Notice of EGM in terms of TSX regulations Forbes & Manhattan Coal Corp. (Registration number: 002116278) (External company registration number: 2011/011661/10) Share code on the Toronto Stock Exchange: FMC Share code on the JSE Limited: FMC ISIN: CA3451171050 (“Forbes Coal” or “the Company”) Confirmation of Notice of Record and Meeting Dates We are pleased to confirm that Notice of Record and Meeting Dates was sent to The Canadian Depository for Securities. We advise the following with respect to the upcoming Special Meeting of Security Holders for the subject issuer: 1 ISIN: CA3451171050 CA3451172041 CUSIP: 345117105 345117204 2 Date Fixed for the Meeting: April 3, 2014 3 Record Date for Notice: February 28, 2014 4 Record Date for Voting: February 28, 2014 5 Beneficial Ownership Determination Date: February 28, 2014 6 Classes or Series of Securities that entitle COMMON the holder to receive Notice of the Meeting: RESTRICTED 7 Classes or Series of Securities that entitle COMMON the holder to vote at the meeting: RESTRICTED 8 Business to be conducted at the meeting: Special 9 Notice-and-Access: Registered Shareholders: NO Beneficial Holders: NO Stratification Level: NOT APPLICABLE 10 Reporting issuer is sending proxy-related materials directly to Non-Objecting Beneficial Owners: YES 11 Issuer paying for delivery to Objecting Beneficial Owners: YES 18 February 2014 Johannesburg Sponsor Sasfin Capital (a division of Sasfin Bank Limited) Date: 18/02/2014 05:39:00 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.