PROXY STATEMENT
OF WESTMORELAND COAL
Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14a INFORMATION
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Sections 14(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Westmoreland Coal Company
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(Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Westmoreland Committee To Enhance Share Value
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The following is added text of a Web Site at
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HOW TO VOTE FOR CHANGE IN WESTMORELAND MANAGEMENT
Your vote is important to us. Vote for change with a BLUE proxy
card.
To support the Committee and vote FOR change, you may vote in
person at Westmoreland Coal Company's Special Meeting in lieu
of an annual meeting on May 12, in Colorado Springs. If you
cannot attend the meeting, you must promptly sign, date, and
return a BLUE proxy card before May 12. BLUE proxy cards may
be returned by fax to our proxy solicitor DF King & Co., Inc.
at (212) 809-0692.
If you have not yet received a BLUE proxy card or need assistance
in voting your shares or need help ensuring that your BLUE PROXY
CARD is returned in time to be counted, please call any member of
the Committee or DF King & Co., Inc. toll-free at 1-800-628-8538.
The Committee urges you NOT to sign any white proxy cards sent
to you by the management of Westmoreland Coal Company. If you
have already done so, you may cancel that vote by promptly
dating, signing, and returning a BLUE proxy. Only your latest
dated proxy will count in the election.
You must vote a separate blue proxy card for each account that
you own. If your shares are held in an institutional account,
please call your broker and ask the broker to vote FOR the
Committee's proposals by voting a BLUE proxy on your behalf.
If you need assistance with this, please call any member of
the Committee or DF King & Co.
The Committee's proposal is to replace the board of Westmoreland
Coal Company with a slate of directors able and willing to
implement our plan for rapidly enhancing the value of your
shares in Westmoreland Coal Company.
To learn more information about our Proxy Statement and plan for
enhancing your share value in Westmoreland Coal Company, please
contact a member of the Committee:
Frank E. Williams (703) 641-4612 (703) 641-9082 (fax)
Nelson Obus (212) 760-0134 (212) 760-0824 (fax)
[email protected]
Bentley Offutt (410) 584--9600 (410) 584-7044 (fax)
[email protected]
Robert Fowler (770) 618-7284 (770) 618-7142 (fax)
Matthew Sakurada (919) 776-9985 (919) 776-9985 (fax)
[email protected]
William Sim (202) 872-2211 (202) 331-6181 (fax)
[email protected]
