Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Owings David Williams
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MASSEY ENERGY CO [MEE] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Controller
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
P.O. BOX 26765		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/10/2005
(Street)

RICHMOND, VA 23261-6765		 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 08/10/2005   S   230 D $ 47.38 2,350 D  
Common Stock 08/10/2005   M   339 A $ 20.105 2,689 D  
Common Stock 08/10/2005   S   339 D $ 47.23 2,350 D  
Common Stock 08/10/2005   M   700 A $ 20.105 3,050 D  
Common Stock 08/10/2005   S   700 D $ 47.22 2,350 D  
Common Stock               59.53 I By the 401(k) Plan (1)

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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 Option (right to buy) $ 20.105 08/10/2005   M     339   (2) 10/29/2011 Common Stock 339 (3) 1,046 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 20.105 08/10/2005   M     700   (2) 10/29/2011 Common Stock 700 (3) 346 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Owings David Williams
P.O. BOX 26765
RICHMOND, VA 23261-6765		       Controller  

Signatures

 /s/ Richard R. Grinnan, attorney-in-fact   08/11/2005
**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) As of August 4, 2005, the value of the units acquired and held indirectly by the reporting person under Massey Energy Company's Coal Salary Deferral and Profit Sharing Plan, as amended and restated effective October 1, 2001 (the "401(k) Plan") equated to 59.53 shares of Massey common stock plus a cash component of $112.24.
(2) The grant of stock options to which this cashless exercise of stock options is a part vests in four equal installments. One quarter vested and became exercisable beginning on October 29, 2002, on quarter vested and became exercisable beginning on October 29, 2003, one quarter vested and became exercisable beginning on October 29, 2004 and the remaining quater vests and becomes exercisable beginning on October 29, 2005.
(3) Consideration for these options is in the form of labor performed for services actually rendered to Massey Energy Company, having a fair value of not less than the present fair market value of a like number of options of the Common Stock of Massey Energy Company.
 
Remarks:
The first entry in Table I reflects a sale of Massey Energy Common Stock. The next two pairs of entries in Table I are part of cashless exercises of stock options, the disposal of which are reflected in Table II. The remaining entry in Table I is explained in Footnote 1.

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