The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. will assume the pension obligations of Walter Energy Inc., an Alabama-based coal company that is currently in bankruptcy proceedings.
More than 2,700 participants and retirees in the Pension Plan for Salaried Employees of Walter Energy Inc. Subsidiaries, Divisions and Affiliates will have their pensions protected, PBGC said in a statement.
The plan will end on Dec. 31, 2015.
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