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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
| þ | Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2006
| o | Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
For the transition period from to .
Commission file number: 333-107569-03
Arch Western Resources, LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 43-1811130 | |
| (State or other jurisdiction | (I.R.S. Employer | |
| of incorporation or organization) | Identification Number |
| 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
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be
filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months
(or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has
been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes þ No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated
filer or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated
filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large Accelerated Filer o Accelerated Filer o Non-Accelerated Filer þ
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No þ
At November 10, 2006, the registrant’s common equity consisted solely of
undenominated membership interests, 99.5% of which were held by Arch Western Acquisition
Corporation and 0.5% of which were held by a subsidiary of BP p.l.c.
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PART I
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements.
Arch Western Resources, LLC and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
(in thousands)
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
(in thousands)
| Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
| September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||||
| 2006 | 2005 | 2006 | 2005 | |||||||||||||
| (unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||
Revenues |
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Coal sales |
$ | 369,730 | $ | 291,286 | $ | 1,118,331 | $ | 843,402 | ||||||||
Costs, expenses and other |
||||||||||||||||
Cost of coal sales |
270,178 | 212,183 | 773,584 | 626,984 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation, depletion and amortization |
27,860 | 28,032 | 78,289 | 77,868 | ||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses allocated from
Arch Coal, Inc. |
5,087 | 5,741 | 17,105 | 16,623 | ||||||||||||
Other operating income, net |
(1,437 | ) | (835 | ) | (3,303 | ) | (3,571 | ) | ||||||||
| 301,688 | 245,121 | 865,675 | 717,904 | |||||||||||||
Income from operations |
68,042 | 46,165 | 252,656 | 125,498 | ||||||||||||
Interest income (expense), net |
||||||||||||||||
Interest expense |
(18,197 | ) | (16,297 | ) | (54,449 | ) | (49,609 | ) | ||||||||
Interest income primarily from Arch Coal, Inc. |
22,108 | 11,909 | 59,072 | 31,292 | ||||||||||||
| 3,911 | (4,388 | ) | 4,623 | (18,317 | ) | |||||||||||
Other non-operating expense |
||||||||||||||||
Expenses resulting from early debt extinguishment and
termination of hedge accounting for interest rate swaps |
(1,635 | ) | (3,195 | ) | (6,658 | ) | (9,970 | ) | ||||||||
Income before minority interest |
70,318 | 38,582 | 250,621 | 97,211 | ||||||||||||
Minority interest |
(2,410 | ) | (4,593 | ) | (23,165 | ) | (15,072 | ) | ||||||||
Net income |
$ | 67,908 | $ | 33,989 | $ | 227,456 | $ | 82,139 | ||||||||
Net income attributable to redeemable membership interests |
$ | 340 | $ | 170 | $ | 1,138 | $ | 410 | ||||||||
Net income attributable to non-redeemable membership interests |
$ | 67,568 | $ | 33,819 | $ | 226,318 | $ | 81,729 | ||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Arch Western Resources, LLC and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands)
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands)
| September 30, | December 31, | |||||||
| 2006 | 2005 | |||||||
| (unaudited) | ||||||||
Assets |
||||||||
Current assets |
||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ | 151 | $ | 152 | ||||
Trade receivables |
576 | 111,948 | ||||||
Other receivables |
13,399 | 5,469 | ||||||
Inventories |
90,035 | 98,478 | ||||||
Prepaid royalties |
4,163 | — | ||||||
Other |
16,982 | 17,318 | ||||||
Total current assets |
125,306 | 233,365 | ||||||
Property, plant and equipment, net |
1,151,153 | 1,068,159 | ||||||
Other assets |
||||||||
Receivable from Arch Coal, Inc. |
1,127,619 | 869,056 | ||||||
Other |
49,757 | 44,796 | ||||||
Total other assets |
1,177,376 | 913,852 | ||||||
Total assets |
$ | 2,453,835 | $ | 2,215,376 | ||||
Liabilities and Membership interests |
||||||||
Current liabilities |
||||||||
Accounts payable |
$ | 100,183 | $ | 89,632 | ||||
Accrued expenses |
109,247 | 111,821 | ||||||
Total current liabilities |
209,430 | 201,453 | ||||||
Long-term debt |
959,222 | 960,247 | ||||||
Asset retirement obligations |
143,751 | 136,092 | ||||||
Accrued postretirement benefits other than pension |
29,219 | 27,016 | ||||||
Accrued workers’ compensation |
11,342 | 11,446 | ||||||
Other noncurrent liabilities |
51,593 | 62,060 | ||||||
Total liabilities |
1,404,557 | 1,398,314 | ||||||
Membership interests |
||||||||
Minority interest |
156,785 | 133,620 | ||||||
Redeemable membership interests |
6,690 | 5,647 | ||||||
Non-redeemable membership interests |
885,803 | 677,795 | ||||||
Total liabilities and membership interests |
$ | 2,453,835 | $ | 2,215,376 | ||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Arch Western Resources, LLC and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in thousands)
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in thousands)
| Nine Months Ended | ||||||||
| September 30, | ||||||||
| 2006 | 2005 | |||||||
| RESTATED | ||||||||
| (unaudited) | ||||||||
Operating activities |
||||||||
Net income |
$ | 227,456 | $ | 82,139 | ||||
Adjustments to reconcile to cash provided by operating activities |
||||||||
Depreciation, depletion and amortization |
78,289 | 77,868 | ||||||
Prepaid royalties expensed |
3,320 | 12,776 | ||||||
Net gain on disposition of assets |
(89 | ) | (1,853 | ) | ||||
Minority interest |
23,165 | 15,072 | ||||||
Other non-operating expense |
6,658 | 9,970 | ||||||
Changes in assets and liabilities: |
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Receivables |
103,442 | (34,029 | ) | |||||
Inventories |
(29,111 | ) | (13,509 | ) | ||||
Accounts payable and accrued expense |
7,977 | (3,129 | ) | |||||
Other |
4,040 | 9,744 | ||||||
Cash provided by operating activities |
425,147 | 155,049 | ||||||
Investing activities |
||||||||
Capital expenditures |
(170,678 | ) | (78,588 | ) | ||||
Increase in receivable from Arch Coal, Inc. |
(254,640 | ) | (67,388 | ) | ||||
Proceeds from dispositions of property, plant and equipment |
185 | 2,150 | ||||||
Additions to prepaid royalties |
— | (12,456 | ) | |||||
Cash used in investing activities |
(425,133 | ) | (156,282 | ) | ||||
Financing activities |
||||||||
Debt financing costs |
(15 | ) | (67 | ) | ||||
Cash used in financing activities |
(15 | ) | (67 | ) | ||||
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents |
(1 | ) | (1,300 | ) | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period |
152 | 1,351 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period |
$ | 151 | $ | 51 | ||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Arch Western Resources, LLC and Subsidiaries
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)
1. Basis of Presentation
The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Arch Western
Resources, LLC and its subsidiaries (the “Company”). Arch Coal, Inc. (“Arch Coal”) has a 99.5%
common membership interest in the Company, while BP p.l.c. has a 0.5% common membership interest
and a 0.5% preferred membership interest in the Company. Intercompany transactions and accounts
have been eliminated in consolidation. Certain amounts in the 2005 financial statements have been
reclassified to conform to the classifications in the 2006 financial statements with no effect on
previously reported net income or membership interests.
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in
accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for interim financial
reporting and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission regulations, but are subject to any year-end
adjustments that may be necessary. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of
normal, recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included.
Results of operations for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2006 are not
necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2006. These
financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and
related notes as of and for the year ended December 31, 2005 included in the Company’s Annual
Report on Form 10-K, as amended, as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Subsequent to the issuance of the Company’s December 31, 2005 financial statements, the
Company’s management determined that certain cash outflows in the Consolidated Statements of Cash
Flows should be restated for a reclassification between operating and investing activities for all
periods presented to comply with the guidance under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
(“SFAS”) No. 95, “Statement of Cash Flows.” The change in presentation has no effect on previously
reported net income, net income attributable to membership interests, membership interests or net
change in cash. The change also has no effect on the consolidated financial statements of Arch
Coal.
