SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 23, 2004 (July 22, 2004)
Arch Coal, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 1-13105 43-0921172
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) Identification No.)
One CityPlace Drive, Suite 300, St. Louis, Missouri 63141
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (314) 994-2700
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Item 5. Other Events.
On July 22, 2004, Arch Coal, Inc. (the "Company"), announced via press
release that Patricia Fry Godley has been elected to its board of directors
effective immediately. Ms. Godley will serve on the board's finance committee
and the personnel and compensation committee. A copy of the Company's press
release is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
Item 7. Exhibits.
(c) The following Exhibit is filed with this Current Report on Form
8-K:
Exhibit No. Description
99 Press Release dated as of July 22, 2004
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SIGNATURES
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.
Dated: July 23, 2004 ARCH COAL, INC.
By: /s/ Janet L. Horgan
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Janet L. Horgan
Assistant General Counsel
and Assistant Secretary
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Description
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99 Press Release dated as of July 22, 2004
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Exhibit 99
News from
Arch Coal, Inc.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
Kim Link, External Affairs
(314) 994-2936
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, July 22, 2004
Arch Coal Names Patricia Fry Godley to Board of Directors
ST. LOUIS/ July 22 - Arch Coal, Inc. (NYSE: ACI) today announced that
Patricia Fry Godley, age 56, has been elected to its board of directors
effective immediately. Ms. Godley will serve on the board's finance committee
and the personnel and compensation committee.
"It is with great pleasure that I welcome Pat Godley to our board of
directors," said Steven F. Leer, Arch Coal's president and chief executive
officer. "Pat's twenty-five years of experience in the energy sector, including
her direct work with the Department of Energy, will be a strong addition to our
governing board."
Ms. Godley is a partner with the law firm Van Ness Feldman, P.C. in
Washington, D.C., where she represents major electric and natural gas utilities
in regulatory, public policy, and transactional matters. Previously, she served
as the Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy at the U.S. Department of Energy
(DOE), where she managed federal investment in fossil energy research and
development, including clean coal technologies. During her term at DOE, Ms.
Godley also supervised the sale of the U.S.-owned Elk Hills oil field in
California for $3.65 billion, in the largest privatization in the nation's
history.
In addition to serving as a director for Arch Coal, Ms. Godley also serves
as general counsel and a director of the United States Energy Association. Ms.
Godley is a member of the American Bar Association, the Energy Bar Association,
the D.C. Bar Association and the Texas Bar Association.
Ms. Godley holds a bachelor of arts degree from Trinity University, a
master of arts from Memphis State University, and a doctorate of jurisprudence
from the University of Texas where she served as managing editor of the Texas
Law Review.
St. Louis-based Arch Coal is one of the nation's largest coal producers and
mines clean-burning, low-sulfur coal exclusively. Through its subsidiary
operations in West Virginia, Kentucky, Virginia, Wyoming, Colorado and Utah,
Arch provides the fuel for approximately 6 percent of the electricity generated
in the United States.