Patriot Coal Vice President Receives Awards

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Patriot Coal Corporation (NYSE: PCX) today announced that Vice President and Associate General Counsel Rashda M. Buttar is a recipient of the 2010 Most Influential Business Women Award sponsored by the St. Louis Business Journal.  Separately, Ms. Buttar was recently honored with the 2010 Women's Justice Enterprise Award sponsored by Missouri Lawyers Weekly.

"Rashda has been a critical member of Patriot's management team since we became a public company.  As Patriot nearly doubled in size, Rashda has played an instrumental role in key M&A transactions, as well as our stock offering last year and our recent recapitalization," commented Chief Executive Officer Richard M. Whiting.  "We congratulate Rashda on receiving these outstanding awards and thank her for her contributions toward Patriot's success."

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.

SOURCE Patriot Coal Corporation

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