Arch Coal manages the Company’s cash transactions. Cash paid to or from the Company that is
not considered a distribution or a contribution is recorded in a receivable account. In addition,
any amounts owed between the Company and Arch Coal are recorded in the account. The Company
previously reported changes in the account as operating cash outflows, and management has concluded
it is more appropriate to classify these amounts as investing cash outflows. As a result, cash
provided from operating activities and cash used in investing activities are both $67.4 million
higher than previously stated for the nine months ended September 30, 2005.
2. Accounting Pronouncements
On January 1, 2006, the Company adopted the Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 04-6,
Accounting for Stripping Costs in the Mining Industry (“EITF 04-6”). EITF 04-6 applies to
stripping costs incurred in the production phase of a mine for the removal of overburden or waste
materials for the purpose of obtaining access to coal that will be extracted. Under EITF 04-6,
stripping costs incurred during the production phase of the mine are variable production costs that
are included in the cost of inventory extracted during the period the stripping costs are incurred.
Historically, the Company had associated stripping costs at its surface mining operations with the
cost of tons of coal uncovered and classified such tons uncovered but not yet extracted as coal
inventory (pit inventory). The effect of adopting EITF 04-6 was a reduction of $37.6 million and
$2.0 million of inventory and deferred development costs, respectively, with a corresponding
decrease to membership interests of $39.6 million. This accounting change creates volatility in
the Company’s results of operations, as cost increases or decreases related to fluctuations in pit
inventory can only be attributed to tons extracted from the pit. During the three and nine months
ended September 30, 2006, decreases in pit inventory resulted in net income that was $5.7 million
and $15.8 million higher, respectively, than it would have been under the Company’s previous
methodology of accounting for pit inventory.
In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair
Value Measurements (“Statement No. 157”). Statement No. 157 defines fair value, establishes a
framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements.
Statement No. 157 applies under other accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value
measurements. Statement No. 157 is effective
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prospectively for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within
that fiscal year. The Company is still analyzing Statement No. 157 to determine what the impact of
adoption will be.
3. Insurance Recovery
A combustion-related event in October 2005 caused the idling of the Company’s West Elk mine in
Colorado into the first quarter of 2006, which cost the Company approximately $30.0 million in lost
profits during the first quarter of 2006. The Company recorded insurance recoveries related to the
event of $10.0 million and $30.0 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006,
respectively. The insurance recoveries are reflected as a reduction of cost of coal sales in the
accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.
4. Inventories
Inventories consist of the following:
| September 30, | December 31, | |||||||
| 2006 | 2005 | |||||||
| (in thousands) | ||||||||
Coal |
$ | 27,558 | $ | 49,144 | ||||
Repair parts and supplies |
62,477 | 49,334 | ||||||
| $ | 90,035 | $ | 98,478 | |||||
The decrease in coal inventories is primarily the result of the implementation of EITF
04-6 discussed in Note 2, “Accounting Pronouncements” as of January 1, 2006, partially offset by an
increase in coal inventories primarily at the Western Bituminous segment’s operations. The
increase in repair parts and supplies is primarily the result of an increase in tire inventories
and higher costs associated with materials and supplies.
5. Comprehensive Income
The following table presents comprehensive income:
| Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
| September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||||
| 2006 | 2005 | 2006 | 2005 | |||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||
Net income |
$ | 67,908 | $ | 33,989 | $ | 227,456 | $ | 82,139 | ||||||||
Other comprehensive income |
1,635 | 6,031 | 21,189 | 15,664 | ||||||||||||
Total comprehensive income |
$ | 69,543 | $ | 40,020 | $ | 248,645 | $ | 97,803 | ||||||||
Other comprehensive income items are transactions recorded in membership interests during
the year, excluding net income and transactions with members. Other comprehensive income during
the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 includes the reclassification
into net income of losses previously deferred upon termination of hedge accounting for certain
interest rate swaps. The nine months ended September 30, 2006 contains a reversal of $14.5 million
of the additional minimum pension liability allocated by Arch Coal due to a settlement event at
Arch Coal.
In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 158,
Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans (“Statement No.
158”). Effective December 31, 2006, Statement No. 158 will require Arch Coal to recognize the
overfunded or underfunded status of its defined benefit postretirement plan as an asset or
liability in its balance sheet and to recognize changes in the funded status though comprehensive
income when they occur. The Company will record its allocated portion of the asset or liability with a corresponding impact on other comprehensive income.
6. Related Party Transactions
Transactions with Arch Coal may not be at arms length. If the transactions were negotiated
with an unrelated party, the impact could be material to the Company’s results of operations.
On February 10, 2006, Arch Coal established an accounts receivable securitization program.
Under the program, the Company sells its receivables to Arch Coal at a 0.75% discount. The Company
retains the obligation for any potential loss related to uncollectible accounts or obligations
related to the receivables. Under the program, the Company sold $1.1 billion of trade accounts
receivable to Arch Coal since inception, at a total discount of $7.9 million.
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Arch Coal manages the Company’s cash transactions. Amounts owed between the Company and Arch
Coal that are not considered a distribution or a contribution are recorded in an Arch Coal
receivable account. At September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, the receivable from Arch Coal was
$1.1 billion and $869.1 million, respectively. This amount earns interest from Arch Coal at the
prime interest rate. Interest earned for the three month periods ended September 30, 2006 and 2005
was $21.9 million and $11.9 million, respectively, and for the nine month periods ended September
30, 2006 and 2005 was $58.5 million and $31.3 million, respectively. The receivable is payable on
demand by the Company; however, it is currently management’s intention to not demand payment of the
receivable within the next year. Therefore, the receivable is classified as long-term on the
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
For the three month periods ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, the Company incurred production
royalties of $10.2 million and $6.9 million, respectively, payable to Arch Coal under sublease
agreements. For the nine month periods ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, the Company incurred
production royalties of $31.3 million and $15.5 million, respectively.
Arch Coal charges the Company selling, general and administrative services fees. Expenses are
allocated based on Arch Coal’s best estimates of proportional or incremental costs, whichever is
more representative of costs incurred by Arch Coal on behalf of the Company. Amounts allocated to
the Company by Arch Coal were $5.1 million and $5.7 million for the three month periods ended
September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively, and $17.1 million and $16.6 million for the nine month
periods ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
7. Segment Information
The Company produces coal from surface and underground mines for sale to utility, industrial
and export markets. The Company operates only in the United States, with mines in two of the major
low-sulfur coal basins. The Company has two reportable business segments, which are based on the
coal basins in which the Company operates. Geology, coal transportation routes to customers,
regulatory environments and coal quality are generally consistent within a basin. Accordingly,
market and contract pricing have developed by coal basin. The Company manages its coal sales by
coal basin, not by individual mine complex. Mine operations are evaluated based on their per-ton
operating costs (defined as including all mining costs but excluding pass-through transportation
expenses), as well as on other non-financial measures, such as safety and environmental
performance. The Company’s reportable segments are the Powder River Basin (PRB) segment, with
operations in Wyoming, and the Western Bituminous segment (WBIT), with operations in Utah, Colorado
and Southern Wyoming.
