Massey Energy declares quarterly dividend

RICHMOND, Va. -- Massey Energy Company today reported that its Board of Directors, at a regularly scheduled meeting, declared a quarterly dividend in the amount of 6 cents per share to be paid on December 31, 2009 to shareholders of record on December 17, 2009.

Massey Energy Company, headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, with operations in West Virginia, Kentucky and Virginia, is the largest coal producer in Central Appalachia and is included in the S&P 500 Index.