SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* GENDELL JEFFREY L ET AL (Last) (First) (Middle) 55 RAILROAD AVENUE (Street) GREENWICH CT 06830 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol WESTMORELAND COAL CO [ WLB ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/01/2010
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) Form filed by One Reporting Person X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock, par value $2.50 per share	02/01/2010		J		74,170(2)(3)	D(2)(3)	$0(2)(3)	1,476,773(2)(3)	I	See Footnotes(1)(4)(5)(6)(7)
Common Stock, par value $2.50 per share	02/01/2010		J		74,170(2)(3)	A(2)(3)	$0(2)(3)	1,550,943(2)(3)	I	See Footnotes(1)(4)(5)(6)(7)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* GENDELL JEFFREY L ET AL (Last) (First) (Middle) 55 RAILROAD AVENUE (Street) GREENWICH CT 06830 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* TONTINE CAPITAL PARTNERS L P (Last) (First) (Middle) 55 RAILROAD AVENUE (Street) GREENWICH CT 06830 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* TONTINE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 55 RAILROAD AVENUE (Street) GREENWICH CT 06830 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* TONTINE MANAGEMENT LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 55 RAILROAD AVENUE (Street) GREENWICH CT 06830 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* TONTINE OVERSEAS ASSOCIATES LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 55 RAILROAD AVENUE (Street) GREENWICH CT 06830 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* TONTINE CAPITAL OVERSEAS MASTER FUND II, L.P. (Last) (First) (Middle) 55 RAILROAD AVENUE (Street) GREENWICH CT 06830 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* TONTINE ASSET ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. (Last) (First) (Middle) 55 RAILROAD AVENUE (Street) GREENWICH CT 06830 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* TONTINE PARTNERS L P (Last) (First) (Middle) 55 RAILROAD AVENUE (Street) GREENWICH CT 06830 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

Explanation of Responses:

1. This report is filed jointly by Tontine Capital Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("TCP"), Tontine Capital Management, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company ("TCM"), Tontine Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("TP"), Tontine Management, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company ("TM"), Tontine Overseas Associates, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company ("TOA"), Tontine Capital Overseas Master Fund II, L.P., a Cayman Islands limited partnership ("TCP 2"), Tontine Asset Associates, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company ("TAA") and Jeffrey L. Gendell ("Mr. Gendell"). Mr. Gendell is the managing member of: (a) TCM, the general partner of TCP; (b) TM, the general partner of TP; (c) TOA, the investment advisor to Tontine Overseas Fund, Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company ("TOF") and (c) TAA, the general partner of TCP 2.

2. Effective February 1, 2010, the filing parties reallocated ownership of Common Stock among the entities comprising the filing parties (the "Reallocation"). When giving effect solely to the Reallocation, the aggregate Common Stock ownership of the filing parties after the completion of the Reallocation will be the same as the aggregate Common Stock ownership of the filing parties before the Reallocation. In connection with the Reallocation, shares of Common Stock owned by TOF (the "Transferred Shares") will be deemed to have been distributed in kind as of February 1, 2010 to certain investors holding ownership interests in TOF, with all of the Transferred Shares then being immediately contributed by such investors to TCP 2. The number of Transferred Shares reported in this Form 4 as being contributed to TCP 2 is a preliminary estimate by the filing parties.

3. The filing parties expect to finalize the actual number of Transferred Shares by the end of February 2010, and an amendment to this Form 4 will be filed when the number of Transferred Shares is finalized. As of the date of this Form 4, the filing parties estimate the number of Transferred Shares to be deemed distributed in kind by TOF to be 74,170 shares of Common Stock, with all of such shares being immediately contributed to TCP 2. However, the actual number of Transferred Shares, as ultimately determined by the filing parties, may be materially different than the estimates disclosed in this footnote.

4. Before the consummation of the transactions discussed in Footnote No. 2 to this Form 4, TM, TOA, TAA and TCP 2 directly own 0 shares of Common Stock, TCP directly owns 135,300 shares of Common Stock, TCM directly owns 70,000 shares of Common Stock, TP directly owns 517,313 shares of Common Stock, TOF directly owns 279,330 shares of Common Stock and Mr. Gendell directly owns 549,000 shares of Common Stock.

5. All of the foregoing securities may be deemed to be beneficially owned by Mr. Gendell. The foregoing securities held by TCP may be deemed to be beneficially owned by TCM. The foregoing securities held by TP may be deemed to be beneficially owned by TM. The foregoing securities held by TOF may be deemed to be beneficially owned by TOA. Securities held by TCP 2 may be deemed to be beneficially owned by TAA.

6. Mr. Gendell disclaims beneficial ownership of the Issuer's securities reported herein for purposes of Section 16(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise, except as to securities directly owned by Mr. Gendell or representing Mr. Gendell's pro rata interest in, and interest in the profits of, TCM, TCP, TP, TM, TOA, TOF, TCP 2 and TAA. TCM disclaims beneficial ownership of the Issuer's securities reported herein for purposes of Section 16(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise, except as to securities directly owned by TCM or representing TCM's pro rata interest in, and interest in the profits of, TCP. TM disclaims beneficial ownership of the Issuer's securities reported herein for purposes of Section 16(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise, except as to securities directly owned by TM or representing TM's pro rata interest in, and interest in the profits of, TP.

7. TOA disclaims beneficial ownership of the Issuer's securities reported herein for purposes of Section 16(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise, except as to securities directly owned by TOA or representing TOA's pro rata interest in, and interest in the profits of, TOF. TAA disclaims beneficial ownership of the Issuer's securities reported herein for purposes of Section 16(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise, except as to securities directly owned by TAA or representing TAA's pro rata interest in, and interest in the profits of, TCP 2.

	Tontine Capital Partners, L.P., By: its General Partner, Tontine Capital Management, L.L.C., By: its Managing Member, /s/ Jeffrey L. Gendell	02/03/2010
	Tontine Capital Management, L.L.C., By: its Managing Member, /s/ Jeffrey L. Gendell	02/03/2010
	Tontine Partners, L.P., By: its General Partner, Tontine Management, L.L.C., By: its Managing Member, /s/ Jeffrey L. Gendell	02/03/2010
	Tontine Management, L.L.C., By: its Managing Member, /s/ Jeffrey L. Gendell	02/03/2010
	Tontine Overseas Associates, L.L.C., By: its Managing Member, /s/ Jeffrey L. Gendell	02/03/2010
	Tontine Capital Overseas Master Fund II, L.P. By: its General Partner, Tontine Asset Associates, L.L.C., By: its Managing Member, /s/ Jeffrey L. Gendell	02/03/2010
	Tontine Asset Associates, L.L.C., By: its Managing Member, /s/ Jeffrey L. Gendell	02/03/2010
	/s/ Jeffrey L. Gendell	02/03/2010
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