ST. LOUIS, June 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Patriot Coal Corporation (NYSE: PCX - News) today announced that the Securities and Exchange Commission has declared effective the Registration Statement on Form S-4 containing the Proxy Statement/Prospectus for the Company's proposed issuance of stock in connection with the acquisition of Magnum Coal Company. The Proxy Statement/Prospectus will be mailed promptly to Patriot stockholders of record as of the close of business on June 16, 2008. The issuance of Patriot common stock in connection with the acquisition of Magnum is subject to the approval of Patriot stockholders, who will vote at a special meeting in St. Louis on July 22, 2008.About Patriot Coal
Patriot Coal Corporation (the "Company") is a leading producer and marketer of coal in the eastern United States, with ten Company-operated mines and numerous contractor-operated mines in Appalachia and the Illinois Basin. The Company ships to electric utilities, industrial users and metallurgical coal customers, and controls approximately 1.3 billion tons of proven and probable coal reserves. The Company's common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol PCX.
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