Patriot Coal CEO to Speak at the Natixis Bleichroeder Hidden Gems Conference

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Patriot Coal Corporation today announced that its Chief Executive Officer, Richard M. Whiting, will speak at the Natixis Bleichroeder Hidden Gems Conference on Tuesday, October 14 at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York.

About Patriot Coal

Patriot Coal Corporation is the third largest producer and marketer of coal in the eastern United States, with 22 Company-operated mines and numerous contractor-operated mines in Appalachia and the Illinois Basin. The Company ships to domestic and international electric utilities, industrial users and metallurgical coal customers, and controls approximately 1.9 billion tons of proven and probable coal reserves. The Company’s common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol PCX.

Patriot Coal Corporation

CONTACT: Janine Orf of Patriot Coal Corporation, +1-314-275-3680

Web site: http://www.patriotcoal.com/