Operating segment results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 are
presented below. Results for the operating segments include all direct costs of mining. Corporate,
Other and Eliminations includes overhead, land management, other support functions, and the
elimination of intercompany transactions.
| Three Months Ended September 30, 2006 | ||||||||||||||||
| Corporate, | ||||||||||||||||
| Other and | ||||||||||||||||
| PRB | WBIT | Eliminations | Consolidated | |||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||
Coal sales |
$ | 256,759 | $ | 112,971 | $ | — | $ | 369,730 | ||||||||
Income from operations |
46,830 | 28,314 | (7,102 | ) | 68,042 | |||||||||||
Total assets |
1,522,347 | 1,789,082 | (857,594 | ) | 2,453,835 | |||||||||||
Depreciation, depletion and amortization |
15,628 | 12,232 | — | 27,860 | ||||||||||||
Capital expenditures |
6,852 | 30,640 | — | 37,492 | ||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended September 30, 2005 | ||||||||||||||||
| Corporate, | ||||||||||||||||
| Other and | ||||||||||||||||
| PRB | WBIT | Eliminations | Consolidated | |||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||
Coal sales |
$ | 184,292 | $ | 106,994 | $ | — | $ | 291,286 | ||||||||
Income from operations |
23,062 | 28,882 | (5,779 | ) | 46,165 | |||||||||||
Total assets |
1,213,821 | 1,716,482 | (806,249 | ) | 2,124,054 | |||||||||||
Depreciation, depletion and amortization |
16,177 | 11,855 | — | 28,032 | ||||||||||||
Capital expenditures |
13,330 | 23,295 | 2 | 36,627 | ||||||||||||
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| Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006 | ||||||||||||||||
| Corporate, | ||||||||||||||||
| Other and | ||||||||||||||||
| PRB | WBIT | Eliminations | Consolidated | |||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||
Coal sales |
$ | 785,202 | $ | 333,129 | $ | — | $ | 1,118,331 | ||||||||
Income from operations |
179,542 | 94,536 | (21,422 | ) | 252,656 | |||||||||||
Depreciation, depletion and amortization |
45,892 | 32,397 | — | 78,289 | ||||||||||||
Capital expenditures |
76,059 | 94,619 | — | 170,678 | ||||||||||||
| Nine Months Ended September 30, 2005 | ||||||||||||||||
| Corporate, | ||||||||||||||||
| Other and | ||||||||||||||||
| PRB | WBIT | Eliminations | Consolidated | |||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||
Coal sales |
$ | 533,665 | $ | 309,737 | $ | — | $ | 843,402 | ||||||||
Income from operations |
74,647 | 67,988 | (17,137 | ) | 125,498 | |||||||||||
Depreciation, depletion and amortization |
48,993 | 28,875 | — | 77,868 | ||||||||||||
Capital expenditures |
30,330 | 48,258 | — | 78,588 | ||||||||||||
Reconciliation of segment income from operations to consolidated income before minority
interest:
| Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
| September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||||
| 2006 | 2005 | 2006 | 2005 | |||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||
Income from operations |
$ | 68,042 | $ | 46,165 | $ | 252,656 | $ | 125,498 | ||||||||
Interest expense |
(18,197 | ) | (16,297 | ) | (54,449 | ) | (49,609 | ) | ||||||||
Interest income |
22,108 | 11,909 | 59,072 | 31,292 | ||||||||||||
Other non-operating expense |
(1,635 | ) | (3,195 | ) | (6,658 | ) | (9,970 | ) | ||||||||
Income before minority interest |
$ | 70,318 | $ | 38,582 | $ | 250,621 | $ | 97,211 | ||||||||
8. Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Financial Information
Pursuant to the indenture governing the Arch Western Finance senior notes, certain
wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company have fully and unconditionally guaranteed the senior notes
on a joint and several basis. The following tables present unaudited condensed consolidating
financial information for (i) the Company, (ii) the issuer of the senior notes (Arch Western
Finance, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company), (iii) the Company’s wholly-owned
subsidiaries (Thunder Basin Coal Company, L.L.C., Mountain Coal Company, L.L.C., and Arch of
Wyoming, LLC), on a combined basis, which are guarantors under the Notes, and (iv) its majority
owned subsidiary (Canyon Fuel Company, LLC) which is not a guarantor under the Notes.
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Balance Sheets (unaudited)
September 30, 2006
(in thousands)
September 30, 2006
(in thousands)
| Guarantor | Non-Guarantor | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parent Company | Issuer | Subsidiaries | Subsidiaries | Eliminations | Consolidated | |||||||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ | — | $ | — | $ | 98 | $ | 53 | $ | — | $ | 151 | ||||||||||||
Trade accounts receivable |
— | — | — | 576 | — | 576 | ||||||||||||||||||
Other receivables |
886 | — | 11,352 | 1,161 | — | 13,399 | ||||||||||||||||||
Inventories |
— | — | 57,651 | 32,384 | — | 90,035 | ||||||||||||||||||
Prepaid royalties |
— | — | (621 | ) | 4,784 | — | 4,163 | |||||||||||||||||
Other current assets |
2,612 | 2,159 | 5,060 | 7,151 | — | 16,982 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total current assets |
3,498 | 2,159 | 73,540 | 46,109 | — | 125,306 | ||||||||||||||||||
Property, plant and equipment, net |
— | — | 810,936 | 340,217 | — | 1,151,153 | ||||||||||||||||||
Investment in subsidiaries |
1,846,493 | — | — | — | (1,846,493 | ) | — | |||||||||||||||||
Receivable from Arch Coal, Inc. |
1,109,656 | — | 469 | 17,494 | — | 1,127,619 | ||||||||||||||||||
Intercompanies |
(1,871,201 | ) | 960,006 | 885,128 | 26,067 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
Other |
3,728 | 12,298 | 29,234 | 4,497 | — | 49,757 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total other assets |
1,088,676 | 972,304 | 914,831 | 48,058 | (1,846,493 | ) | 1,177,376 | |||||||||||||||||
Total assets |
$ | 1,092,174 | $ | 974,463 | $ | 1,799,307 | $ | 434,384 | $ | (1,846,493 | ) | $ | 2,453,835 | |||||||||||
Accounts payable |
10,187 | — | 75,337 | 14,659 | — | 100,183 | ||||||||||||||||||
Accrued expenses |
8,040 | 16,031 | 75,027 | 10,149 | — | 109,247 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total current liabilities |
18,227 | 16,031 | 150,364 | 24,808 | — | 209,430 | ||||||||||||||||||
Long-term debt |
— | 959,222 | — | — | — | 959,222 | ||||||||||||||||||
Accrued postretirement benefits other
than pension |
17,481 | — | 2,485 | 9,253 | — | 29,219 | ||||||||||||||||||
Asset retirement obligations |
— | — | 133,214 | 10,537 | — | 143,751 | ||||||||||||||||||
Accrued workers’ compensation |
6,212 | — | 1,378 | 3,752 | — | 11,342 | ||||||||||||||||||
Other noncurrent liabilities |
976 | — | 41,284 | 9,333 | — | 51,593 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total liabilities |
42,896 | 975,253 | 328,725 | 57,683 | — | 1,404,557 | ||||||||||||||||||
Minority interest |
156,785 | — | — | — | — | 156,785 | ||||||||||||||||||
Redeemable equity interests |
6,690 | — | — | — | — | 6,690 | ||||||||||||||||||
Non-redeemable members’ equity |
885,803 | (790 | ) | 1,470,582 | 376,701 | (1,846,493 | ) | 885,803 | ||||||||||||||||
Total liabilities, redeemable membership
interests and non-redeemable
membership interests |
$ | 1,092,174 | $ | 974,463 | $ | 1,799,307 | $ | 434,384 | $ | (1,846,493 | ) | $ | 2,453,835 | |||||||||||
Statements of Operations (unaudited)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2006
(in thousands)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2006
(in thousands)
| Guarantor | Non-Guarantor | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parent Company | Issuer | Subsidiaries | Subsidiaries | Eliminations | Consolidated | |||||||||||||||||||
Coal sales revenues |
$ | — | $ | — | $ | 299,278 | $ | 70,452 | $ | — | $ | 369,730 | ||||||||||||
Cost of coal sales |
— | — | 211,449 | 58,729 | — | 270,178 | ||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation, depletion and amortization |
— | — | 20,624 | 7,236 | — | 27,860 | ||||||||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative
expenses allocated from Arch Coal |
5,087 | — | — | — | — | 5,087 | ||||||||||||||||||
Other operating income |
— | — | (1,165 | ) | (272 | ) | — | (1,437 | ) | |||||||||||||||
| 5,087 | — | 230,908 | 65,693 | — | 301,688 | |||||||||||||||||||
Income from equity investment |
73,708 | — | — | — | (73,708 | ) | — | |||||||||||||||||
Income from operations |
