The coal industry is faced with rapid change, as markets become more global, commodity prices more volatile, and costs less predictable. Platts 17th Annual Coal Properties & Investment helps you understand these new challenges and the economic and financial outlook for the coal industry. Hear from these outstanding speakers: Joseph J. Zaluski, Co-Chair, Natural Resource and Environmental Service Team, Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP (conference chair) Kevin Crutchfield, President, Alpha Natural Resources Michael W. Sutherlin, President and CEO, Joy Global Inc. Mary H. Novak, Managing Director, IHSGlobal Insight Kurt Oehlberg, Managing Director, FBR Capital Markets Nick Carter, President and COO, Natural Resource Partners L.P. Frank Maisano, Principal, Electric Reliability Coordinating Council Karen Greenwell, Partner, Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP Joshua Frankel, Manager, Duke Energy Patrick Mattingly, Co-Chair, Natural Resource and Environmental Service Team, Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP Justine Fisher, Vice President, Goldman Sachs Michael Scerbo, Senior Director, Corporate Ratings, Standard & Poor’s Michael Dudas, Managing Director, Jefferies & Company Michael Dance, Director, Mining Specialist, CIT Group Mary Fullington, Partner, Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP Todd Ely, President, Ely Consulting Group Tony Reck, CEO, Paducah & Louisville Railroad Co. Chester Thomas, President, Coal Properties Trading Company Thomas E. Waters, Senior Vice President, Phoenix Coal Inc. Theodore C. Sevier, Jr., National Commercial Surety Practice Leader, Marsh Inc. George W. Thompson, Senior Vice President, Travelers Bond and Financial Products Tracy Tucker, President, Indemnity National Insurance Company Aaron Ort, Regional Underwriting Officer, Chubb Surety Designed specifically for the needs of the coal industry, the conference attracts a loyal audience of coal producers, mining companies, traders, investors, banks, transportation companies, and electric utilities. Just some of the companies that attended last year: Allete Inc • Alliance Coal • Alpha Natural Resources • Alton Coal Development LLC • American Electric Power • American Infrastructure MLP Fund • Appalachian Fuels LLC • Arch Coal Inc • Bear Stearns • Berwind Natural Resources • BNSF Railway • Bresnan Carpenter Creek LLC • Brook Investment Co • Bureau of Land Management • Calyon Securities • Capelli Mining Engineering Inc • Carmeuse North America • Celanese Chemicals • Chevron Mining Inc • Cheyenne Resources Inc • Chubb Surety • Community Trust Bank • CONSOL Energy Inc • CSX Corporation • Cumberland Resources Corporation • Cumberland Surety • Denham Capital Management LP • Dominion • DTE Coal Services • DTE Energy • Duff & Phelps LLC • Duke Energy • Dunkard Coal LLC • Energy Capital Partners • Energy Directions Inc • Energy Plus Services • FirstEnergy Corp • Fitch Ratings • Foundation Coal Corp • Friedman Billings Ramsey • Future Metals Pvt Ltd • GE Energy Financial Services • GLM Coal • Goldman, Sachs & Co. • Green River Collieries LLC • Greenebaum Doll & McDonald PLLC • Heidtman Mining LLC • ICF International • Illinois Dept of Commerce & Economic Opportunity • Illinois Environmental Protection Agency • International Coal Group Inc • Itochu International • James River Coal Company • John T Boyd Company • Kentucky River Properties LLC • Landmark Mining Company Inc • Leucadia International Corporation • Logan County Development Authority • Lower Colorado River Authority • Luminant Mining • Magnum Coal • Manalapan Mining Co Inc • Marsh USA Inc • Massey Energy Co • McDouall Stuart Securities • Merrill Lynch • METINVEST Holding LLC • Monarch Financial Corp • Muhammad Akram & Sons Trading & Investment • Natural Resource Partners LP • New Brunswick Power • New York Mercantile Exchange • NGP Capital Resources Co • Norwest Corp • Oxbow Mining LLC • Pardee Resources Co • PBS Coals Inc • Peabody Energy • Penn Virginia Resource Partners LP • Phoenix Coal Corp • Platts • PNC Bank • Potash Corporation • Puget Sound Energy • Rausch Creek Land LP • Rentech Inc • Resource Land Holdings LLC • RGGS Land & Minerals Ltd LP • Rhino Energy LLC • Rose Smith Tucker • Sankaty Advisors • Sempra Energy Trading • Springfield Coal Company • Stagg Resource Consultants Inc • Standard & Poor's • Stanhagen Consulting LLC • Stark Investments Inc • Steelhead Partners LLC • Stifel Nicolaus • Stites & Harbison PLLC • Summit Engineering, Inc • Swank Capital LLC • Taconic Capital Advisors LP • Tennessee Valley Authority • The Cline Group • Travelers Bond & Financial Products • Tremont Group LLC • Tudor Capital • US EPA • Venable LLP • Victory of West Virginia • Wachovia Securities • Walter Industries Inc • Weir International Inc • Wells Fargo Insurance Services Inc • Westmoreland Coal • Wexford Capital LLC • White Oak Resources LLC • Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs LLP • Xcoal Energy & Resources For more information and speaking opportunities, contact: Ron Berg Tel: 781-430-2118 ron_berg@platts.com For sponsorship opportunities, contact: Joshua Vernon Tel: 781-430-2113 joshua_vernon@platts.com For media inquiries, contact: Gina Herlihy Tel: 781-430-2109 gina_herlihy@platts.com

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