SEC FORM 3

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Neely Eddie W

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

ONE ALPHA PLACE

P.O. BOX 2345

(Street)

ABINGDON

24212

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
07/31/2009

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. [ ANR ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	EVP & Chief Risk Officer

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	43,801⁽¹⁾	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	⁽²⁾	11/10/2014	Common Stock	18,838⁽³⁾	$12.73	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. This includes 15,116 shares of common stock and 28,685 shares of restricted stock received in connection with the merger of the entity formerly known as Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. ("Old Alpha") with and into Foundation Coal Holdings, Inc., which immediately after the merger changed its name to "Alpha Natural Resources, Inc." (the "Issuer"). On the effective date of the merger, the closing price of Old Alpha common stock was $33.31 per share, and the closing price of Issuer common stock was $35.93 per share.

2. The option vests as follows: 6,270 shares became exercisable on November 10, 2007, 6,284 shares became exercisable on November 10, 2008, and the remaining 6,284 shares will become exercisable on November 10, 2009.

3. Received in the merger in exchange for an employee stock option to acquire 18,838 shares of Old Alpha common stock (the number of shares which remained unexercised under the original option) with an exercise price of $12.73 per share.

Remarks:

	M. Robert Morrill, Attorney-in-Fact for Eddie W. Neely	08/04/2009
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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