Item 1

(a).

Name of Issuer:

Massey Energy Company

Item 1

(b).

Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:

4 North 4th Street

Richmond, Virginia 23219

Item 2

(a).

Name of Person Filing:

This Schedule is being filed jointly by the following reporting persons (hereinafter sometimes collectively referred to as the “Reporting Persons”) pursuant to an Agreement of Joint Filing attached hereto as Exhibit A:

        (i) JGD Management Corp. (“JGD”), a Delaware corporation, an affiliate of Dinan Management, L.L.C. (“Dinan Management”), a New York limited liability company, York Offshore Holdings, Limited (“York Offshore Limited”), a corporation of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, York Credit Opportunities Domestic Holdings, LLC (“York Credit Opportunities Domestic Holdings”), a New York limited liability company, York Global Value Holdings, LLC (“York Global Value Holdings”), a New York limited liability company, York Select Domestic Holdings, LLC (“York Select Domestic Holdings”), a New York limited liability company, and York Select Offshore Holdings, LLC (“York Select Offshore Holdings”), a New York limited liability company.

        (ii) York Capital Management, L.P. (“York Capital”), a Delaware limited partnership.

        (iii) York Investment Limited (“York Investment”), a corporation of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas.

        (iv) York Credit Opportunities Fund, L.P. (“York Credit Opportunities”), a Delaware limited partnership.

        (v) York Global Value Partners, L.P. (“York Global Value”), a Delaware limited partnership.

        (vi) York Select, L.P. (“York Select”), a Delaware limited partnership.

        (vii) York Select Unit Trust (“York Select Trust”), a trust organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands.

Dinan Management is the General Partner of York Capital.

York Offshore Limited is the investment manager of York Investment.

York Credit Opportunities Domestic Holdings is the General Partner of York Credit Opportunities.

York Global Value Holdings is the General Partner of York Global Value.

York Select Domestic Holdings is the General Partner of York Select.

York Select Offshore Holdings is the investment manager of York Select Trust.

JGD is also filing this Schedule on behalf of certain other accounts (“Managed Accounts”) which it manages.

Item 2

(b).

Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:

The principal business office address of each of JGD, York Capital, York Investment, York Credit Opportunities, York Global Value, York Select and York Select Trust is:

c/o York Capital Management

767 Fifth Avenue

17th Floor

New York, New York 10153

Item 2

(c).

Citizenship:

The place of organization of each of the Reporting Persons is as follows:

Item 2

(d).

Title of Class of Securities:

Common Stock, par value $0.625 per share

Item 2

(e).

CUSIP Number:

576206106

Item 3.

If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

Not Applicable.

Item 4.

Ownership.

Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1.

(i) JGD

Amount beneficially owned:

4,653,126*

Percent of class:

6.0%

Sole power to vote or to direct the vote

4,653,126*

Shared power to vote or to direct the vote

-0-

Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of

4,653,126*

Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of

-0-

(ii) York Capital

Amount beneficially owned:

313,484

Percent of class:

0.4%

Sole power to vote or to direct the vote

313,484

Shared power to vote or to direct the vote

-0-

Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of

313,484

Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of

-0-

(iii) York Investment

Amount beneficially owned:

1,311,785

Percent of class:

1.7%

Sole power to vote or to direct the vote

1,311,785

Shared power to vote or to direct the vote

-0-

Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of

1,311,785

Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of

-0-

(iv) York Credit Opportunities

Amount beneficially owned:

235,751**

Percent of class:

0.3%

Sole power to vote or to direct the vote

235,751**

Shared power to vote or to direct the vote

-0-

Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of

235,751**

Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of

-0-

(v) York Global Value

Amount beneficially owned:

870,831***

Percent of class:

1.1%

Sole power to vote or to direct the vote

870,831***

Shared power to vote or to direct the vote

-0-

Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of

870,831***

Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of

-0-

(vi) York Select

Amount beneficially owned:

831,010****

Percent of class:

1.1%

Sole power to vote or to direct the vote

831,010****

Shared power to vote or to direct the vote

-0-

Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of

831,010****

Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of

-0-

(vii) York Select Trust

Amount beneficially owned:

766,510*****

Percent of class:

1.0%

Sole power to vote or to direct the vote

766,510*****

Shared power to vote or to direct the vote

-0-

Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of

766,510*****

Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of

-0-

Item 5.

Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following  ¨.

Item 6.

Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

The Managed Accounts have the right to receive dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the Common Stock.

Item 7.

Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company.

Not Applicable.

Item 8.

Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

In the ordinary course of business, the Reporting Persons have, from time to time, discussed matters of general shareholder interest with certain other shareholders of the issuer, including JANA Partners LLC and Third Point LLC. The Reporting Persons disclaim any membership in a group (as defined in Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) with any of the other shareholders of the issuer, including JANA Partners LLC and Third Point LLC.

Item 9.

Notice of Dissolution of Group.

Not Applicable.