68,621 | — | 68,370 | 4,759 | (73,708 | ) | 68,042 | |||||||||||||||||
Interest expense |
(18,395 | ) | (15,366 | ) | (57 | ) | (388 | ) | 16,009 | (18,197 | ) | |||||||||||||
Interest income, primarily from Arch Coal |
21,727 | 16,009 | 147 | 234 | (16,009 | ) | 22,108 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3,332 | 643 | 90 | (154 | ) | — | 3,911 | ||||||||||||||||||
Other non-operating expense |
(1,635 | ) | — | — | — | — | (1,635 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Minority interest |
(2,410 | ) | — | — | — | — | (2,410 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) |
$ | 67,908 | $ | 643 | $ | 68,460 | $ | 4,605 | $ | (73,708 | ) | $ | 67,908 | |||||||||||
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Statements of Income (unaudited)
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006
(in thousands)
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006
(in thousands)
| Non- | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parent | Guarantor | Guarantor | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Company | Issuer | Subsidiaries | Subsidiaries | Eliminations | Consolidated | |||||||||||||||||||
Coal sales revenues |
$ | — | $ | — | $ | 878,171 | $ | 240,160 | $ | — | $ | 1,118,331 | ||||||||||||
Cost of coal sales |
2,370 | — | 606,252 | 164,962 | — | 773,584 | ||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation, depletion and amortization |
— | — | 59,150 | 19,139 | — | 78,289 | ||||||||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative
expenses allocated from Arch Coal |
17,105 | — | — | — | — | 17,105 | ||||||||||||||||||
Other operating income |
(68 | ) | — | (2,175 | ) | (1,060 | ) | — | (3,303 | ) | ||||||||||||||
| 19,407 | — | 663,227 | 183,041 | — | 865,675 | |||||||||||||||||||
Income from equity investment |
273,393 | — | — | — | (273,393 | ) | — | |||||||||||||||||
Income from operations |
253,986 | — | 214,944 | 57,119 | (273,393 | ) | 252,656 | |||||||||||||||||
Interest expense |
(54,544 | ) | (46,138 | ) | (406 | ) | (1,399 | ) | 48,038 | (54,449 | ) | |||||||||||||
Interest income, primarily from Arch Coal |
57,837 | 48,038 | 405 | 830 | (48,038 | ) | 59,072 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3,293 | 1,900 | (1 | ) | (569 | ) | — | 4,623 | |||||||||||||||||
Other non-operating expense |
(6,658 | ) | — | — | — | — | (6,658 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Minority interest |
(23,165 | ) | — | — | — | — | (23,165 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) |
$ | 227,456 | $ | 1,900 | $ | 214,943 | $ | 56,550 | $ | (273,393 | ) | $ | 227,456 | |||||||||||
Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited)
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006
(in thousands)
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006
(in thousands)
| Non- | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Parent | Guarantor | Guarantor | ||||||||||||||||||
| Company | Issuer | Subsidiaries | Subsidiaries | Consolidated | ||||||||||||||||
Operating Activities |
||||||||||||||||||||
Cash provided by (used in) operating
activities |
$ | 67,658 | $ | (13,537 | ) | $ | 290,047 | $ | 80,979 | $ | 425,147 | |||||||||
Investing Activities |
||||||||||||||||||||
Capital expenditures |
— | — | (92,555 | ) | (78,123 | ) | (170,678 | ) | ||||||||||||
Increase in receivable from Arch Coal |
(236,677 | ) | — | (469 | ) | (17,494 | ) | (254,640 | ) | |||||||||||
Proceeds from dispositions of capital
assets |
— | — | 92 | 93 | 185 | |||||||||||||||
Cash used in investing activities |
(236,677 | ) | — | (92,932 | ) | (95,524 | ) | (425,133 | ) | |||||||||||
Financing Activities |
||||||||||||||||||||
Debt financing costs |
— | (15 | ) | — | — | (15 | ) | |||||||||||||
Transactions with affiliates, net |
169,019 | 13,552 | (197,143 | ) | 14,572 | — | ||||||||||||||
Cash provided by (used in) financing
activities |
169,019 | 13,537 | (197,143 | ) | 14,572 | (15 | ) | |||||||||||||
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents |
— | — | (28 | ) | 27 | (1 | ) | |||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of
period |
— | — | 126 | 26 | 152 | |||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period |
$ | — | $ | — | $ | 98 | $ | 53 | $ | 151 | ||||||||||
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Balance Sheets
December 31, 2005
(in thousands)
December 31, 2005
(in thousands)
| Parent | Guarantor | Non-Guarantor | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Company | Issuer | Subsidiaries | Subsidiaries | Eliminations | Consolidated | |||||||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ | — | $ | — | $ | 126 | $ | 26 | $ | — | $ | 152 | ||||||||||||
Trade accounts receivable |
87,012 | — | 31 | 24,905 | — | 111,948 | ||||||||||||||||||
Other receivables |
1,072 | — | 673 | 3,724 | — | 5,469 | ||||||||||||||||||
Inventories |
— | — | 78,993 | 19,485 | — | 98,478 | ||||||||||||||||||
Other current assets |
6,947 | 2,146 | 3,212 | 5,013 | — | 17,318 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total current assets |
95,031 | 2,146 | 83,035 | 53,153 | — | 233,365 | ||||||||||||||||||
Property, plant and equipment, net |
— | — | 778,945 | 289,214 | — | 1,068,159 | ||||||||||||||||||
Investment in subsidiaries |
1,604,489 | — | — | — | (1,604,489 | ) | — | |||||||||||||||||
Receivable from Arch Coal |
869,056 | — | — | — | — | 869,056 | ||||||||||||||||||
Intercompanies |
(1,702,182 | ) | 973,558 | 687,985 | 40,639 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
Other |
1,865 | 13,916 | 25,210 | 3,805 | — | 44,796 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total other assets |
773,228 | 987,474 | 713,195 | 44,444 | (1,604,489 | ) | 913,852 | |||||||||||||||||
Total assets |
$ | 868,259 | $ | 989,620 | $ | 1,575,175 | $ | 386,811 | $ | (1,604,489 | ) | $ | 2,215,376 | |||||||||||
Accounts payable |
18,499 | — | 51,980 | 19,153 | — | 89,632 | ||||||||||||||||||
Accrued expenses |
3,862 | 32,063 | 67,919 | 7,977 | — | 111,821 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total current liabilities |
22,361 | 32,063 | 119,899 | 27,130 | — | 201,453 | ||||||||||||||||||
Long-term debt |
— | 960,247 | — | — | — | 960,247 | ||||||||||||||||||
Asset retirement obligations |
— | — | 126,255 | 9,837 | — | 136,092 | ||||||||||||||||||
Accrued postretirement benefits
other than pension |
15,826 | — | 2,486 | 8,704 | — | 27,016 | ||||||||||||||||||
Accrued workers’ compensation |
5,947 | — | 1,325 | 4,174 | — | 11,446 | ||||||||||||||||||
Other noncurrent liabilities |
7,063 | — | 35,748 | 19,249 | — | 62,060 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total liabilities |
51,197 | 992,310 | 285,713 | 69,094 | — | 1,398,314 | ||||||||||||||||||
Minority interest |
133,620 | — | — | — | — | 133,620 | ||||||||||||||||||
Redeemable membership interests |
5,647 | — | — | — | — | 5,647 | ||||||||||||||||||
Non-redeemable membership interests |
677,795 | (2,690 | ) | 1,289,462 | 317,717 | (1,604,489 | ) | 677,795 | ||||||||||||||||
Total liabilities, redeemable
membership interests and
non-redeemable membership
interests |
$ | 868,259 | $ | 989,620 | $ | 1,575,175 | $ | 386,811 | $ | (1,604,489 | ) | $ | 2,215,376 | |||||||||||
Statements of Operations (unaudited)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2005
(in thousands)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2005
(in thousands)
| Parent | Guarantor | Non-Guarantor | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Company | Issuer | Subsidiaries | Subsidiaries | Eliminations | Consolidated | |||||||||||||||||||
Coal sales revenues |
$ | — | $ | — | $ | 228,429 | $ | 62,857 | $ | — | $ | 291,286 | ||||||||||||
Cost of coal sales |
586 | — | 167,436 | 44,161 | — | 212,183 | ||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation, depletion and amortization |
— | — | 20,994 | 7,038 | — | 28,032 | ||||||||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative
expenses allocated from Arch Coal |
5,741 | — | — | — | — | 5,741 | ||||||||||||||||||
Other operating income |
(72 | ) | — | (608 | ) | (155 | ) | — | (835 | ) | ||||||||||||||
| 6,255 | — | 187,822 | 51,044 | — | 245,121 | |||||||||||||||||||
Income from equity investment |
52,143 | — | — | — | (52,143 | ) | — | |||||||||||||||||
Income from operations |
45,888 | — | 40,607 | 11,813 | (52,143 | ) | 46,165 | |||||||||||||||||
