Result of the Rump Placing

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Amsterdam / London, 30 September 2014

Result of the Rump Placing

New World Resources Plc ('NWR Plc') and New World Resources N.V. (the 'Company', and together with NWR Plc and its subsidiaries, the 'NWR Group') announce that no subscribers have been procured for any of NWR Plc's New A Shares not taken up in the Rights Issue.

As a result, certain of the Company's noteholders will be subscribing for the remaining 1,251,666,536 New A Shares, representing approximately 24.88 per cent. of the total number of New A Shares offered to Shareholders. 

Introduction

With the milestones relating to the court processes in UK and the US and the renegotiation of the Company's ECA Facility having been achieved on 5 and 9 September 2014 respectively, the principal remaining condition to the consensual restructuring transaction is the confirmation of the Escrow Agent that it holds EUR 185 million in cleared funds to be released to the NWR Group.

This new money is being raised by the NWR Group by way of a EUR 118 million rights issue to shareholders partly underwritten by certain existing noteholders and a EUR 32 million placing of equity to participating noteholders. In addition, certain noteholders will provide a EUR 35 million new super senior credit facility. The funds necessary to facilitate the transaction are fully committed by a group of certain existing noteholders (the 'Backstop Providers') and the majority shareholder, CERCL Mining B.V. ('CERCL Mining').

Earlier today, 30 September 2014, NWR Plc announced that it had received valid acceptances in respect of 3,778,434,181 New A Shares, representing approximately 75.12 per cent. of the total number of New A Shares offered to Shareholders pursuant to the 19 for 1 Rights Issue announced on 30 July 2014.

Rump Placing

In accordance with the Rump Placing Agreement, J.P. Morgan Securities Plc, as Bookrunner has endeavoured to procure subscribers for the remaining 1,251,666,536 New A Shares not validly taken up in the Rights Issue. The Rump Placing was launched this morning, 30 September 2014.

No subscribers have been procured for any of New A Shares not taken up in the Rights Issue.

In accordance with the terms of the Rights Issue, there is no entitlement to any payment in respect of lapsed provisional allotments of New A Shares.

Noteholder Rights Issue Underwriting

The Rights Issue was an offer by NWR Plc of 19 New A Shares for each Existing A Share held by Shareholders at an Issue Price of 2.3457891¢ per New A Share.

CERCL Mining has taken up its full entitlement to Rights in respect of 168,274,654 Existing A Shares under the Rights Issue and has subscribed for 3,197,218,426 New A Shares at the Issue Price.

The remaining amount of approximately EUR43 million of Rights, to the extent not taken up in the Rights Issue, were underwritten by the Participating Existing Noteholders and the Backstop Providers.

Therefore, as subscribers have not been procured for all of the New A Shares not taken up in the Rights Issue, in accordance with the arrangements set out in Part VIII (Terms and Conditions of the Rights Issue) of the Prospectus, the Participating Existing Noteholders and the Backstop Providers will be subscribing for the remaining 1,251,666,536 New A Shares, representing approximately 24.88 per cent. of the total number of New A Shares offered to Shareholders, at the Issue Price. 

Capitalised terms not defined in this announcement shall have the meaning given to them in the Prospectus dated 30 July 2014, as supplemented by the Supplementary Prospectus dated 21 August 2014.

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About NWR Plc

New World Resources Plc is a Central European hard coal producer, listed at the London, Prague and Warsaw stock exchanges. NWR produces quality coking and thermal coal for the steel and energy sectors in Central Europe through its (indirect) subsidiary OKD, the largest hard coal mining company in the Czech Republic.

About NWR N.V.

New World Resources N.V. is a wholly owned subsidiary of NWR Plc. It is a company incorporated under the laws of the Netherlands and registered atDutch Trade Register of the Chamber of Commerce under number 34239108 and registered as an overseas company at Companies House in the UK with UK establishment number BR016952 and its address at 115 Park Street, London, W1K 7AP, United Kingdom (Telephone +44 (0) 207 371 5990, Fax +44 (0) 207 371 5999).

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