As part of the Arch Resources, Inc.?s long-term succession plan, on February 21, 2024, the Board of Directors (the ?Board?) of Arch Resources, Inc. (the ?Company?) appointed John T. Drexler to serve as the Company?s President, effective immediately. In such capacity, Mr. Drexler will continue to serve in the Company?s chief operating officer role. Mr. Drexler succeeds Paul A. Lang, as the Company?s President.

Mr. Lang will continue to serve as the Company?s Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Drexler, age 54, joined the Company in 1998 and has served as the Company?s Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer since 2020. Prior to his current role, he served as the Company?s Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from 2008 through 2020 and its Vice President of Finance and Accounting from 2006 through 2008.

Also as part of the Company?s long-term succession plan, on February 21, 2024, the Company and John W. Eaves determined that Mr. Eaves will retire from his position as Executive Chair and from the Board, effective at the conclusion of the Company?s annual meeting of stockholders to be held on May 7, 2024 (the ?2024 Annual Meeting?). On February 22, 2024, the Company announced that Richard A. Navarre will become Chair of the Board and that James N. Chapman is retiring as the Company?s lead independent director and from the Board, each effective at the conclusion of the 2024 Annual Meeting. The Company also announced that Mr. Drexler will stand for election to the Board at the 2024 Annual Meeting.

In addition to his role at Arch, Richard A. Navarre currently serves on the boards of Civeo Corporation and Natural Resource Partners. He is the past chairman and chief executive officer of Covia Corporation and earlier in his career served as president and chief commercial officer and as chief financial officer of Peabody Energy Corporation. John T. Drexler joined Arch in 1998 and has served as the company?s senior vice president and chief operating officer since 2020.

Prior to his current role, he served as Arch?s senior vice president and CFO from 2008 through 2020 and as its vice president of finance and accounting from 2006 through 2008.