Puda Coal, Inc. Announces Q3, Q4 and Full Year 06 Revenue Guidance

Puda Coal, Inc. Announces Q3, Q4 and Full Year 06 Revenue Guidance

Puda Coal, Inc., a leading supplier of China’s highest grade metallurgical coking coal — which is used to make coke for steel manufacturing, announced today Q3, Q4 and full year ’06 revenue guidance.

Puda anticipates third quarter revenue of approximately $38 million, as compared to revenue of $18 million in Q3 ’05 — a 111% increase.

The Company anticipates fourth quarter revenue of approximately $40 million, as compared to revenue of $21 million in Q4 ’05 — a 90% increase.

Puda Coal achieved $52 million in revenue during the first half of 2006, equaling the 2005 full year total. Combined with the above third and fourth quarter estimates, the Company anticipates revenue for the full year ’06 to be approximately $130 million. As compared to full year revenue of $52 million in 2005, this represents a 153% increase.

About Puda Coal, Inc.

Puda Coal, through its affiliates and controlled entities, supplies premium grade coking coal to the steel making industry for use in making coke. The Company currently possesses 2.7 million metric tons of annual coking coal cleaning capacity, and management believes it is the largest coking coal cleaning company in terms of capacity in Shanxi Province, China. Shanxi Province provides 20-25% of China’s coal output and supplies nearly 50% of China’s coke.

Forward-Looking Statements

The information contained herein includes forward-looking statements. These statements relate to future events or to our future financial performance, and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements since they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which are, in some cases, beyond our control and which could, and likely will, materially affect actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. Any forward-looking statement reflects our current views with respect to future events and is subject to these and other risks, uncertainties and assumptions relating to our operations, results of operations, growth strategy and liquidity. We assume no obligation to publicly update or revise these forward-looking statements for any reason, or to update the reasons actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements, even if new information becomes available in the future. The safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 protects companies from liability for their forward-looking statements if they comply with the requirements of the Act.

Contact:

Contact: Justin K. Davis After Market Support, LLC Toll Free: +1 (888) 850-PUDC

jd@aftermarketsupport.com

Source: Puda Coal, Inc.

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