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  • Stock price increased 32.8 percent in 2007
  • Jim Walter Resources Nos. 4 and 7 mines each produced record tonnage of metallurgical coal in 2007
  • Implemented $25 million share repurchase program in August
  • Acquired Tuscaloosa Resources, Inc. in August, providing platform to expand presence in the
    Southern Appalachian steam coal market
  • Made significant progress on metallurgical coal expansion initiatives, positioning the Company to increase its annual metallurgical coal production capacity by 50 percent in 2009
  • Price increases position furnace and foundry coke subsidiary, Sloss Industries, to significantly grow revenues and income in 2008





Pictured above: Vice President - Operations Fred Kozel at Jim Walter Resources Mine No. 7. At Jim Walter Resources, both Mine Nos. 4 and 7 produced record tonnage while operating at below industry averages for recordable safety incidents.


Headquarters: Tampa, Fla.
Address: 4211 W. Boy Scout Blvd.
Tampa, FL 33607
(813) 871-4811
www.walterind.com
Founded: 1946
2007 Revenues: $1.2 billion
2007 Net Income: $112.0 million
2007 Diluted Earnings Per Share: $2.13
2007 Quarterly Dividend Per Share: $0.05
Employees(1): 2,700
NYSE: WLT
(1) Approximate, as of 12/31/07



Natural Resources & Sloss
AT A GLANCE

Main Businesses: Jim Walter Resources, Inc., Tuscaloosa Resources, Inc., Kodiak Mining Company, LLC,
Sloss Industries Corporation, Black Warrior Methane Corporation

Products: Metallurgical, steam and industrial coal; natural gas; furnace and foundry coke

2007 Revenues: $775.3 million
2007 Operating Income: $159.9 million

Coal Sold in 2007: 6.3 million tons
Natural Gas Sold in 2007: 7.2 billion cubic feet
Furnace & Foundry Coke Sold in 2007: 0.4 million tons



Financing & Homebuilding
AT A GLANCE

Main Businesses: Walter Mortgage Company, Jim Walter Homes, Inc., Best Insurors, Inc., Cardem Insurance Co., Ltd.

Financing Products: Single-family, fixed-rate residential mortgages, mortgage servicing, insurance
Homebuilding Products: On-your-lot, affordable, single-family homes across the Southeastern United States

2007 Revenues: $465.7 million
2007 Operating Income: $44.3 million

Financing Portfolio Book Value: $1.8 billion
Number of Mortgage Accounts: 39,053

On-Your-Lot Homes Built in 2007: 2,510
Average Sale Price: $98,683