Patriot Coal Announces Closing of Senior Notes Offering

ST. LOUIS, May 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Patriot Coal Corporation (NYSE: PCX) today announced that it has closed its public offering of $250 million of 8.25% Senior Notes due 2018 (the "Notes"). The Notes were issued at a price of 99.279% of their principal amount. The Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by each of the Company's current and future domestic subsidiaries that is a guarantor under its credit facility. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from this offering for working capital and general corporate purposes, which could include, among other things, capital expenditures for organic metallurgical coal expansion.

Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Banc of America Securities LLC and Barclays Capital Inc. were the joint book-running managers for the offering.

The Notes were issued pursuant to Patriot's existing shelf registration statement, as amended, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Copies of the final prospectus may be obtained for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at www.sec.gov.  Alternatively, the underwriters participating in this offering will arrange to send you the prospectus by contacting the following offices:

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy these securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any jurisdiction.

About Patriot Coal

Patriot Coal Corporation is a leading producer and marketer of coal in the eastern United States, with 14 current mining complexes in Appalachia and the Illinois Basin.  The Company ships to domestic and international electric utilities, industrial users and metallurgical coal customers, and controls approximately 1.8 billion tons of proven and probable coal reserves.  The Company's common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol PCX.

Forward Looking Statements

Certain statements in this press release are forward-looking as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements involve certain risks and uncertainties that may be beyond our control and may cause our actual future results to differ materially from expectations. We do not undertake to update our forward-looking statements. Factors that could affect our results include, but are not limited to: price volatility and demand, particularly in higher margin products; geologic, equipment and operational risks associated with mining; changes in general economic conditions, including coal and power market conditions; the availability and costs of competing energy resources; legislative and regulatory developments; risks associated with environmental laws and compliance; developments in greenhouse gas emission regulation and treatment; coal mining laws and regulations; labor availability and relations; the outcome of pending or future litigation; changes in the costs to provide healthcare to eligible active employees and certain retirees under postretirement benefit obligations; changes in contribution requirements to multi-employer retiree healthcare and pension funds; reductions of purchases or deferral of deliveries by major customers; availability and costs of credit; customer performance and credit risks; inflationary trends; worldwide economic and political conditions; downturns in consumer and company spending; supplier and contract miner performance and the availability and cost of key equipment and commodities; availability and costs of transportation; the Company's ability to replace coal reserves; the outcome of commercial negotiations involving sales contracts or other transactions; our ability to respond to changing customer preferences; failure to comply with debt covenants; the effects of mergers, acquisitions and divestitures; and weather patterns affecting energy demand. The Company undertakes no obligation (and expressly disclaims any such obligation) to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. For additional information concerning factors that could cause actual results to materially differ from those projected herein, please refer to the Company's Form 10-K and Form 10-Q reports.

SOURCE Patriot Coal Corporation

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