Three Fatalities at OKD

Amsterdam, 7 August 2015

Three fatalities at OKD

New World Resources Plc ('NWR') regrets to announce three fatalities at OKD 1 (Darkov location). On Thursday, 6 August three workers died approximately 1,000 metres underground.

NWR expresses its deepest condolences to the families, relatives and friends of the deceased workers.

An investigative committee comprising members of the District Mining Authority in Ostrava, OKD 1 management, OKD, a.s. management, the OKD Trade Unions representatives, and the Police of the Czech Republic is now conducting an enquiry into the accident.

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Investor and Media Contact:

Radek Nemecek

Tel: +420 727 982 885

[email protected]

Website: www.newworldresources.eu

About NWR:

New World Resources Plc is a Central European hard coal producer. NWR produces quality coking and thermal coal for the steel and energy sectors in Central Europe through its subsidiary OKD, the largest hard coal mining company in the Czech Republic.