ASHLAND, Ky., Nov. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- International Coal Group, Inc. today announced that its common stock had been admitted for trading on the New York Stock Exchange. The Company's ticker symbol is ICO. Wilbur L. Ross, Jr., ICG's Chairman, said, "We're very pleased to have listed our stock on the New York Stock Exchange. This is an important step in our evolution as one of the leading coal producers in Central and Northern Appalachia." ICG also announced that it had resumed the use of the name "International Coal Group, Inc." as its corporate name, and completed the previously announced acquisitions of Anker Coal Group, Inc. and CoalQuest Development LLC, for which ICG has reserved 30,950,129 shares of common stock, subject to adjustment. General Information ICG is a leading producer of coal in Northern and Central Appalachia and the Illinois Basin. The company has eleven active mining complexes, of which ten are located in Northern and Central Appalachia and one in Central Illinois. ICG's mining operations and reserves are strategically located to serve utility, metallurgical and industrial customers throughout the Eastern United States. The foregoing statements in this document which are not statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements within the "safe harbor" provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Because these forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those implied in the forward-looking statements. The following factors are among those that may cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements: market conditions for coal, electricity and steel; changes in legislation, regulations and government policies affecting the coal industry and affecting coal usage and changes in relationships with customers, transportation, a variety of other operational, geologic, environmental, permitting, labor, transportation, weather and market related factors. International Coal does not intend to update or revise the forward-looking statements in this document. DATASOURCE: International Coal Group, Inc. CONTACT: Wilbur L. Ross, Jr., International Coal Group, Chairman, +1-212-826-2111

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