NATIONAL COAL CORP. SET TO JOIN
RUSSELL 3000 INDEX
Knoxville, Tenn. � (June 25, 2008) � National Coal Corp. (Nasdaq:
NCOC), a Central and Southern Appalachian coal producer, is set to join
the broad-market Russell 3000� Index when Russell
Investments reconstitutes its comprehensive set of U.S. and global
equity indexes on June 27, 2008.
Annual reconstitution of Russell�s U.S. indexes captures the 4,000
largest U.S. stocks as of the end of May 2008, ranking them by total market
capitalization. Membership in the Russell 3000, which remains in place
for one year, means automatic inclusion in the large-cap Russell 1000� Index or small-cap Russell 2000� Index as well as the appropriate growth and value style
indexes. Russell determines membership for its equity indexes primarily
by objective, market-capitalization rankings and style attributes. The
Russell 3000 also serves as the U.S. component to the Russell Global
Index, which Russell launched last year.
Real-time market analysis on the Russell 3000 and other Russell
Indexes is available at http://www.russell.com/Indexes/performance/real_time_market_analysis.asp, and a preliminary list of additions to the broad-market
Russell 3000� Index is currently posted on http://www.russell.com/.
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About National Coal Corp.
Headquartered in Knoxville, Tenn.,
National Coal Corp., through its wholly owned subsidiary, National Coal
Corporation, is engaged in coal mining in East Tennessee, and through
its wholly owned subsidiary, National Coal of Alabama, is engaged in
coal mining in Alabama. Currently, National Coal employs about
350 people. National Coal sells steam coal to electric utilities and
industrial companies in the Southeastern
United States. For more information and to sign-up for instant news
alerts visit http://www.nationalcoal.com/
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