ECX Eastcoal

EastCoal Inc. (TSX VENTURE:ECX)(AIM:ECX) ("EastCoal" or the "Company") provides
clarity on its suspension of trading and announces changes to its Board and
management team.


Suspension of trading:

The Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board") has for some time been
pursuing various refinancing opportunities. Active discussions still continue
with a number of potential funders with a view to resolving the Company's
working capital position. Given the complexity of certain operational and
funding challenges facing the Company and its subsidiaries which renders its
financial position presently unclear, the Board has today requested a temporary
suspension of trading in its shares on AIM and the TSX Ventures Exchange while
it clarifies the position. The Company expects to make a further announcement
and trading statement as soon as practicable.


Board and management changes:

Mr. Colin Stocks has retired from the Board with immediate effect. Mr. Stocks
was appointed to the Board in 2009 and has served as EastCoal's Chief Technical
Officer since 2009. The Board wishes to thank Mr. Stocks for all his hard work
and his dedication to the Company's vision.


The Board has appointed Mr. Vernon (JR) King as Chief Operating Officer,
replacing Mr. Stocks at the operational level. Mr. King is a qualified mining
engineer and brings 33 years of experience in the mining industry. He has held
several senior positions in the industry, including President of the Kentucky
Division of Alpha Natural Resources. He holds a Mining Engineering Degree from
Bryson University in the United States.


Mr. George Lawton, Chief Financial Officer ("CFO"), has left the Company. In
addition to his role as President of the Company, Mr. Abraham Jonker has been
appointed as interim CFO of EastCoal whilst an appointment of a permanent
successor is advanced. Mr. Jonker has extensive experience as CFO of publicly
listed companies and has acted as CFO for Cambrian Mining Plc and Western Coal
Corp.


With Mr. Lawton's departure, Mr. Hendrik Dietrichsen, General Counsel of the
Company, has been appointed as Company Secretary and he will assume this role in
addition to his current position.


By Order of the Board,

John Byrne, Chairman and CEO

About EastCoal Inc.

This press release contains projections and forward-looking information that
involve various risks and uncertainties regarding future events. Such
forward-looking information can include without limitation statements based on
current expectations involving a number of risks and uncertainties and are not
guarantees of future performance. There are numerous risks and uncertainties
that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the
forward looking information. These and all subsequent written and oral
forward-looking information are based on estimates and opinions on the dates
they are made and are expressly qualified in their entirety by this notice.
Except as required by law, the Company assumes no obligation to update
forward-looking information should circumstances or management's estimates or
opinions change.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: 
EastCoal Inc.
Abraham Jonker
President
+1 (604) 681-8069


EastCoal Inc.
Hendrik Dietrichsen
General Counsel and Secretary
+44 (0) 1983 402 938
info@eastcoal.ca
www.eastcoal.ca


Cenkos Securities plc
Ken Fleming/Alan Stewart/Derrick Lee
+44 (0) 131 220 6939


Tavistock Communications
Jos Simson/Emily Fenton/Mike Bartlett
+44 (0) 207 920 3150

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