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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-17-321557
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20171026
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20171027
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20171026

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			WARRIOR MET COAL, INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001691303
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	BITUMINOUS COAL & LIGNITE MINING [1220]
		IRS NUMBER:				810706839
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-38061
		FILM NUMBER:		171157565

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		16243 HIGHWAY 216
		CITY:			BROOKWOOD
		STATE:			AL
		ZIP:			35444
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2055546150

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		16243 HIGHWAY 216
		CITY:			BROOKWOOD
		STATE:			AL
		ZIP:			35444

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	WARRIOR MET COAL, LLC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20161201
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 <P STYLE="line-height:1.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CURRENT
REPORT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October&nbsp;27, 2017 (October&nbsp;26, 2017) </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>WARRIOR MET COAL, INC. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">001-38061</FONT></B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">81-0706839</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">554-6150</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Not Applicable </B></P>
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the registrant under any of the following provisions: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Soliciting material pursuant to Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">14a-12</FONT> under the Exchange Act (17 CFR <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">240.14a-12)</FONT> </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Pre-commencement</FONT> communications pursuant to Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">14d-2(b)</FONT> under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">240.14d-2(b))</FONT> </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Pre-commencement</FONT> communications pursuant to Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13e-4(c)</FONT> under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">240.13e-4(c))</FONT> </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as
defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&#167;230.405 of this chapter) or Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12b-2</FONT> of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(&#167;240.12b-2</FONT> of this chapter).
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growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) of the Exchange
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Other Events </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On October&nbsp;26, 2017, Warrior Met Coal, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;)
announced that it priced its previously announced private offering (the &#147;Offering&#148;) of $350&nbsp;million aggregate principal amount of its 8.00% senior secured notes due 2024 (the &#147;Notes&#148;). The Company expects to use the net
proceeds of the Offering, together with cash on hand of approximately $260&nbsp;million, to pay, during 2017, a special cash dividend of approximately $600&nbsp;million to all of its stockholders on a pro rata basis. The Notes are being offered and
sold only to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), and to certain <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT>
persons in transactions outside the United States pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act. The Offering is expected to close on November&nbsp;2, 2017, subject to customary closing conditions. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy any
of the Notes in the Offering and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale is unlawful. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
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 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:36pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><U>Warrior Met Coal Prices $350 Million Offering of 8.00% Senior Secured Notes </U></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>BROOKWOOD, AL</B><B></B><B>&nbsp;&#151; October</B><B></B><B>&nbsp;26, 2017 &#151;</B> Warrior Met Coal,&nbsp;Inc. (NYSE:HCC) (&#147;Warrior&#148; or the
&#147;Company&#148;) today announced that it has priced its previously announced private offering of $350&nbsp;million in aggregate principal amount of 8.00% senior secured notes due 2024 (the &#147;Notes&#148;). The Notes offering is expected to
close on November&nbsp;2, 2017, subject to customary closing conditions. Warrior expects to use the net proceeds of the offering of the Notes, together with cash on hand of approximately $260&nbsp;million, to pay, during 2017, a special cash
dividend of approximately $600&nbsp;million to all of its stockholders on a pro rata basis. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Notes will be initially guaranteed by each of
Warrior&#146;s direct or indirect wholly-owned domestic restricted subsidiaries that are borrowers or guarantors under Warrior&#146;s Asset-Based Revolving Credit Agreement Facility, dated as of April&nbsp;1, 2016, as amended. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Notes are being offered and sold to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;) and to certain <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> persons outside the United States pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Notes have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act or applicable state securities laws and may not be offered or sold in the United
States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state laws. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This press
release is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy any of the Notes or any other securities and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale is
unlawful. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Forward-Looking Statements </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>This
press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section&nbsp;27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section&nbsp;21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements, other than statements of
historical facts, included in this press release that address activities, events or developments that the Company expects, believes or anticipates will or may occur in the future are forward-looking statements. The words &#147;believe,&#148;
&#147;expect,&#148; &#147;anticipate,&#148; &#147;plan,&#148; &#147;intend,&#148; &#147;estimate,&#148; &#147;project,&#148; &#147;target,&#148; &#147;foresee,&#148; &#147;should,&#148; &#147;would,&#148; &#147;could,&#148; &#147;potential,&#148; or
other similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. However, the absence of these words does not mean that the statements are not forward-looking. These forward-looking statements represent management&#146;s good faith
expectations, projections, guidance or beliefs concerning future events, and it is possible that </I></P>

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the results described in this press release will not be achieved. Specifically, the Company cannot assure you that the proposed transactions described above, including the payment of the special
dividend, will be consummated on the terms the Company currently contemplates, if at all. Information concerning these and other factors can be found in the Company&#146;s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (&#147;SEC&#148;),
including its Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-1</FONT> (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-216499)</FONT> and Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> for the quarterly period ended
June&nbsp;30, 2017 and other reports filed from time to time with the SEC. The Company&#146;s filings with the SEC are available on the SEC&#146;s website at www.sec.gov. </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made, and, except as required by law, the Company does not undertake any obligation
to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for the Company to predict all such factors. </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Contacts </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For Investors: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Dale W. Boyles, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">205-554-6129</FONT></FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>dale.boyles@warriormetcoal.com </U></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For Media: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">William Stanhouse, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">205-554-6131</FONT></FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>william.stanhouse@warriormetcoal.com </U></P>
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