Puda Coal Announces Plans to Reincorporate to Delaware and Complete Reverse Stock Split

TAIYUAN, Shanxi, China, July 8 -- Puda Coal, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: PUDC) ('Puda Coal' or the 'Company'), a supplier of China's high grade metallurgical coking coal used to make coke for the purposes of steel manufacturing, today announced that it will reincorporate from Florida to Delaware and convert shares of the Florida company's common stock into shares of the Delaware company's common stock at a 7-to-1 ratio.

On July 1, 2009, the requisite majority of shareholders of Puda Coal approved a Plan of Conversion in written consent whereby Puda Coal will reincorporate from the State of Florida to the State of Delaware on or about July 31, 2009. Pursuant to the Plan of Conversion, each issued and outstanding share of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Florida-incorporated Company will automatically convert into 0.142857 issued and outstanding share of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Delaware-incorporated Company. No fractional shares will be issued in connection with the conversion; instead, Puda Coal will round up the fractional share to the nearest whole number. Because of the round-up treatment, no smaller shareholders will be 'freezed out' as a result of the 7-to-1 conversion. For more information about the Plan of Conversion, please see the Form 8-K filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on July 7, 2009.

In connection with the reincorporation, the Company will be governed by the corporate laws of Delaware. The reincorporation will neither change the trading status of Puda Coal's common stock nor modify any of the Company's material contracts with any third parties.

'The reincorporation to Delaware and the reverse stock split represent strategic steps in our near-term goal to list our stock on a senior stock exchange and reduce our legal costs in the long term,' said Mr. Liping Zhu, President and CEO of Puda Coal, Inc. 'We strongly believe these actions are in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders. We look forward to communicating additional details concerning our pursuit of a stock exchange upgrade.'

About Puda Coal, Inc.

Puda Coal, through its subsidiaries, supplies premium grade coking coal to the steel making industry in China for use in making coke. The Company currently possesses 3.5 million metric tons of annual coking coal cleaning capacity. Shanxi Province provides 20-25% of China's coal output and supplies nearly 50% of China's coke. For more information, please visit http://www.pudacoalinc.com/ .

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

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For more information, please contact:

Company Contact:
Laby Wu, Chief Financial Officer;
Director of Investor Relations
Puda Coal, Inc.
Tel: +86-10-6439-2405
Email: labywu@gmail.com
Web: http://www.pudacoalinc.com

Investor Relations Contact:
Crocker Coulson, President
CCG Investor Relations
Tel: +1-646-213-1915
Email: crocker.coulson@ccgir.com
Web: http://www.ccgirasia.com

Elaine Ketchmere, Partner;
VP Financial Writing
CCG Investor Relations
Tel: +1-310-954-1345
Email: elaine.ketchmere@ccgir.com
Web: http://www.ccgirasia.com