CONSOL Energy Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend of $0.10 per Share

• Press Release
• Source: CONSOL Energy Inc.
• On 10:22 am EDT, Friday October 23, 2009

PITTSBURGH, Oct. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CONSOL Energy Inc.'s (NYSE: CNX - News) Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.10 per share, payable on November 20, 2009, to shareholders of record on November 4, 2009.

CONSOL Energy Inc., a producer of high-Btu thermal coal and metallurgical coal, is a member of the Standard & Poor's 500 Equity Index and the Fortune 500. It has 12 bituminous coal mining complexes in six states and reports proven and probable coal reserves of 4.5 billion tons. It is also a majority owner of CNX Gas Corporation, a leading Appalachian gas producer, with proved reserves of over 1.4 trillion cubic feet. Additional information about CONSOL Energy can be found at its web site: www.consolenergy.com.

    CONTACT:
    Dan Zajdel
    of CONSOL Energy Inc.
    +1-724-485-4169
    Web Site: http://www.consolenergy.com