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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * BLANKENSHIP DON L   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol MASSEY ENERGY CO [MEE] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O MASSEY ENERGY COMPANY, 4 NORTH 4TH STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/05/2010 (Street) RICHMOND, VA 23219 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 02/05/2010   M(1)   150,000 A $ 38.6366 441,223 D   Common Stock 02/05/2010   S   5,475 D $ 37.5 435,748 D   Common Stock 02/05/2010   S   100 D $ 37.505 435,648 D   Common Stock 02/05/2010   S   6,625 D $ 37.51 429,023 D   Common Stock 02/05/2010   S   100 D $ 37.515 428,923 D   Common Stock 02/05/2010   S   4,500 D $ 37.52 424,423 D   Common Stock 02/05/2010   S   2,469 D $ 37.53 421,954 D   Common Stock 02/05/2010   S   100 D $ 37.535 421,854 D   Common Stock 02/05/2010   S   2,531 D $ 37.54 419,323 D   Common Stock 02/05/2010   S   2,500 D $ 37.55 416,823 D   Common Stock 02/05/2010   S   300 D $ 37.56 416,523 D   Common Stock 02/05/2010   S   100 D $ 37.565 416,423 D   Common Stock 02/05/2010   S   1,800 D $ 37.57 414,623 D   Common Stock 02/05/2010   S   2,000 D $ 37.58 412,623 D   Common Stock 02/05/2010   S   1,502 D $ 37.59 411,121 D   Common Stock 02/05/2010   S   2,998 D $ 37.6 408,123 D   Common Stock 02/05/2010   S   1,600 D $ 37.61 406,523 D   Common Stock 02/05/2010   S   100 D $ 37.615 406,423 D   Common Stock 02/05/2010   S   3,700 D $ 37.62 402,723 D   Common Stock 02/05/2010   S   700 D $ 37.63 402,023 D   Common Stock 02/05/2010   S   500 D $ 37.64 401,523 D   Common Stock 02/05/2010   S   1,500 D $ 37.65 400,023 D   Common Stock 02/05/2010   S   800 D $ 37.66 399,223 D   Common Stock 02/05/2010   S   100 D $ 37.685 399,123 D   Common Stock 02/05/2010   S   100 D $ 37.725 399,023 D   Common Stock 02/05/2010   S   5,200 D $ 38.5 393,823 D   Common Stock 02/05/2010   S   1,100 D $ 38.51 392,723 D   Common Stock 02/05/2010   S   3,000 D $ 38.52 389,723 D   Common Stock 02/05/2010   S   2,700 D $ 38.53 387,023 D   Common Stock 02/05/2010   S   2,300 D $ 38.54 384,723 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Employee Stock Options (right to buy)

$ 19.5

02/05/2010

M

150,000

12/30/2009

11/10/2018

Common Stock

150,000

(2)

50,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
BLANKENSHIP DON L C/O MASSEY ENERGY COMPANY 4 NORTH 4TH STREET RICHMOND, VA 23219	X		CEO

Signatures

/s/ Richard R. Grinnan, attorney-in-fact		02/09/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	These 150,000 stock options were part of a grant made on 11/10/08 and vested on 12/30/09. Pursuant to their terms, the stock options were required to be exercised within the first 20 days exercise was permissible.
(2)	Consideration for these stock options is in the form of labor performed or services rendered to Massey by the reporting person, having a fair value on the date of grant of not less than the present fair market value of a like number of options of the common stock of Massey.
Remarks: This Form 4 is the first of three Forms 4 filed on 2/9/2010 on behalf of the reporting person reflecting the exercise of 150,000 stock options on 2/5/2010.

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