Interest expense |
(16,020 | ) | (15,801 | ) | (500 | ) | — | 16,024 | (16,297 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Interest income primarily from Arch Coal |
11,909 | 16,024 | — | — | (16,024 | ) | 11,909 | |||||||||||||||||
| (4,111 | ) | 223 | (500 | ) | — | — | (4,388 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Other non-operating expense |
(3,195 | ) | — | — | — | — | (3,195 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Minority interest |
(4,593 | ) | — | — | — | — | (4,593 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Net income |
$ | 33,989 | $ | 223 | $ | 40,107 | $ | 11,813 | $ | (52,143 | ) | $ | 33,989 | |||||||||||
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Statements of Operations (unaudited)
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2005
(in thousands)
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2005
(in thousands)
| Parent | Guarantor | Non-Guarantor | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Company | Issuer | Subsidiaries | Subsidiaries | Eliminations | Consolidated | |||||||||||||||||||
Coal sales revenues |
$ | — | $ | — | $ | 656,682 | $ | 186,720 | $ | — | $ | 843,402 | ||||||||||||
Cost of coal sales |
1,567 | — | 488,821 | 136,596 | — | 626,984 | ||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation, depletion and amortization |
— | — | 62,059 | 15,809 | — | 77,868 | ||||||||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative
expenses allocated from Arch Coal |
16,623 | — | — | — | — | 16,623 | ||||||||||||||||||
Other operating income |
(103 | ) | — | (2,916 | ) | (552 | ) | — | (3,571 | ) | ||||||||||||||
| 18,087 | — | 547,964 | 151,853 | — | 717,904 | |||||||||||||||||||
Income from equity investment |
142,008 | — | — | — | (142,008 | ) | — | |||||||||||||||||
Income from operations |
123,921 | — | 108,718 | 34,867 | (142,008 | ) | 125,498 | |||||||||||||||||
Interest expense |
(48,032 | ) | (47,667 | ) | (1,946 | ) | — | 48,036 | (49,609 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Interest income primarily from Arch Coal |
31,292 | 48,036 | — | — | (48,036 | ) | 31,292 | |||||||||||||||||
| (16,740 | ) | 369 | (1,946 | ) | — | — | (18,317 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Other non-operating expense |
(9,970 | ) | — | — | — | — | (9,970 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Minority interest |
(15,072 | ) | — | — | — | — | (15,072 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Net income |
$ | 82,139 | $ | 369 | $ | 106,772 | $ | 34,867 | $ | (142,008 | ) | $ | 82,139 | |||||||||||
Statements of Cash Flows (RESTATED)
(unaudited)
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2005
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2005
(in thousands)
| Parent | Guarantor | Non-Guarantor | ||||||||||||||||||
| Company | Issuer | Subsidiaries | Subsidiaries | Consolidated | ||||||||||||||||
Operating Activities |
||||||||||||||||||||
Cash provided by (used in) operating
activities |
$ | (58,052 | ) | $ | (16,341 | ) | $ | 186,013 | $ | 43,429 | $ | 155,049 | ||||||||
Investing Activities |
— | |||||||||||||||||||
Capital expenditures |
— | — | (46,788 | ) | (31,800 | ) | (78,588 | ) | ||||||||||||
Increase in receivable from Arch Coal |
(67,388 | ) | — | — | — | (67,388 | ) | |||||||||||||
Proceeds from dispositions of capital
assets |
— | — | 2,147 | 3 | 2,150 | |||||||||||||||
Additions to prepaid royalties |
— | — | (12,456 | ) | — | (12,456 | ) | |||||||||||||
Cash used in investing activities |
(67,388 | ) | — | (57,097 | ) | (31,797 | ) | (156,282 | ) | |||||||||||
Financing Activities |
||||||||||||||||||||
Debt financing costs |
(67 | ) | — | — | — | (67 | ) | |||||||||||||
Transactions with affiliates, net |
125,507 | 16,341 | (130,057 | ) | (11,791 | ) | — | |||||||||||||
Cash provided by (used in) financing
activities |
125,440 | 16,341 | (130,057 | ) | (11,791 | ) | (67 | ) | ||||||||||||
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents |
— | — | (1,141 | ) | (159 | ) | (1,300 | ) | ||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of
period |
— | — | 1,185 | 166 | 1,351 | |||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period |
$ | — | $ | — | $ | 44 | $ | 7 | $ | 51 | ||||||||||
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
This document contains “forward-looking statements” — that is, statements related to
future, not past, events. In this context, forward-looking statements often address our expected
future business and financial performance, and often contain words such as “expects,”
“anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” or “will.” Forward-looking statements by
their nature address matters that are, to different degrees, uncertain. For us, particular
uncertainties arise from changes in the demand for our coal by the domestic electric generation
industry; from legislation and regulations relating to the Clean Air Act and other environmental
initiatives; from operational, geological, permit, labor and weather-related factors; from
fluctuations in the amount of cash we generate from operations; from future integration of acquired
businesses; and from numerous other matters of national, regional and global scale, including those
of a political, economic, business, competitive or regulatory nature. These uncertainties may
cause our actual future results to be materially different than those expressed in our
forward-looking statements. We do not undertake to update our forward-looking statements, whether
as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by law. For
a description of some of the risks and uncertainties that may affect our future results, see “Risk
Factors” under Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 and
Part II, Item 1A of the Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q that we have filed during the interim
period.
Executive Overview
Operating results for the third quarter of 2006 reflect higher margins in the Powder River
Basin driven primarily by increased price realization. The operating margins for the Western
Bituminous region were unfavorably affected by an extended longwall move at our Dugout Canyon mine
in Utah during the third quarter of 2006. Increased price realizations in both segments resulted in
improved operating results during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 compared to
the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005. We achieved those results despite continued
rail challenges and weak near-term market conditions. See further discussion of our price
realizations in “Results of Operations.” The third quarter of 2006 also reflected a full quarter
of production at our Coal Creek surface mine in Wyoming and our Skyline longwall mine in Utah. See
further discussions of our capital spending program in “Liquidity and Capital Resources” and our
operating margins in “Results of Operations.”
We have a significant percentage of our coal under sales contracts signed in earlier periods,
when market conditions were weaker than those existing in the current market. Within the next
several years, a majority of these commitments will expire, and we expect to reprice volumes based
on market conditions existing at that time. Although a mild winter and spring have weakened
near-term market conditions in 2006, we believe strong domestic and global demand growth for coal
along with supply pressures will positively influence future coal prices. We believe that
increased electricity demand, the relatively high cost of competing fuels, planned new coal-fueled
electric generation facilities and geopolitical risks associated with global oil and natural gas
resources suggest that the long-term fundamentals of the domestic coal industry remain strong.
Results of Operations
Items Affecting Comparability of Reported Results
A combustion-related event in October 2005 caused the idling of our West Elk mine in Colorado
into the first quarter of 2006, which cost us approximately $30.0 million in lost profits during
the first quarter of 2006. We recorded insurance recoveries related to the event of $10.0 million
during the three months ended September 30, 2006 and $30.0 million during the nine months ended
September 30, 2006. The insurance recoveries are reflected as a reduction of cost of coal sales in
our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.
