Eastern American Natural Gas Trust Announces Quarterly Distribution

Eastern American Natural Gas Trust announced that its Distribution Amount per Unit for the quarter ended June 30, 2008 is $.6706 per Depository Unit. Based on the amount of Distributable Income for the quarter, the Trust anticipates that it will make a cash distribution on or before September 12, 2008 of $.6706 per Depository Unit to holders of record as of the close of business on August 29, 2008.

Eastern American Natural Gas Trust is a grantor trust, which presently holds net profit interests in approximately 650 producing gas wells located in West Virginia and Pennsylvania.

Effective July 1, 2008, the name of The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A. was changed to The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.