PROXY STATEMENT
OF WESTMORELAND COAL
Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington D.C. 20549
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Thank you to our supporters!!
May 13, 1999
Dear Fellow Shareholders:
Many, many thanks to those among you who voted the BLUE proxy to
enhance share value. The election was yesterday, May 12, in
Colorado Springs, Co. The results were very close and it's too
early to know the exact outcome.
Members of the Committee greatly appreciate your votes, ideas, and
enthusiasm in support of enhancing the equity value of all
shareholders in Westmoreland Coal Company. Every single one of
your votes was very important to us. We gained the important
support of large shareholders, but we also received the support
of hundreds of shareholders (many of whom are former employees
of Westmoreland) who voted their one, five, and ten shares for
our cause.
We were astonished at how far we came in such a short time -
especially given that Westmoreland management was fighting us at
every turn with the top proxy contest law firm in the country and
all the resources of our company treasury at their disposal
Regardless of how the election is finally determined, we won a
great victory. The strength of our collective voting sent a
resounding message to the management of our company: shareholders
want change and they want it now. Members of the Committee will
continue to fight on your behalf to ensure that change occurs.
We're not going to go away. Stay tuned, stay with us, as we work
to improve equity value for all Westmoreland shareholders.
Sincerely,
Members
The Committee to Enhance Share Value