On January 1, 2006, we adopted the provisions of Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 04-6,
“Accounting for Stripping Costs in the Mining Industry.” This issue applies to stripping costs
incurred in the production phase of a mine for the removal of overburden or waste materials for the
purpose of obtaining access to coal that will be extracted. Under the issue, stripping costs
incurred during the production phase of the mine are variable production costs that are included in
the cost of inventory produced and extracted during the period the stripping costs are incurred.
Historically, we had associated stripping costs at our surface mining operations with the cost of
tons of coal uncovered and classified such tons uncovered but not yet extracted as coal inventory
(pit inventory). The cumulative effect of adoption was to reduce inventory by $37.6 million and
deferred development cost by $2.0 million with a corresponding decrease to membership interests of
$39.6 million. This accounting change creates volatility in our results of operations, as cost
increases or decreases related to fluctuations in pit inventory can only
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be attributed to tons extracted from the pit. During the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2006, decreases in pit inventory resulted in net income that was $5.7 million and
$15.8 million higher than it would have been under our previous methodology of accounting for pit
inventory.
Three Months Ended September 30, 2006 Compared to Three Months Ended September 30, 2005
The following discussion summarizes our operating results for the three months ended September
30, 2006 and compares those results to our operating results for the three months ended September
30, 2005.
Revenues. The following table summarizes the number of tons we sold during the three months
ended September 30, 2006 and the sales associated with those tons and compares those results to the
comparable information for the three months ended September 30, 2005:
| Three months ended September 30, | Increase | |||||||||||||||
| 2006 | 2005 | $ | % | |||||||||||||
| (Amounts in thousands, except per ton data) | ||||||||||||||||
Coal sales |
$ | 369,730 | $ | 291,286 | $ | 78,444 | 26.9 | % | ||||||||
Tons sold |
28,729 | 26,702 | 2,027 | 7.6 | % | |||||||||||
Coal sales realization per ton sold |
$ | 12.87 | $ | 10.91 | $ | 1.96 | 18.0 | % | ||||||||
The increase in our coal sales from the third quarter of 2005 to the third quarter of
2006 resulted primarily from higher sales prices and increases in Powder River Basin sales volumes.
See the regional realization table below for a discussion of changes in regional prices.
The following table shows the number of tons sold by operating segment during the three months
ended September 30, 2006 and compares those amounts to the comparable information for the three
months ended September 30, 2005:
| Three months ended September 30, | Increase (decrease) | |||||||||||||||
| 2006 | 2005 | Tons | % | |||||||||||||
| (Amounts in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||
Powder River Basin |
24,533 | 22,131 | 2,402 | 10.9 | % | |||||||||||
Western Bituminous Region |
4,196 | 4,571 | (375 | ) | (8.2 | )% | ||||||||||
Total |
28,729 | 26,702 | 2,027 | 7.6 | % | |||||||||||
Sales volume increased in the Powder River Basin from the restart of the Coal Creek mine
and improved rail service during the third quarter of 2006 when compared to the third quarter of
2005. In 2005, we experienced significant disruptions in our rail service from major repair and
maintenance work in the Powder River Basin. During the third quarter of 2006, we experienced some
shipment disruptions due to ongoing repairs and maintenance on the rail lines, although not of the
magnitude experienced in 2005. In the Western Bituminous Region, the 0.4 million tons sold from the
Skyline mine during the third quarter of 2006 were offset by the effect of the extended longwall
move at the Dugout Canyon mine resulting in a decrease in tons sold during the third quarter of
2006 when compared to the third quarter of 2005.
The following table shows the coal sales price per ton by operating segment during the three
months ended September 30, 2006 and compares those amounts to the comparable information for the
three months ended September 30, 2005. Coal sales prices per ton exclude certain transportation
costs that we pass through to our customers. We use these financial measures because we believe
the adjusted amounts better represent the coal sales prices we achieved within our operating
segments. Since other companies may calculate coal sales prices per ton differently, our
calculation may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by those companies.
Transportation costs per ton billed to customers for the three months ended September 30, 2006 were
$0.01 for the Powder River Basin and $2.71 for the Western Bituminous region. For the three months
ended September 30, 2005, transportation costs per ton billed to customers were $0.09 for the
Powder River Basin and $2.37 for the Western Bituminous region.
| Three months ended September 30, | Increase | |||||||||||||||
| 2006 | 2005 | $ | % | |||||||||||||
Powder River Basin |
$ | 10.46 | $ | 8.24 | $ | 2.22 | 26.9 | % | ||||||||
Western Bituminous Region |
24.21 | 21.04 | 3.17 | 15.1 | % | |||||||||||
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The increase in our coal sales prices resulted from higher contract pricing during the
third quarter of 2006 when compared to the third quarter of 2005, due primarily to the expiration
of lower-priced legacy contracts in the Powder River Basin and Western Bituminous Region.
Operating costs and expenses. The following table summarizes our operating costs and expenses
for the three months ended September 30, 2006 and compares those results to the comparable
information for the three months ended September 30, 2005:
| Increase (decrease) | ||||||||||||||||
| Three months ended September 30, | in Net Income | |||||||||||||||
| 2006 | 2005 | $ | % | |||||||||||||
| (Amounts in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||
Cost of coal sales |
$ | 270,178 | $ | 212,183 | $ | (57,995 | ) | (27.3 | )% | |||||||
Depreciation, depletion and amortization |
27,860 | 28,032 | 172 | 0.6 | % | |||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses |
5,087 | 5,741 | 654 | 11.4 | % | |||||||||||
Other operating income, net |
(1,437 | ) | (835 | ) | 602 | 72.1 | % | |||||||||
| $ | 301,688 | $ | 245,121 | $ | (56,567 | ) | (23.1 | )% | ||||||||
Cost of coal sales. Cost of coal sales increased from the third quarter of 2005 to the
third quarter of 2006 due to higher costs, primarily increased production taxes and coal royalties
that we pay as a percentage of coal sales and increased sales volume in the Powder River Basin.
Operating margins. Our operating margins (reflected below on a per-ton basis) include all
mining costs, which consist of all amounts classified as cost of coal sales (except pass-through
transportation costs discussed in “Revenues” above) and all depreciation, depletion and
amortization attributable to mining operations.
| Three months ended September 30, | Increase (decrease) | |||||||||||||||
| 2006 | 2005 | $ | % | |||||||||||||
Powder River Basin |
$ | 1.86 | $ | 1.02 | $ | 0.84 | 82.4 | % | ||||||||
Western Bituminous Region |
6.21 | 6.35 | (0.14 | ) | (2.2 | )% | ||||||||||
Powder River Basin — On a per-ton basis, operating margins for the third quarter of 2006
increased significantly from the third quarter of 2005 due to the increase in per-ton coal sales
realizations described above. The effect of the higher realizations were partially offset by
increased production taxes and coal royalties, which we pay as a percentage of coal sales
realizations, higher repair and maintenance activity and higher tire, diesel and explosive costs
during the third quarter of 2006 compared to the third quarter of 2005.
Western Bituminous Region — Operating margins per ton for the third quarter of 2006 decreased
from the third quarter of 2005 due to the impact of the extended longwall move at our Dugout Canyon
mine in the third quarter of 2006. The effect of the longwall move was partially offset by the
higher per-ton coal sales realizations and the third quarter of 2006 insurance recovery of $10.0
million related to the West Elk combustion-related event described previously.
Net interest income (expense). The following table summarizes our net interest expense for
the three months ended September 30, 2006 and compares that information to the comparable
information for the three months ended September 30, 2005:
| Increase (decrease) | ||||||||||||||||
| Three months ended September 30, | in Net Income | |||||||||||||||
| 2006 | 2005 | $ | % | |||||||||||||
| (Amounts in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||
Interest expense |
$ | (18,197 | ) | $ | (16,297 | ) | $ | (1,900 | ) | (11.7 | )% | |||||
Interest income |
22,108 | 11,909 | 10,199 | 85.6 | % | |||||||||||
| $ | 3,911 | $ | (4,388 | ) | $ | 8,299 | 189.1 | % | ||||||||
Interest expense. The increase in interest expense in the three months ended September
30, 2006 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2005 results from the discount on trade
accounts receivable sold to Arch Coal pursuant to Arch Coal’s accounts receivable securitization
program. See further discussion in “Liquidity and Capital Resources.”
