The Seminal Coal Buyers/Sellers Event Where coal producers, consumers, transporters, investors, and analysts will gather to examine the current rare state of affairs in the global coal marketplace. Keynote Speakers: Richard M. Whiting, CEO, Patriot Coal Corporation Michael G. Morris, Chairman, CEO, American Electric Power Conference Chair: James Boyd, Chairman, John T. Boyd Company Examine the latest buyer/seller trends in the global coal marketplace: Global coal dynamics and risk — An exploding US export market, supply/demand changes in Asia and Australia, and its affect on coal buyers, sellers, and forward markets Credit risk — Tight capital and diversification needs North American coal outlook — Price margins, generation capacity expansion, and regional production numbers European, Canadian, and U.S. coal buyer perspectives — Procurement amid price spikes and associated generation portfolio strategies; the US as a key swing supplier Ocean, rail, and barge transportation outlook — Port congestion, rail capacity, waterways, and stockyard storage needs India and China Coal — Supply, demand, and generation expansion Metallurgical coal — International and domestic supply/demand and outlook; managing the freight component 2008 Speakers: Lonnie Carter, CEO, Santee Cooper William G. Rieland, VP, Sales, CONSOL Energy Inc. James W. Boyd, Chairman, John T. Boyd Company Geoff Crocker, Chair, SUEK AG Wayne Atamanchuk, AVP, Canadian National Railway Kevin Bambrough, CEO, Sprott Resource Corporation Graham Pengelley, VP-Planning, CANAC Inc. Jack Porco, President, Alpha Coal Sales LLC D. Scott Kroh, President, Sunbury Generation Ananth Chikkatur, Research Fellow, JFK School of Government Alan Stagg, President, Principal Economic Geologist, Stagg Resource Consultants Inc. Cecil E. Roberts, President, United Mine Workers of America Gordon Eberth, President, LogiCoal Solutions Ltd. Mark Bower, AVP, Metallurgical and Export Coal, Norfolk Southern Corporation Michael Scerbo, Senior Director, Metals and Mining, Standard & Poor’s Cees Van de Mortel, Commercial Director, Mid-Atlantic, Kinder Morgan Terminals Doug Glass, VP, GM, Energy, Union Pacific Eric J. McCarthy, Director, Fuels, Ontario Power Generation Robin Masters, VP, Dry Cargo Chartering, Simpson Spence & Young Paul Forward, Principal, Stifel Nicolaus John Lowen, Head of Fuel Procurement, Drax Power Limited Gary Stephenson, SVP, Commercial Development, Dayton Power & Light Co. Greg Workman, Director, Fuels, Dominion Energy, Inc. Raphael Pierce, VP, Domestic Coal, Louis Dreyfus Highbridge Energy Mark Brashier, Manager, Utility and Specialty Sales, AEP River Operations These are just some of the companies that attended in September, 2007: AEP • Allegheny Energy Inc • AIG • Air Products & Chemicals Inc • Airlie BMP Investments • Alliance Coal • American Commercial Barge Line LLC • Arch Coal • Baker & McKenzie • Bear Stearns • Berwind Natural Resources Corp • Black River Asset Management • BMP Investments Inc • BNSF • Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC • Bureau of Land Management • CAM Holdings • CERA • Camelot Coal Co • Cargill • CIT • CONSOL Energy Inc • Campbell Transportation Co Inc • Constellation Energy Grp • CQ Inc • CMC Coal • Credit Suisse • Cristal Clear Mining LLC • Cumberland Elkhorn Coal & Coke Inc • Dayton Power & Light • Delta Coals Inc • Dominion • DTE • Duke Energy • Dyno Nobel Inc • Eagle Fuels • Energy Northwest • Energy Ventures Analysis Inc • EnCana • First Energy Corp • First Union Rail Corp • Foundation Energy Sales Inc • Friedman Billings Ramsey Grp Inc • GE Energy • Genesee & Wyoming Inc • Glencore Ltd • Goldman Sachs • GSO Capital Partners LP • Hunton & Williams LLP • Indianapolis Power & Light • Janus Capital Grp Inc • John T Boyd Co • Joy Mining Machinery • Kansas City Power & Light • Kiewit Mining Grp Inc • LG&E • Lime Rock Partners • Massey Energy Co • MEMCO Barge Line Inc • MidAmerican Energy Co • Neuberger Berman LLC • Norfolk Southern • Norwest Corp • Nova Scotia Power Inc • NRG Energy Inc • Oxford Mining Co Inc • Peabody Energy Corp • Penn Virginia • Pirate Capital LLC • PPL• PNC Bank • Procter & Gamble • Progress Energy • PSEG • Rio Tinto • Sempra Energy • Southern Co • Tenaska • Tokyo Electric •UMWA• Union Bank • Union Pacific • Western Fuels Association • Westmoreland Coal Sales Co • Williams • Wood McKenzie • WPS Resources Corp • Xcoal Energy & Resources • ZBI For more information and speaking opportunities, contact: James Gillies Tel: 781-430-2110 james_gillies@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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