Resignation of Director

Amsterdam, 3 January 2012

New World Resources Plc ("NWR")

Resignation of Director

New World Resources Plc ("NWR"), one of Central Europe's leading hard coal and coke producers, announces that Mr. Hans Jürgen Mende resigned from the Board of Directors of NWR (the "Board"), with the resignation taking effect from 31 January 2012. Mr. Mende was a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of NWR and commenced in that position on 8 April 2011.

The Board and management of NWR would like to thank Mr. Mende for his time and services provided to NWR. We wish him well in his future business ventures.

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About NWR

NWR is one of Central Europe's leading hard coal and coke producers. NWR produces quality coking and thermal coal for the steel and energy sectors in Central Europe through its subsidiary OKD, a.s. ('OKD'), the largest hard coal mining company in the Czech Republic. NWR's coke subsidiary, OKK Koksovny, a.s. ('OKK') is Europe's largest producer of foundry coke. NWR currently has two development projects in Poland, Debiensko and Morcinek, which form part of NWR's regional growth strategy. NWR is a FTSE 250 company, with listings in London, Prague and Warsaw.