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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM 8-K/A

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 20, 2004 (October 15, 2004)

Arch Coal, Inc.


(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Delaware   1-13105   43-0921172

 
 
 
 
 
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer
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

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))



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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
Press Release


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EXPLANATORY NOTE

Arch Coal, Inc. is filing this Form 8-K/A to amend its Form 8-K filed on October 20, 2004 in order to correct the heading over the final two columns of the Arch Western Resources, LLC Reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA presented below.

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On October 15, 2004, Arch Coal, Inc. (“Arch Coal”) issued a press release setting forth Arch Coal’s third quarter 2004 earnings and providing guidance on Arch Coal’s fourth quarter 2004 forecasted results. A copy of Arch Coal’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Arch Coal is also providing the following reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA for its Arch Western Resources, LLC subsidiary:

Arch Western Resources, LLC
Reconciliation of net income to adjusted EBITDA

                                 
    Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
    September 30
  September 30
    2004
  2003
  2004
  2003
            (Amounts in 000’s)        
Net income
  $ 1,664     $ 1,785     $ 10,608     $ 2,039  
Cumulative effect of accounting change
                      18,278  
Interest expense, net
    9,249       8,425       27,519       21,481  
Depreciation, depletion and amortization — Arch Western Resources
    21,539       15,882       54,934       46,862  
DD&A — Equity interest in Canyon Fuel Company, LLC
    1,505       5,299       10,359       16,618  
Other nonoperating expense
    3,388       3,388       10,163       8,283  
Minority interest
    2,017             2,017        
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Adjusted EBITDA
  $ 39,362     $ 34,779     $ 115,600     $ 113,561  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Reconciliation of net income to income before other nonoperating expense and cumulative effect of accounting change
                               
Net income
  $ 1,664     $ 1,785     $ 10,608     $ 2,039  
Cumulative effect of accounting change
                      18,278  
Other nonoperating expense
    2,017             2,017        
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Income before other nonoperating expense and cumulative effect of accounting change
  $ 3,681     $ 1,785     $ 12,625     $ 20,317  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 

The information contained in this Current Report shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     (c) Exhibits.

         
Exhibit    
Number
  Description of Exhibit
99.1
  Press Release of Arch Coal, Inc. dated October 15, 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: October 20, 2004  ARCH COAL, INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Janet L. Horgan  
    Janet L. Horgan   
    Assistant General Counsel and Assistant Secretary   
 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

         
Exhibit No.
  Description
99.1
  Press Release dated as of October 15, 2004

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