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      EXHBIT
10.33

      

      RETENTION AND EMPLOYMENT
AGREEMENT

      

      THIS
RETENTION AND EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), is made on November 13, 2007 (the “Effective Date”) between MASSEY ENERGY
COMPANY, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and John Christopher Adkins
(the “Executive”).

      

      WITNESSETH:

      

      WHEREAS,
Executive is employed by Massey Coal Services, Inc. and is a senior executive of
the Company or one of its Subsidiaries (as defined in Section 18) and has made
and is expected to continue to make major contributions to the short-term and
long-term profitability, growth and financial strength of the Company;
and

      

      WHEREAS,
the Board has determined that appropriate steps should be taken to reinforce and
encourage the continued retention, attention and dedication of, and to contract
for the continued rendering of services by Executive, in connection with his
assigned duties; and

      

      WHEREAS,
in consideration of Executive’s continued employment with the Company or any
Subsidiary of the Company, the Company desires to
provide Executive with certain compensation and benefits set forth in this
Agreement.

      

      NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants and
agreements hereinafter set forth (including definitions of capitalized terms
which are set forth in Section 18 and throughout this Agreement) and intending
to be legally bound hereby, the Company and Executive agree as
follows:

      

      1. Employment.

      

      1.1
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company agrees to
employ Executive with the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company during the
term hereof in the executive position of Senior Vice President and Chief
Operating Officer. In such capacity, Executive shall report to the Chief
Executive Officer and President of the Company, and shall have the customary
powers, responsibilities and authorities of executives holding such positions in
corporations of the size, type and nature of the Company, as it exists from time
to time, and as are assigned by the Chief Executive Officer and
President.

      

      1.2
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Executive hereby accepts
such employment commencing as of the Effective Date and agrees, subject to any
period of vacation and sick leave, to devote his full business time and efforts
to the performance of services, duties and responsibilities in connection
therewith.

      

      2. Term of Employment.
Executive’s term of employment under this Agreement shall commence on the
Effective Date and, subject to termination by the terms hereunder, shall have an
initial term of three years, ending on November __, 2010 (the “Term of
Employment”); provided, however, that this Agreement shall continue in effect
for a period of twenty-four (24) months beyond the term provided herein if a
Change of Control occurs during the period that this Agreement is in
effect.

      

      3. Compensation.

      

      3.1 Salary. Effective January 1,
2008, the Executive’s base salary (“Base Salary”) shall be increased
from  an annual rate of $360,000 to $378,000.  Base Salary
shall be payable in accordance with the ordinary payroll practices of the
Company (but no less frequently than
monthly). During the Term of Employment, the Board shall, in good faith,
review, at least annually, Executive’s Base Salary in accordance with the
Company’s customary procedures and practices regarding the salaries of senior
executives and may, if determined by the Board to be appropriate, increase
Executive’s Base Salary following such review. “Base Salary” for all purposes
herein shall be deemed to be a reference to any such increased
amount.

      

      3.2 Annual Bonus. In addition to
his Base Salary, during the Term of Employment, Executive shall be eligible to
receive an annual cash bonus award (the “Annual Cash Bonus”) with a target
amount equal to $325,000 (the “Target Bonus”) for the Company’s 2008 fiscal
year, $350,000 for the Company’s 2009 fiscal year, and $375,000 for
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      Company’s
2010 fiscal year or any subsequent fiscal year, subject to the terms and
conditions set forth by the Compensation Committee of the Board for such fiscal
year. The Annual Cash Bonus awards shall be payable to Executive at the time
bonuses are paid to its executive officers in accordance with the Company’s
policies and practices as set by the Board.

      

      3.3 Discretionary
Bonus.  In addition to the Annual Cash Bonus described above in
subsection 3.2, the Executive shall also be eligible during the term of this
Agreement to receive an annual discretionary bonus (“Discretionary Bonus”) in an
amount not to exceed $22,000 to be paid to the Executive at the discretion of
the Chief Executive Officer and President.  If the Chief Executive
Officer and President determines in his discretion to pay the Discretionary
Bonus for a year to the Executive, payment of such Discretionary Bonus for a
year shall be made in a lump sum to the Executive on the November 1 on or
immediately following the determination to award and pay the same, but in no
event later than 2-1/2 months after the end of the Executive’s taxable year in
which the determination is made.

      

      3.4 Long Term Incentive
Plan.  The Executive shall be eligible for an on-going annual
award in the Company’s Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) consistent with
other executives at the Executive’s current level with a target award value of
not less than $500,000.  The award opportunity will be reviewed on an
annual basis and adjustments to the award structure may be made as deemed
appropriate by the Compensation Committee.  Each such award shall be
subject to all the terms, conditions and performance requirements established by
the Compensation Committee at each of the annual meetings where it grants awards
to all other participants in the Plan, and each of the awards shall be governed
by and subject to the terms of the award agreements and the Massey Energy 2006
Stock and Incentive Plan (or any successor plan).

      

      3.5 Retention
Award.  The Executive shall receive an annual retention cash
award of $150,000 to be paid in a lump sum on each of January 1, 2008, January
1, 2009, and January 1, 2010 (the “Retention Awards”) provided the Executive
remains continuously employed by the Company through each of the respective
payment dates.

      

      4. Employee
Benefits.

      

      4.1 Equity- and Cash-Based
Compensation. Any outstanding agreement made with Executive under the
Company’s long-term cash and equity incentive program, including stock option,
restricted stock, restricted unit, other equity or cash-based incentive awards
or other equity or cash-based incentive agreements as of the Effective Date (the “Ancillary Documents”) shall
remain in full force and effect and shall not be affected by this Agreement but
shall remain subject to the applicable terms of Executive’s Change in Control
Agreement.

      

      4.2 Employee Benefit Programs, Plans and
Practices; Perquisites. The Company shall provide Executive while
employed hereunder with coverage under such employee benefit plans (commensurate
with his position in the Company and to the extent permitted under any employee
benefit plan) in accordance with the terms thereof, Directors and Officers
insurance policy, which covers claims arising out of actions or inactions
occurring during the Term of Employment, in accordance with the Directors and
Officers insurance policy, and other employee benefits which the Company may
make available to its senior executives from time to time in its discretion. The
Company also shall provide Executive while
employed hereunder with
perquisites which the Company may make available to its senior executives from
time to time in its discretion.

       

      4.3 Home Loan.  The
outstanding agreement made with Executive concerning the purchase of Executive’s
residence is modified as of the Effective Date so that the entire outstanding
principal balance, together with all accrued interest, on the Effective Date
shall be forgiven at such time.  In addition, the Company shall reimburse
the Executive for taxes incurred by the Executive in connection with such
principal and interest forgiveness as of the Effective Date; and such
reimbursement shall occur, and/or in its discretion the Company may pay directly
to the applicable taxing authority in lieu of such tax reimbursement to the
Executive, no later than ten (10) days after the Executive presents satisfactory
documentation of the taxes incurred and a determination by the Company of the
taxes incurred, provided that, except as provided in the next sentence, all
payments to be made under this Section 4.3 must be made by the end of the
Executive’s taxable year next following the Executive's s taxable year in which
the income recognition event occurs for tax purposes.  Any right to
reimbursement arising due to a tax audit or litigation addressing the existence
or amount of a tax liability must be made by the end of the Executive’s taxable
year following the Executive’s taxable year in which the taxes that are the
subject of the audit or litigation are remitted to the taxing authorities or,
where no such taxes are remitted, the end of the Executive’s taxable year
following the year in which the audit is completed or there is a final and
non-appealable settlement or the resolution of the litigation.

       

      
        
           

        

        
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      5.
Termination of Employment; Severance Benefit.

       

      

      5.1 Employment Rights. Executive
and the Company acknowledge that the employment of Executive by the Company is
“at will.”  Nothing expressed or implied in this Agreement will create
any right or duty on the part of the Company or Executive to have Executive
remain in the employment of the Company or any Subsidiary.

      

      5.2 Severance
Benefit.  The Executive previously entered into a Change in
Control Agreement which shall govern the Executive’s rights, duties and
obligations in the event of the Executive’s cessation of employment with the
Company (or any successor) covered by the Change in Control
Agreement.  In the event of the Executive’s cessation of employment
with the Company during the period of this Agreement for any reason other than
for “Cause” (as defined, and determined pursuant to the procedure in the Change
in Control Agreement) under circumstances where such cessation of employment is
not covered by the Change in Control Agreement, then Massey shall pay to the
Executive or if the Executive is deceased to the Executive’s estate, a lump sum
payment equal to 2.5 times the sum of the Executive’s Base Salary of $378,000,
plus the Annual Cash Bonus target amount in effect for the fiscal years
remaining under this Agreement in which the Executive’s Termination Date
occurs  (the “Severance Benefit”), unless the Executive elects to
terminate his employment voluntarily during the term of this Agreement other
than for any reason which would constitute “a Constructive Termination
Associated with a Change in Control” (as defined, and determined pursuant to the
procedure, in the Change in Control Agreement, under circumstances where such
Constructive Termination is not covered by the Change in Control
Agreement).

      

      5.3 Cessation of Employment on Account
of Disability, Cause or Death. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement
to the contrary, if Executive’s employment terminates on account of Disability,
Executive shall be entitled to receive disability benefits under any disability
program maintained by the Company that covers Executive, and Executive shall not
be considered to have terminated employment under Section 5.2 and shall not
receive the Severance Benefit provided for in Section 5.2. If Executive’s
employment terminates on account of Cause or because of his death, Executive
shall not be considered to have terminated employment under Section 5.2 and
shall not receive the Severance Benefit provided for in Section
5.2.

      

      6. Expenses. Subject to
prevailing Company policy or such guidelines as may be established by the Board,
the Company will reimburse Executive for all reasonable expenses incurred by
Executive in carrying out his duties no later than
the last day of the year following the year in which the Executive incurs the
reimbursable expense.

      

      7. Nonqualified Deferred
Compensation Plan Omnibus Provisions. Notwithstanding any other provision
of this Agreement, it is intended that any payment or benefit which is provided
pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement which is considered to be
nonqualified deferred compensation subject to Section 409A of the Code shall be
provided and paid in a manner, and at such time and in such form, as complies
with the applicable requirements of Section 409A of the Code to avoid the
unfavorable tax consequences provided therein for non-compliance.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Board is authorized
to amend this Agreement, to amend any election made by Executive under this
Agreement and/or to delay the payment of any monies and/or provision of any
benefits in such manner as may be determined by it to be necessary or
appropriate to comply, or to evidence or further evidence required compliance,
with Section 409A of the Code (including any transition or grandfather rules
thereunder). For purposes of this Agreement, all
rights to payments and benefits hereunder shall be treated as rights to receive
a series of separate payments and benefits to the fullest extent allowed
by Section 409A of the Code.  Payments or provision of benefits in
connection with a separation from service payment event will be delayed, to the extent applicable, until
six months after the separation from service or, if earlier, the Executive’s death, if the Executive
is a key employee of a publicly traded corporation under Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code (the
“409A Deferral Period”).  In the event such payments are otherwise due
to be made in installments or periodically during the 409A Deferral Period, the
payments which would otherwise have been made in the 409A Deferral Period shall
be accumulated and paid in a lump sum as soon as the 409A Deferral Period ends,
and the balance of the payments shall be made as otherwise
scheduled.  In the event benefits are required to be deferred, any
such benefit may be provided during the 409A Deferral Period at Executive’s
expense, with Executive having a right to reimbursement from the Company once
the 409A Deferral Period ends, and the balance of the benefits shall be provided
as otherwise scheduled.  For purposes of
this Agreement, termination of employment will be read to mean a “separation
from service” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code where it is
reasonably anticipated that no further services would be performed after that
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      (whether as an employee or independent contractor) would
permanently decrease to no more than 20 percent of the average level of bona
fide services performed over the immediately preceding thirty-six (36)-month
period.

      

      8. Enforcement. Without
limiting the rights of Executive at law or in equity, except as provided in
Section 9, if the Company fails to make any payment or provide any benefit
required to be made or provided hereunder on a timely basis, the Company will
pay interest on the amount or value thereof at an annualized rate of interest
equal to the so-called composite “prime rate” as quoted from time to time during
the relevant period in the Eastern Edition of The Wall Street
Journal. Such interest will be payable as it accrues consistent with the timing of the related payments or
benefits to be provided. Any change in such prime rate will be effective
on and as of the date of such change.

      

      9. Tax Limitation on Payments
by the Company. The provisions of this Section 9 shall apply
notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary.

      

      (a) In
the event that it shall be determined that any Payment would constitute an
“excess parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code, then
the Company shall pay Executive an additional amount (the “Gross-Up Payment”)
such that the net amount retained by the Executive after deduction of any excise
tax imposed under Section 4999 of the Code, and any federal, state and local
income tax, employment tax, excise tax and other tax imposed upon the Gross-Up
Payment, shall be equal to the Payment.  Notwithstanding the
foregoing, if the Net After-tax Benefit to the Executive of receiving the
Gross-Up Payment does not exceed the Reduced Amount (as defined below) by more
than the lesser of $50,000 or 10% (as compared to the Net After-tax Benefit to
Executive resulting from elimination of the Gross-Up Payment, then the Company
shall not pay Executive the Gross-Up Payment and the Payments shall be reduced
(but not below zero) so that the Present Value of the aggregate of all Payments
does not exceed the Reduced Amount; provided, however, that no such reduction
shall be effected, but no Gross-up Payment shall be made, if the Net After-tax
Benefit to Executive of receiving all of the Payments exceeds by more than the
lesser of $50,000 or 10% of the Net After-tax Benefit to Executive resulting
from having such Payments so reduced.  In the event a reduction is
required pursuant hereto, the order of reduction shall be first all cash
payments on a pro rata basis, then any equity compensation on a pro rata basis,
and lastly medical and dental coverage. For purposes of this Section 9, the
following terms have the following meanings:

      

      (i) “Net
After-tax Benefit” shall mean the Present Value of a Payment net of all federal
state and local income, employment and excise taxes imposed on Executive with
respect thereto, determined by applying the highest marginal rate(s) applicable
to an individual for Executive’s taxable year in which the Executive’s
employment terminates.

      

      (ii)
“Payment” means any payment or distribution or provision of benefits by the
Company to or for the benefit of Executive, whether paid or payable or
distributed or distributable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or
otherwise, but determined without regard to any reductions required by this
Section 9.

      

      (iii)
“Present Value” shall mean such value determined in accordance with Section
280G(d)(4) of the Code.

      

      (iv)
“Reduced Amount” shall be an amount expressed in Present Value which maximizes
the aggregate Present Value of Payments without causing any Payment to be
subject to excise tax under Section 4999 of the Code or the deduction limitation
of Section 280G of the Code.

      

      (b)
Except as set forth in the next sentence, all determinations to be made under
this Section 9 shall be made by the nationally recognized independent public
accounting firm used by the Company prior to the Termination Date (“Accounting
Firm”), which Accounting Firm shall provide its determinations and any
supporting calculations to the Company and Executive within ten days of
Executive’s Termination Date. If determined by the Accounting Firm to be
excludible from parachute payments under Section 280G of the Code, the value of
Executive’s non-competition covenant under Section 13(a) of this Agreement shall
be determined by independent appraisal by a nationally-recognized business
valuation firm acceptable to both Executive and the Company, and a portion of
the Payments shall, to the extent of that appraised value, be specifically
allocated as reasonable compensation for such non-competition covenant and shall
not be treated as a parachute payment. Any such determination by the Accounting
Firm shall be binding upon the Company and Executive.

      
        
           

        

        
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      (c) If
the Accounting Firm determines that Payments should be reduced, the Company
shall promptly give Executive notice to that effect and a copy of the detailed
calculation thereof.  All determinations made by the Accounting Firm
under this Section 9 shall be binding upon the Company and Executive and shall
be made within twenty (20) business days of Executive’s Termination
Date.

      

      (d) While
it is the intention of the Company and Executive to reduce the amounts payable
or distributable to Executive hereunder only if the aggregate Net After-tax
Benefit to Executive would thereby be increased in the manner provided for
herein, as a result of the uncertainty in the application of Section 4999 of the
Code at the time of the initial determination by the Accounting Firm hereunder,
it is possible that amounts will have been paid or distributed by the Company to
or for the benefit of Executive pursuant to this Agreement which should not have
been so paid or distributed (“Overpayment”) or that additional amounts which
will have not been paid or distributed by the Company to or for the benefit of
Executive pursuant to this Agreement could have been so paid or distributed
(“Underpayment”), in each case, consistent with the calculation of the Reduced
Amount hereunder.  In the event that the Accounting Firm, based either
upon the assertion of a deficiency by the Internal Revenue Service against the
Company or Executive which the Accounting Firm believes has a high probability
of success determines that an Overpayment has been made, any such Overpayment
paid or distributed by the Company to or for the benefit of Executive shall be
treated for all purposes as a loan to Executive which Executive shall repay to
the Company together with interest at the applicable federal rate provided for
in Section 7872(f)(2) of the Code; provided, however, that no such loan shall be
deemed to have been made and no amount shall be payable by Executive to the
Company if and to the extent such deemed loan and payment would not either
reduce the amount on which Executive is subject to tax under Sections 1 and 4999
of the Code or generate a refund of such taxes. In the event that the Accounting
Firm, based upon controlling precedent or substantial authority, determines that
an Underpayment has occurred, any such Underpayment shall be promptly paid by
the Company to or for the benefit of Executive together with interest at the
applicable federal rate provided for in Section 7872(f)(2) of the
Code.

      

      (e) All
of the fees and expenses of the Accounting Firm in performing the determinations
referred to in this Section 9 shall be borne solely by the Company.

      

      (f) All payments to be made under this Section 9 (other
than the Underpayment described in Section 9(d)) must be made by the end of the
Executive’s taxable year next following the Company’s taxable year in which the
Company remits the related taxes.  Any right to reimbursement incurred
due to a tax audit or litigation addressing the existence or amount of a tax
liability must be made by the end of the Executive’s taxable year following the
Executive’s taxable year in which the taxes that are the subject of the audit or
litigation are remitted to the taxing authorities or, where no such taxes are
remitted, the end of the Executive’s taxable year following the year in which
the audit is completed or there is a final and non-appealable settlement or the
resolution of the litigation.

      

      10. Duties upon Termination;
Mitigation Obligation. Upon termination of employment for any reason,
Executive or his estate shall surrender to the Company all correspondence,
letters, files, contracts, mailing lists, customer lists, advertising materials,
ledgers, supplies, equipment, checks, and all other materials and records of any
kind that are the property of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or
affiliates, that may be in Executive’s possession or under his control,
including all copies of any of the foregoing. The Company hereby acknowledges
that it will be difficult and may be impossible for Executive to find reasonably
comparable employment following the Termination Date. Accordingly, the payment
and provision of the severance compensation by the Company to Executive in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement is hereby acknowledged by the
Company to be reasonable, and Executive will not be required to mitigate the
amount of any payment or benefit provided for in this Agreement by seeking other
employment or otherwise, nor will any profits, income, earnings or other
benefits from any source whatsoever create any mitigation, offset, reduction or
any other obligation on the part of Executive hereunder or
otherwise.

      

      11. Legal Fees and
Expenses. If litigation or arbitration is commenced by either party to
enforce or interpret any provision contained in this Agreement, the Company will
undertake to indemnify Executive for his reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses
associated with such litigation or arbitration if Executive substantially
prevails in such litigation or arbitration or any settlement
thereof.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if it should appear to
Executive that the Company has failed to comply with any of its obligations
under this Agreement or in the event that the Company or any other person takes
or threatens to take any action to declare this Agreement void or unenforceable,
or institutes any litigation or other action or proceeding designed to deny, or
to recover from, Executive the benefits provided or intended to be provided to
Executive under this Agreement, the Company will in any event reimburse
Executive for his reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses incurred in connection
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      outcome
of any litigation or arbitration in order for Executive to retain counsel to
advise and represent Executive in connection with any such interpretation,
enforcement or defense, including without limitation the initiation or defense
of any litigation or other legal action, whether by or against the Company or
any director, officer or employee of the Company, in any jurisdiction.
Notwithstanding any existing or prior attorney-client relationship between the
Company and such counsel, the Company irrevocably consents to Executive’s
entering into an attorney-client relationship with such counsel, and in that
connection, the Company and Executive agree that a confidential relationship
will exist between Executive and such counsel. The first $10,000 of such
expenses will be paid by the Company as they are incurred by Executive, and any
balance thereof due to Executive shall be paid within thirty (30) days after any
final judgment or decision or settlement in which Executive substantially
prevails. Any reimbursements to be paid by the
Company to the Executive under this Section 11 for the first $10,000 of such
expenses must be paid as soon as administratively feasible after the Executive
incurs the expense and the Executive will
be entitled to receive any balance thereof as soon as administratively feasible
after the termination of such litigation or arbitration or any settlement
thereof under terms on which the Executive substantially
prevails.

      

      12. Confidentiality.
Executive hereby covenants and agrees that, except as specifically requested or
directed by the Company, he will not disclose to any person not employed by the
Company, or use in connection with engaging in competition with the Company, any
confidential or proprietary information (as provided below) of the Company. For
purposes of this Agreement, the term “confidential or proprietary information”
will include all information of any nature and in any form that is owned by the
Company and that is not publicly available (other than by Executive’s breach of
this Section 12) or generally known to persons engaged in businesses similar or
related to those of the Company. Confidential or proprietary information will
include, without limitation, the Company’s financial matters, customers,
employees, industry contracts, strategic business plans, product development (or
other proprietary product data), marketing plans, consulting solutions and
processes, and all other secrets and all other information of a confidential or
proprietary nature which is protected by the Uniform Trade Secrets Act. For
purposes of the preceding two sentences, the term “Company” will also include
any Subsidiary (collectively, the “Restricted Group”). The foregoing obligations
imposed by this Section 12 will not apply (i) in the course of the business of
and for the benefit of the Company, (ii) if such confidential or proprietary
information has become, through no fault of Executive, generally known to the
public, or (iii) if Executive is required by law to make disclosure (after
giving the Company notice and an opportunity to contest such
requirement).

      

      13. Covenants Not to Compete and
Not to Solicit; Breach of Agreement Obligations by
Executive.

      

      (a) Covenant Not to Compete. In
the event Executive’s employment ceases, then, for a period of one (1) year
following Executive’s Termination Date, Executive shall not directly or
indirectly engage in (whether as an employee, consultant, proprietor, partner,
director or otherwise), or have any ownership interest in, or participate in a
financing, operation, management or control of, any person, firm, corporation or
business that is a Restricted Business (as defined below) in a Restricted
Territory (as defined below) without the prior written consent of the Board. For
this purpose, ownership, whether direct or beneficial, of no more than 5% of the
outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors
of a publicly traded corporation shall not constitute a violation of this
provision.

      

      (b) Covenant Not to Solicit. In
the event Executive’s employment with the Company ceases, then, for a period of
one (1) year following Executive’s Termination Date, Executive shall not: (i)
solicit, encourage or take any other action which is intended to induce any
other employee, any supplier or any customer, of the Company or any Subsidiary
to terminate his employment or relationship with the Company or any Subsidiary;
or (ii) interfere in any manner with the contractual or employment relationship
between the Company and any such employee, supplier or customer of the Company
or any Subsidiary. The foregoing shall not prohibit Executive or any entity with
which Executive may be affiliated from hiring a former employee of the Company
or any Subsidiary; provided that such hiring results exclusively from such
former employee’s affirmative response to a general recruitment
effort.

      

      (c) Interpretation. The covenants
contained herein are intended to be construed as a series of separate covenants,
one for each of the counties, parishes, towns, cities or states or similar local
governmental or political subdivisions of the Restricted Territory. Except for
geographic coverage, each such separate covenant shall be deemed identical in
terms to the covenant contained in the preceding subsections. If, in any
judicial proceeding, the court shall refuse to enforce any of the separate
covenants (or any part thereof) deemed included in such subsections, then such
unenforceable covenant (or such part) shall be deemed to be eliminated from this
Agreement for the purpose of those proceedings to the extent necessary to permit
the remaining separate covenants (or portions thereof) to be
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      (d) Remedies for
Breach.  In the event Executive’s employment ceases and
Executive is entitled to receive or has received after the Effective Date one or
more Annual Cash Bonus Awards under Section 3.2 for the last twelve months of
his employment and/or the Severance Benefit under Section
5.2  (collectively the “Non-Competition Compensation”), pursuant to
Section 5.2, the Company’s obligations to provide the Non-Competition
Compensation  shall be and is expressly conditioned upon Executive’s
covenants not to compete and not to solicit as provided herein. In the event
Executive breaches his obligations to the Company as provided herein, the
Company’s obligations to provide the Non-Competition Compensation shall cease,
and Executive shall be obligated to return to the Company any all such
Non-Competition Compensation previously received by him. In addition, it is
recognized that damages in the event of breach of this Section 13 by Executive
would be difficult, if not impossible, to ascertain, and it is therefore
specifically agreed that the Company, in addition to and without limiting any
other remedy or right it may have, shall have the right to an injunction or
other equitable relief in any court of competent jurisdiction, enjoining any
such breach.  The existence of the express rights to cease or recover
payment and the value of the Non-Competition Compensation otherwise provided for
and to obtain an injunction or other equitable relief shall not preclude the
Company from pursuing any other rights and remedies at law or in equity which it
may have.

      

      (e) For
proposes of this Section 13, the following terms have the following
meanings:

      

      (i)
“Restricted Business” means any business function with a direct competitor of
the Company or any Subsidiary that is substantially similar to the business
function performed by Executive with the Company or any Subsidiary immediately
prior to his Termination Date.

      

      (ii)
“Restricted Territory” means the counties, parishes, towns, cities or states or
similar governmental or political subdivisions of any country in which the
Company or any Subsidiary operates or does business, inclusive of markets in
which the Company competes with the Restricted Business to sell its
products.

      

      (f) Reasonableness. In the event
that the provisions of this Section 13 shall ever be deemed to exceed the time,
scope or geographic limitations permitted by applicable laws, then such
provisions shall be reformed to the maximum time, scope or geographic
limitations, as the case may be, permitted by applicable laws.

      

      14. Notices. For all
purposes of this Agreement, all communications, including without limitation,
notices, consents, requests or approvals, required or permitted to be given
hereunder will be in writing and will be deemed to have been duly given when
hand delivered or dispatched by electronic facsimile transmission (with receipt
thereof confirmed electronically), or five (5) business days after having been
mailed by United States registered or certified mail, return receipt requested,
postage prepaid, or three (3) business days after having been sent by a
nationally recognized courier service for overnight/next-day delivery, such as
FedEx, UPS, or the United States Postal Service, addressed to the Company (to
the attention of the Secretary of the Company) at its principal executive office
and to Executive at his principal residence, or to such other address as any
party may have furnished to the other in writing and in accordance herewith,
except that notices of changes of address will be effective only upon
receipt.

      

      15. Validity. If any
provision of this Agreement or the application of any provision hereof to any
person or circumstances is held invalid, unenforceable or otherwise illegal, the
remainder of this Agreement and the application of such provision to any other
person or circumstances will not be affected, and the provision so held to be
invalid, unenforceable or otherwise illegal will be reformed to the extent (and
only to the extent) necessary to make it enforceable, valid or
legal.

      

      16. Successors and Binding
Agreement. (a) The Company will require any successor (whether direct or
indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation, reorganization or otherwise) to
all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Company, by agreement
in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Executive, expressly to assume
and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent
the Company would be required to perform if no such succession had taken place.
This Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company and
any successor to the Company, including without limitation any persons acquiring
directly or indirectly all or substantially all of the business or assets of the
Company whether by purchase, merger, consolidation, reorganization or otherwise
(and such successor will thereafter be deemed “Company” for the purposes of this
Agreement), but will not otherwise be assignable, transferable or delegable by
the Company.

      

      (b) This
Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by Executive’s
personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs,
distributees and legatees. This Agreement will supersede the provisions
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      any prior
employment agreement between Executive and the Company that relate to any matter
that is also the subject of this Agreement, other than the Executive’s Change in
Control Agreement, and such provisions in such employment agreements will be
null and void. This foregoing sentence shall have no impact on Section 4.1 of
this Agreement.

      

      (c) This
Agreement is personal in nature and neither of the parties hereto will, without
the consent of the other, assign, transfer or delegate this Agreement or any
rights or obligations hereunder except as expressly provided in Sections 16(a)
and (b). Without limiting the generality or effect of the foregoing, Executive’s
right to receive payments and benefits hereunder will not be assignable,
transferable or delegable, whether by pledge, creation of a security interest,
or otherwise, other than by a transfer by Executive’s will or by the laws of
descent and distribution and, in the event of any attempted assignment or
transfer contrary to this Section 16(c), the Company will have no liability to
pay any amount so attempted to be assigned, transferred or
delegated.

      

      17. Amendment;
Modification. This Agreement may only be amended by written agreement of
the parties hereto. No provision of this Agreement may be modified, waived or
discharged unless such waiver, modification or discharge is agreed to in a
writing signed by Executive and the Company. No waiver by either party hereto at
any time of any breach by the other party hereto or compliance with any
condition or provision of this Agreement to be performed by such other party
will be deemed a waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions or conditions at the
same or at any prior or subsequent time. No agreements or representations, oral
or otherwise, expressed or implied with respect to the subject matter hereof
have been made by either party that are not set forth expressly in this
Agreement.

      

      18. Certain Defined
Terms. In addition to terms defined elsewhere herein, the following terms
have the following meanings when used in this Agreement with initial capital
letters:

      

      (a)
“Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company. If Executive is also a
member of the Board, then in the case of any provision hereof that requires
action by, or a determination of, the Board in connection with this Agreement,
it is understood that such provision refers to the members of the Board other
than Executive. Unless otherwise provided by the Board and except in determining
Cause, the Compensation Committee of the Board shall have full authority to act
on behalf of the Board in connection with any duty or action expressly assigned
under, or implicitly to be acted on in connection with, this Agreement to or by
the Board.

      

      (b)
“Change in Control” means a “Change of Control” as defined in the Change in
Control Agreement.

      

      (c)
“Change in Control Agreement” means that certain agreement first entered into
between the Executive and the Company as of December 21, 2005 and as thereafter
amended or replaced.

      

      (d)
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

      

      (e)
“Disability” means Executive becomes permanently disabled within the meaning of,
and begins actually to receive long-term disability benefits pursuant to, the
long-term disability plan of the Company or any Subsidiary in effect for, or
applicable to, Executive, or if none, then Executive is determined by the Social
Security Administration to be totally and permanently disabled for purposes of
entitlement to Social Security disability benefits.

      

      (f)
“Subsidiary” means any Company affiliate, whether or not incorporated, the
majority of the outstanding capital stock or other ownership interests of which
is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company.

      

      (g)
“Termination Date” means the last day of Executive’s employment with the Company
or any Subsidiary.

      

      19. Beneficiaries.
Executive shall be entitled to select (and change, to the extent permitted under
any applicable law) a beneficiary or beneficiaries to receive any compensation
or benefit payable hereunder following Executive’s death, and may change such
election, in either case by giving the Company written notice thereof. In the
event of Executive’s death or a judicial determination of his incompetence,
reference in this Agreement to Executive shall be deemed, where appropriate, to
refer to his beneficiary, estate or other legal representative. If Executive
dies without having designated a beneficiary, or if the beneficiary so
designated has predeceased Executive or cannot be located by the Company within
one year after the date when the Company commenced making a reasonable effort to
locate such beneficiary, then Executive's surviving spouse, or if none, then
Executive's estate shall be deemed to be his beneficiary.

      

      20. Dispute Resolution.
Any dispute or controversy arising under or in connection with this Agreement
(other than an action to enforce the covenants in Section 13 hereof) or the
Ancillary Documents shall be resolved by arbitration in either Richmond,
Virginia or Charleston, West Virginia as so determined by Executive. Three
arbitrators shall be selected, and arbitration shall be conducted, in accordance
with the rules of the American Arbitration Association. Subject to Section 11
hereof, the arbitrators shall have the discretion to award the cost of
arbitration, arbitrators’ fees and the respective attorneys’ fees of each party
between the parties as they see fit.

      

      21. Governing Law. The
validity, interpretation, construction and performance of this Agreement will be
governed by and construed in accordance with the substantive laws of the State
of Delaware, without giving effect to the principles of conflict of laws of such
State.

      

      22. Entire Agreement.
This Agreement and the Ancillary Documents contain the entire understanding
between the parties hereto and supersedes in all respects any prior or other
agreement or understanding, both written and oral, between the Company, any
affiliate of the Company or any predecessor of the Company or affiliate of the
Company and Executive.

      

      23. Acknowledgement.
Executive acknowledges that he has signed this Agreement voluntarily and
knowingly in exchange for the consideration described herein, which Executive
acknowledges is adequate and satisfactory to him and which Executive
acknowledges is in addition to any other benefits to which Executive is
otherwise entitled and that Executive has been and is hereby advised in writing
to consult with an attorney prior to signing this Agreement.

      

      24. Withholding of Taxes.
The Company may withhold from any amounts payable under this Agreement all
federal, state, city or other taxes as the Company is required to withhold
pursuant to any applicable law, regulation or ruling.

      

      25. Survival.
Notwithstanding the expiration of the term of this Agreement, the provisions of
Sections 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 19, 20, 21 and 25 hereunder shall
remain in effect as long as is reasonably necessary to give effect thereto in
accordance with the terms hereof.

      

      26. Miscellaneous.
References to Sections are to references to Sections of this Agreement. Any
reference in this Agreement to a provision of a statute, rule or regulation will
also include any successor provision thereto. Whenever used herein, the
masculine includes the feminine.

      

      27. Counterparts. This
Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which will be
deemed to be an original but all of which together will constitute one and the
same agreement.

      

      IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and
delivered as of November 13, 2007.

      

      
        	 
      	 
      	 
      
	
                MASSEY
      ENERGY COMPANY

              
	 
      	 
      
	 
      	 
      
	
                By:

              	 
      	
                /s/ Don L. Blankenship

              
	
                Name:

              	 
      	
                Don
      L. Blankenship

              
	
                Title:

              	 
      	
                Chairman,
      Chief Executive Officer

              
	
                             and
      President

              
	 
      
	
                 

                /s/ John Christopher Adkins

                John
      Christopher Adkins

              

      

      
        
           

        

        
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      EXHIBIT
10.34

      

      EMPLOYMENT
AGREEMENT

      

      THIS
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), effective as of May 25, 2006 (the
“Effective Date”), is made between Massey Energy Company, a Delaware corporation
(the “Company”), and Michael K. Snelling (the “Executive”).

      

      WITNESSETH:

      

      WHEREAS,
Executive is a senior executive of the Company or one of its Subsidiaries (as
defined in Section 25) and has made and is expected to continue to make major
contributions to the short-term and long-term profitability, growth and
financial strength of the Company; and

      

      WHEREAS,
the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board,” as defined in Section 25)
has recognized that, as is the case with many publicly held corporations, the
possibility of a Change in Control (as defined in Section 25) exists and
consequently has entered into a Change in Control Severance Agreement dated
May 25, 2006 (the “Change in Control Agreement”) with Executive;
and

      

      WHEREAS,
the Board has determined that Executive should be provided with certain
employment rights during his continued employment prior to the generally
applicability of the Change in Control Agreement, as well as certain severance
rights in the event his employment ends under circumstances where the Change in
Control Agreement is inapplicable; and

      

      WHEREAS,
the Board has determined that Executive will not be entitled to payments and
benefits under this Agreement and the Change in Control Agreement with respect
to the same set of circumstances and that it is desirable to provide for
appropriate coordination, without duplication, of payment and benefit rights in
the event Executive becomes entitled to payments or benefits pursuant to this
Agreement and at the same time is entitled to payments and benefits under the
Change in Control Agreement; and

      

      WHEREAS,
in consideration of Executive’s continued employment with the Company, the
Company desires to provide Executive with certain compensation and benefits set
forth in this Agreement in order to ameliorate the financial and career impact
on Executive in the event Executive’s employment with the Company is terminated
for certain reasons prior to a Change in Control.

      

      NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants and
agreements hereinafter set forth (including definitions of capitalized terms
which are set forth in Section 25 and throughout this Agreement) and intending
to be legally bound hereby, the Company and Executive agree as
follows:

      

      1. Employment.

      

      (a)
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company agrees to
employ Executive during the term hereof as a senior executive of the Company or
one of its Subsidiaries (as defined in Section 25). In such capacity, Executive
shall report to such person as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the
Company shall determine, and shall have the customary powers, responsibilities
and authorities of executives holding such positions in corporations of the
size, type and nature of the Company or Subsidiary which employs him, as it
exists from time to time, and as are assigned by the President and Chief
Executive Officer of the Company.

      

      (b)
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Executive hereby accepts
such employment commencing as of the Effective Date and agrees, subject to any
period of vacation and sick leave, to devote his full business time and efforts
to the performance of services, duties and responsibilities in connection
therewith.

      

      2. Term of
Agreement.

      

      (a) Regular
Term.  The term of this Agreement (the “Term”) shall commence
on the Effective Date hereof and shall continue until May 25,
2009.

      
        
           

        

        
           

          
            

          

        

        
           

        

      

      (b) Termination of Agreement
Upon a Change in Control.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, this
Agreement shall automatically terminate if Executive is employed by the Company
or any Subsidiary (as defined in Section 25) at the time a Change in Control
occurs.

      

      3. Compensation.

      

      (a) Salary. During the Term, the
Company shall pay Executive a base salary (“Base Salary”) at an annual rate of
$320,000 effective as of June 1, 2006. Base Salary shall be payable in
accordance with the ordinary payroll practices of the Company. During the Term,
the Board shall, in good faith, review, at least annually, Executive’s Base
Salary in accordance with the Company’s customary procedures and practices
regarding the salaries of senior executives and may, if determined by the Board
to be appropriate, increase, but not decrease, Executive’s Base Salary following
such review. “Base Salary” for all purposes herein shall be deemed to be a
reference to any such increased amount.

      

      (b) Annual Bonus. In addition to
his Base Salary, during the Term, Executive shall be eligible to receive annual
cash bonus awards for fiscal years 2007, 2008 and 2009 of $185,000, which amount
may be increased at the discretion of the Compensation Committee. Each annual
cash bonus award shall be subject to the terms and conditions set forth by the
Compensation Committee of the Board for each fiscal year. Except as provided
herein, the annual cash bonus awards shall be payable to Executive at the time
bonuses are paid to other similarly situated executives of the Company and its
Subsidiaries in accordance with the Company’s policies and practices as set by
the Board.

      

      (c) Long-term Incentive Awards.
During the Term, Executive shall be eligible to receive long-term incentive
awards as a Level 2 participant in the Company’s long-term incentive awards
program. The long-term incentive awards shall be subject to the terms and
conditions set forth by the Compensation Committee of the Board for each
long-term incentive period. Except as provided herein, long-term cash incentive
awards shall be payable or shall vest, as the case may be, at the time such
awards are paid or vest for similarly situated executives of the Company and its
Subsidiaries in accordance with the Company’s policies and practices as set by
the Board.

      

      

      (d) Existing Equity- and Cash-Based
Compensation. Any outstanding agreement made with Executive under the
Company’s long-term cash and equity incentive program, including, stock option,
restricted stock, restricted unit, other equity- or cash-based incentive awards
or other equity- or cash-based incentive agreements as of the date hereof (the
“Ancillary Documents”) shall remain in full force and effect and shall not be
affected by this Agreement, except as set forth in Section 6(c).

      

      4. Employee Benefit Programs,
Plans and Practices; Perquisites. The Company shall provide Executive
while employed hereunder with coverage under such employee benefit plans
(commensurate with his position in the Company and to the extent permitted under
any employee benefit plan) in accordance with the terms thereof, Directors and
Officers insurance policy, which covers claims arising out of actions or
inactions occurring during the Term, in accordance with the Directors and
Officers insurance policy, and other employee benefits which the Company may
make available to other similarly situated executives of the Company and its
Subsidiaries from time to time in its discretion. The Company also shall provide
Executive with perquisites which the Company may make available to other
similarly situated executives of the Company and its Subsidiaries from time to
time in its discretion.

      

      5. Expenses. Subject to
prevailing Company policy or such guidelines as may be established by the Board,
the Company will reimburse Executive for all reasonable expenses incurred by
Executive in carrying out his duties.

      

      6. Termination of
Employment.

      

      (a) Employment Rights. Executive
and the Company acknowledge that, except as may otherwise be provided under any
other written agreement between Executive and the Company or a Subsidiary or as
set forth in Section 6(b), the employment of Executive by the Company is “at
will” and may be terminated by the Company without further
compensation.  Nothing expressed or implied in this Agreement will
create any right or duty on the part of the Company or Executive to have
Executive remain in the employment of the Company or any
Subsidiary.

      
        
           

        

        
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      (b) Termination in a Covered
Termination. Executive shall be entitled to the payments provided in
Section 6(c) on account of a Covered Termination.  A “Covered
Termination” is the cessation of Executive’s employment that occurs during the
Term and prior to the occurrence of Change in Control, under circumstances where
Executive is not entitled to any compensation, payment or benefit under the
Change in Control Agreement and due to either (i) a termination by the
Company other than for Cause (as defined in Section 25) and other than due to
Executive’s death or Disability (as defined in Section 25) or (ii) a
termination by Executive for Good Reason (as defined in Section
25).

      

      (c) Payments and Benefits Upon a
Covered Termination. Subject to the provisions of Sections 7, 8 and 9
hereof, in the event a Covered Termination described in Section 6(b) occurs, the
Company shall continue to pay and provide to Executive the following payments
within thirty (30) days after his Termination Date (as defined in Section 25)
or, if later, the end of the revocation period for the Release contemplated in
Section 8 hereof:

      

      (i) a
lump sum cash payment equal to Executive’s Base Salary in effect on his
Termination Date from the day following the Termination Date to the end of the
Term, but in no event shall the aggregate amount of such payments exceed 2.5
times Executive’s Base Pay as of the Termination Date;

      

      (ii) a
lump sum cash payment equal to Executive’s Retention Cash Awards (as defined in
Section 25) that are unpaid as of the Termination Date;

      

      (iii) a
lump sum cash payment equal to the sum of (A) any earned annual cash bonus
award for fiscal year 2006, 2007 or 2008 that is unpaid prior to Executive’s
Termination Date (determined without regard to any requirement that Executive
remain employed until the regular payment date therefor) and (B) any and
all target annual cash bonus awards for each of fiscal years 2006, 2007, and
2008 that has not ended prior to Executive’s Termination Date, plus five
twelfths (5/12) of Executive’s target annual cash bonus award for fiscal year
2009. (For target annual cash bonus awards for 2007, 2008, or 2009 that have not
been set as of the Termination Date, the target annual cash bonus awards for
such year(s) shall be equal to Executive’s last target annual cash bonus award
that has been set.);

      

      (iv) a
lump sum cash payment equal to the sum of (A) any earned long-term cash
incentive bonus award for a long-term performance period that contains, as a
last year of measurement, fiscal year 2006, 2007 or 2008 and that has ended
prior to Executive’s Termination Date that is unpaid as of the Termination Date
(determined without regard to any requirement that Executive remain employed
until the regular payment date therefor) and (B) any and all target
long-term cash incentive bonus awards for each of the long-term performance
periods that contain, as a last year of measurement, fiscal year 2006, 2007, or
2008, that has not ended prior to Executive’s Termination Date, plus twenty-nine
thirty sixth (29/36) of the target amount for the long-term performance period
that contains, as a last year of measurement, fiscal year 2009. (For target
long-term cash incentive bonus awards that have not been set as of the
Termination Date, the target long-term cash incentive bonus awards shall be
equal to Executive’s last annual target long-term cash incentive bonus award
that has been set.);

      

      (v) all
outstanding equity-based awards granted to Executive prior to or during the Term
of this Agreement but prior to the Termination Date, including but not limited
to stock options, restricted stock and restricted units, that otherwise would
vest during the Term of this Agreement, shall automatically be immediately
vested on Executive’s Termination Date; and

      

      (vi) from
the day following the Termination Date to the end of the Term (the “Medical
Coverage Period”), Executive shall continue to receive the medical coverage in
effect on his Termination Date (or generally comparable coverage) for himself
and, if applicable, his spouse and dependents, as the same may be changed from
time to time for employees generally, as if Executive had continued in
employment during such period; or, as an alternative, the Company may elect to
pay Executive cash in lieu of such coverage in an amount equal to Executive’s
reasonable after-tax cost of continuing comparable coverage, where such coverage
may not be continued by the Company (or where such continuation would adversely
affect the tax status of the plan pursuant to which the coverage is
provided).

      

      (A) If
Executive does not receive the cash payment described in the preceding sentence,
the Company shall take all commercially reasonable efforts to provide that the
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986, as amended (COBRA),
health care continuation coverage period

      
        
           

        

        
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      under
section 4980B of the Code (as defined in Section 25) shall commence immediately
after the Medical Coverage Period, with such continuation coverage continuing
until the end of applicable COBRA health care continuation coverage
period.

      

      (B) If
Executive would have been eligible for post-retirement medical coverage had he
retired from employment during the Medical Coverage Period, but is not so
eligible as the result of his Covered Termination, then at the conclusion of the
benefit continuation period described in (A) above, the Company shall take all
commercially reasonable efforts to provide Executive with additional continued
group medical coverage comparable to that which would have been available to him
from time to time under the Company’s post-retirement medical program, for as
long as such coverage would have been available under such program, or, as an
alternative, the Company may elect to pay Executive cash in lieu of such
coverage in an amount equal to Executive’s reasonable after-tax cost of
continuing comparable coverage, where such coverage may not be continued by the
Company (or where such continuation would adversely affect the tax status of the
plan pursuant to which the coverage is provided).

      

      Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary herein, in no event shall this Agreement entitle
Executive to receive more than one payment for any award granted to Executive;
if any award is earned or otherwise payable (other than as provided in this
Agreement) but unpaid, any payment with respect to such award pursuant to this
Agreement will be considered a full satisfaction of Executive’s rights with
respect to such award; and if Executive has elected to defer the payment of one
or more, or any portion, of any payment otherwise due to be made without regard
to this Agreement into a nonqualified deferred compensation plan maintained by
the Company or any of its subsidiaries, then in lieu of payment directly to
Executive, such payment, or the applicable portion thereof, elected to be
deferred shall be paid or credited instead under such nonqualified deferred
compensation plan if and to the extent that payment pursuant to this Agreement
would be considered an impermissible acceleration or change in the time or form
of payment thereof in violation of the requirements of Section 409A of the Code
(as defined in Section 25).

      

      Notwithstanding
the foregoing or any other provision of this Agreement or the Change in Control
Agreement, the Company and Executive explicitly agree that Executive will not be
entitled to payments and benefits under this Agreement and under the Change in
Control Agreement with respect to the same set of circumstances and in the event
Executive becomes entitled to payments or benefits pursuant to this Agreement
and at the same time is entitled to payments and benefits under the Change in
Control Agreement with respect to the same set of circumstances, Executive shall
only be entitled to those payments and benefits under, and only be subject to
the other applicable provisions of, this Agreement or the Change in Control
Agreement (to the total exclusion of the payment and benefit rights and terms
and conditions of the other agreement) based solely on which agreement provides
in the aggregate the greatest value to Executive when each agreement’s payments
and benefits are reasonably valued.  Such valuation shall be
determined in the sole and absolute discretion of the Company.

      

      (d) Cessation of Employment on
Account of Disability, Cause or Death. Notwithstanding anything in this
Agreement to the contrary, if Executive’s employment terminates on account of
Disability, Executive shall be entitled to receive disability benefits under any
disability program maintained by the Company that covers Executive, and
Executive shall not be considered to have terminated employment under this
Agreement and shall not receive payments and benefits pursuant to this Section
6. If Executive’s employment terminates on account of Cause or because of his
death, Executive shall not be considered to have terminated employment under
this Agreement and shall not receive payments and benefits pursuant to this
Section 6.

      

      (e) Beneficiaries.
Executive shall be entitled to select (and change, to the extent permitted under
any applicable law) a beneficiary or beneficiaries to receive any compensation
payable hereunder following Executive’s death, and may change such election, in
either case by giving the Company written notice thereof. In the event of
Executive’s death or a judicial determination of his incompetence, reference in
this Agreement to Executive shall be deemed, where appropriate, to refer to his
beneficiary, estate or other legal representative. If Executive dies without
having designated a beneficiary, or if the beneficiary so designated has
predeceased Executive or cannot be located by the Company within one year after
the date when the Company commenced making a reasonable effort to locate such
beneficiary, then Executive's surviving spouse, or if none, then Executive's
estate shall be deemed to be his beneficiary.

      
        
           

        

        
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      7. Nonqualified Deferred
Compensation Plan Omnibus Provisions. Notwithstanding any other provision
of this Agreement, it is intended that any payment or benefit which is provided
pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement which is considered to be
nonqualified deferred compensation subject to Section 409A of the Code (as
defined in Section 25) shall be provided and paid in a manner, and at such time,
including without limitation payment and provision of benefits only in
connection with a permissible payment event contained in Section 409A occurs
(e.g., death, disability, separation from service from the Company and its
affiliates as defined for purposes of Section 409A of the Code), and in such
form, as complies with the applicable requirements of Section 409A of the Code
to avoid the unfavorable tax consequences provided therein for
non-compliance.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Agreement, the Board is authorized to amend this Agreement, to amend any
election made by Executive under this Agreement and/or to delay the payment of
any monies and/or provision of any benefits in such manner as may be determined
by it to be necessary or appropriate to comply, or to evidence or further
evidence required compliance, with Section 409A of the Code (including any
transition or grandfather rules thereunder).  For example, if
Executive is a key employee (as defined in Section 416(i) of the Code without
regard to paragraph (5) thereof) and any of the Company’s stock is publicly
traded on an established securities market or otherwise, then payment of any
amount or provision of any benefit under this Agreement which is considered to
be nonqualified deferred compensation subject to Section 409A of the Code shall
be deferred for six (6) months as required by Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the
Code (the “409A Deferral Period”).  In
the event such payments are otherwise due to be made in installments or
periodically during the 409A Deferral Period, the payments which would otherwise
have been made in the 409A Deferral Period shall be accumulated and paid in a
lump sum as soon as the 409A Deferral Period ends, and the balance of the
payments shall be made as otherwise scheduled.  In the event
benefits are required to be deferred, any such benefit may be provided during
the 409A Deferral Period at Executive’s expense, with Executive having a right
to reimbursement from the Company once the 409A Deferral Period ends, and the
balance of the benefits shall be provided as otherwise scheduled.

      

      8. Release.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no payments shall be made or benefits provided
under Section 6(c) unless Executive executes, and does not revoke, the Company’s
standard written release, substantially in the form as attached hereto as
Appendix A (the “Release”), of any and all claims against the Company and all
related parties with respect to all matters arising out of Executive’s
employment by the Company (other than any claim or entitlement under an employee
benefit, long term cash or equity compensation plan, program, arrangement or
agreement which is due pursuant to the terms of such plan, program, arrangement
or agreement) or a termination thereof. Such Release must be dated and provided
to the Company on or after, but no later than sixty (60) days following,
Executive’s Termination Date.

      

      9. Covenants Not to Compete and
Not to Solicit; Breach of Agreement Obligations by
Executive.

      

      (a) Covenant Not to
Compete. In the event Executive is entitled to receive payments and
benefits under Section 6(c) above, then, for a period of one (1) year following
Executive’s Termination Date, Executive shall not directly or indirectly engage
in (whether as an employee, consultant, proprietor, partner, director or
otherwise), or have any ownership interest in, or participate in a financing,
operation, management or control of, any person, firm, corporation or business
that is a Restricted Business in a Restricted Territory without the prior
written consent of the Board. For this purpose, ownership, whether direct or
beneficial, of no more than 5% of the outstanding securities entitled to vote
generally in the election of directors of a publicly traded corporation shall
not constitute a violation of this provision.

