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WARRIOR MET COAL, INC.

NYSE:HCC
US$89.57Close 7 Oct 2026 · delayed

Past year: ▲ 32%(67.84 – 108.24 USD)

Market cap
A$6.69bn
Shares on issue
52.8m
Story beats
6 since 2017
Last event
16 Jan 2026

Announcements, explained

Each one in plain English, with the numbers worked through for a shareholder.

16 Jan 2026asset acquisition disposition▲ GoodMajor

Two Warrior Met Coal subsidiaries won federal coal leases from the Bureau of Land Management covering 8,346 and 5,704 acres adjacent to Mine No. 1 and Mine No. 4, adding an estimated 53.2 million tons of recoverable coal reserves for roughly $47 million in bid payments spread over five years; mining plan approval followed in January 2026, clearing the leases for development.

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2 Sept 2025debt financing▲ Good

The company expanded its revolving credit facility by $27 million to $143 million and pushed its maturity out to 2030, a sign of continued lender confidence.

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8 Dec 2023material agreement● Neutral

Warrior Met Coal amended its rights plan again, raising the exercise price further from $56 to $159 per share as the stock continued climbing.

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4 Mar 2022material agreement● Neutral

The company amended its shareholder rights plan (poison pill), extending its expiration to April 2026 and raising the trigger exercise price from $31 to $56 per share to keep pace with the stock's rise.

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7 Dec 2021debt financing▲ GoodMajor

Warrior Met Coal refinanced its 2017-2018 notes: it issued $350 million of new 7.875% senior secured notes due 2028 and used the proceeds to redeem all $475 million of the older 8.00% notes due 2024, while also entering a second amended-and-restated revolving credit facility - locking in lower-cost debt with a longer runway during a strong coal market.

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27 Mar 2020debt financing▼ BadMajor

As a COVID-19 precaution, Warrior Met Coal drew $70 million against its revolving credit facility to bolster cash on hand and preserve financial flexibility amid pandemic-driven uncertainty.

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18 Feb 2020listing compliance notice▲ GoodMajor

the exchange certified WARRIOR MET COAL, INC.'s securities for listing, clearing them to begin trading.

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26 Dec 2019material agreement● Neutral

The company made a technical amendment to its revolving credit agreement, conforming its financial-covenant definitions to the bond indenture and adding standard derivatives-regulation language.

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16 Oct 2018debt financing▲ Good

Warrior Met Coal amended and restated its asset-based revolving credit facility, raising the available commitment by $25 million to $125 million, extending maturity to 2023, and lowering interest margins.

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13 Aug 2018material agreement● Neutral

The same selling shareholders sold a further 2.2 million shares in a second underwritten secondary offering at $25.40/share, again with no proceeds to the company.

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14 June 2018material agreement● Neutral

Pre-restructuring shareholders sold 5 million Warrior Met Coal shares in an underwritten secondary offering at $28.35/share; the company received none of the proceeds.

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6 Mar 2018debt financing▲ GoodMajor

The company tapped its notes for a further $125 million (issued at a premium, fungible with the 2017 notes) to fund up to another $350 million in special dividends, and paid a $3.5 million consent fee to bondholders to loosen the dividend-payment covenant.

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6 Nov 2017debt financing▲ GoodMajor

Warrior Met Coal issued $350 million of 8.00% senior secured notes due 2024 and used the proceeds, plus cash on hand, to fund a $600 million special dividend ($11.21/share) - a major post-restructuring return of capital funded largely by new debt.

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4 Oct 2017material agreement● Neutral

Warrior Met Coal amended its asset-based credit agreement to permit up to $500 million of additional secured or unsecured debt, clearing the way for a larger financing move.

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