OPT - Optimum Coal Holdings Limited - Appointment of Riaan Du Plooy as chief

OPT - Optimum Coal Holdings Limited - Appointment of Riaan Du Plooy as chief    
operating officer                                                               
OPTIMUM COAL HOLDINGS LIMITED                                                   
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)                                  
(Registration number 2006/007799/06)                                            
Share code: OPT ISIN code:  ZAE000144663                                        
("Optimum Coal")                                                                
APPOINTMENT OF RIAAN DU PLOOY AS CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER                        
Optimum Coal is pleased to announce the appointment of Riaan du Plooy as its    
new Chief Operating Officer with effect from 01 July 2011. Riaan is an          
experienced miner and professional engineer who holds a Bachelor of             
Engineering (Mining) and an MBA from the University of Pretoria.                
Over the past 15 years, he has held various positions in line management,       
projects and business development within the mining industry both in South      
Africa and Australia. Most recently, Riaan worked as a General Manager at       
Xstrata Coal South Africa and was responsible for two underground operations.   
Mike Teke, CEO, said: "We welcome Riaan to the management team and wish him     
every success in his new role. I believe that his wealth of knowledge and       
experience will complement the existing skills of Optimum Coal`s operational    
team and will greatly contribute to the achievement of our strategic and        
operational objectives."                                                        
Johannesburg                                                                    
1 June 2011                                                                     
Sponsor                                                                         
RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited)                       
Financial Communications Advisers                                               
COLLEGE HILL                                                                    
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