Interest income. Our cash transactions are managed by Arch Coal. Cash paid to or from us
that is not considered a distribution or a contribution is recorded as a receivable from Arch Coal.
The receivable balance earns interest from Arch Coal at the prime interest rate. The increase in
interest income results primarily from a higher
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average receivable balance in the three months ended September 30, 2006 as compared to the
same period in 2005, including the effect of amounts related to the sale of trade accounts
receivable to Arch Coal.
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006 Compared to Nine Months Ended September 30, 2005
The following discussion summarizes our operating results for the nine months ended September
30, 2006 and compares those results to our operating results for the nine months ended September
30, 2005.
Revenues. The following table summarizes the number of tons we sold during the nine months
ended September 30, 2006 and the sales associated with those tons and compares those results to the
comparable information for the nine months ended September 30, 2005:
| Nine months ended September 30, | Increase (decrease) | |||||||||||||||
| 2006 | 2005 | $ | % | |||||||||||||
| (Amounts in thousands, except per ton data) | ||||||||||||||||
Coal sales |
$ | 1,118,331 | $ | 843,402 | $ | 274,929 | 32.6 | % | ||||||||
Tons sold |
83,571 | 80,336 | 3,235 | 4.0 | % | |||||||||||
Coal sales realization per ton sold |
$ | 13.38 | $ | 10.50 | $ | 2.88 | 27.4 | % | ||||||||
The increase in our coal sales resulted primarily from higher sales prices and increases
in Powder River Basin sales volumes during the nine months ended September 30, 2006 when compared
to the nine months ended September 30, 2005. See the regional realization table below for a
discussion of changes in regional prices.
The following table shows the number of tons sold by operating segment during the nine months
ended September 30, 2006 and compares those amounts to the comparable information for the nine
months ended September 30, 2005:
| Nine months ended September 30, | Increase (decrease) | |||||||||||||||
| 2006 | 2005 | Tons | % | |||||||||||||
| (Amounts in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||
Powder River Basin |
70,814 | 66,288 | 4,526 | 6.8 | % | |||||||||||
Western Bituminous Region |
12,757 | 14,048 | (1,291 | ) | (9.2 | )% | ||||||||||
Total |
83,571 | 80,336 | 3,235 | 4.0 | % | |||||||||||
Sales volume increased in the Powder River Basin from the restart of the Coal Creek mine
and improved rail service during the nine months ended September 30, 2006 when compared to the nine
months ended September 30, 2005. In 2005, we experienced significant disruptions in our rail
service from major repair and maintenance work in the Powder River Basin. During the nine months
ended September 30, 2006, we experienced some shipment disruptions due to ongoing repairs and
maintenance on the rail lines, although not of the magnitude experienced in 2005. In the Western
Bituminous Region, the 0.7 million tons sold from the Skyline mine during the nine months ended
September 30, 2006 were offset by the effect of the West Elk idling during the first quarter of
2006 and the extended longwall move at the Dugout Canyon mine in the third quarter of 2006,
resulting in a decrease when compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2005.
The following table shows the coal sales price per ton by operating segment during the nine
months ended September 30, 2006 and compares those amounts to the comparable information for the
nine months ended September 30, 2005. Coal sales prices per ton exclude certain transportation
costs that we pass through to our customers. We use these financial measures because we believe
the adjusted amounts better represent the coal sales prices we achieved within our operating
segments. Since other companies may calculate coal sales prices per ton differently, our
calculation may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by those companies.
Transportation costs per ton billed to customers for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 were
$0.02 for the Powder River Basin and $2.94 for the Western Bituminous region. For the nine months
ended September 30, 2005, transportation costs per ton billed to customers were $0.05 for the
Powder River Basin and $2.92 for the Western Bituminous region.
| Nine months ended September 30, | Increase (decrease) | |||||||||||||||
| 2006 | 2005 | $ | % | |||||||||||||
Powder River Basin |
$ | 11.07 | $ | 8.00 | $ | 3.07 | 38.4 | % | ||||||||
Western Bituminous Region |
23.17 | 19.13 | 4.04 | 21.1 | % | |||||||||||
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The increase in our coal sales prices resulted from higher contract pricing as a result
of the expiration of lower-priced legacy contracts.
Operating costs and expenses. The following table summarizes our operating costs and expenses
for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and compares those results to the comparable
information for the nine months ended September 30, 2005:
| Increase (decrease) | ||||||||||||||||
| Nine months ended September 30, | in Net Income | |||||||||||||||
| 2006 | 2005 | $ | % | |||||||||||||
| (Amounts in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||
Cost of coal sales |
$ | 773,584 | $ | 626,984 | $ | (146,600 | ) | (23.4 | )% | |||||||
Depreciation, depletion and amortization |
78,289 | 77,868 | (421 | ) | (0.5 | )% | ||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses |
17,105 | 16,623 | (482 | ) | (2.9 | )% | ||||||||||
Other operating income, net |
(3,303 | ) | (3,571 | ) | (268 | ) | (7.5 | )% | ||||||||
| $ | 865,675 | $ | 717,904 | $ | (147,771 | ) | (20.6 | )% | ||||||||
Cost of coal sales. Cost of coal sales increased during the nine months ended September
30, 2006 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2005 due to higher costs, primarily
increased production taxes and coal royalties that we pay as a percentage of coal sales
realizations, and from increased sales volume in the Powder River Basin.
Operating margins. Our operating margins (reflected below on a per-ton basis) include all
mining costs, which consist of all amounts classified as cost of coal sales (except pass-through
transportation costs discussed in “Revenues” above) and all depreciation, depletion and
amortization attributable to mining operations.
| Nine months ended September 30, | Increase | |||||||||||||||
| 2006 | 2005 | $ | % | |||||||||||||
Powder River Basin |
$ | 2.51 | $ | 1.09 | $ | 1.42 | 130.3 | % | ||||||||
Western Bituminous Region |
7.17 | 4.85 | 2.32 | 47.8 | % | |||||||||||
Powder River Basin — On a per-ton basis, operating margins for the first nine months of
2006 increased significantly from the first nine months of 2005 primarily due to the increase in
per-ton coal sales realizations described above. The effect of the higher realizations were
partially offset by increased production taxes and coal royalties, which we pay as a percentage of
coal sales realizations, higher repair and maintenance activity and higher tire, diesel and
explosive costs during the first nine months of 2006 compared to the first nine months of 2005.
Western Bituminous Region — Operating margins per ton for the first nine months of 2006
increased from the first nine months of 2005 due to higher per-ton coal sales realizations
described above partially offset by the impact of the extended longwall move in the third quarter
of 2006 and the West Elk idling during the first quarter, net of the partial insurance recoveries
of $30.0 million.
Net interest income (expense). The following table summarizes our net interest expense for
the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and compares that information to the comparable
information for the nine months ended September 30, 2005:
| Increase (decrease) | ||||||||||||||||
| Nine months ended September 30, | in Net Income | |||||||||||||||
| 2006 | 2005 | $ | % | |||||||||||||
| (Amounts in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||
Interest expense |
$ | (54,449 | ) | $ | (49,609 | ) | $ | (4,840 | ) | (9.8 | )% | |||||
Interest income |
59,072 | 31,292 | 27,780 | 88.8 | % | |||||||||||
| $ | 4,623 | $ | (18,317 | ) | $ | 22,940 | 125.2 | % | ||||||||
Interest expense. The increase in interest expense in the nine months ended September
30, 2006 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2005 results from the discount on trade
accounts receivable sold to Arch Coal under the accounts receivable securitization program.
