Appointment of Non-Executive Director

 15 July 2013

Beacon Hill Resources Plc / AIM: BHR / ASX: BHU / Sector: Mining

Beacon Hill Resources Plc ('Beacon Hill' or 'the Company')

Appointment of Non-Executive Director

Beacon Hill Resources Plc, the AIM and ASX listed coal producer focussed on Mozambique, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Nicholas von Bruemmer as Non-Executive Director effective today to the Board. His broad corporate and industry experience will be beneficial to the Company as it focusses on building commercial coking coal production at Minas Moatize and moving towards establishing a cash generative operation.

Mr. von Bruemmer has gained a breadth of commercial experience through his current position as Deputy Chairman at Hansa AG ('Hansa') and CEO of Pelham Investments AG, a large Swiss Family Office with global investments in listed and unlisted equity across various sectors and industries. Mr. von Bruemmer started working for Hansa AG in early 2008 and has been involved in many private equity transactions during this period. Prior to Hansa, Mr. von Bruemmer worked for an Italian infrastructure holding company in Milan, responsible for its international expansion programme. Mr. von Bruemmer studied in Zurich and holds a BA in Business Administration.

Save as set out in the Appendix, there are no further details in relation to the above appointment of Mr. von Bruemmer which require disclosure under paragraph (g) of Schedule 2 to the AIM rules.

**ENDS**

Appendix:

Information provided in accordance with paragraph g) of Schedule 2 to the AIM rules:

Details of full name, age, previous names;

Full Name: Nicholas Maria Bodo von Bruemmer

Age: 51

Names of all companies and partnerships of which the director has been a director or partner at any time in the previous five years, indicating whether or not the director is still a director or partner;

GVO Asset Management AG

Growth Value Opportunities SA

Paramount-¬‐Finanz AG

Pelham Investments AG

Servac AG

Hansa Société Anonyme

Athris Holding Ltd.

Immo Hansa GmbH Co KG

Olacapital S.L

Details of any receiverships, compulsory liquidations, creditors' voluntary liquidations, administrations, company voluntary arrangements or any composition or arrangement with its creditors generally or any class of its creditors of any company where such director was a director at the time of or within twelve months preceding such events;

Teleconnect Card Services UK Ltd and Teleconnect Franchise Ltd, two UK based telecoms companies were put into voluntary liquidation in 2000.