Massey Energy to Webcast Annual Meeting

RICHMOND, Va., May 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Massey Energy Company announced today that it will webcast its 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. EDT from The Jefferson Hotel in Richmond, VA. The public is invited to listen to the webcast which may be accessed on the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at: http://www.masseyenergyco.com/.

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  Details

  What:  Massey Energy Company's 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

  Date:  Tuesday, May 13, 2008

  Time:  9:00 a.m. EDT

  How:  Log on to the Web
        Go to the URL http://www.masseyenergyco.com/
        Go to Investor Relations/Webcasts

        Or click the following link:

http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?p=irol- eventDetails&c=102864&eventID=1770761

Replay: A replay of the webcast will be available on the same website until June 13, 2008.

For questions or more information, please call Massey's Investor Relations Department at (866) 814-6512.

Company Description

Massey Energy Company, headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, with operations in West Virginia, Kentucky and Virginia, is the fourth largest coal company in the United States based on produced coal revenue.