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SAH - South African Coal Mining Holdings Limited - Further extension of

Release Date: 20/01/2011 17:15
Code(s): SAH
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SAH - South African Coal Mining Holdings Limited - Further extension of mandatory offer,Application to lift suspension,Hearing of appeal committee of the SRP South African Coal Mining Holdings Limited (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) Registration number 1994/009012/06 Share code : SAH ISIN : ZAE000102034 ("SACMH" or "the company") * FURTHER EXTENSION OF MANDATORY OFFER * APPLICATION TO LIFT SUSPENSION * HEARING OF APPEAL COMMITTEE OF THE SRP 1 FURTHER EXTENSION OF MANDATORY OFFER Shareholders are referred to the announcement released on SENS on 6 January 2011 setting out the revised salient dates of the extended mandatory offer by JSW Energy Natural Resources South Africa (Pty) Limited ("JSW SA") to all the remaining shareholders of SACMH at 30 cents per share, plus a possible additional amount per share to shareholders who accept the offer, under circumstances set out in paragraph 3.2.3 of the offer document. Shareholders are advised that JSW SA has decided, by agreement with the board of SACMH and with the consent of the Securities Regulation Panel, in the light of the fact that the offeror and companies in the Royal Bafokeng Group currently control in excess of 90% of the issued share capital of SACMH, to extend the closing date of the offer further until 12:00 on Friday 18 February 2011. All other terms and conditions of the offer remain unaffected. The revised salient dates of the offer will therefore be as set out below: As the listing of the shares is currently suspended, there is no last day to trade for shareholders wishing to accept the offer consideration. However, in the event of the Friday, 11 February 2011 suspension of SACMH`s shares on the JSE being lifted prior to the closing date of the offer, the last day to trade will be on Offer closes at 12:00 on Friday , 18 February 2011 Record date Friday, 18 February 2011 Results of the offer released on SENS on Monday, 21 February 2011 Results of the offer published in the press on Tuesday, 22 February 2011 Payment date See note 8 below Notes: 1. Certificated shareholders are required to complete the forms of acceptance, transfer and surrender in the circular and return them to the transfer secretaries by no later than 12:00 on the closing date of the offer. 2. Any change to the above dates and times will be agreed upon by JSW SA and SACMH and advised to SACMH shareholders by notification on SENS and in the South African press. 3. No dematerialisation or re-materialisation of SACMH shares will take place between Monday, 14 February 2011 and Friday, 18 February 2011. 4. All times indicated above are South African times. 5. Offerees should note that acceptance of the offer will be irrevocable. 6. The offer consideration due to dematerialised shareholders will not be posted to such shareholders but will be transferred, at their risk, to their accounts with their CSDP or broker where the consideration will be dealt with in terms of the custody agreements entered into between such dematerialised shareholders and their CSDP`s or brokers. 7. Cheques in respect of the offer consideration due to certificated shareholders will be posted, by registered mail, to such shareholders, at such shareholders` risk, to their addresses reflected in the form of acceptance, transfer and surrender, or if there is no address on the said form, to the addresses reflected on the shareholder register. Alternatively, the offer consideration will be electronically transferred into a certificated shareholder`s bank account if details of such account are available to the transfer secretaries and the certificated shareholder concerned has entered into a mandate with the transfer secretaries. 8. Acceptances received by the transfer secretaries before 12:00 on each Friday between the opening date and the closing date, will be settled, transferred or posted (as the case may be) on the following Monday. The final settlement, transfer or posting will be on Monday, 21 February 2011 for the period ending at 12:00 on the closing date, Friday, 18 February 2011. 30 cents per share of the offer consideration will be paid as set out above. If an additional payment becomes payable to shareholders who accepted the offer in terms of paragraph 3.2.3 of the offer, it will be paid not more than 6 business days after both conditions in paragraph 3.2.3 have been fulfilled. 2. APPLICATION TO LIFT SUSPENSION The board of SACMH is in the process of considering whether to apply for the lifting of the suspension of SACMH`s shares on the JSE. 3. HEARING OF APPEAL COMMITTEE OF SRP SACMH was advised by the Securities Regulation Panel ("SRP") that the appeal committee of the SRP had been constituted and that the hearing in respect of the appropriate offer price of the offer by JSW SA to shareholders of SACMH will commence at the offices of the SRP at Sunnyside Office Park, 1st floor, Building B, 32 Princess of Wales Terrace, off St. Andrews Road, Parktown at 9:00 on 26 January 2011. All shareholders of SACMH are welcome to attend or to make written submissions to the Appeal Committee at fax number 011 642 9284 by not later than 25 January 2011. 20 January 2011 Johannesburg Sponsor Exchange Sponsors Date: 20/01/2011 17:15:26 Supplied by www.sharenet.co.za Produced by the JSE SENS Department. The SENS service is an information dissemination service administered by the JSE Limited (`JSE`). The JSE does not, whether expressly, tacitly or implicitly, represent, warrant or in any way guarantee the truth, accuracy or completeness of the information published on SENS. The JSE, their officers, employees and agents accept no liability for (or in respect of) any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential loss or damage of any kind or nature, howsoever arising, from the use of SENS or the use of, or reliance on, information disseminated through SENS.

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