Puda Coal to Present at Upcoming Conferences

TAIYUAN, China, May 12 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Puda Coal, Inc. (NYSE Amex: PUDA), a supplier of high grade metallurgical coking coal used to produce coke for steel manufacturing in China and consolidator of twelve coal mines in Shanxi Province, today announced that the Company's management will present at the upcoming Second Annual China Rising Investment Conference hosted by CCG Investor Relations and the Oppenheimer 4th Annual Dragon Call Conference.

The date, time and location of PUDA's presentations are as follows:

Event: Second Annual CCG China Rising Investment Conference

Date: May 17, 2010

Time: 10:30 a.m. ET

Presenter: Laby Wu, Chief Financial Officer

Venue: The Broadway Room

Grand Hyatt New York

New York, NY

The Second Annual China Rising Investment Conference hosted by CCG Investor Relations will provide over 300 fund managers and investors access to senior management of a wide range of Chinese growth companies in sectors including consumer staples, agriculture, pharmaceuticals, infrastructure, information technology, advanced materials, capital goods, and alternative energy. The conference will include over 30 U.S.-listed Chinese companies and a number of private companies.

Interested parties and investors may find more information about the conference by visiting http://www.chinarisingconference.com .

Event: 4th Annual Oppenheimer Dragon Call Conference

Date: May 18, 2010

Time: 1:10 p.m. ET

Presenter: Laby Wu, Chief Financial Officer

Venue: Oppenheimer & Company

Executive Conference Center

300 Madison Avenue

New York, NY

The Oppenheimer 4th Annual China Dragon Call Conference will particularly feature emerging Chinese consumer, technology, media, healthcare, alternative energy, environmental protection, telecom, agriculture and industrial companies. The conference will consist of a mix of formal company presentations and one-on-one meetings.

The presentations utilized at both conferences will be available for download on Puda Coal's website, http://www.pudacoalinc.com .

About Puda Coal, Inc.

Puda Coal, through its subsidiaries, supplies premium high-grade metallurgical coking coal used to produce coke for steel manufacturing in China. The Company currently possesses 3.5 million metric tons of annual coking coal capacity. The Company has recently moved upstream into coal mining, as a consolidator and acquirer of coal mines in Shanxi Province. For more information, please visit http://www.pudacoalinc.com .

For more information, please contact

Investor Relations Contact:

Crocker Coulson, President

CCG Investor Relations

Phone: +1-646-213-1915

Email: crocker.coulson@ccgir.com

Elaine Ketchmere, VP of Financial Writing

Phone: +1-310-954-1345

Email: elaine.ketchmere@ccgir.com

Web: http://www.ccgirasia.com

Company Contact:

Laby Wu, Chief Financial Officer, Director of Investor Relations

Puda Coal, Inc.

Phone: +86-10-6439-2405

Email: labywu@gmail.com

Web: http://www.pudacoalinc.com