79]

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 hereunto duly authorized.





	WESTMORELAND COAL COMPANY


Date: October 10, 2018	By:	/s/ Jennifer S. Grafton
		Jennifer S. Grafton Chief Legal Officer, Chief Administrative Officer and Secretary

WESTMORELAND COAL Co 8-K