Massey Energy to Webcast Annual Meeting

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

    (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20071031/MASSEYENERGYLOGO )

    Details

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

    Date:  Tuesday, May 13, 2008

    Time:  9:00 a.m. EDT

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

          Or click the following link:

http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?p=irol-

eventDetails&c=102864&eventID=1770761

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

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

Company Description

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