LIFTING OF SUSPENSION OF SHARES ON JSE 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 or the group) LIFTING OF SUSPENSION OF SHARES ON JSE The trading of shares of the company on the JSE Limited (JSE) was suspended on 2 May 2012 due to the following reasons: (a) It failed to comply with the JSEs Listings Requirements by not submitting the Provisional Results of the company for the financial year ended 31 December 2011 within the required three month period after year-end. (b) The Provisional Results were released on 5 June 2012 with a disclaimed audit opinion by Deloitte & Touche on a material uncertainty on the valuation of minerals and the companys ability to continue as a going concern. On 6 July 2012 Deloitte & Touche released a revised review of its opinion and issued an unmodified audit opinion with an emphasis of matter regarding the going concern status of the group, details of which were published in the Revised Reviewed Provisional Annual Results for the year ended 31 December 2011 which were released on SENS on 10 July 2012. On 17 July 2012 a No Change Statement and Notice of Annual General Meeting was released on SENS and the Annual Reports posted to shareholders. On 17 July 2012 the company applied to the JSE for the lifting of the suspension of the companys shares on the JSE. The JSE approved the application on 20 July 2012. It is anticipated that the lifting of the suspension will be effected at the commencement of trading on Tuesday, 24 July 2012. 23 July 2012 Johannesburg Sponsor Exchange Sponsors (2008) (Pty) Ltd 1 Date: 23/07/2012 11:24:00 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.