      

      (b) Covenant Not to
Solicit. In the event Executive is entitled to receive payments and
benefits under Section 6(c) above, then, for a period of one (1) year following
Executive’s Termination Date, Executive shall not: (i) solicit, encourage or
take any other action which is intended to induce any other employee, any
supplier or any customer, of the Company or any Subsidiary to terminate his
employment or relationship with the Company or any Subsidiary; or (ii) interfere
in any manner with the contractual or employment relationship between the
Company and any such employee, supplier or customer of the Company or any
Subsidiary. The foregoing shall not prohibit Executive or any entity with which
Executive may be affiliated from hiring a former employee of the Company or any
Subsidiary; provided, that such hiring results exclusively from such former
employee’s affirmative response to a general recruitment effort.

      

      (c) Interpretation. The
covenants contained herein are intended to be construed as a series of separate
covenants, one for each of the counties, parishes, towns, cities or states or
similar local governmental or political subdivisions of the Restricted
Territory. Except for geographic coverage, each such separate covenant shall be
deemed identical in terms to the covenant contained in the preceding
subsections. If, in any judicial proceeding, the court shall refuse to enforce
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      subsections,
then such unenforceable covenant (or such part) shall be deemed to be eliminated
from this Agreement for the purpose of those proceedings to the extent necessary
to permit the remaining separate covenants (or portions thereof) to be
enforced. 

      

      (d) Remedies for
Breach.  In the event of Executive’s termination of employment,
the Company’s obligations to provide the payments and benefits set forth in
Section 6(c) shall be and are expressly conditioned upon Executive’s covenants
not to compete and not to solicit as provided herein. In the event Executive
breaches his obligations to the Company as provided herein, the Company’s
obligations to provide the payments and benefits set forth in Section 6(c) shall
cease, and Executive shall be obligated to return to the Company any payments
and the value of any benefits previously received by him pursuant to Section
6(c). In addition, it is recognized that damages in the event of breach of this
Section 9 by Executive would be difficult, if not impossible, to ascertain, and
it is therefore specifically agreed that the Company, in addition to and without
limiting any other remedy or right it may have, shall have the right to an
injunction or other equitable relief in any court of competent jurisdiction,
enjoining any such breach.  The existence of the express rights to
cease or recover payment and the value of benefits otherwise provided for in
Section 6(c) and to obtain an injunction or other equitable relief shall not
preclude the Company from pursuing any other rights and remedies at law or in
equity which it may have.

      

      (e) Definitions. For
proposes of this Section 9, the following terms have the following
meanings:

      

      (i)
“Restricted Business” means any business function with a direct competitor of
the Company or any Subsidiary that is substantially similar to the business
function performed by Executive with the Company or any Subsidiary immediately
prior to his Termination Date.

      

      (ii)
“Restricted Territory” means the counties, parishes, towns, cities, or states or
similar governmental or political subdivisions of any country in which the
Company or any Subsidiary operates or does business, inclusive of markets in
which the Company competes with the Restricted Business to sell its
products.

      

      (f) Reasonableness. In
the event that the provisions of this Section 9 shall ever be deemed to exceed
the time, scope or geographic limitations permitted by applicable laws, then
such provisions shall be reformed to the maximum time, scope or geographic
limitations, as the case may be, permitted by applicable laws.

      

      10. Enforcement. Without
limiting the rights of Executive at law or in equity, if the Company fails to
make any payment required to be made or provided hereunder on a timely basis,
the Company will pay interest on the amount or value thereof at an annualized
rate of interest equal to the so-called composite “prime rate” as quoted from
time to time during the relevant period in the Eastern Edition of The Wall Street
Journal. Such interest will be payable as it accrues on demand. Any
change in such prime rate will be effective on and as of the date of such
change.

      

      11. Duties upon Termination;
Mitigation Obligation. Upon termination of employment for any reason,
Executive or his estate shall surrender to the Company all correspondence,
letters, files, contracts, mailing lists, customer lists, advertising materials,
ledgers, supplies, equipment, checks, and all other materials and records of any
kind that are the property of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or
affiliates, that may be in Executive’s possession or under his control,
including all copies of any of the foregoing. The Company hereby acknowledges
that it will be difficult and may be impossible for Executive to find reasonably
comparable employment following the Termination Date. Accordingly, the payment
and provision of the severance compensation by the Company to Executive in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement is hereby acknowledged by the
Company to be reasonable, and Executive will not be required to mitigate the
amount of any payment provided for in this Agreement by seeking other employment
or otherwise, nor will any profits, income, earnings or other benefits from any
source whatsoever create any mitigation, offset, reduction or any other
obligation on the part of Executive hereunder or otherwise.

      

      12. Legal Fees and
Expenses. If litigation or arbitration is
commenced by either party to enforce or interpret any provision contained in
this Agreement, the Company will undertake to indemnify Executive for his
reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses associated with such litigation or arbitration if Executive
substantially prevails in such litigation or arbitration or any settlement
thereof.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if it should appear to Executive that the
Company has failed to comply with any of its obligations under this Agreement or
in the event that the Company or any other person takes or threatens to take any
action to declare this Agreement void or unenforceable, or institutes any
litigation or other action or proceeding designed to deny, or to recover from,
Executive the payments provided or intended to be provided to Executive under
Section 6(c) of this Agreement, the Company will
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      reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses incurred in connection therewith up to $10,000 without regard to
the commencement or outcome of any litigation or arbitration in order for
Executive to retain counsel to
advise and represent Executive in connection with any such interpretation,
enforcement or defense, including without limitation the initiation or defense
of any litigation or other legal action, whether by or against the Company or
any director, officer or employee of the Company, in any jurisdiction.
Notwithstanding any existing or prior attorney-client relationship between the
Company and such counsel, the Company irrevocably consents to Executive’s
entering into an attorney-client relationship with such counsel, and in that
connection, the Company and Executive agree that a confidential relationship
will exist between Executive and such counsel. The first $10,000 of such
expenses will be paid by the Company as they are incurred by Executive, and any balance thereof due to Executive shall be paid
within thirty (30) days after any final judgment or decision or settlement in
which Executive substantially prevails.

      

      13. Confidentiality.
Executive hereby covenants and agrees that, except as specifically requested or
directed by the Company, he will not disclose to any person not employed by the
Company, or use in connection with engaging in competition with the Company, any
confidential or proprietary information (as provided below) of the Company. For
purposes of this Agreement, the term “confidential or proprietary information”
will include all information of any nature and in any form that is owned by the
Company and that is not publicly available (other than by Executive’s breach of
this Section 13) or generally known to persons engaged in businesses similar or
related to those of the Company. Confidential or proprietary information will
include, without limitation, the Company’s financial matters, customers,
employees, industry contracts, strategic business plans, product development (or
other proprietary product data), marketing plans, consulting solutions and
processes, and all other secrets and all other information of a confidential or
proprietary nature which is protected by the Uniform Trade Secrets Act. For
purposes of the preceding two sentences, the term “Company” will also include
any Subsidiary. The foregoing obligations imposed by this Section 13 will not
apply (i) in the course of the business of and for the benefit of the Company,
(ii) if such confidential or proprietary information has become, through no
fault of Executive, generally known to the public, or (iii) if Executive is
required by law to make disclosure (after giving the Company notice and an
opportunity to contest such requirement). In addition, if not otherwise filed by
the Company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and
available through public disclosure from the SEC, Executive agrees not to
disclose the terms of this Agreement to anyone, except Executive’s spouse,
attorney and, as necessary, tax/financial advisor, except as may be required by
law. Likewise, the Company agrees that the terms of this Agreement will not be
disclosed except as may be necessary to obtain approval or authorization to
fulfill its obligations hereunder or as required by law. It is expressly
understood that any violation of the confidentiality obligation imposed
hereunder constitutes a material breach of this Agreement.

      

      14. Employment Rights.
Executive and the Company acknowledge that, except as may otherwise be provided
under any other written agreement between Executive and the Company or a
Subsidiary, the employment of Executive by the Company is “at
will.”  Nothing expressed or implied in this Agreement will create any
right or duty on the part of the Company or Executive to have Executive remain
in the employment of the Company or any Subsidiary.

      

      15. Withholding of Taxes.
The Company may withhold from any amounts payable under this Agreement all
federal, state, city or other taxes as the Company is required to withhold
pursuant to any applicable law, regulation or ruling.

      

      16. Successors and Binding
Agreement.

      

      (a) The
Company will require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase,
merger, consolidation, reorganization or otherwise) to all or substantially all
of the business or assets of the Company, by agreement in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to Executive, expressly to assume and agree to perform
this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent the Company would be
required to perform if no such succession had taken place. This Agreement will
be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company and any successor to the
Company, including without limitation any persons acquiring directly or
indirectly all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Company
whether by purchase, merger, consolidation, reorganization or otherwise (and
such successor will thereafter be deemed “Company” for the purposes of this
Agreement), but will not otherwise be assignable, transferable or delegable by
the Company.

      

      (b) This
Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by Executive’s
personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs,
distributees and legatees. This Agreement will supersede the provisions of any
employment agreement between Executive and the Company that relate to any matter
that is also the subject of this Agreement, and such provisions in such
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      and void.
Except as provided in Section 6(c) or 7 hereof, the foregoing sentence shall
have no impact on any outstanding agreement made with Executive under the
Company’s long-term incentive program, including, stock option, restricted
stock, restricted unit, other equity- or cash-based incentive awards or other
equity- or cash-based agreements at any time in effect.

      

      (c) This
Agreement is personal in nature and neither of the parties hereto will, without
the consent of the other, assign, transfer or delegate this Agreement or any
rights or obligations hereunder except as expressly provided in Sections 16(a)
and (b). Without limiting the generality or effect of the foregoing, Executive’s
right to receive payments hereunder will not be assignable, transferable or
delegable, whether by pledge, creation of a security interest, or otherwise,
other than by a transfer by Executive’s will or by the laws of descent and
distribution and, in the event of any attempted assignment or transfer contrary
to this Section 16(c), the Company will have no liability to pay any amount so
attempted to be assigned, transferred or delegated.

      

      17. Notices. For all
purposes of this Agreement, all communications, including without limitation,
notices, consents, requests or approvals, required or permitted to be given
hereunder will be in writing and will be deemed to have been duly given when
hand delivered or dispatched by electronic facsimile transmission (with receipt
thereof confirmed electronically), or five (5) business days after having been
mailed by United States registered or certified mail, return receipt requested,
postage prepaid, or three (3) business days after having been sent by a
nationally recognized courier service for overnight/next-day delivery, such as
FedEx, UPS, or the United States Postal Service, addressed to the Company (to
the attention of the Secretary of the Company) at its principal executive office
and to Executive at his principal residence, or to such other address as any
party may have furnished to the other in writing and in accordance herewith,
except that notices of changes of address will be effective only upon
receipt.

