Walter Energy CEO Victor P. Patrick to Present at Upcoming Investor Conferences

TAMPA, FL -- 11/03/09 -- Walter Energy (NYSE: WLT), a leading U.S. producer and exporter of premium coking coal for the global steel industry, announced today that its chief executive officer, Victor P. Patrick, will present at the 4th Annual Davenport Metals and Mining Conference on Nov. 5, 2009 as well as at Raymond James 2nd Annual Coal Investors Conference on Nov. 10, 2009. Both conferences are in New York and both will be Web cast live over the Internet. Interested parties can listen to the Web casts simply by logging in at www.walterenergy.com. The Company's presentation at the Davenport conference will begin at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time. The Company's presentation at the Raymond James conference will begin at 1:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.

About Walter Energy

Walter Energy is a leading U.S. producer and exporter of premium coking coal for the global steel industry and also produces steam coal and industrial coal, metallurgical coke and coal bed methane gas. The Company has revenues of approximately $1.2 billion and employs approximately 2,150 people. For more information about Walter Energy, please visit the Company website at www.walterenergy.com.

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