FORM 3
        
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

Kohn Gary Alan

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY)
11/21/2016 

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

WESTMORELAND COAL Co [WLB]

(Last)        (First)        (Middle)

9540 SOUTH MAROON CIRCLE, SUITE 300

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director                            _____ 10% Owner
___ X ___ Officer (give title below)          _____ Other (specify below)
CFO - Interim /

(Street)

ENGLEWOOD, CO 80112       

(City)              (State)              (Zip)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person


Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4) 		2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4) 		3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5) 		4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 4) 		2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(MM/DD/YYYY) 		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4) 		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5) 		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units     (1)   (1) Common Stock   3000.0     (2) D    
Performance Based Restricted Stock Units   4/1/2019   (3) 4/1/2019   (3) Common Stock   5000.0     (2) D    

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)  Grant of Restricted Stock Units on May 18, 2016. The Restricted Stock Units vest in three equal annual installments on each April 1st following the grant date.
( 2)  Each Restricted Stock Unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of common stock payable in common stock, cash or a combination thereof at the discretion of the Compensation and Benefits Committee.
( 3)  Each Performance Based Restricted Stock Unit represents a contingent right to receive up to 1.5 shares of common stock. The units vest over approximately three years and become payable on April 1, 2019; 25% weighted based on a comparison of the company's relative total shareholder return over the vesting period to a weighted total shareholder return during such period of companies in the Russell 3000 Index; 25% weighted based on a comparison of the company's relative total shareholder return over the vesting period to a weighted total shareholder return during such period of certain companies in the Market Vectors Global Coal Index with principal places of business in the US, Australia or Canada; and 50% weighted based on a three-year free cash flow goal for Westmoreland's consoldated global enterprise.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Kohn Gary Alan
9540 SOUTH MAROON CIRCLE, SUITE 300
ENGLEWOOD, CO 80112

CFO - Interim

Signatures
/s/ Jennifer S. Grafton by attached Power of Attorney 12/1/2016
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
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