      

      18. Governing Law; Dispute
Resolution. The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of
this Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the
substantive laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to the
principles of conflict of laws of such State. Any dispute or controversy arising
under or in connection with this Agreement shall be resolved by arbitration in
either Richmond, Virginia or Charleston, West Virginia as so determined by
Executive. Three arbitrators shall be selected, and arbitration shall be
conducted, in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association.
Subject to Section 12 hereof, the arbitrators shall have the discretion to award
the cost of arbitration, arbitrators’ fees and the respective attorneys’ fees of
each party between the parties as they see fit.

      

      19. Validity. If any
provision of this Agreement or the application of any provision hereof to any
person or circumstances is held invalid, unenforceable or otherwise illegal, the
remainder of this Agreement and the application of such provision to any other
person or circumstances will not be affected, and the provision so held to be
invalid, unenforceable or otherwise illegal will be reformed to the extent (and
only to the extent) necessary to make it enforceable, valid or
legal.

      

      20. Amendment;
Modification. This Agreement may only be amended by written agreement of
the parties hereto. No provision of this Agreement may be modified, waived or
discharged unless such waiver, modification or discharge is agreed to in a
writing signed by Executive and the Company. No waiver by either party hereto at
any time of any breach by the other party hereto or compliance with any
condition or provision of this Agreement to be performed by such other party
will be deemed a waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions or conditions at the
same or at any prior or subsequent time. No agreements or representations, oral
or otherwise, expressed or implied with respect to the subject matter hereof
have been made by either party that are not set forth expressly in this
Agreement.

      

      21. Acknowledgement.
Executive acknowledges that he has signed this Agreement voluntarily and
knowingly in exchange for the consideration described herein, which Executive
acknowledges is adequate and satisfactory to him and which Executive
acknowledges is in addition to any other benefits to which Executive is
otherwise entitled and that Executive has been and is hereby advised in writing
to consult with an attorney prior to signing this Agreement.

      

      22. Miscellaneous.
References to Sections are to references to Sections of this Agreement. Any
reference in this Agreement to a provision of a statute, rule or regulation will
also include any successor provision thereto. Whenever used herein, the
masculine includes the feminine.

      
        
           

        

        
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      23. Survival.
Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the parties’
respective rights and obligations under Sections 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16
and 18 will survive any termination or expiration of this Agreement or the
termination of Executive’s employment for any reason whatsoever.

      

      24. Counterparts. This
Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which will be
deemed to be an original but all of which together will constitute one and the
same agreement.

      

      25. Certain Defined
Terms. In addition to terms defined elsewhere herein, the following terms
have the following meanings when used in this Agreement with initial capital
letters:

      

      (a)
“Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company. If Executive is also a
member of the Board, then in the case of any provision hereof that requires
action by, or a determination of, the Board in connection with this Agreement,
it is understood that such provision refers to the members of the Board other
than Executive. Unless otherwise provided by the Board and except in determining
Cause, the Compensation Committee of the Board shall have full authority to act
on behalf of the Board in connection with any duty or action expressly assigned
under, or implicitly to be acted on in connection with, this Agreement to or by
the Board.

      

      (b)
“Cause” shall occur hereunder only upon:

      

      (i) the
willful and continued failure by Executive substantially to perform his duties
with the Company (other than any such failure resulting from his incapacity due
to physical or mental illness) after a written demand for substantial
performance is delivered to him by the Board which specifically identifies the
manner in which the Board believes that he has not substantially performed his
duties,

      

      (ii)
Executive’s willful breach of fiduciary duty, willful violation of any law,
rule, or regulation (other than traffic violations or similar offenses), willful
violation of a final cease and desist order or willful engaging in other gross
misconduct which is materially and demonstrably injurious to the Company or any
Subsidiary, or

      

      (iii)
Executive’s conviction of, or pleading guilty or nolo contendere to, the
commission of a felony involving fraud, embezzlement, theft or moral
turpitude.

      

      For
purposes of this Section 25(b), no act, or failure to act, on Executive’s part
described in clause (i) or (ii) above shall be considered “willful” unless done,
or omitted to be done, by him not in good faith and without reasonable belief
that his action or omission was in the best interest of the Company and its
Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive shall not be deemed to
have been terminated for Cause unless and until there shall have been delivered
to him a copy of a resolution duly adopted by the affirmative vote of not less
than two-thirds of the entire membership of the Board at a meeting of the Board
called and held for the purpose, among others (after at least twenty (20) days
prior notice to Executive and an opportunity for Executive, together with his
counsel, to be heard before the Board), of finding that (x) in the good faith
opinion of the Board Executive failed to perform his duties or engaged in
misconduct as set forth above in clause (i) or (ii) of this paragraph, and, if
applicable, that Executive did not correct such failure or cease such misconduct
after being requested to do so by the Board, or (y) as set forth in clause (iii)
of this paragraph, Executive has been convicted of or has entered a plea of nolo
contendere to the commission of a felony. The fact that Executive is or shortly
may be “retirement eligible” and thus eligible for or entitled to
post-retirement benefits from any plan, arrangement or program sponsored,
participated in or contributed to by the Company or any Subsidiary shall not
prevent Executive’s termination from being considered termination for
Cause.

      

      (c)
“Change in Control” means the occurrence of any of the following
events:

      

      (i) a
third person, including a “group” as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, acquires shares of the Company
having twenty-five percent or more of the total number of votes that may be cast
for the election of directors of the Company; or

      

      (ii) as
the result of any cash tender or exchange offer, merger or other business
combination, or any combination of the foregoing transactions, (a
“Transaction”), the persons who were directors of the Company

      
        
           

        

        
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      before
the Transaction shall cease to constitute a majority of the Board of the Company
or any successor to the Company.

      

      (d)
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

      

      (e)
“Disability” means Executive becomes permanently disabled within the meaning of,
and begins actually to receive long-term disability benefits pursuant to, the
long-term disability plan of the Company or any Subsidiary in effect for, or
applicable to, Executive, or if none, then Executive is determined by the Social
Security Administration to be totally and permanently disabled for purposes of
entitlement to Social Security disability benefits.

      

      (f) “Good
Reason” means one of the following events:

      

      (i) the
assignment to Executive of any duties inconsistent in any respect with
Executive’s position (including status, offices, titles and reporting
requirements), authority, duties or responsibilities in effect immediately on
the Effective Date, or any other action by the Company or any Subsidiary which
results in a diminution in such position, authority, duties or responsibilities,
other than an isolated, insubstantial and inadvertent action not taken in bad
faith and which is remedied by the Company or Subsidiary promptly after receipt
of notice thereof given by Executive;

      

      (ii) any
failure by the Company or any Subsidiary to continue Executive’s employment upon
the terms and conditions as existed on the Effective Date (as the same may be
increased from time to time during the Term) other than an isolated,
insubstantial and inadvertent failure not occurring in bad faith and which is
remedied by the Company or Subsidiary promptly after receipt of notice thereof
given by Executive, including but not limited to compensation level and annual
and long-term cash and equity incentive opportunity, but excluding any term or
condition covered in clause (i) above; or

      

      (iii) a
material reduction in the level of Employee Benefits provided to Executive on
the Effective Date.

      

      For
purposes hereof, “Employee Benefits” means the perquisites, benefits and service
credit for benefits as provided under any and all employee retirement income and
welfare benefit policies, plans, programs or arrangements in which Executive is
entitled to participate, including, without limitation, any stock option, stock
appreciation, stock purchase, restricted stock, restricted unit, performance
stock, performance unit, shadow stock or similar equity incentive plan, program,
arrangement, savings, pension, supplemental executive retirement, or other
retirement income or welfare benefit, deferred compensation, incentive
compensation, group or other life, health, medical/hospital or other insurance
(whether funded by actual insurance or self-insured by the Company or a
Subsidiary), disability, salary continuation, expense reimbursement and other
employee benefit policies that may exist as of the Effective Date or any
successor policies, plans or arrangements that provide substantially similar
perquisites or benefits.

      

      Without
limiting the generality or effect of the foregoing, Executive shall have no
right to terminate employment for Good Reason in connection with an event
described above unless (x) Executive provides written notice to the Company
within thirty (30) days of the occurrence of such event that identifies such
event with particularity, and (y) the Company fails to correct such event within
ten (10) business days after receipt of such notice from Executive.

      

      In no
event shall the termination of Executive’s employment with the Company on
account of Executive’s death or Disability or because Executive engaged in
conduct constituting Cause be deemed to be a termination for Good
Reason.

      

      (g)
“Retention Cash Awards" means the retention cash awards of $150,000 payable to
Executive on January 1, 2007, January 1, 2008 and January 1, 2009 so long as
Executive has been continuously employed by the Company through each such date,
respectively.

      

      (h)
“Subsidiary” means any Company affiliate, whether or not incorporated, the
majority of the outstanding capital stock or other ownership interests of which
is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company.

      
        
           

        

        
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      (i)
“Termination Date” means the last day of Executive’s employment with the Company
or any Subsidiary.

      

      
        
           

        

        
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      IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and
delivered as of the date first above written.

      

      
        	 
      	 
      	 
      
	
                MASSEY
      ENERGY COMPANY

              
	 
      	 
      
	
                By:

              	 
      	
                /s/ Baxter F. Phillips,
  Jr.

              
	
                Name:

              	 
      	
                Baxter
      F. Phillips, Jr.

              
	
                Title:

              	 
      	
                Executive
      Vice President and

              
	
                             Chief
      Administrative Officer

              
	
                 

                 

                /s/ Michael K. Snelling

                Michael
      K. Snelling

              

      

      

      
        
           

        

        
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      Appendix
A

      

      SEPARATION OF EMPLOYMENT
AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE

      

      THIS
SEPARATION OF EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE (the “Agreement”) is made
as of this     
day of                 ,
            ,
by and between Massey Energy Company, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”),
and _______________________ (the “Executive”).

      

      WHEREAS,
Executive formerly was employed by the Company as             ;
and

      

      WHEREAS,
Executive and Company entered into an Employment Agreement, effective as of
May 25, 2006, (the “Employment Agreement”) which provides for certain
payments in the event that Executive’s employment is terminated on account of a
reason set forth in the Employment Agreement; and

      

      WHEREAS,
an express condition of Executive’s entitlement to the payments under the
Employment Agreement is the execution of a general release in the form set forth
below; and

      

      WHEREAS,
Executive and the Company mutually desire to terminate Executive’s employment on
an amicable basis, such termination to be effective             
            ,
            
(“Termination Date”).

