EastCoal Inc.: Director's Shareholding

EastCoal Inc. (TSX VENTURE:ECX)(AIM:ECX) (the "Company") announces that it
received confirmation on July 2, 2013 that Mr John Byrne, Chairman and CEO of
the Company, sold 6,522,000 common shares in the Company in an off-market
transaction at a price of 1.5 cents per share from Arcourt Resources NL
(5,932,000 shares), Tiodi Pty Ltd (70,000 shares) and Twenty-Second Yeneb
(520,000 shares), all beneficially owned and/or controlled by Mr Byrne, and
bought the shares in his personal pension fund on June 28, 2013. July 2, 2013 is
the first Canadian business day following the transaction on June 28, 2013.
Following this transaction Mr Byrne's shareholding remains at 16,907,000 common
shares in the Company.


Neither the TSX-V nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined
in the policies of the TSX-V) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or
accuracy of this release.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: 
EastCoal Inc.
Abraham Jonker
President and Acting CFO
[phone] or [phone] (Cell)
[phone] (FAX)
www.eastcoal.ca


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