Westmoreland Reaffirms 2014 Guidance; Schedules Investor Conference Call for February 27, 2015
Westmoreland Coal Company (NasdaqGM: WLB, “Westmoreland”) announced today that it expects its full year 2014 adjusted EBITDA to be in the $173.0 to $176.0 million range. These results fall within Westmoreland’s previously issued and subsequently reiterated fiscal year 2014 guidance.
Westmoreland plans to release fiscal year 2015 guidance in advance of the earnings call and hold its 2014 year-end investor call on February 27, 2015.
About Westmoreland Coal Company
Westmoreland Coal Company is the oldest independent coal company in the United States. Westmoreland’s coal operations include sub-bituminous and lignite surface coal mining in the Western United States and Canada, an underground bituminous coal mine in Ohio, a char production facility, and a 50% interest in an activated carbon plant. Westmoreland also owns the general partner of and a majority interest in Westmoreland Resource Partners, LP, formerly Oxford Resource Partners, LP, a publicly-traded coal master limited partnership. Its power operations include ownership of the two-unit ROVA coal-fired power plant in North Carolina. For more information, visit www.westmoreland.com.
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