      

      NOW,
THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY AGREED by and between Executive and the Company as
follows:

      

      1. (a)
Executive, for and in consideration of the commitments of the Company as set
forth in paragraph 6 of this Agreement, and intending to be legally bound, does
hereby REMISE, RELEASE AND FOREVER DISCHARGE the Company, its affiliates,
subsidiaries and parents, and its officers, directors, employees, and agents,
and its and their respective successors and assigns, heirs, executors, and
administrators (collectively, “Releasees”) from all causes of action, suits,
debts, claims and demands whatsoever in law or in equity, which Executive ever
had, now has, or hereafter may have, whether known or unknown, or which
Executive’s heirs, executors, or administrators may have, by reason of any
matter, cause or thing whatsoever, from the beginning of Executive’s employment
to the date of this Agreement, and particularly, but without limitation of the
foregoing general terms, any claims arising from or relating in any way to
Executive’s employment relationship with the Company, the terms and conditions
of that employment relationship, and the termination of that employment
relationship, including, but not limited to, any claims arising under the Age
Discrimination in Employment Act, the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act,
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act,
the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, and any other claims under any federal, state or local
common law, statutory, or regulatory provision, now or hereafter recognized, and
any claims for attorneys’ fees and costs. This Agreement is effective without
regard to the legal nature of the claims raised and without regard to whether
any such claims are based upon tort, equity, implied or express contract or
discrimination of any sort.

      

      (b) To
the fullest extent permitted by law, and subject to the provisions of paragraph
11 below, Executive represents and affirms that (i) [other than             ,] Executive has not filed or
caused to be filed on Executive’s behalf any claim for relief against the
Company or any Releasee and, to the best of Executive’s knowledge and belief, no
outstanding claims for relief have been filed or asserted against the Company or
any Releasee on Executive’s behalf; and (ii) [other than             ,] Executive has not reported
any improper, unethical or illegal conduct or activities to any supervisor,
manager, department head, human resources representative, agent or other
representative of the Company, to any member of the Company’s legal or
compliance departments, or to the ethics hotline, and has no knowledge of any
such improper, unethical or illegal conduct or activities. Executive agrees to
dismiss with prejudice all claims for relief filed before the date
hereof.

      

      (c)
Notwithstanding any other provision herein, the foregoing release does not apply
to any claim or entitlement under an employee benefit or long term cash or
equity incentive compensation plan, program, arrangement or agreement which is
due pursuant to the terms of such plan, program, arrangement or
agreement.

      

      2. The
Company, for and in consideration of the commitments of Executive as set forth
in this Agreement, and intending to be legally bound, does hereby REMISE,
RELEASE AND FOREVER DISCHARGE Executive from all claims, demands or causes of
action arising out of facts or occurrences prior to the date of this Agreement,
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      extent
the Company knows or reasonably should know of such facts or occurrence and only
to the extent such claim, demand or cause of action relates to a violation of
applicable law or the performance of Executive’s duties with the Company;
provided, however, that this release of claims shall not in any case be
effective with respect to any claim by the Company alleging a breach of
Executive’s obligations under this Agreement. [Note: The Company and Executive may,
but shall not be required to mutually agree on a case-by-case basis at the time
of the signing of this release to include the foregoing provision, or a
substantially similar provision, to this Agreement.]

      

      3. In
consideration of the Company’s agreements as set forth in paragraph 6 herein,
Executive agrees to comply with the limitations described in Sections 9 and 13
of the Employment Agreement.

      

      4.
Executive further agrees and recognizes that Executive has permanently and
irrevocably severed Executive’s employment relationship with the Company and its
affiliated entities, that Executive shall not seek employment with the Company
or any affiliated entity at any time within two (2) years after his Termination
Date, and that neither the Company nor any affiliated entity has any obligation
to employ him in the future.

      

      5.
Executive further agrees that Executive will not disparage or subvert the
Company, or make any statement reflecting negatively on the Company, its
affiliated entities, or any of their officers, directors, employees, agents or
representatives, including, but not limited to, any matters relating to the
operation or management of the Company, Executive’s employment and the
termination of Executive’s employment, irrespective of the truthfulness or
falsity of such statement.

      

      6. In
consideration for Executive’s agreements as set forth herein, the Company agrees
to pay or provide to or for Executive the payments described in Section 6(c) of
the Employment Agreement, the provisions of which are incorporated herein by
reference. Except as set forth in this Agreement, it is expressly agreed and
understood that Releasees do not have, and will not have, any obligations to
provide Executive at any time in the future with any payments, benefits or
considerations other than those recited in this paragraph, those excluded from
release in Section 1(c) of this Agreement or those required by law, other than
under the terms of any benefit plans which provide benefits or payments to
former employees according to their terms.

      

      7.
Executive understands and agrees that the payments and agreements provided in
this Agreement are being provided to him in consideration for Executive’s
acceptance and execution of, and in reliance upon Executive’s representations
in, this Agreement. Executive acknowledges that if Executive had not executed
this Agreement containing a release of all claims against the Company, Executive
would not have been entitled to the payments set forth in Section 6(c) of the
Employment Agreement.

      

      8.
Executive acknowledges and agrees that the Company previously has satisfied any
and all obligations owed to him under any employment agreement or offer letter
Executive has with the Company and, further, that this Agreement supersedes any
employment agreement or offer letter Executive has with the Company, and any and
all other prior agreements or understandings, whether written or oral, between
the parties which are inconsistent with this Agreement, and further, that,
except as set forth expressly herein, no promises or representations have been
made to him in connection with the termination of Executive’s employment
agreement, if any, or offer letter, if any, with the Company, or the terms of
this Agreement or the Employment Agreement.

      

      9. If not
otherwise filed by the Company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
(“SEC”) and available through public disclosure from the SEC, Executive agrees
not to disclose the terms of this Agreement or the Employment Agreement to
anyone, except Executive’s spouse, attorney and, as necessary, tax/financial
advisor, except as may be required by law. Likewise, the Company agrees that the
terms of this Agreement will not be disclosed except as may be necessary to
obtain approval or authorization to fulfill its obligations hereunder or as
required by law. It is expressly understood that any violation of the
confidentiality obligation imposed hereunder constitutes a material breach of
this Agreement.

      

      10.
Executive represents that Executive does not presently have in Executive’s
possession any records and business documents, whether on computer or hard copy,
and other materials (including but not limited to computer disks and tapes,
computer programs and software, office keys, correspondence, files, customer
lists, technical information, customer information, pricing information,
business strategies and plans, sales records and all copies thereof)
(collectively, the “Corporate Records”) provided by the Company and/or its
predecessors, subsidiaries or affiliates or obtained as a result of Executive’s
prior employment with the Company and/or its predecessors, subsidiaries or
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      Executive
while employed by or rendering services to the Company and/or its predecessors,
subsidiaries or affiliates. Executive acknowledges that all such Corporate
Records are the property of the Company. In addition, Executive shall promptly
return in good condition any and all Company owned equipment or property,
including, but not limited to, automobiles, personal data assistants, facsimile
machines, copy machines, pagers, credit cards, cellular telephone equipment,
business cards, laptops and computers, unless mutually agreed upon in writing.
As of the Termination Date, the Company will make arrangements to remove,
terminate or transfer any and all business communication lines including network
access, cellular phone, fax line and other business numbers.

      

      11.
Nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit or restrict Executive from: (i) making
any disclosure of information required by law; (ii) providing information to, or
testifying or otherwise assisting in any investigation or proceeding brought by,
any federal regulatory or law enforcement agency or legislative body, any
self-regulatory organization, or the Company’s designated legal, compliance or
human resources officers; or (iii) filing, testifying, participating in or
otherwise assisting in a proceeding relating to an alleged violation of any
federal, state or municipal law relating to fraud, or any rule or regulation of
the Securities and Exchange Commission or any self-regulatory
organization.

      

      12. The
parties agree and acknowledge that the agreement by the Company described
herein, and the settlement and termination of any asserted or unasserted claims
against the Releasees, are not and shall not be construed to be an admission of
any violation of any federal, state or local statute or regulation, or of any
duty owed by any of the Releasees to Executive.

      

      13.
Executive agrees and recognizes that should Executive breach any of the
obligations or covenants set forth in this Agreement, the Company will have no
further obligation to provide Executive with the consideration set forth herein,
and will have the right to seek repayment of all consideration paid up to the
time of any such breach. Further, Executive acknowledges in the event of a
breach of this Agreement, Releasees may seek any and all appropriate relief for
any such breach, including equitable relief and/or money damages, attorneys’
fees and costs.

      

      14.
Executive further agrees that the Company shall be entitled to preliminary and
permanent injunctive relief, without the necessity of proving actual damages, as
well as to an equitable accounting of all earnings, profits and other benefits
arising from any violations of this Agreement, which rights shall be cumulative
and in addition to any other rights or remedies to which the Company may be
entitled.

      

      15. This
Agreement and the obligations of the parties hereunder shall be construed,
interpreted and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware,
without giving effect to the principles of conflict of laws of such
State.

      

      16.
Executive certifies and acknowledges as follows:

      

      (a) That
Executive has read the terms of this Agreement, and that Executive understands
its terms and effects, including the fact that, other than as excepted in
paragraph 1 hereof, Executive has agreed to RELEASE AND FOREVER DISCHARGE the
Company and each and every one of its affiliated entities from any legal action
arising out of Executive’s employment relationship with the Company and the
termination of that employment relationship; and

      

      (b) That
Executive has signed this Agreement voluntarily and knowingly in exchange for
the consideration described herein, which Executive acknowledges is adequate and
satisfactory to him and which Executive acknowledges is in addition to any other
payments or benefits to which Executive is otherwise entitled; and

      

      (c) That
Executive has been and is hereby advised in writing to consult with an attorney
prior to signing this Agreement; and

      

      (d) That
Executive does not waive rights or claims that may arise after the date this
Agreement is executed; and

      

      (e) That
the Company has provided him with a period of [twenty-one (21) - generally
applicable for an individual termination] days within which to consider
this Agreement, and that Executive has signed on the date indicated below after
concluding that this Separation of Employment Agreement and General Release is
satisfactory to him; and

      
        
          
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      (f)
Executive acknowledges that this Agreement may be revoked by him within seven
(7) days after execution, and it shall not become effective until the expiration
of such seven (7) day revocation period. In the event of a timely revocation by
Executive, this Agreement will be deemed null and void and the Company will have
no obligations hereunder.

      

      Intending
to be legally bound hereby, Executive and the Company executed the foregoing
Separation of Employment Agreement and General Release this             
day of             ,
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                MASSEY
      ENERGY COMPANY

              	 
      	 
      	 
      	 
      	 
      	 
      
	 
      	 
      	 
      	 
      	 
      
	
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