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| Alpha      Natural Resources, IncComputation      of Other RatiosAs      of September 30, 2008(Amounts      in thousands except ratios)                                                                                                                                         |
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| Interest Coverage Ratio:      The interest coverage ratio is defined as Adjusted EBITDA divided      by net cash interest expense (defined as interest expense plus/minus the      annual change in accrued interest less interest income and amortization of      loan costs). |
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| Adjusted      EBITDA (1)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |   | $      | 468,871  |   |
| Interest      Expense                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |   | $      | 43,457   |   |
| Cash      payment on early extinguishment of debt                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |   |   | 10,736   |   |
| Annual      change in accrued interest                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   | $      | 2,608    |   |
| Interest      Income                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |   | $      | (6,660   | ) |
| Amoritization      of loan costs                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |   | $      | (9,762   | ) |
| Net      Cash Interest Expense                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |   | $      | 40,379   |   |
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| Interest      Coverage Ratio                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |   |   | 11.61    |   |
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| (1) Adjusted      EBITDA is defined and calculated in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis      of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Analysis of Material Debt      Covenants” in our 2008 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.             |
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| Leverage Ratio: The      leverage ratio is defined as total net debt (defined as the sum of note      payable and long-term debt less cash and cash equivalents) divided by      Adjusted EBITDA.                                                                               |
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| Note      payable                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |   | $      | -        |   |
| Long-term      debt                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |   | $      | 520,909  |   |
| Cash      and cash equivalents                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |   | $      | (560,134 | ) |
| Total      Net Debt                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |   | $      | (39,225  | ) |
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| Adjusted      EBITDA                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |   | $      | 468,871  |   |
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| Leverage      Ratio                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |   |   | (0.08    | ) |
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| Senior Secured Leverage Ratio:      The senior secured leverage ratio is defined as consolidated debt      that is secured by a lien less unrestricted cash and cash equivalents to      Adjusted EBITDA.                                                                       |
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| Term      Loan B                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |   | $      | 233,125  |   |
| Cash      and cash equivalents                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |   | $      | (560,134 | ) |
| Total      Net Debt                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |   | $      | (327,009 | ) |
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| Adjusted      EBITDA                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |   | $      | 468,871  |   |
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| Senior      Secured Leverage Ratio                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |   |   | (0.70    | ) |
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| Liquidity Test: The      liquidity test is defined as the sum of the unused commitments under the      credit facility’s revolving line of credit plus our unrestricted cash and      cash equivalents.                                                                   |
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| Unused      revolving line of credit                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |   | $      | 289,825  |   |
| Cash      and cash equivalents                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |   | $      | 560,134  |   |
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| Total      Liquidity                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |   | $      | 849,959  |   |
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