Interest income. The increase in interest income results primarily from a higher average
receivable balance in the nine months ended September 30, 2006 as compared to the same period in
2005, including the effect of amounts related to the sale of trade accounts receivable to Arch
Coal.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our primary sources of cash include sales of our coal production to customers, sales of assets
and debt offerings related to significant transactions. Excluding any significant mineral reserve
acquisitions, we generally satisfy our working capital requirements and fund capital expenditures
and debt-service obligations with cash generated from operations. Our ability to satisfy debt
service obligations, to fund planned capital expenditures and to make acquisitions will depend upon
our future operating performance, which will be affected by prevailing economic conditions in the
coal industry and financial, business and other factors, some of which are beyond our control.
On February 10, 2006, Arch Coal established an accounts receivable securitization program.
Under the program, we sell our receivables to Arch Coal at a 0.75% discount. We retain the
obligation for any potential loss related to uncollectible accounts or obligations related to the
receivables. Under the program, we sold $1.1 billion of trade accounts receivable to Arch Coal in
the first nine months of 2006, at a total discount of $7.9 million.
The following is a summary of cash provided by or used in each of the indicated types of
activities:
| Nine months ended September 30, | ||||||||
| 2006 | 2005 | |||||||
| RESTATED | ||||||||
| (in thousands) | ||||||||
Cash provided by (used in): |
||||||||
Operating activities |
$ | 425,147 | $ | 155,049 | ||||
Investing activities |
(425,133 | ) | (156,282 | ) | ||||
Financing activities |
(15 | ) | (67 | ) | ||||
We have restated our Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the nine months
ended September 30, 2005 to reclassify changes in the Receivable from Arch Coal, Inc. from
“operating activities” to “investing activities”. See further discussion in Note 1 to the
Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion.
Cash provided by operating activities increased $270.1 million in the nine months ended
September 30, 2006 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2005 primarily as a result of
the sale of our trade accounts receivable to Arch Coal and our improved operating results.
Cash used in investing activities in 2006 was $268.9 million higher in the nine months ended
September 30, 2006 than in nine months ended September 30, 2005, primarily due to the sale of our
trade accounts receivable and increased capital expenditures. We make capital expenditures to
improve and replace existing mining equipment, expand existing mines, develop new mines and improve
the overall efficiency of mining operations. Higher spending at our Powder River Basin operations
related to the restarting of the Coal Creek mine and costs relating to the purchase of a
replacement longwall at the Canyon Fuel operations in the Western Bituminous Region resulted in the
majority of the increase in capital expenditures in the first nine months of 2006 compared to the
first nine months of 2005.
We believe that cash generated from operations will be sufficient to meet working capital
requirements, anticipated capital expenditures and scheduled debt payments for at least the next
several years.
Contingencies
The Federal Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 and similar state statutes
require that mine property be restored in accordance with specified standards and an approved
reclamation plan. We accrue for the costs of reclamation in accordance with the provisions of
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 143, “Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations,”
adopted as of January 1, 2003. These costs relate to reclaiming the pit and support acreage at
surface mines and sealing portals at deep mines. Other costs of reclamation common to surface and
underground mining are related to reclaiming refuse and slurry ponds, eliminating sedimentation and
drainage control structures, and dismantling or demolishing equipment or buildings used in mining
operations. The establishment of the asset retirement obligation liability is based upon permit
requirements and requires various estimates and assumptions, principally associated with costs and
productivities.
We review our entire environmental liability periodically and make necessary adjustments,
including permit changes and revisions to costs and productivities to reflect current experience.
Our management believes it is making adequate provisions for all expected reclamation and other
associated costs.
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We are a party to numerous other claims and lawsuits and are subject to numerous other
contingencies with respect to various matters. We provide for costs related to contingencies,
including environmental, legal and indemnification matters, when a loss is probable and the amount
is reasonably determinable. After conferring with counsel, it is the opinion of management that
the ultimate resolution of these claims, to the extent not previously provided for, will not have a
material adverse effect on our consolidated financial condition, results of operations or
liquidity.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
In addition to the other quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk contained
in this report, you should see Item 7A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended, for the year
ended December 31, 2005.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures.
We performed an evaluation under the supervision and with the participation of our management,
including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, of the effectiveness of the
design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2006. Based on
that evaluation, our management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer,
concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of such date. There were
no changes in internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended
September 30, 2006 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect,
our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II
OTHER INFORMATION
OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
There is hereby incorporated by reference the information under the caption “Contingencies”
appearing in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations” of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
Our business inherently involves certain risks and uncertainties. The risks and uncertainties
described in this report and in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2005 and in Part II, Item 1A of the Quarterly Reports on From 10-Q that we have filed
during the interim period are not the only ones we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not
presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business operations.
Should one or more of any of these risks materialize, our business, financial condition or results
of operations could be materially adversely affected.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
None.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
None.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
None.
Item 5. Other Information.
None.
Item 6. Exhibits.
Exhibits filed as part of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are as follows:
| Exhibit | Description | |
3.1
|
Certificate of Formation (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Form S-4 (File No. 333-107569) filed on August 1, 2003 by Arch Western Finance, LLC, Arch Western Resources, LLC, Arch of Wyoming, LLC, Mountain Coal Company, L.L.C., and Thunder Basin Coal Company, L.L.C.). | |
3.2
|
Limited Liability Company Agreement (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to the Form S-4 (File No. 333-107569) filed on August 1, 2003 by Arch Western Finance, LLC, Arch Western Resources, LLC, Arch of Wyoming, LLC, Mountain Coal Company, L.L.C., and Thunder BasinCoal Company, L.L.C.). | |
31.1
|
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Paul A. Lang. | |
31.2
|
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Robert J. Messey. | |
32.1
|
Section 1350 Certification of Paul A. Lang. | |
32.2
|
Section 1350 Certification of Robert J. Messey. |
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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, thereunto duly authorized.
| Arch Coal, Inc. | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Robert J. Messey | |||||
| Robert J. Messey | ||||||
| Vice President | ||||||
| November | 14, 2006 | |||||
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Exhibit 31.1
Certification
I, Paul A. Lang, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Arch Western Resources, LLC;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact
or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the
circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period
covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included
in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of
operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and
maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and
15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:
| (a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; | ||
| (b) | [Reserved.] | ||
| (c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and | ||
| (d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and |
5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent
evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit
committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
| (a) | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and | ||
| (b) | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
| /s/ Paul A. Lang | ||||
| Paul A. Lang | ||||
| President | ||||
Date: November 14, 2006 |
Exhibit 31.2
Certification
I, Robert J. Messey, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Arch Western Resources, LLC;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact
or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the
circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period
covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included
in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of
operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and
maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and
15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:
| (a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; | ||
| (b) | [Reserved.] | ||
| (c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and | ||
| (d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and |
5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent
evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit
committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
| (a) | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and | ||
| (b) | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
| /s/ Robert J. Messey | ||||
| Robert J. Messey | ||||
| Vice President | ||||
Date: November 14, 2006 |
Exhibit 32.1
Certification of Periodic Financial Reports
I, Paul A. Lang, President of Arch Western Resources, LLC, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
(1) the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2006 (the
“Periodic Report”) which this statement accompanies fully complies with the requirements of Section
13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and
(2) information contained in the Periodic Report fairly presents, in all material respects,
the financial condition and results of operations of Arch Western Resources, LLC.
| /s/ Paul A. Lang | ||||
| Paul A. Lang | ||||
| President | ||||
Date: November 14, 2006 |
Exhibit 32.2
Certification of Periodic Financial Reports
I, Robert J. Messey, Vice President of Arch Western Resources, LLC, certify, pursuant to 18
U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
(1) the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2006 (the
“Periodic Report”) which this statement accompanies fully complies with the requirements of Section
13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and
(2) information contained in the Periodic Report fairly presents, in all material respects,
the financial condition and results of operations of Arch Western Resources, LLC.
| /s/ Robert J. Messey | ||||
| Robert J. Messey | ||||
| Vice President | ||||
Date: November 14, 2006 |