HMS Bergbau AG

Board/Management Information • Jul 3, 2009

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Corporate | 3 July 2009 09:33

Thomas Nietsch joins HMS Bergbau AG

HMS Bergbau AG / Change of Personnel

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Thomas Nietsch joins HMS Bergbau AG

Berlin, July 3, 2009 - HMS Bergbau AG, Berlin, has enlarged its team. From
1st July 2009 Thomas Nietsch has started as Senior Manager for the company.
Nietsch has a profound experience in the coal market and will strengthen
the HMS Trading Team for its European and Asian business.

He started his career in the early 80ies and has worked for longer than two
decades in the coal and energy business, in the past e.g. for companies
such as Stinnes, Thyssen and Atel. From 2004 to 2007, Nietsch also worked
in Indonesia for reputable coal trading houses.

HMS Bergbau AG:
Berlin-based HMS Bergbau AG is an independent coal trading house
specialising in just-in-time deliveries of thermal coal to power plants and
other industrial consumers. The company is one of the leading coal trading
companies in Germany and markets its products to renowned consumers
worldwide. HMS is actively expanding its activities to span coal production
and logistics solutions primarily in Asia and Eastern Europe. In addition,
the company is developing environmental technologies, in particular
concerning underground CO2 capture and storage (CCS technology). HMS has
been listed at Germany's Frankfurt Stock Exchange since December 2008.

Claudia Wieland
Tel. +49 (0)911-9597871
Fax +49 (0)911-9597880
E-Mail cwieland@hms-ag.com
www.hms-ag.com

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