Exhibit 4.3



 

 
  
 Exhibit 4.3

 NUMBER 
 ME 6245 
 SHARES 
 Massey Energy Company 
 INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE

 CUSIP 576206 10 6 
 SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS 
 THIS CERTIFICATE IS TRANSFERABLE IN THE CITIES OF NEW YORK,
NY, OR RIDGEFIELD PARK, NJ 
 MASSEY ENERGY® 
 This Certifies that 
 SPECIMEN 
 is the record holder of 
 FULLY PAID AND NONASSESSABLE SHARES OF THE COMMON STOCK OF THE PAR VALUE OF $.625 EACH OF 
 Massey Energy
Company, transferable on the books of the corporation in person or by duly authorized attorney upon the surrender of this Certificate properly endorsed. This Certificate is issued pursuant to the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the
corporation, copies of which are on file at the principal office of the corporation, to all of which the holder by the acceptance hereof asserts. This Certificate is not valid until countersigned by the Transfer Agent and registered by the
Registrar. 
 Witness the signatures of the duly authorized officers of this Corporation. 
 Dated 
 COMMON

 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY 
 MASSEY ENERGY COMPANY 
 SEAL 
 DELAWARE 1978 
 VICE PRESIDENT, GENERAL COUNSEL AND SECRETARY 
 CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 

COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED 
 WELLS FARGO BANK, NA 
 TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR 
 BY 
 AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE 







 

 
  
 The Corporation
shall furnish without charge to each stockholder who so requests a statement of the powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional, or other special rights of each class of stock of the Corporation or series thereof and the
qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights. Such requests shall be made to the Corporation’s Secretary at the principal office of the Corporation. 
 KEEP THIS CERTIFICATE IN A SAFE PLACE. IF IT IS LOST, STOLEN, OR DESTROYED THE CORPORATION WILL REQUIRE A BOND OF INDEMNITY AS A CONDITION
TO THE ISSUANCE OF A REPLACEMENT CERTIFICATE. 
 The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this
certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations: 
 TEN
COM – as tenants in common 
 TEN ENT – as tenants by the entireties 
 JT TEN – as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common 
 UNIF GIFT MIN ACT – Custodian 
 (Cust) (Minor) 
 under Uniform Gifts to Minors 
 Act 
 (State)

 UNIF TRF MIN ACT – Custodian (until age) 
 (Cust) 
 under Uniform Transfers 
 (Minor) 
 to
Minors Act 
 (State) 
 Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list. 
 For Value Received, hereby
sell, assign and transfer unto 
 PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE 
 (PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, OF ASSIGNEE) 
 Shares of the common stock represented by the within Certificate, and do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint 
 Attorney to transfer the said stock on the books of the within named Corporation with full power of substitution in the premises.

 Dated 
 X 
 X 
 NOTICE: THE SIGNATURE(S) TO THIS ASSIGNMENT MUST CORRESPOND WITH THE NAME(S) AS WRITTEN UPON THE FACE OF THE CERTIFICATE IN EVERY PARTICULAR, WITHOUT ALTERATION OR ENLARGEMENT OR ANY CHANGE WHATEVER. 
 Signature(s) Guaranteed 
 By 
 THE SIGNATURE(S) MUST [ILLEGIBLE] GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR INSTITUTION (BANKS, STOCKBROKERS,
SAVINGS [ILLEGIBLE] LOAN ASSOCIATIONS AND CREDIT UNIONS WITH MEMBERSHIP IN AN APPROVED SIGNATURE GUARANTEE MEDALLION PROGRAM), PURSUANT TO S.E.C. RULE 17Ad-15.