BOARD OF DIRECTORS (a):

Michael T. Tokarz (2, 4, 5)
Chairman of the Board
Walter Energy, Inc.
Member, Tokarz Group, LLC

David R. Beatty (2, 4)
Conway Director
Clarkson Center for Business
Ethics & Board Effectiveness

Howard L. Clark, Jr.
(1, 3, 4, 5)
Former Vice Chairman
Barclays Capital

Jerry W. Kolb (1, 3)
Retired Vice Chairman
Deloitte & Touche, LLP

Patrick A. Kriegshauser
(1, 2, 3)
Executive Vice President &
Chief Financial Officer
Sachs Electric Company

Joseph B. Leonard (3, 5)
Former Chairman &
Chief Executive Officer
AirTran Holdings, Inc.

Graham Mascall (3)
Chief Executive Officer
Ncondezi Coal Company, Ltd.

Bernard G. Rethore (4, 5)
Chairman, Emeritus
Flowserve Corporation

Walter J. Scheller, III (5)
Chief Executive Officer
Walter Energy, Inc.

A.J. Wagner (1, 2)
Chief Executive Officer
A.J. Wagner & Associates, LLC
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(a) As of Dec. 31, 2011

Board of Directors Committees:
(1) Audit Committee
(2) Compensation and Human
Resources Committee
(3) Environmental, Health and
Safety Committee
(4) Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee
(5) Executive Committee

FORM 10-K

Additional copies of the Company's Annual Report to the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 10-K for fiscal year ended Dec. 31, 2011, are available on the Company's website, or by written request to:

Investor Relations Department
Walter Energy, Inc.
3000 Riverchase Galleria
Suite 1700
Birmingham, AL 35244

or by e-mail to: investorrelations@
walterenergy.com

COMMON STOCK

New York Stock Exchange / Symbol: WLT
Toronto Stock Exchange / Symbol: WLT

TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR

American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC

Postal Address:
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Overnight Address:
Operations Center
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Shareholder Services:
(800) 937-5449 or
(718) 921-8124

TTY (Teletypewriter for the hearing impaired):
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OFFICERS OF THE CORPORATION

Walter J. Scheller, III
Chief Executive Officer

Robert P. Kerley
Vice President
Corporate Controller &
Chief Accounting Officer
Interim Principal Financial Officer

Daniel P. Cartwright
President
Canadian Operations

Richard A. Donnelly
President
Jim Walter Resources, Inc.

Earl H. Doppelt
Senior Vice President
General Counsel & Secretary

Michael T. Madden
Senior Vice President
Marketing

Charles C. Stewart
President & Chief Operating Officer, Walter Coke, Inc.
President, Walter Minerals, Inc.

Michael R. Hurley
Vice President, Tax

J. Calven Swinea
Vice President, Internal Audit

Michael D. Griffin
Assistant Treasurer &
Acting Treasurer

INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

Ernst & Young, LLP
401 East Jackson Street
Suite 1200
Tampa, FL 33602

Certificates of the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act have been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In addition, the Company's Principal Executive has submitted to the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) a certificate certifying that he is not aware of any violations by Walter Energy, Inc. of the NYSE corporate governance listing standards.