Puda Coal (PUDA) Completes Acquisition of Da Wa and Guanyao Coal Mines

TAIYUAN, Shanxi, China, July 6 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ — Puda Coal, Inc. (NYSE Amex: PUDA), a supplier of high grade metallurgical coking coal used to produce coke for steel manufacturing in China and a consolidator of twelve coal mines in Shanxi Province, today announced that Shanxi Puda Coal Group Co. Ltd (“Shanxi Coal”), a 90% subsidiary of Puda Coal, closed the mining asset transfers with Pinglu County Da Wa Coal Industry Co., Ltd (“Da Wa Coal”) and Pinglu County Guanyao Coal Industry Co., Ltd (“Guanyao Coal”) on June 25, 2010, representing an aggregate purchase price of $41.7 million.

Pursuant to the Da Wa Coal Agreement, Shanxi Coal will pay Da Wa Coal an aggregate purchase price of $27.8 million in cash, of which approximately $6.8 million is for the tangible assets and approximately $21.0 million for the mining rights and compensation to Da Wa Coal. The first installment of $4.2 million to Da Wa Coal was settled within three days of the execution of the Da Wa Agreement. The second installment of $18.1 million was paid on June 25, 2010, after the registration and ownership certificates of the mining rights and land and property deed were transferred to Shanxi Coal. The remaining purchase price of $5.6 million will be settled upon the one year anniversary of the completion of the transfer.

Pursuant to the Guanyao Agreement, Shanxi Coal agreed to pay Guanyao Coal an aggregate purchase price of $13.9 million in cash, of which approximately $5.5 million is for the tangible assets and approximately $8.4 million for the mining rights and compensation of Guanyao Coal. The first installment of $2.1 million to Guanyao Coal was carried out within three days of the execution of the Guanyao Agreement and the second installment of $9.1 million was paid on June 25, 2010, after the registrations and ownership with respect to the mining rights and land and property deed were transferred to Shanxi Coal. The remaining balance of $2.8 million will be executed upon the one year anniversary of completion of the transfer.

The Yunchen municipal coal mine authority has approved Da Wa Coal and Guanyao Coal to proceed with mine improvements at their current capacity level.

“The closings of the asset transfers of Da Wa and Guanyao coal mines mark an important milestone in our coal consolidation projects,” commented Mr. Liping Zhu, President and CEO of Puda Coal, Inc. “We are diligently negotiating with the owners of the remaining six coal mines and anticipate reaching agreements with them in the near future. We remain in close contact with the Shanxi government to receive additional approvals to fully proceed with our plans to consolidate the eight coal mines in Pinglu County, as well as the four coal mines in Huozhou County.” said Mr. Liping Zhu, President and CEO of Puda Coal.

About Puda Coal, Inc.

Puda Coal, through its subsidiaries, supplies premium high grade metallurgical coking coal used to produce coke for steel manufacturing in China. The Company currently possesses 3.5 million metric tons of annual coking coal capacity. The Company has recently moved upstream into coal mining, as a consolidator and acquirer of coal mines in Shanxi Province, including the Pinglu projects and the Jianhe projects. On September 30, 2009, Shanxi Coal, a 90% indirect subsidiary of the Company, was appointed by the Shanxi provincial government as an acquirer and consolidator of eight thermal coal mines located Pinglu County in southern Shanxi Province. Shanxi Coal plans to consolidate the eight coal mines into five, increasing their total annual capacity from approximately 1.6 million to 3.6 million metric tons. Shanxi Coal received another approval by the Shanxi provincial government to consolidate four additional coking coal mines into one coal mine in Huozhou County. After the completion of the consolidation, the Jianhe project is expected to increase the total annual capacity from 720,000 metric tons to 900,000 metric tons, according to the Shanxi provincial government’s approval. For more information, please visit http://www.pudacoalinc.com .

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