Announcement regarding BRM Proposal

17 October 2011

For immediate release

Bumi plc

Announcement regarding BRM Proposal

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The board of Bumi plc announces that its proposed acquisition of 75 per cent of PT Bumi Resources Minerals Tbk from PT Bumi Resources Tbk will not proceed at this time due to continuing market uncertainties.

For further information, please contact:

Bumi plc: + 44 (0)20 7201 7507

Nick von Schirnding

J.P. Morgan Cazenove: +44 (0)20 7588 2828

Ian Hannam

James Taylor

Neil Passmore

Credit Suisse: +44 (0)20 7888 1944

James Leigh Pemberton

Finsbury: +44 (0)20 7251 3801

Ed Simpkins

Charles Chichester