NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii

New World Resources Plc

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

√

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

√

Other (please specify):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: iii

CERCL Holdings Limited, the ultimate parent undertaking and controller of CERCL Mining B.V.

4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv

CERCL Mining B.V.

5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v

29 September 2014

6. Date on which issuer notified:

1 October 2014

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii

All thresholds from 64% to 83%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type ofshares

if possible usingthe ISIN CODE

Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

NumberofShares

NumberofVotingRights

Numberof shares

Number of votingrights

% of voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary A Shares

168,274,654

168,274,654

3,365,493,080

Less than 3%

3,365,493,080

Less than 3%

83.24

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Expirationdate xiii

Exercise/Conversion Period xiv

Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.

% of votingrights

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Nominal

Delta

N/A

N/A

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

3,365,493,080

83.24

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

N/A

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold:

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights:

N/A

13. Additional information:

Percentage of voting rights held is expected to reduce in due course following the completion of the issuer's rights issue, and the completion of the issuer's announced placing of newly issued Ordinary A Shares in which the notifying party will not participate, all as part of its debt restructuring,

14. Contact name:

15. Contact telephone number: