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HMS Bergbau AG

Annual Report Jul 10, 2018

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Group key figures

31/12/2017 31/12/2016
Balance sheet figures EUR thousand EUR thousand
Total assets 46,154 40,995
-NM BTQQDMS@RRDSR 12,175 4,053
Current assets 32,230 36,863
Shareholders' equity 4,528 4,160
/QNUHRHNMR 6,801 6,590
Liabilities 34,822 30,235
2017 2016
Income statement figures EUR thousand EUR thousand
Sales 220,971 178,018
-DSOQNjS 720 269

\$41-DS/QNjSDWBKTCHMF 727,735.62 EUR MNM B@RGODMRHNMOQNUHRHNMR (2016: 552,479.21 EUR ODMRHNMOQNUHRHNMR)

Finance Calendar

Expected publication date
2S@QSNESGDjM@MBH@KXD@Q 1 January 2018
MMT@KjM@MBH@KRS@SDLDMSR June 2019
Annual General Meeting 11 September 2018
Interim Report 2018 30 September 2018
\$MCNESGDjM@MBH@KXD@Q #DBDLADQ

Index

1. Letter to Shareholders 4
2. Report of the Supervisory Board 6
3. Investor Relations 8
4. Group Management Report 11
5. Consolidated Financial Statements 32
a. Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2017 32
b. Consolidated Income Statement 2017 34
c. Consolidated Cash Flow Statement 2017 35
d. Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders' Equity 2017 36
e. Statement of Changes in Non-Current Assets as of.
December 31, 2017
38
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 40
Auditor's report 46
Imprint 47

The English version of the annual report and the consolidated financial statements 2017 of HMS Bergbau AG is a one-to-one translation. The English version is not audited; in the event of variances, the German version shall take precedence over the English translation.

Letter to Shareholders

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen,

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Berlin, June 2018

Heinz Schernikau "GHDE\$WDBTSHUD.EjBDQ

Steffen Ewald "GHDE%HM@[email protected]

Dennis Schwindt "[email protected]

Chief Executive Officer

Heinz Schernikau HRSGD"\$.NE',2!DQFA@TŰ &@MC founded the Company in Berlin in 1995. He has been in SGDHMSDQM@SHNM@KBN@KSQ@CDRHMBD@MCGHRONRHSHNMR HMBKTCD @CUHRNQSNSGD!N@QC NE KD@CHMF BN@K OQNCTBDQR HM RH@@MC\$TQNOD
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Chief Financial Officer

Steffen Ewald is the CFO of HMS Bergbau AG. After graduating in business administration, Ewald began GHR B@QDDQ @S @ LDCHTL RHYDC HMSDQM@SHNM@K ONVDQ OK@MS DMFHMDDQHMF BNLO@MX QHRHMFSGQNTFGSGD Q@MJRSN ADBNLD"NLLDQBH@K,@M@FDQ
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Chief Operating Officer

Dennis Schwindt "..GNKCR@CDFQDDHM\$BNMNLHBR EQNLSGD'TLANKCS 4MHUDQRHSXHM!DQKHM
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Report of the Supervisory Board

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen,

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Focal points of the meetings

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Personnel changes

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2017 annual financial statements

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On 29 June 2018, the Management Board proposed SNB@QQX',2!DQFA@T &RQDL@HMHMFTM@OOQNOQH@SDC retained earnings of EUR 1.028.655,24 forward to new @BBNTMS
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Berlin, June 2018

Dr. Hans-Dieter Harig

"G@HQL@MNESGD2TODQUHRNQX!N@QC

Members of the Supervisory Board during the reporting period

  • Ÿ Dr. Hans-Dieter Harig "G@HQL@MNESGD2TODQUHRNQX!N@QC
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Investor Relations

Development of the capital markets

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Development of the stock markets

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Development of the HMS share

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HMS Bergbau AG share price

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Performance of HMS shares versus the DAX and the DAX Global Coal indices as of the beginning of 2016 until the beginning of 2018

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Shareholder structure as of 31 December 2017

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2017 Annual General Meeting

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Investor relations activities

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Key share figures as of 31 December 2017

Basic information

ISIN/WKN DE0006061104/606110
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Bloomberg symbol HMU GY
Reuters symbol HMUG.DE
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2TARBQHADCB@OHS@K EUR 4,370,000.00
Number of shares 4,370,000
%QDDkN@S 18.57 %

Performance data

2G@QDOQHBDNMBKNRHMFOQHBDNMSGD%Q@MJETQS2SNBJ\$WBG@MFD EUR 8.42
2G@QDOQHBDNMBKNRHMFOQHBDNMSGD%Q@MJETQS2SNBJ\$WBG@MFD EUR 13.68
,@QJDSB@OHS@KHR@SHNMNM EUR 36,795,400
,@QJDSB@OHS@KHR@SHNMNM EUR 59,781,600

Group management report

HMS Bergbau AG, Berlin

Combined management report for the Group and the Company Financial year 2017

1. Overview

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1.1 Price development

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1.2 Market internationalisation

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1.3 Vertical integration

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Our long-term strategy of vertical integration is based on the following pillars:

Strong trading business

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Growth

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Corporate culture

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1.4 Horizontal integration

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2. Business and economic environment 2.1 Global economy

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Economic policy risks

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3GHRVNTKC@KRNB@TRD@KHJDKXBNQQDBSHNM HM @RRDS OQHBDR XHDKCR @MC DWBG@MFD Q@SDR
2NLD NE SGDDLDQFHMFL@QJDSRHMO@QSHBTK@QBNTKCADHMSQNTAKD CTDSNSGDHQQHRHMFCDASKDUDKREQNLSGDHRRTDNEENQDHFM BTQQDMBXANMCR

The fear in early 2017 that the new US administration BNTKC HLODCDFKNA@K DBNMNLHBCDUDKNOLDMSSGQNTFG OQNSDBSHNMHRLADB@LD@QD@KHSXHM,@QBG

DROHSD SGDHMSQNCTBSHNMNESGDjQRSOTMHSHUDS@QHEERNMBNLLNCH-SHDRRTBG@RRSDDKSGD42FNUDQMLDMSBNMSHMTDRSNAD BNMBDQMDC @ANTSLTKSHK@SDQ@K @FQDDLDMSR @MC RTOQ@- M@SHNM@K NQF@MHR@SHNMR

/NKHSHB@K QHRJR HM \$TQNOD G@UD CHLHMHRGDCl@SKD@RSHM
(M%Q@MBD@MCSGD-DSG-DQK@MCR @MSH \$TQNOD@M RDMSHLDMS V@R MNS @E@BSNQ HM SGDO@QKH@LDMS@QXDKDBSHNMR@MCHMSGD4*OQNONMDMSR NE@G@QC!QDWHSVDQDVD@JDMDCAXSGDNTSBNLDNESGD DKDBSHNMR
3GDCDRHQDENQHMCDODMCDMBDNMSGDO@QSNE "@S@KNMH@GNVDUDQRGNVR@KD@MHMFSNV@QC@M@SHNM@Kist mindset.

2.2 Raw materials

"NLLNCHSXOQHBDRHMBQD@RDCHMNMSGDA@BJNE@ E@UNTQ@AKDFKNA@KDBNMNLX
BBNQCHMFSNSGD'@LATQF (MRSHSTSDNE(MSDQM@SHNM@K\$BNMNLHBROQHBDRENQNHKF@R @MCLDS@KRVDQDDRODBH@KKXRSQNMF

2.3 General development of the capital markets

3GD CDUDKNOLDMS NM SGD HMSDQM@SHNM@K RSNBJ L@QJDSR BNMSHMTDCSNONRHSHUD HM
.UDQ@KK DPTHSXL@QJDSR in Europe, the US and emerging markets posted sig-MHjB@MS U@KTD @OOQDBH@SHNM
3GD BNMSHMTDC E@UNTQ@AKD FKNA@KDBNMNLHBCDUDKNOLDMSSGDODQRHRSDMSKXKNVHM-SDQDRSQ@SDR@MCSGDK@BJNEHMUDRSLDMS@KSDQM@SHUDRBNM-SQHATSDCSNSGHRCDUDKNOLDMS
3GDONKHSHB@KDMUHQNMLDMS HMSGDO@RSjM@MBH@KXD@Q@KRNETDKKDCSGD Q@KKXHM SGDRSNBJL@QJDSR
4MKHJDVG@SV@RHMHSH@KKXDWODBSDC SGDDKDBSHNMRHM%Q@MBD@MCSGD-DSGDQK@MCRKDCSNOQN \$TQNOD@MFNUDQMLDMSR
42RG@QDRVDQDCQHUDM@ANUD @KKAXFDMDQNTROQNLHRDRRTBG@RS@WBTSRDBNMNLHB RSHLTKTROQNFQ@LLDR@RVDKK@RAXSGDNUDQ@KKKHADQ@K DBNMNLHBONKHBXNEMDVKXDKDBSDC42/QDRHCDMS3QTLO 'NODRVDQD QDBDMSKX RHFMHjB@MSKX BKNTCDC AXSGD @M-MNTMBDLDMSNEOTMHSHUDS@QHEER @MCSGDSQHFFDQHMFNE @ global trade war. So far, there has also largely been @M@ARDMBDNEDBNMNLHBRSHLTKTROQNFQ@LLDR
.UDQ- @KKSGDONKHBXCDBHRHNMRNESGD42FNUDQMLDMS@QDHM-BQD@RHMFKXADBNLHMF@E@BSNQNETMBDQS@HMSXENQFKNA@K DBNMNLHBCDUDKNOLDMSl@E@BSSG@SG@RQDBDMSKXADDM QDkDBSDCHMRSNBJOQHBDR

2HMBDSGDANSSNLHMFNEDTQNHMSDQDRSQ@SDRHMSGDRTL-LDQ NE HMSDQDRS Q@SDR NM ANMCR G@UD QHRDM NMKX LNCDQ@SDKX
%NQSGDSHLDADHMFSGD\$"!HRDWODBSDCSN BNMSHMTD HSR DWO@MRHNM@QXLNMDS@QX ONKHBX @MC ONRS-ONMDHMSDQDRS Q@SDGHJDRETQSGDQHMSNSGDETSTQD
ANUD @KK SGD @OOQDBH@SHNM NE SGD DTQN ATS @KRN SGD RKNVKX QDBNUDQHMF DBNMNLHDR HM RNTSGDQM \$TQNOD @QD @QFT-LDMSRSG@SROD@JHME@UNTQNESGHR@OOQN@BG

3GHMFR@QDCHEEDQDMSHMSGD4MHSDC2S@SDR
'DQDSGDBDM-SQ@KA@MJHRKHJDKXSNBNMSHMTDHSRRSQ@SDFXNERTBBDRRHUD HMSDQDRSQ@SDGHJDR@MCjM@KKXKD@UDSGDO@SGNEDWO@M-RHNM@QX LNMDS@QX ONKHBX
1DBDMS ONRHSHUD DBNMNLHB @MCK@ANTQL@QJDSC@S@@MCO@QSHBTK@QKXQHRHMFHMk@SHNM @QDRDMCHMFBKD@QRHFMRENQ@MDMCSNSGDKNVHMSDQDRS Q@SDONKHBX

3GDDMUHQNMLDMSBNMSHMTDRSN@OOD@QE@UNTQ@AKDENQSGD RSNBJ L@QJDSR GNVDUDQ
/NRHSHUD DBNMNLHB CDUDKNO-LDMSHRDWODBSDCHMSGD42@MCHM\$TQNODSGDFQNVSG NESGD&DQL@MXDBNMNLX@MCSGDQDBNUDQXHMSGDDTQN BQHRHR BNTMSQHDR RGNTKC BNMSHMTD
1HRJR @QD RSDLLHMF EQNLSGD@RXDSTMOQDCHBS@AKDDEEDBSRNE&QD@S!QHS@HMR DWHS EQNL SGD \$4 SGD ONSDMSH@K 42 SQ@CD QDRSQHBSHNMR "@S@KNMH@RDEENQSRSNROKHSEQNL2O@HM@MC@U@QHDSXNE NSGDQ ENQDHFM ONKHBX BNMkHBSR VNQKCVHCD
/QDRRTQD NM \$TQNOD@MRSNBJL@QJDSRHR@KRNHMBQD@RHMF@R@QDRTKS NESGD@OOQDBH@SHNMNESGDDTQN@F@HMRSSGD42CNKK@Q 3GDRHST@SHNMHRLHWDCHMDLDQFHMFL@QJDSR
6GHKDBNL-LNCHSX CQHUDMDBNMNLHDR@QDDWODBSDCSNADMDjSEQNL SGDRKHFGSRS@AHKHR@SHNMHMBNLLNCHSXOQHBDRTMBDQS@HMSX ODQRHRSRHM"GHM@CTDSNSGDGHFGKDUDKNECNLDRSHB

2.4 Global primary energy consumption

3GDFKNA@KHMBQD@RDHMSGDSQ@CDNEFNNCR@MCRSD@CHKX HMBQD@RHMFOQNCTBSHNMG@UDKDCSN@RG@QOHMBQD@RDHM FKNA@K DMDQFX BNMRTLOSHNM
(MSGD K@RS ENTQ CDB@CDR @KNMD BNMRTLOSHNM G@RLNQDSG@M CNTAKDC
-DWSSN @BG@MFDHMSGD@ARNKTSDBNMRTLOSHNMNESGDQDRODB-SHUDDMDQFXRNTQBDRSGDDMDQFXLHWG@R@KRNBG@MFDC @LNMFNSGDQRCTDSN@MHMBQD@RDHMQDMDV@AKDDMDQgies.

3GD(MSDQM@SHNM@K\$MDQFX FDMBX HRENQDB@RSHMF@M HM-BQD@RDHMCDL@MCENQOQHL@QXDMDQFXAXNE@ANTS SVHBDSGDBTQQDMSU@KTDSN@SNS@KNEAHKKHNMJ6G 3GDRDENQDB@RSR@QDA@RDCNMSGD@RRTLOSHNMSG@SAX SG@SSHLDSGD RS@MC@QC NE KHUHMF HM DLDQFHMF @MC CD-UDKNOHMF BNTMSQHDR VHKK G@UD @CITRSDC SN SGD KDUDK NE SGDVDRSDQMHMCTRSQH@KM@SHNMR
BBNQCHMFSNDWODQSR@S SGD6NQKC\$MDQFX.TSKNNJDMDQFXBNMRTLOSHNMHM E-QHB@(MCH@"GHM@2NTSGD@RS RH@@MCSGD,HCCKD\$@RS RGNTKCHMBQD@RDODQBDMSAX

BBNQCHMFSNSGD !/ \$MDQFX .TSKNNJ FKNA@K OQHL@QX DMDQFX BNMRTLOSHNM VHKK HMBQD@RD NM @UDQ@FD AX ITRS ODQBDMSO
@
NUDQSGDMDWSXD@QRBNLO@QDCSN ODQBDMSHMSGDODQHNCEQNLSN
3GDHMBQD@RD HMDMDQFXBNMRTLOSHNMHRBKNRDKXKHMJDCSNSGDHMBQD@RD HM FKNA@K DBNMNLHB NTSOTS
\$MDQFX R@UHMF LD@RTQDR GNVDUDQ G@UD ADDM B@TRHMF SGD QHRD HM DMDQFX BNM-RTLOSHNMSNK@FSGDQHRDHMSGDDBNMNLXENQSGDO@RSEDV XD@QR
%NQDW@LOKDFKNA@KFQNRRCNLDRSHBOQNCTBSHR DWODBSDCSNCNTAKDAXVGHKDDMDQFXBNMRTLO-SHNM HROQNIDBSDCSN HMBQD@RDAX NMKX ODQBDMS
3GD DLDQFHMF L@QJDSR VHKK AD CQHUHMF FQNVSG O@QSHBTK@QKX China and India. China will initially remain the largest FQNVSGL@QJDSENQDMDQFXVHSG(MCH@DWODBSDCSNS@JD HSROK@BDAXSGDDMCNESGDENQDB@RSODQHNCHM

The BP Energy Outlook estimates that the share of QDMDV@AKDRVHKK HMBQD@RD NUDQSGD MDWS XD@QR @MC SNFDSGDQVHSGMTBKD@Q@MCGXCQNONVDQBNMSQHATSDG@KE NESGD HMBQD@RD NUDQSGD MDWS EDV XD@QR

DROHSDSGHR HMBQD@RD NHK F@R @MC BN@K VHKK QDL@HM SGD CNLHM@MS DMDQFXRNTQBDR

3GDRG@QDNEENRRHKDMDQFXRNTQBDRHR @MSHBHO@SDCSNE@KKEQNL @QNTMC ODQBDMS HM SN @QNTMCODQBDMSHM@KADHSEQNL@RG@QOKXGHFGDQ A@RD
RF@RBNMSHMTDRSNHMBQD@RDNHK@MCBN@KFQNVSG should slow.

BBNQCHMFSN!/RRSTCXFKNA@KBN@KBNMRTLOSHNMVHKK HMBQD@RDLDQDKX
ODQBDMS @MC QD@BG @OD@J HMSGD LHC R
.UDQ SGD K@RS XD@QR BN@K BNMRTLO-SHNM G@R HMBQD@RDC AX
ODQBDMS L@JHMF F@R SGD RDBNMC LNRS HLONQS@MS RNTQBD NE DMDQFX TMSHK (S HR OQDCHBSDC SG@S BN@K VHKK CQNO SN SGHQC OK@BD @R @ OQHL@QXRNTQBDNEDMDQFXATSVHKKBNMSHMTDSNQ@MJjQRS HMSDQLRNEDKDBSQHBHSXFDMDQ@SHNM
3GDRKHFGSCDBKHMDHM BN@K B@M AD @SSQHATSDCSNSGD QHRD HMSGD TRD NE NSGDQ DMDQFXRNTQBDRHM"GHM@
-DUDQSGDKDRR"GHM@QDL@HMR SGDLNRSHLONQS@MSL@QJDSENQBN@K@MCVHKKBNMRTLD @KLNRSG@KENESGHRQDRNTQBDHM

(MSGD42/QDRHCDMS3QTLOHRMNVQDKXHMFHMBQD@RHMFKX NMENRRHKETDKRRTBG@RBN@K@MCNHK
(SHRBTQQDMSKXTM-BKD@QVG@SSGDHLO@BSNESGHRVHKKG@UDNMSGDBN@KL@Q-JDS
"N@KQDL@HMR@KNV BNRSQDRNTQBD
3GDCDBKHMDHM BN@KCDL@MCHMSGDCDUDKNODCVNQKCHRNEERDSAXGHFGDQ CDL@MCHMDLDQFHMFDBNMNLHDRRTBG@R"GHM@NQ(M-CH@
6GHKDSGDRG@QDNEBN@K@R@OQHL@QXDMDQFXRNTQBD HR@MSHBHO@SDCSNCDBKHMDEQNLHMSNHM 2022, it will remain roughly the same in absolute terms due to rising energy demand.

Energy consumption and demand for commodities according to consumers 2017 HM/DQBDMS

2NTQBD!/2S@SHRSHB@K1DUHDVNE6NQKC\$MDQFX',2!DQFA@T &

Primary energy consumption worldwide ,HKKHNMSNMRNENHKDPTHU@KDMS

2NTQBD: BP Energy Outlook 2017, HMS Bergbau AG

Primary energy consumption worldwide

by region

1

without Chile; 2

without Middle east; 3 (MBKTCDR)@O@M2NTSG*NQD@ TRSQ@KH@-DV9D@K@MC

2NTQBD: Internationale Energie Agentur (EA), HMS Bergbau AG

2.5 Energy consumption in Germany

\$MDQFXBNMRTLOSHNMHM&DQL@MXQNRD@F@HMRKHFGSKXHM L@HMKX@R@QDRTKSNERTRS@HMDCDBNMNLHBFQNVSG (M@LTKSH XD@QBNLO@QHRNMBNMRTLOSHNMHRGNUDQHMF@S @FDMDQ@KKXKNVKDUDK
BBNQCHMFSNB@KBTK@SHNMRAXSGD 6NQJHMF &QNTO NM \$MDQFX !@K@MBDR QADHSRFDLDHM-RBG@ES \$MDQFHDAHK@MYDM DMDQFX BNMRTLOSHNM HM &DQ-L@MX HMBQD@RDCAX
ODQBDMS HM BNLO@QDCSN SGDOQDUHNTRXD@Q

3GDGHFGDRSFQNVSGV@RRDDMHMM@STQ@KF@RBNMRTLO-SHNMVGHBG QNRD
ODQBDMSENKKNVDCAX@MHMBQD@RD HM LHMDQ@K NHK BNMRTLOSHNM NE
ODQBDMS VGDQD@R QDMDV@AKD DMDQFX HMBQD@RDC AX
ODQBDMS
-TBKD@Q ONVDQFDMDQ@SHNMNMSGDNSGDQG@MCCDBKHMDCRHFMHj-B@MSKXAX
ODQBDMS
"NMRTLOSHNMNEG@QCBN@K@MC KHFMHSD@KRNCDBKHMDCAX
ODQBDMS@MC
ODQBDMS QDRODBSHUDKX

(MSGDBNMRTLOSHNMNEmineral oil rose in Ger-L@MXAXODQBDMSSN/)
LHKKHNMSBD
3GD L@HMQD@RNMENQSGHRCDUDKNOLDMSV@RSGDHMBQD@RDHM BNMRTLOSHNMNEETDKR
/DSQNK@MCCHDRDKD@BGHMBQD@RDC @QNTMCODQBDMS
3GDBNMRTLOSHNMNE@UH@SHNMETDKHM-BQD@RDCNMKXRKHFGSKX@S
ODQBDMS
2@KDRNEKHFGSETDK NHK HMBQD@RDC AX @QNTMC ODQBDMS @MC CDKHUDQHDR NE M@OGSG@SNSGD BGDLHB@K HMCTRSQX QNRD AX ITRS NUDQ ODQBDMS

Natural gas consumptionQD@BGDC/) LHKKHNMSBD@MCV@R
ODQBDMS@ANUDSGDKDUDKHMSGD OQDUHNTR XD@Q
3GHR CDUDKNOLDMS V@R RHFMHjB@MSKX HMkTDMBDC AX SGD HMBQD@RDC TRD NE M@STQ@K F@R AX SGD ONVDQ OK@MSR SN RTOOKX DKDBSQHBHSX @MC GD@S
#TD SN SGDQDK@SHUDKXBNNKVD@SGDQHMRNLDLNMSGRNESGDO@RS XD@QSGDTRDNEM@STQ@KF@RENQGD@SHMF@KRNHMBQD@RDC The industry too used more natural gas to generate DKDBSQHBHSX@MCGD@S

Consumption of hard coalCDBKHMDCAX
ODQBDMS QD@BGHMF@SNS@KNE/)
LHKKHNMSBD
(MONVDQ FDMDQ@SHNMSGDQDVDQDCHROK@BDLDMSDEEDBSR@R@QDRTKS NEGHFGDQDKDBSQHBHSXEDDC HMEQNLQDMDV@AKDDMDQFHDR@R VDKK@RHMBQD@RDCONVDQFDMDQ@SHNMNEM@STQ@KF@R"'/ OK@MSR
(M@CCHSHNMRDUDQ@KBN@K jQDCONVDQOK@MSRVDMS NEESGD FQHC
3GD HQNM @MCRSDDK HMCTRSQX HMBQD@RDC HSR TRDNEBN@K@MCBNJDRKHFGSKXAX@ANTS
ODQBDMS

3GDBNMRTLOSHNMNEligniteQDL@HMDC
ODQBDMSAD-KNVSGDKDUDKNESGDOQDUHNTRXD@Q@MCQD@BGDC/) LHKKHNMSBD
+NVDQKDUDKRNETRDHMDWHRSHMFONVDQ OK@MSR SN VGHBG @ANTS ODQBDMS NE &DQL@M KHFMHSD OQNCTBSHNM HR RTOOKHDC @R VDKK @RSGDSQ@MREDQ NESGD jQRSONVDQOK@MSTMHSR HMSNSGDENTQ XD@Q QD@CHMDRRENQ RDBTQHSX B@TRDC @ CDBKHMD HM KHFMHSD jQDC ONVDQ FDM-DQ@SHNMNEODQBDMSHMSNSDQ@V@SSGNTQR

Nuclear energyCQNOODC
ODQBDMSCTDSNONVDQ OK@MS NUDQG@TKR
-TBKD@Q DMDQFX NUDQ@KK BNMSQHATSDC /)
LHKKHNMSBDSNSGDDMDQFXA@K@MBDHM

Renewable energy HMBQD@RDC HSR BNMSQHATSHNMSNSN-S@K DMDQFX BNMRTLOSHNM AX LNQD SG@M ODQBDMS HM VHSG CHEEDQDMS CDUDKNOLDMSR HMSGD RHMFKDSXODR NEDMDQFX
'XCQNDKDBSQHBFDMDQ@SHNMDWBKTCHMFOTLODC RSNQ@FD ENQ DW@LOKD EDKK AX @QNTMC ODQBDMS XD@Q

NM XD@QCTDSNVD@SGDQBNMCHSHNMR
/NVDQRTOOKXEQNL VHMC E@QLR HM BNMSQ@RS FQDV @ RSQNMF ODQBDMS 2NK@QDMDQFXRNK@QGD@S@MC/5DKDBSQHBHSXFQDVAX ODQBDMS @MC FDNSGDQL@K DMDQFX QDBNQCDC @M NUDQ@KK HMBQD@RDNEODQBDMS
!HNL@RR@MCV@RSDQDL@HMDC@S SGDOQHNQXD@QRKDUDK
3GDRG@QDNEQDMDV@AKDDMDQFHDR UDQRTRSNS@K DMDQFX BNMRTLOSHNM HM&DQL@MX QNRDSN ODQBDMSHM

.

Energy consumption in Germay 2017 compared to 2016

2NTQBD QADHSRFDLDHMRBG@ES\$MDQFHDAHK@MYDMD
5 , HMS Bergbau AG

2.6 Development of crude oil prices

.HK OQHBDR EDKK RHFMHjB@MSKX RS@QSHMF HM LHC TMSHK SGDADFHMMHMFNEVHSGU@QHDSHDRRTBG@R63(@MC !QDMSQD@BGHMFKNVRNEITRSNUDQ42#ODQA@QQDK@S SGDRS@QSNE
3G@SQDOQDRDMSDC@OQHBDCDBQD@RDNE @OOQNWHL@SDKX
2HMBDSG@SSHLD@QDUDQR@KHMSGHR SQDMC G@R ADBNLD UHRHAKD
ARNKTSD OQHBDR kTBST@SDC between USD 40 and USD 50 per barrel, and by the DMCNEOQHBDRG@CRS@AHKHRDC@SBKNRDSN42# per barrel.

3GD L@HM B@TRD NE SGD KNV NHK OQHBD V@R NUDQRTOOKX NMSGDVNQKCL@QJDSVGHBGDWODQSRCNMNSDWODBSSN DMC HMSGD MD@QETSTQD O@QSHBTK@QKX @R NUDQOQNCTBSHNM HMBQD@RDC HM SGD K@RS SVN XD@QR
S SGD DMC NE SGD .QF@MHR@SHNM NE SGD /DSQNKDTL \$WONQSHMF "NTM-SQHDR ./\$" @FQDDC SN CDBQD@RD OQNCTBSHNM @MC RDS BNTMSQX RODBHjB PTNS@R
/QNCTBHMF BNTMSQHDR SG@S @QDMNSLDLADQRNE./\$"RTBG@R1TRRH@@KRNV@MS SN CDBQD@RD OQNCTBSHNM
(M BNMSQ@RS SN D@QKHDQ @FQDD-LDMSR OQNCTBSHNM G@R @BST@KKX CDBQD@RDC
'NVDUDQ SG@SHMHSH@KKXCHCMNSKD@CSN@RHFMHjB@MSHMBQD@RDHMSGD NHKOQHBDCTDSNSGDBNMSHMTDCGHFGKDUDKNEHMUDMSNQHDR 3GDHMBQD@RDHMNHKOQHBDR@KRNL@CDRG@KDNHKOQNCTB-SHNMHMSGD42 DBNMNLHB@KKXUH@AKD@F@HM@MCOQNCTB-SHNMHMBQD@RDC

3GDSQDMCHMSGDOQHBDNENHKSTQMDCONRHSHUDRS@QSHMFHM SSGDRS@QSNESGDXD@Q-NQSG2D@!QDMSRSHKKBNRS ITRSTMCDQ42#ODQA@QQDKKHSQDR@MCBKHLADC MD@QKXODQBDMSAXSGDDMCNESGDXD@QSN42# SSGDADFHMMHMFNESGDOQHBDDUDMQNRDSDLON-

rarily to more than USD 70, triggered by reports of fall-HMFBQTCDNHKQDRDQUDRHMSGD42 @MC@M@FQDDLDMSHM #DBDLADQSNDWSDMCSGDPTNS@RXRSDLTMSHKSGD DMC NE
3GD LTST@K NAIDBSHUD HR SN JDDO SGD NHK OQHBD@ANUDSGD42#OQHBDkNNQSNFT@Q@MSDDOQN-CTBSHNMBNRSRENQDW@LOKDENQRG@KDNHKDWSQ@BSHNM

%NQSGDMDWSSVNXD@QRSGDDWODQSRNESGD*HDK(MRSHSTSD ENQSGD6NQKC\$BNMNLXDWODBSNHKOQHBDRSN QDL@HM@S @ANTSSGDKDUDK@SSGDDMCNE

2NTQBDGSSOVVV
NMUHRS@
CDQNGRSNEED',2!DQFA@T &

2.7 Development in the

energy consumption of coal

&KNA@K DMDQFX BNMRTLOSHNM G@R FQNVM RSQNMFKX NUDQ SGD O@RS XD@QR
KQD@CX HMSGD SG BDMSTQX BN@K V@RSQ@CDC@RSGDL@HMDMDQFXRNTQBD@MCF@HMDCHL-ONQS@MBD @KNMFRHCD M@STQ@K F@R @MC NHK
3NC@X LNQD SG@M NE FKNA@K OQHL@QX DMDQFX BNMRTLOSHNM HR FDMDQ@SDC AX ENRRHK ETDKR
\$UDMSGNTFG DMDQFX TRD HR ADBNLHMFHMBQD@RHMFKXLNQDDEjBHDMSQHRDRHMDBNMNL-HB FQNVSG @MC BNMRTLOSHNM @QD OQDUDMSHMF @ CDBKHMD in usage.

(MNUDQ@KKFKNA@KBNMRTLOSHNMCDBQD@RDCRKHFGSKX ENQSGDjQRSSHLDHMSVNCDB@CDR
(MSGDCDBKHMD BNMSHMTDC @S @QNTMC

6GHKD CDL@MC HM2NTSG-D@RS RH@@MC(MCH@BNMSHMTDCHM\$TQNOD@MCSGD 42R@V@AD@QHRGSQDMC
BBNQCHMFSNSGD(MSDQM@SHNM@K \$MDQFX FDMBX CDUDKNOLDMS HM "GHM@ HR O@QSHBTK@QKX QDRONMRHAKDENQSGDCDBKHMD
'DQD@CDBKHMDHMBN@KBNM-RTLOSHNMV@R@OO@QDMSCTDSNSGDNMRDSNERSQTBSTQ@K BG@MFD @MC SGD DBNMNLHB RKNVCNVM
-DUDQSGDKDRR VHSG @ BNMRTLOSHNM NE @QNTMC "GHM@ QDL@HMR SGDK@QFDRSBN@KBNMRTLDQOQNCTBDQ@MCHLONQSDQ

\$WODQSREQNLSGD(\$ DWODBSSG@SSGDRG@QDNEBN@KHM SGD OQHL@QX DMDQFX LHW VHKK CDBQD@RD EQNL SN AXATSVHKKBNMSHMTDSNHMBQD@RDRHFMHjB@MSKX HM@ARNKTSDSDQLR
3GDRG@QDNEBN@KENQONVDQFDMDQ@- SHNMVHKKBNMSHMTDSNAD@QNTMC

3GDSQDMCSNV@QCRKDRRBN@KHRMNSTMHENQLVNQKCVHCD (M(MCH@ENQDW@LOKDNESGDONOTK@SHNMNQ LHKKHNM ODNOKD BTQQDMSKX KHUD VHSGNTS DKDBSQHBHSX
3GHR MTLADQHRRHFMHjB@MSKXGHFGDQSG@MHM@MXNSGDQCDUDK-NOHMF BNTMSQX DWBDOS HM -HFDQH@ VGDQD SNC@X @ANTS NESGDONOTK@SHNMKHUDVHSGNTSDKDBSQHBHSX
(MCH@HM-SDMCRSNOQNUHCD@BBDRRSNDKDBSQHBHSXSNDUDQXBHSHYDMAX 2022. As a result of this ambitious target, the need for BN@KENQONVDQFDMDQ@SHNM@MCSGDHMCTRSQH@KRDBSNQVHKK HMBQD@RDSNRTBG@MDWSDMSSG@SAX(MCH@VHKK@B-BNTMSENQSGDK@QFDRSCDL@MCENQBN@KAXE@Q@BBNTMS-HMFENQ@KLNRSG@KENESGDSNS@KDMDQFXLHW

(M@CCHSHNMSN(MCH@DWODQSRENQDB@RS@RG@QOHMBQD@RD in energy demand in Indonesia, Brazil, the Middle East @MC"GHM@BTQQDMSKXSGDK@QFDRSDMDQFXBNMRTLDQ
B-BNQCHMFKX VNQKC DMDQFX BNMRTLOSHNM HR DWODBSDC SN grow by one third by 2035. In the medium term, the IEA DWODBSRBN@KCDL@MCSNCDBKHMDHM@KK.\$"#BNTMSQHDR AX@MCQHRDHM@KKMNM .\$"#BNTMSQHDR

2.8 Coal prices

BBNQCHMFSNSGDOQDKHLHM@QXB@KBTK@SHNMRNESGD RRN-BH@SHNMNE"N@K(LONQSDQRD
5
VNQKCSQ@CDHMG@QCBN@K K@RS XD@Q HMBQD@RDC AX
SN LHKKHNMSNMMDR @MCSGD FKNA@K OQNCTBSHNM NE G@QC BN@K HMBQD@RDC AX DUDMSN
AHKKHNMSNMMDR
%NKKNVHMF@CDBKHMD HM OQNCTBSHNM @MC VNQKCSQ@CD HMBQD@RDC @F@HM HM 3GD RD@VNQSGX DWONQSR NESGD4MHSDC 2S@SDR NE LDQHB@42 @KNMDQNRDAXLHKKHNMSNMMDRNQ Growth in maritime trade was also up 7 % in Russia @MC2NTSG EQHB@
2NTSG EQHB@NMBD@MHLONQS@MSRTO-OKHDQENQ\$TQNODMNVL@HMKXRTOOKHDR RH@MBNTMSQHDR

3GDCDBKHMD HMOQNCTBSHNM HMV@RL@HMKXCTDSN SGDCHEjBTKSRHST@SHNM HMSGD42VHSG @RDQHDRNEA@MJ-QTOSBHDR@KNMFVHSGSGDBKNRTQDNETMR@EDLHMDRHMSGD /DNOKDR1DOTAKHBNE"GHM@
!NSGBNTMSQHDRGNVDUDQ QDBNQCDCQDMDVDCFQNVSGHMVHSGSGD42@S @MC"GHM@@S
/QNCTBSHNMHM(MCH@@KRNHMBQD@RDC strongly by 3.2 %.

3GDHMBQD@RDHMVNQKCSQ@CDHMG@QCBN@KHRCTDDRODBH@K-KXSNFQNVHMFCDL@MCHMSGD 2\$ -BNTMSQHDRVGHBGHM STQMHRCQHUDMAXFQNVHMFCDL@MCHMSGDL@MTE@BSTQHMF RDBSNQ
3GD BNMRSQTBSHNM NE LNCDQM BN@K jQDC ONVDQ OK@MSR@MCFQNVHMFRSDDKOQNCTBSHNMKD@CSN@CCHSHNM@K CDL@MC ENQ BNJD @MC RSD@L BN@K
3GDLNCDK NE CD-UDKNOLDMSHMSGDRDBNTMSQHDRHRRHLHK@QSNSG@SNE"GHM@ @MCHRA@RDCNMG@QCBN@K@MCVHKKNMKXDWSDMCSNQD-MDV@AKDDMDQFXRNTQBDR@ESDQ@BDQS@HMSHLD

&DQL@MXR HLONQSRNEG@QCBN@KCDBKHMDCRHFMHjB@MSKX AX @ANTS NQ LHKKHNMSNMMDR K@RS XD@Q HM BNM-SQ@RSSNSGDFKNA@KSQDMC
6GHKDHLONQSRNEBNJHMFBN@K HMBQD@RDCAX
LHKKHNMSNMMDR@MCHLONQSRNEBNJDAX LHKKHNMSNMMDRSGDTRDNEBN@KENQONVDQFDMDQ@SHNM CDBQD@RDCAX@QNTMCNQ@KLNRSLHKKHNMSNMMDR 3GDL@HMQD@RNMENQSGHRCDBKHMDV@RSGDBNMRSQTBSHNM NEMDVVHMCSTQAHMDR
3GDBNMSQHATSHNMNENMRGNQDVHMC STQAHMDRSNFQNRRDKDBSQHBHSXFDMDQ@SHNMHMBQD@RDCAX % in 2017 and by 47 % for offshore turbines. This is in BNMSQ@RSSNSGDCDBKHMDHMBNMSQHATSHNMNEG@QCBN@K SNFQNRRDKDBSQHBHSXFDMDQ@SHNMHM

BBNQCHMFSNSGD RRNBH@SHNMNE"N@K(LONQSDQR5#*H SGDCDUDKNOLDMSNESGDHMSDQM@SHNM@KBN@KL@QJDSBNMtinues to be largely determined by China and India. In @MCVNQKCBN@KOQNCTBSHNMCDBQD@RDCAX @MC
QDRODBSHUDKX
3GDL@HMQD@RNMENQSGHRCD-BKHMDV@RFKNA@KDBNMNLHBCDUDKNOLDMS@MCCDBKHMHMF demand for steel in China. China's imports dropped @BBNQCHMFKXAX
(MCH@VHKKOK@X@MHLONQS@MS QNKD HMSGDETSTQD
3GD K@QFDRS BN@K DWONQSDQR @QD TRSQ@KH@ (387 million tonnes), Indonesia (296 million tonnes) and Russia (142 million tonnes). Far behind are Colombia LHKKHNMSNMMDR@MC2NTSG EQHB@LHKKHNMSNMMDR BBNQCHMFSNSGD5#*HBN@KOQNCTBSHNMHM&DQL@MXEDKK from 7.6 million tonnes to 6.2 million tonnes, while im-ONQSRHMBQD@RDCEQNL
LHKKHNMSNMMDRSN
LHKKHNM tonnes.

ESDQSGDCQNOHMBN@KOQHBDRADKNV42#ODQSNMMD G@CONRDCL@INQBG@KKDMFDRENQL@QJDSO@QSHBHO@MSRHM SGDjQRSG@KENEOQHBDRENQSGDSVNL@INQBN@KOQHBD HMCHBDRSGD /( @MC /( SQDMCDCGHFGDQCTQHMFSGD RDBNMCG@KENESGDXD@Q@MCAXSGDXD@QRDMCQD@BGDC @ KDUDK NE VDKK NUDQ 42#
-DUDQSGDKDRR SGD ',2 &QNTO L@M@FDC SN DWO@MC HSR L@QJDS ONRHSHNM @MC

2NTQBD QFTR.UDQUHDV',2!DQFA@T &

BNTMSDQ@BSSGDSQDMCSNV@QCRKNVDQL@QFHMRAXRHFMHj-B@MSKXHMBQD@RHMFSQ@CHMFUNKTLDRHMSGHRCHEjBTKSOQHBD DMUHQNMLDMS
(MSGDOQHBDSQDMCEQNLSGDOQDUHNTR XD@QHMHSH@KKXBNMSHMTDC@MCSGDMVDMSNMSNBNQQDBSSN 42# HM SGD ODQHNC EQNL ,@QBG SN ,@X
%NKKNVHMF SG@SODQHNC@K@RSHMF QDBNUDQXADF@M@MC@SSGDDMC NESGD /(@MC /(QD@BGDC@QNTMC42# )TRS QDBDMSKX HMSGD BTQQDMS jM@MBH@K XD@QSGDQD V@R@QDMDVDCBNQQDBSHNMCNVMSN@KDUDKNE42#

2.9 Trading

3QTRSHMFRS@AKDATRHMDRRQDK@SHNMRGHORVHSGBTRSNLDQR @MC RTOOKHDQR ENQLSGD A@RHR NESGD RTBBDRRETK HMSDQ-M@SHNM@KSQ@CHMF@BSHUHSHDRNESGD',2!DQFA@T&QNTO 3GDL@HM BTRSNLDQR NESGD ',2!DQFA@T &QNTO HM-BKTCD ONVDQ OK@MS BNLO@MHDR RSDDK @MC BDLDMS OQNCTBDQR @R VDKK @R HMCTRSQH@K BNLO@MHDR RTBG @R FK@RRVNQJRO@ODQLHKKR@MCV@RSDOQNBDRRHMFOK@MSR .TQBTRSNLDQA@RDBNMRHRSRNEANSGOQHU@SD@MCRS@SD NVMDCBNLO@MHDREQNL RH@\$TQNODSGD,HCCKD\$@RS @MC EQHB@

3GD',2!DQFA@T&QNTOBNNODQ@SDRVHSG QDMNVMDC @MC QDKH@AKDOQNCTBDQRL@HMKXHM(MCNMDRH@2NTSG E-QHB@ 1TRRH@ /NK@MC @MC -NQSG @MC 2NTSG LDQHB@ In addition, we are responsible for the representation NE MTLDQNTR HMSDQM@SHNM@K BN@K OQNCTBDQR
3GD ',2 !DQFA@T &QNTO G@MCKDR SGD BNLOKDSD L@QJDSHMF NE BN@KHMRDKDBSDCL@QJDSR

2.10 Vertical integration

BBDRRSN QDRNTQBDR@MCBN@KEQNLL@QJDSHMF@FQDD-LDMSR VHSG HMSDQM@SHNM@K OQNCTBDQR RGNTKC FT@Q@MSDD @ QDKH@AKD RTOOKX NE BNMRTLDQR HMSGD KNMFSDQL
3GD ',2!DQFA@T&QNTO@KRNOK@MRSNDWOKNHSHSRNVMQD-RNTQBDR HM SGD ETSTQD
3GHR RSQ@SDFX V@R BNMRHRSDMSKX pursued again in 2017.

By signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Shumba Energy, Botswana, HMS Bergbau has RHFMHjB@MSKX DWO@MCDC HSR NODQ@SHNMR HM 2NTSG EQHB@ through its wholly owned subsidiary HMS Bergbau EQHB@/SX+SC
(MSGDETSTQD',2!DQFA@TVHKKG@UD DWBKTRHUD@BBDRRSNLNQDSG@MAHKKHNMSNMMDRNEGHFG PT@KHSX BN@K
3GD BNMSQ@BS OQNUHCDR ENQ SGD DWBKTRHUD L@QJDSHMFNEBN@KUH@SGDHMSDQM@SHNM@KO@QSMDQMDSVNQJ NE',2!DQFA@T &
!NSGO@QSHDRDWODBSSGDjQRSBN@K CDKHUDQHDR@RNE

',2!DQFA@T &G@RRNKCODQBDMSNEHSRRG@QDRHMHSR subsidiary Silesian Coal International Group of Compa-MHDR2

VGHBGG@R@KQD@CXB@[email protected]@QD@HM2HKDRH@KD@UHMF',2!DQFbau AG's shareholding in the Silesian Coal International &QNTONE"NLO@MHDR2

@SBTQQDMSKXODQBDMS
3GD ATXDQNESGDRG@QDRV@R @2VHRR BNLO@MXRODBH@KHR-HMFHMRTBGHMUDRSLDMSR@MCjM@MBHMF
3GD@HLNESGD OTQBG@RD HR SGD INHMS NODQ@SHNM@K CDUDKNOLDMS NE SGD BNLO@MX@MCSGDjM@MBHMFNESGDRD@BSHUHSHDR
3GDOTQ-

BG@RDOQHBDV@RA@RDCNM@U@KT@SHNMNESGD2HKDRH@M Coal International Group of Companies S.A. in the low, three-digit million-euro range.

3GDQD@QD@[email protected] NESGDQL@K@MCBNJHMFBN@KTRHMFONQSHNMRNESGDHMEQ@- RSQTBSTQD NE @ MDHFGANTQHMFLHMD
3GD',2!DQFA@T &QNTO@MCHSRO@QSMDQROK@MSNBNUDQ@ETQSGDQO@QSNE SGDU@KTD @CCDCBG@HMAXRDSSHMFTOSGDHQNVMOQNCTB-SHNM NODQ@SHNMR
3GHR VNTKC DM@AKD KNV BNRS OQNCTB-SHNMNELNQDSG@MLHKKHNMSNMMDRVHSG@BNLO@Q@- SHUDKX KNV@LNTMSNE HMUDRSLDMS
6HSGSGHRRSDO',2 VNTKCF@HMRTRS@HM@AKDBNLODSHSHUD@CU@MS@FDRHMSGD European market.

(SV@R@KRNONRRHAKDHM(MCNMDRH@SNDMSDQHMSNMDVBN@K marketing agreements for Vietnam with a reliable partner.

2.11 Horizontal integration

3GD DWO@MRHNM NE FKNA@K SQ@CHMF @BSHUHSHDR SN HMBKTCD NSGDQBNLLNCHSHDRNTSRHCDNEBN@KRTBG@RNQDREDQ-SHKHRDQR@MCBDLDMSOQNCTBSR HRDWODBSDCSNADBNLD @MNSGDQHLONQS@MSOHKK@QNE',2!DQFA@T &NUDQSGD medium term. The steadily growing demand from new @MC DWHRSHMF BTRSNLDQR ENQ CHEEDQDMS Q@V L@SDQH@KR RGNTKC AD R@SHRjDC TRHMF ',2!DQFA@TR RSQTBSTQDR 3GHRRSQ@SDFXV@RUHFNQNTRKXOTQRTDCHMSGDjM@M-BH@K XD@Q
(M CNHMF RN ',2 !DQFA@T & TSHKHRDR @MC NODMRTOHSRDWHRSHMFMDSVNQJHSRKNMFRS@MCHMFDWODQtise and its worldwide transport options. At the same time, as part of the horizontal integration strategy, new RNTQBHMF L@QJDSR VHKK AD S@OODC @MC RSD@CHKX CDUDK-NODCO@QSHBTK@QKXHM RH@ EQHB@@MCSGD,HCCKD\$@RS !XDWO@MCHMFHSR@BSHUHSHDR',2!DQFA@T &HRRSQHUHMF SN NOSHLHRD HSR B@O@BHSX TSHKHR@SHNMETQSGDQ HLOQNUD HSR QHRJCHUDQRHjB@SHNMQ@HRDFQNRRL@QFHMR@MCTKSHL@SDKX RDHYD@CU@MS@FDRUDQRTRSGDBNLODSHSHNM

2.12 Logistics business unit

3GD ',2 !DQFA@T &QNTO NEEDQR HSR BTRSNLDQR @MC ATRHMDRRO@QSMDQR@BNLOKDSD Q@MFDNERDQUHBDREQNL the timely supply of raw materials to organising the DMSHQDSQ@MRONQS KNFHRSHBR
3GD RDQUHBD ONQSENKHN NE NTQ GHFGKX OQNEDRRHNM@K @MC DWODQHDMBDC SD@L Q@MFDR EQNLSGDBG@QSDQHMFNERGHORSGDNQF@MHR@SHNMNEHMK@MC transportation, port handling, warehouse management @RVDKK@RBN@KOQDO@Q@SHNM@KKSGDV@XTOSNSDBGMHB@K monitoring, as required.

%NQDW@LOKDSGD',2&QNTOHM2NTSG EQHB@NQF@MHRDR @KK NESGD KNFHRSHBR MDDCRENQ HSR O@QSMDQR EQNLSQTBJ transport to rail transport and port handling - thereby OQNUHCHMF@GHFGCDFQDDNECDKHUDQXQDKH@AHKHSXSNHSRRTO-OKHDQR@MCBTRSNLDQR

2.13 Research and development

',2 !DQFA@T & CNDR MNS DMF@FD HM QDRD@QBG @MC CDUDKNOLDMS

2.14 Employees

(MSDQM@SHNM@K BNLODSHSHNM ENQ PT@KHjDC DLOKNXDDR QDmains high. In its pursuit of long-term employment relationships between staff and the HMS Group, man- @FDLDMSBNMSHMTDRSNENBTRNMNMFNHMFDLOKNXDDCD-UDKNOLDMSSNFDSGDQVHSG GHFGKXRODBH@KHRDC @MC BNM-SHMTHMFSQ@HMHMF
(MJDDOHMFVHSGSGHRRSQ@SDFXVDG@UD GHQDC @CCHSHNM@K DLOKNXDDR O@QSHBTK@QKX HM SGD RH@M @MC2NTSG EQHB@ML@QJDSR@MC@QDOK@MMHMFSNBNM-SHMTDGHQHMF
1HRJRQDRTKSHMFEQNLDLOKNXDDkTBST@SHNM @QD@BBNTMSDCENQVHSGRTBBDRRHNM@MCRTARSHSTSDOK@M-MHMF
6DBNMCTBSDCSQ@HMHMFENQDLOKNXDDRO@QSHBTK@QKX for those who are new. In order to offer our employees HMBDMSHUDR VD G@UD DRS@AKHRGDC @M DLOKNXDD NOSHNM programme. Among other things, it allows employees SN OTQBG@RD NVM RG@QDR GDKC AXSGD BNLO@MX @S @M @CU@MS@FDNTROQHBDAXLD@MRNEHMBNLDBNMUDQRHNM

3. Group results of operations

3GDQDRTKSRNENODQ@SHNMRNESGD',2&QNTOHMSGDjM@MBH@KXD@QBNLO@QDCSNSGDOQDUHNTRXD@QVDQD@RENKKNVR

31/12/2017
EUR
thousand
% 31/12/2016
EUR
thousand
% Change
EUR
thousand
%
Total performance 220,971 100 178,018 100 42,953 24
Cost of materials 213,549 97 171,162 96 42,388 25
/DQRNMMDKBNRSR 1,659 1 1,536 1 123 8
#DOQDBH@SHNM@MC@LNQSHR@SHNM 115 0 119 0 -4 -3
.SGDQNODQ@SHMFDWODMRDR
./. other operating earnings 3,717 2 3,297 2 420 13
3@WDRDWBKTCHMFHMBNLDS@WDR 4 0 2 0 2 81
Tax expenses 219,045 99 176,116 99 42,929 24
Operating result 1,926 1 1,902 1 24 1
\$@QMHMFREQNLHMUDRSLDMS@MCjM@MBH@KQDRTKS -2,579 -1,104 -1,475 < -100.0
Sale of shares 185 0 185 -
KKNB@SHNMSNODMRHNMOQNUHRHNMR
NE@KKNB@SHNMTMCDQ&DQL@M BBNTMSHMF
+@V,NCDQMHR@SHNM BS:!HK,N&<
-223 -223 0 0
Earnings before income taxes -690 575 -1.266 < -100
(MBNLDS@WDR 1,410 -306 1,716 > 100
-DSOQNkS 720 269 450 > 100

\$41-DS/QNjSDWBKTCHMF 727,735.62 EUR MNM B@RGODMRHNMOQNUHRHNMR (2016: 552,479.21 EUR ODMRHNMOQNUHRHNMR)

2@KDRVDQDCQHUDMAXRSQNMFSQ@CHMF@BSHUHSXHM RH@@MC QHRHMFBN@KOQHBDRNUDQSGDBNTQRDNE
,NQDSG@M NESGDUNKTLDRSQ@CDCAXSGD&QNTOHMVDQD SQ@MR@BSDC(M RH@@MC EQHB@
3GDBNRSNEL@SDQH@KRQ@- SHNG@RCDSDQHNQ@SDCRKHFGSKXBNLO@QDCSNSGDOQDUHNTR XD@Q@RSGDGHFG L@QFHMR@KDREQNLSGD(BGNQ"N@KL@Q-JDSHMF@FQDDLDMSG@UDBNLOKDSDKXCHR@OOD@QDC

/DQRNMMDK BNRSR HMBQD@RDC RKHFGSKX NUDQ SGD OQDUHNTR year, rising from EUR 1,536 thousand to EUR 1,659 thousand, as the personnel in the departments of 3Q@[email protected]@SHNMRHM RH@@MC EQHB@@LNMFNSG-DQRVDQDDWO@MCDC
-DUDQSGDKDRRSGDODQRNMMDKBNRS ratio remained at around 1 %.

DOQDBH@SHNM @MC @LNQSHR@SHNMEDKKRKHFGSKX HMSGD QDONQSHMFODQHNCSN\$41SGNTR@MC@ESDQ@KDUDKNE \$41SGNTR@MCHMSGDjM@MBH@KXD@Q

.SGDQDWODMRDRMDSNENSGDQHMBNLDQDRTKSHMO@QSHBT-K@Q EQNL KDF@K @MC BNMRTKSHMF EDDR UDGHBKD @MCSQ@UDK BNRSRETKjKLDMSBNRSRNBBTO@MBXBNRSR@MCSGNE SGD@KKNB@SHNMSNODMRHNMOQNUHRHNMR
SSGDR@LDSHLD @RO@QSNE@QDRSQTBSTQHMFNEKN@MR@MC@CU@MBDR@KKNV- @MBDRNE\$41SGNTR@MCVDQDQDBNFMHRDCNTSNE BNLLDQBH@KB@TSHNM

3GD jQRS SHLD B@OHS@KHR@SHNM NE CDEDQQDC S@WDR HM SGD @LNTMSNE\$41SGNTR@MCQDRTKSDCHM@MHMBNLD S@WADMDjS

The sale of a 5 % interest in the Polish subsidiary Silesian Coal International Group of Companies S.A. will NMKXADQDBNFMHRDCTONMSGD@BST@KQDBDHOSNESGDOQN-BDDCR ENQ QD@RNMR NE BNLLDQBH@K B@TSHNM
4MSHK MNV \$41SGNTR@MCG@UDADDM QDBNFMHRDC HMOQNjSNQ loss.

4. Group assets

3GDMDS@RRDSRNE',2&QNTOBNLO@QDCSNSGDOQDUHNTRXD@QVDQD@RENKKNVR

31/12/2017
EUR
% 31/12/2016
EUR
% Change
EUR
thousand thousand thousand %
Assets
-NM BTQQDMS@RRDSR 12,175 26 4,053 10 8,122 > 100.0
(MUDMSNQHDR 129 0 1,121 3 -991 -89
1DBDHU@AKDR 30,163 65 24,158 59 6,005 25
"@RG@MCB@RGDPTHU@KDMSR 347 1 1,564 4 -1,217 -78
Other assets 3,340 7 10,099 25 -6,760 -67
46,154 100 40,995 100 5,159 13
Capital
Shareholders' equity 5,872 13 5,538 14 334 6
Own shares -1,345 -3 -1,378 -3 34 -2
-NM BTQQDMSKH@AHKHSHDR 6,209 12 5,722 14 488 9
Current liabilities 35,416 77 31,113 76 4,303 14
46,154 100 40,995 100 5,159 13

3GDHMBQD@RDHMMNM BTQQDMS@RRDSRHML@HMKXQD-RTKSEQNLSGDL@STQHSX QDBK@RRHjB@SHNMNE KN@M QDBDHU@- AKDR HMSGD @LNTMS NE \$41 SGNTR@MCEQNL BTQ-QDMS @RRDSR SN MNM BTQQDMS @CU@MBDR
(MUDRSLDMSR NE \$41 SGNTR@MC VDQD L@CD HM SGD CDUDKNOLDMS NESGD?.QYDRYDG@QCBN@K@QD@AXSGD2HKDRH@M"N@K(M-SDQM@SHNM@K&QNTONE"NLO@MHDR2

3GDQDBDHU@AKDR QDRTKS EQNL CDKHUDQHDR @MC RDQUHBDR @MC @QD OQHL@QHKX @F@HMRSBTRSNLDQRHM RH@
3GDATHKC TOBNLO@QDCSN SGDOQDUHNTRXD@QHRK@QFDKXCTDSNUNKTLD@MCQDONQS-HMFC@SDDEEDBSR

-NM BTQQDMSKH@AHKHSHDRHMBKTCDODMRHNMNAKHF@SHNMR
3GD BG@MFDR@QDCTDSN@BST@QH@KQD@RNMR
"TQQDMSKH@AHKHSHDR L@HMKXBNMRHRSNEKH@AHKHSHDRSNRTOOKHDQR@MCEQNLSQ@CD jM@MBHMF
3GDXD@Q NM XD@QHMBQD@RDHR@ QDRTKSNESGD TOSTQM HM ATRHMDRR @BSHUHSX @MC DRRDMSH@KKX CTDSN QD-ONQSHMFC@SDDEEDBSR

5. Group financial position

"@RG@MCB@RGDPTHU@KDMSRCDUDKNODC@RENKKNVRHMSGDjM@MBH@KXD@Q

2017
EUR thousand
"@RGlNVEQNLBTQQDMSNODQ@SHMF@BSHUHSHDR -3,748
"@RGlNVEQNLHMUDRSLDMS@BSHUHSHDR -846
"@RGlNVEQNLkM@MBHMF@BSHUHSHDR 34
4. Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period
"G@MFDHMB@RG@MCB@RGDPTHU@KDMSR@EEDBSHMFO@XLDMS -4,561
.SGDQBG@MFDRHMB@RG@MCB@RGDPTHU@KDMSR 0
"@RG@MCB@RGDPTHU@KDMSR@SSGDRS@QSNESGDODQHNC -4,345
"@RG@MCB@RGDPTHU@KDMSR@SSGDDMCNESGDODQHNC -8,906
5. Composition of cash and cash equivalents
"@RG@MCB@RGDPTHU@KDMSR 347
"TQQDMSKH@AHKHSHDRSNBQDCHSHMRSHSTSHNMR -9,253
"@RG@MCB@RGDPTHU@KDMSR@SSGDDMCNESGDODQHNC -8,906

DROHSD@RHFMHjB@MSHLOQNUDLDMSHMSGDMDSOQNjSENQ SGDODQHNCB@RGkNVEQNLNODQ@SHMF@BSHUHSHDRCDBKHMDC year-on-year due to the strong build-up of working B@OHS@KHSDLR

"@RGkNVEQNLHMUDRSHMF@BSHUHSHDRL@HMKX QDRTKSR EQNL HMUDRSLDMSRL@CD HMSNSGD CDUDKNOLDMS NESGD?.QYDRYDBN@KjDKCAXSGD2HKDRH@M"N@K(MSDQM@- SHNM@K &QNTO NE "NLO@MHDR 2

3GD B@RG kNV EQNL jM@MBHMF @BSHUHSHDR HR A@RDC NM SGD HRRTD NE SQD@RTQX RG@QDRSNDLOKNXDDR@RO@QSNE@MDLOKNXDDRSNBJNOtion programme.

6. Information on the annual financial statements of HMS Bergbau AG

',2!DQFA@T &HRSGDO@QDMSBNLO@MXNESGD',2 Group. HMS Bergbau AG remains responsible for the BDMSQ@KL@M@FDLDMSETMBSHNMRlRSQ@SDFXjM@MBD@B-BNTMSHMFBNMSQNKKHMF l @MC @KK JDX SQ@CHMF @BSHUHSHDR
RHFMHjB@MSMTLADQNESGDSQ@CD@FQDDLDMSRHRBNMCTBS-DCUH@SGDO@QDMSBNLO@MX
(MNSGDQVNQCRSGD@BSHUHSHDR of HMS Bergbau AG largely determine the situation of SGDDMSHQD',2&QNTO
3GD@MMT@KjM@MBH@KRS@SDLDMSR NE',2!DQFA@T &@QDOQDO@QDCHM@BBNQC@MBDVHSG &DQL@M"NLLDQBH@K+@V'&!@MCSGD&DQL@M2SNBJ "NQONQ@SHNM BS JS&
3GDENKKNVHMFS@AKDOQNUHCDR@M NUDQUHDV

2017
EUR
thousand
% 2016
EUR
thousand
% Change
EUR
thousand
%
Revenue (= Total performance) 152,589 100 107,972 100 44,618 41
Cost of materials 146,453 96 102,843 96 43,610 42
/DQRNMMDKBNRSR 891 1 865 2 26 3
#DOQDBH@SHNM@MC@LNQSHR@SHNM 33 0 30 0 3 9
.SGDQNODQ@SHMFDWODMRDR
./. other operating earnings 4,087 3 3.181 0 906 29
3@WDRDWBKTCHMFHMBNLDS@WDR 3 0 2 0 1 61
Tax expenses 151,466 99 106,921 98 44,545 42
Operating result 1,123 1 1,050 2 73 7
\$@QMHMFREQNLHMUDRSLDMS@MCjM@MBH@KQDRTKS -2,145 -556 -1,589 < -100,0
Sale of shares 185 0 185 -
KKNB@SHNMSNODMRHNMOQNUHRHNMR
NE@KKNB@SHNMTMCDQ&DQL@M BBNTMSHMF+@V
,NCDQMHR@SHNM BS:!HK,N&<
-223 -223 0 0
Earnings before income taxes -1,060 271 -1,517 < -100
(MBNLDS@WDR 1,618 -134 1,752 > 100
-DSOQNkS 558 138 420 > 100.0

\$41-DS/QNjSDWBKTCHMF 727,735.62 EUR MNM B@RGODMRHNMOQNUHRHNMR (2016: 552,479.21 EUR ODMRHNMOQNUHRHNMR)

6.1 Results of operations

3GDQDRTKSRNENODQ@SHNMRNE',2!DQFA@T &@QDRHFMHj-B@MSKXHMkTDMBDCAXSGD"NLO@MXROQHL@QXSQ@CHMF@B-SHUHSHDR
3GDRG@QOHMBQD@RDHMR@KDRHRCTDSN@MHMBQD@RD HMUNKTLDR@MCGHFGDQOQHBDR
3GDL@QJDSR HM RH@@MC EQHB@VGHBG@QDCDUDKNOHMFVHSGHMBQD@RHMFCDL@MC@QD ADHMFRDQUDCAX',2!DQFA@T &HM@CCHSHNMSNSGDKN-B@KBNLO@MHDR
,NQDSG@MNER@KDRVDQDFDMDQ@SDC VHSGBTRSNLDQ@MCRTOOKXQDK@SHNMRGHOREQNL EQHB@@MC RH@
3GDBNRSNEL@SDQH@KR Q@SHN HLOQNUDCRKHFGSKXXD@Q NM XD@QAX@QNTMCCTDSNHLOQNUDCL@QFHMR
.SGDQ NODQ@SHMFDWODMRDRMDSNENSGDQD@QMHMFRHMBNLDQDRTKS-DC HM O@QSHBTK@Q EQNL ETKjKLDMS BNRSR NMV@QC BG@QFHMF NENSGDQRDQUHBDRNEFQNTOBNLO@MHDRUDGHBKD@MCSQ@UDK DWODMRDRKDF@K@MCBNMRTKSHMFEDDR@RVDKK@RSGNE SGD@KKNB@SHNMSNODMRHNMOQNUHRHNMR\$41SGNTR@MC SSGDR@LDSHLD@RO@QSNE@QDRSQTBSTQHMFNEKN@MR@MC @CU@MBDR @KKNV@MBDR NE \$41 SGNTR@MC VDQD QDBNFMHRDCNTSNEBNLLDQBH@KB@TSHNM

3GD jQRS SHLD B@OHS@KHR@SHNM NE CDEDQQDC S@WDR HM SGD @LNTMSNE\$41SGNTR@MCQDRTKSDCHM@MHMBNLD S@WADMDjS

The sale of a 5 % interest in the Polish subsidiary Silesian Coal International Group of Companies S.A. will NMKXADQDBNFMHRDCTONMSGD@BST@KQDBDHOSNESGDOQN-BDDCR ENQ QD@RNMR NE BNLLDQBH@K B@TSHNM
4MSHK MNV \$41 SGNTR@MC G@UD ADDM QDBNFMHRDC HM OQNjS NQ loss.

6.2 Net assets

31/12/2017
EUR
% 31/12/2016
EUR
% Change
EUR
%
thousand thousand thousand
Assets
-NM BTQQDMS@RRDSR 14,876 35 8,325 22 6,551 79
(MUDMSNQHDR 0 0 1,121 20 -1,121 -100
1DBDHU@AKDR 24,832 58 16,709 62 8,123 49
"@RG@MCB@RGDPTHU@KDMSR 91 0 1,310 2 -1,219 -93
Other assets 2,845 7 7,497 15 -4,652 -62
42,645 100 34,962 100 7,683 22
Capital
Shareholders' equity 10,462 25 9,904 39 558 6
Own shares -1,345 -3 -1,378 -10 34 -2
-NM BTQQDMSKH@AHKHSHDR 6,209 15 5,722 17 488 9
Current liabilities 27,318 64 20,714 54 6,604 32
42,645 100 34,962 100 7,683 22

3GD HMBQD@RD HM jWDC @RRDSR HM L@HMKX QDRTKSR L@HMKXEQNLSGDQDBK@RRHjB@SHNMNEKN@MQDBDHU@AKDREQNL BTQQDMS@RRDSRSNMNM BTQQDMS@CU@MBDRVGHBGADB@LD MDBDRR@QX@R@QDRTKSNESGDQDRSQTBSTQHMFNESGDQDBDHU- @AKDR L@STQHSX
#TD SN SGD SQ@CHMF @BSHUHSHDR NE ',2 !DQFA@T &SGDA@K@MBDRGDDSRSQTBSTQDHRBG@Q@BSDQ-HRDCAX QDBDHU@AKDREQNL BTRSNLDQR @MC BTQQDMSSQ@CD O@X@AKDR
"G@MFDR@QDL@HMKX@QDRTKSNEUNKTLD@MCQD-ONQSHMFC@SDDEEDBSR
(M@CCHSHNMSGDjM@MBH@KONRHSHNMHR BG@Q@BSDQHRDCAXSGDRG@QDRHM@EjKH@SDCBNLO@MHDR@MC KN@MRSNSGD(MCNMDRH@M @MC EQHB@M',2 BNLO@MHDR "TQQDMSKH@AHKHSHDRL@HMKXBNMRHRSNEKH@AHKHSHDRSNRTOOKHDQR @MCEQNLSQ@CDjM@MBHMF

-NM BTQQDMS KH@AHKHSHDR HMBKTCD ODMRHNM NAKHF@SHNMR
3GD RKHFGS XD@Q NM XD@Q HMBQD@RD @R NE SGD A@K@MBD RGDDS C@SD NE #DBDLADQ HR A@RDC NM @BST@QH@K DE-EDBSR

6.3 Financial position

3GDjM@MBH@KONRHSHNMNESGD',2&QNTOHRRHFMHjB@MSKX HMkTDMBDCAX',2!DQFA@T &
6DSGDQDENQD QDEDQSN NTQBNQQDRONMCHMFDWOK@M@SHNMR

In the spring of 2018, liabilities to banks in the amount of \$41SGNTR@MCVDQDCTD
3GDjM@MBHMFNESGDRD KH@AHKHSHDRV@RRDBTQDCAXNODQ@SHMFATRHMDRRNE\$41 SGNTR@MCHMSGDBNTQRDNESGDjM@MBH@KXD@Q\$41 SGNTR@MCAXDWSDMRHNMR@MCSGDB@RGOQNBDDCR from the sale of shares in the Silesian Coal International &QNTONE"NLO@MHDR2

OQNUHCDC\$41SGNTR@MC .UDQ@KKVD@MSHBHO@SDSGDR@KDNETOSNNESGD2HKDsian Coal International Group of Companies S.A. to QDRTKS HM OQNBDDCR NE TO SN \$41 SGNTR@MC NE VGHBG\$41SGNTR@MCG@R@KQD@CXADDMQDBDHUDC

6.4. General statement

2@KDRFQNRRL@QFHM@MC\$!(3# QDOQDRDMSNTQjM@MBH@K ODQENQL@MBD HMCHB@SNQR VGHBG SGD !N@QC NE ,@M@FD-LDMSBNMSQNKR@MCLNMHSNQRNM@MNMFNHMFA@RHR
(MQD-K@SHNMSNSGDDMSHQD',2&QNTOVDVDQD@AKDSN@BGHDUD @MC O@QSH@KKX DUDM DWBDDC SGD R@KDR ENQDB@RS L@CD HM SGD OQDUHNTR XD@Q CTDSNSGDL@QJDS DMUHQNMLDMS @MC SGD DWBDKKDMS SQ@CHMF QDRTKSR
2@KDR @LNTMSDC SN \$41 SGNTR@MCHMSGDjM@MBH@KXD@Q@ESDQ\$41 SGNTR@MCHM@MCVDQDMNSNMKXOQHBD@MC UNKTLD CQHUDM
2@KDRNE',2 &@KRNHMBQD@RDCRHFMHj-B@MSKXEQNL\$41SGNTR@MC HMSGDjM@M-BH@KXD@QSN\$41SGNTR@MC
3GD&QNTORFQNRR margin fell slightly from 3.9 % in 2016 to 3.4 % in 2017. The gross margin of HMS AG also fell from 4.8 % to &QNTO\$!(3# NE\$41SGNTR@MCOQDUHNTR XD@Q\$41SGNTR@MCHLOQNUDCRKHFGSKXBNLO@QDC VHSGSGDOQDUHNTRXD@Q
3GHRV@RCTDSNSGDHMBQD@RDHM NSGDQNODQ@SHMFHMBNLDHM@R@QDRTKSNESGDR@KDNE shares in Silesian Coal International Group of Companies 2

NEVGHBG\$41SGNTR@MCG@RADDMQDBNFMHYDC HMOQNjSNQKNRRRNE@Q
',2 &R\$!(3# @LNTMSDCSN EUR 1,121 thousand after EUR 859 thousand in 2016. 'DQDSNNSGD QD@RNM ENQSGD HMBQD@RD V@RSGD QHRD HM NSGDQNODQ@SHMFHMBNLDCTDSNSGDR@KDNERG@QDRHMSGD Silesian Coal International Group of Companies S.A., of VGHBG\$41SGNTR@MCG@RADDMQDBNFMHYDCHMOQNjS NQKNRRRNE@Q
.UDQ@KKVDVDQD@AKDSNETKKX@BGHDUDSGD OQNIDBSDCS@QFDS@S&QNTOKDUDK

7. Risks and opportunities

The Management Board of HMS Bergbau AG is re-RONMRHAKD ENQSGD &QNTOR QHRJL@M@FDLDMS VGHBG HR HMSDFQ@SDCHMSN@KKNODQ@SHNM@KOQNBDRRDR@S',2&QNTO %TSTQDNOONQSTMHSHDR@MCQHRJR@QDHCDMSHjDCBK@RRHjDC DU@KT@SDCBNMSQNKKDC@MCLNMHSNQDC@RO@QSNEATRHMDRR NODQ@SHNMR
(SHR@MCQDL@HMRNTQONKHBXSNNMKXDMF@FD HMQHRJRSG@SQDRTKSHMRHFMHjB@MSNOONQSTMHSHDRSNFDMDQ- @SD HMBNLD
(E ONRRHAKD QHRJR RGNTKC ADLHMHLHRDC NQ transferred to third parties. Opportunities are assessed VHSGQDF@QCSNSGDHQHMBNLDONSDMSH@K
3GDENKKNVHMFRDB-SHNMRCDRBQHADNOONQSTMHSHDR@MCQHRJRSG@SBNTKCG@UD@ RHFMHjB@MSHLO@BSNMSGD"NLO@MXRMDS@RRDSRjM@M-BH@KONRHSHNM@MCQDRTKSRNENODQ@SHNMR

7.1 Price fluctuations

(M',2&QNTORSQ@CHSHNM@KATRHMDRRlBN@KSQ@CHMFTRHMF A@BJ SN A@BJBNMSQ@BSR@MCHMCDW NQjWDC OQHBD A@RDC OTQBG@RHMF@MCR@KDR@FQDDLDMSRlSGDQD@QDAXCDjMH-SHNMMNDEEDBSRNMBNMSQ@BST@KKX@FQDDCL@QFHMRENQHMCH-UHCT@KSQ@MR@BSHNMR
6GDQDSGDA@BJ SN A@BJOQHMBHOKDHR CDUH@SDCEQNLENQDW@LOKDHMSGDB@RDNEU@QXHMFA@RD U@KTDRNMSGDOTQBG@RD@MCR@KDRHCDENQGD@SHMFU@KTD B@KBTK@SHNMR OQHBD QHRJR L@X @QHRD
6D DU@KT@SD RTBG risks on a daily basis as part of our risk management RXRSDLS@JHMFHMSN@BBNTMSBTQQDMSENQV@QCOQHBDR@MC DWODBSDCUNK@SHKHSX
6DBNMSHMTDSNOTQRTDSGDOQHMBHOKD NE@UNHCHMFRHFMHjB@MSQHRJONRHSHNMRHMOTQBG@RHMF@MC R@KDRAX KHLHSHMFRTBG QHRJRTONMBNMSQ@BSBNMBKTRHNM 3GDL@M@FDLDMSNE',2!DQFA@T &VHKKBNMSHMTDSN RSQHUDSNDWDBTSDA@BJ SN A@BJSQ@MR@BSHNMR

7.2 Financial risks

\$WBG@MFDQ@SD@MCHMSDQDRSQ@SDkTBST@SHNMRB@MG@UD @RHFMHjB@MSHLO@BSNMSGD',2&QNTORD@QMHMFR
3GD "NLO@MXRjM@MBH@K QHRJL@M@FDLDMSSGDQDENQD @HLR OQHL@QHKXSNGDCFDBTQQDMBXQHRJRUH@BTQQDMBXENQV@QCR VHSGNTSDMSDQHMFHMSNRODBTK@SHUDSQ@MR@BSHNMR
6D@KRN @SSDLOSSNDKHLHM@SDBTQQDMBXCHEEDQDMBDRHMjM@MBHMF OTQBG@RHMF@MCR@KDR
KKFQNTOBNLO@MHDR@QDNAKHFDC SN@RRDRR@MCVGDQDMDBDRR@QXGDCFD@KKDWBG@MFD rate risks. Changes to interest rates, or in other words QHRJREQNLHMSDQDRS AD@QHMFKH@AHKHSHDR@QD@BBNTMSDCENQ @RjM@MBHMFBNRSR@MCHMBKTCDCHMSGD@RRDRRLDMSNE D@BG SQ@CHMF SQ@MR@BSHNM S@JHMF HMSN @BBNTMS @ QHRJ OQDLHTL@MCBTQQDMBX RODBHjBCHEEDQDMBDR
(ECDDLDC appropriate in the long term from a risk management ODQRODBSHUD @MC @ESDQ DU@KT@SHNM NE @KK ONRRHAKD RBD-M@QHNR VD DWBG@MFD U@QH@AKD HMSDQDRS Q@SDR ENQ jWDC interest rates.

7.3 Credit ratings of business partners and counterparty risk

Credit risks arise from our business relationships with BTRSNLDQR@MC@QDHMBQD@RHMFNM@BBNTMSNENMFNHMF growth in the proportion of our business partners lo-B@SDCHM RH@@MC EQHB@
(MSGHRBNMSDWSSGDHLOKDLDMSed risk management system aims to obtain adequate BNKK@SDQ@KENQ QHRJ AD@QHMFSQ@MR@BSHNMRNQSNHMRTQD QD-BDHU@AKDR VGDQD jM@MBH@KKX OQ@BSHB@AKD
%TQSGDQLNQD VDRDBTQDO@XLDMSOQNLHRDRHM@CU@MBDNECDKHUDQHDR TRHMFKDSSDQRNEBQDCHS
%@HKTQDNQO@QSH@KE@HKTQDSNCDKHUDQ NMSGDO@QSNERTOOKHDQRL@X@KRNFHUDQHRDSNQHRJRSG@S B@MMNSADSQ@MREDQQDCBNLOKDSDKXSNSGDOTQBG@RDQ
.TQ QHRJ L@M@FDLDMS ONKHBHDR @SSDLOS SN @CCQDRR SGDRD risks appropriately by deploying staff in the regions to DW@LHMD HMCHUHCT@K SDQLR @MC RODBHjB@SHNMR NE BNM-SQ@BSRHMCDS@HK

7.4 Political risks

3GD DWO@MRHNM NE NTQ ATRHMDRRSNSGD RH@M @MC EQH-B@ML@QJDSRDWONRDRTRSN@GHFGDQKDUDKNEKDF@K@MC ONKHSHB@K QHRJ EQNL ENQ DW@LOKD @SSDLOSRSN DWDQS ON-KHSHB@K HMkTDMBD CHRQTOSHNMR SN SGD RTOOKX BG@HM BHUHK CHRSTQA@MBDR NQ DBNMNLHB RSQ@SDFHDR SG@S L@X G@UD CDSQHLDMS@K DEEDBSR NM NTQ ATRHMDRR
6D HMBKTCD QHRJR EQNLDMUHQNMLDMS@K@MCNSGDQFDNFQ@OGHB@KHMkTDMBDR HM SGDRD BNMRHCDQ@SHNMR
%TQSGDQLNQD TMBDQS@HMSHDR @QHRD EQNLSGD DWHRSHMF KDF@K EQ@LDVNQJ VGHBG HR @MC VHKK QDL@HM RTAIDBS SN NMFNHMF BG@MFD
(M ANSG RH@ @MC EQHB@DWBDKKDMSATRHMDRRNOONQSTMHSHDRFNG@MCHM G@MC VHSG @M HMBQD@RDC KDUDK NE QHRJ
3GD "NLO@MXR QHRJL@M@FDLDMS RXRSDL QDRONMCRSN HMCHUHCT@K QHRJR AX @SSDLOSHMF SN CQ@V TO BNQQDRONMCHMF BNMSQ@BST@K @QQ@MFDLDMSRNQDKHLHM@SDSGDQHRJRAXBNMRTKSHMFVHSG DWODQHDMBDCKNB@KO@QSMDQR
1D@KHRSHB@KKXHSHRMDUDQONR-RHAKDSNBNLOKDSDKXDKHLHM@SDRTBGQHRJR

7.5 Investment risks

The Company's risk management system attempts to HCDMSHEXSGD ONSDMSH@K MDF@SHUD HLO@BS NM HSR ATRHMDRR @S@MD@QKXRS@FDAXBNMSHMTNTRKXLNMHSNQHMFSGDL@Q-JDSHMF RSQ@SDFX @MC HSR RTBBDRRETK HLOKDLDMS@SHNM HM NQCDQSNQDRONMCSNRTBGQHRJR@BBNQCHMFKXAX@CITRSHMF our strategy.

7.6 Risk and opportunities resulting from the corporate strategy

!DB@TRD SGDX HMUNKUD BNMRHCDQ@AKD NOONQSTMHSHDR @MC QHRJR CDBHRHNMR NM HMUDRSLDMSR @MC @BPTHRHSHNMR @QD DW@LHMDCA@RDCNM@M@RRDRRLDMS@MC@OOQNU@KOQN-BDRR
(MRNLDB@RDRDWODQSR@QD@KRNBNMRTKSDC
3GD Management Board of HMS Bergbau AG makes the jM@KCDBHRHNMR@MCSNSGDDWSDMSSG@SSGDRDCDBHRHNMR @QDRHFMHjB@MSNAS@HMRSGD@OOQNU@KNESGD2TODQUHRNQX !N@QC
6DS@JDO@QSHBTK@QB@QDSNDWG@TRSHUDKXHMUDRSHgate and weigh the risks and opportunities when en-SDQHMFHMSNKNMF SDQL@FQDDLDMSR
3GDL@HME@BSNQRSN DW@LHMD @QD SGD RHYD NE SGD QDRDQUD SGD KNFHRSHB@K HM-EQ@RSQTBSTQDSGDjM@MBH@KRHST@SHNMKDF@KQDPTHQDLDMSR L@M@FDLDMS @MC SGD ONKHSHB@K K@MCRB@OD
.TQ QHRJ L@M@FDLDMSRXRSDLHMBKTCDR@BSHNMRRTBG@RNAS@HM-HMFDWODQS@CUHBD@MCQDONQSR
(MSGD3Q@CHMFRDFLDMS we are able to identify opportunities and risks at the earliest possible stage by intensely monitoring and ana-KXRHMFL@QJDSR@MCBNLODSHSNQR
.UDQ@KKSGDQHRJL@Magement system enables the HMS Group to mitigate SGD@ANUDQHRJR@S@KKSHLDR@MCRDHYD@MXNESGDQDRTKSHMF opportunities. The management of HMS sees the great-DRSNOONQSTMHSHDR HMSGDONSDMSH@KCDUDKNOLDMSNEMDV LHMHMF OQNIDBSR @MC HMUDRSLDMSR HM 2NTSG EQHB@ VHSG SGDGDKONESGDBNKK@ANQ@SHNMRDMSDQDCHMSNVHSG2GTLA@ @MC,@RHMFHS@
(MO@QSHBTK@Q',2RDDRSGDNOONQSTMHSX SNBNMSQHATSDHSRDWODQHDMBDHML@QJDSHMF@FQDDLDMSRSN ADBNMBKTCDC
',2@KRNRDDRRHFMHjB@MSNOONQSTMHSHDR HMSDQLRNEDWO@MCHMFHSRR@KDR@BSHUHSHDRHMMDVL@QJDSR HM RH@O@QSHBTK@QKXHM,@K@XRH@5HDSM@L@MC3G@HK@MC

6DDWODBS2HKDRH@M"N@K(MSDQM@SHNM@K&QNTONE"NL-O@MHDR 2

VHKK AD FQ@MSDC @ LHMHMF KHBDMRD RSHKK HM VGHBGVNTKCAD@BNMRHCDQ@AKDDMG@MBDLDMSSN SGDNUDQ@KKOQNIDBS

8. Report on forecasts

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BBNQCHMFSN B@KBTK@SHNMR AXSGD %DCDQ@K .EjBD ENQ&DNRBHDMBDR@MC-@STQ@K1DRNTQBDR!&1 HMSGD \$MDQFX2STCXQDRDQUDRVHKKRSHKKK@RSENQSN XD@QRCDODMCHMFNMSGDSXODNEBN@K@MCSGDCDFQDD NE FKNA@K DBNMNLHB CDUDKNOLDMS
(S QDL@HMR TMCHR-OTSDC GNVDUDQ SG@S SGD QDL@HMHMF ONSDMSH@K NE BN@K HRRTEjBHDMSDMNTFGSNLDDSSGDENQDRDD@AKDCDL@MC ENQL@MXCDB@CDR
(M@CCHSHNMRBHDMSHjB@M@KXRHR@MC L@QJDSRTQUDXRHMCHB@SDSG@SSGDRG@QDNEBN@KHMFKNA@K DKDBSQHBHSXFDMDQ@SHNMVHKKBNMSHMTDSNCDUDKNORSD@CHKX BBNQCHMF SN SGD (\$ (MSDQM@SHNM@K \$MDQFX FDMBX G@QC BN@K VHKK BNMSHMTD SN AD SGD K@QFDRS B@QQHDQ ENQ industrial power generation. The following diagram il-KTRSQ@SDR SGD BNLODMR@SHNM ENQ SGD CDBKHMD HM FKNA@K BN@K jQDCONVDQFDMDQ@SHNMAXSGDFQNVHMFHMCTRSQHDR DRODBH@KKX HM RH@ ATS K@SDQ @KRN HM EQHB@
(M @CCHSHNM SNSGDFQNVHMFVNQKCONOTK@SHNMVGHBG HR@MSHBHO@SDC SN HMBQD@RD SN
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3GD RSD@CHKX HMBQD@RHMF CDUDKNOLDMS NEVNQKC DMDQFX BNMRTLOSHNM HM QDBDMSXD@QRVHSGSGDENRRHKETDK BN@K @ROQHL@QXDMDQFXRNTQBDVHKKBNMSHMTDHMSGDMDWSEDV XD@QR
#QHUDM AX Q@OHCKX FQNVHMF HMCTRSQH@K CDL@MC EQNLSGD /@BHjB 1HL ONOTK@SHNM FQNVSG @MC FDMDQ@K QHRHMFODQB@OHS@BNMRTLOSHNMBN@KOQHBDRVHKKSDMCSN HMBQD@RDHMSGDETSTQD
3GDL@M@FDLDMSNE',2!DQF-A@T &@RRTLDRSG@SSGD/@BHjB1HLQDFHNMVHKKBNM-SHMTDSNF@HMHMHLONQS@MBD@R@MHLONQS@MSR@KDRL@Q-JDS
RHMOQDUHNTRXD@QR RH@HRHMBQD@RHMFKXADBNLHMF SGDENBTRNE',2RRSQ@SDFHBNQHDMS@SHNM
(M@CCHSHNMSN 2NTSG EQHB@ (MCNMDRH@ HR NMD NESGDLNRS HLONQS@MS OQNCTBSHNM L@QJDSR HM SGD MDWS EDV XD@QR EQNL SGD L@M@FDLDMSRONHMSNEUHDVADB@TRDNESGDQDRNTQBDR @U@HK@AKD SGD E@UNTQ@AKD LHMHMF BNMCHSHNMR @MC SGD BDMSQ@KKNB@SHNMHMSGD/@BHjBQDFHNM
2HFMHjB@MSFQNVSG ONSDMSH@K DRODBH@KKX HMRDBTQHMF K@QFD BN@K QDRNTQBDR

Global coal demand by region

2NTQBD6NQKC\$MDQFX.TSKNNJ(MSDQM@SHNM@K\$MDQFX FDMBX

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!XRDBTQHMFHSR NVM QDRNTQBDRSGDL@M@FDLDMSV@MSRSNFT@Q@MSDD the supply of end users in the Asian market as well as HMRNTSGDQM EQHB@HMSGDKNMFQTM

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/@QSHBTK@QKX FHUDMSGD JMNVM QHRJR HMMTBKD@QDMDQFX@MCSGDBTQ-QDMSCHEjBTKSHDRHMHLOKDLDMSHMFSGDfDMDQFXSQ@MRHSHNMt HM &DQL@MXL@M@FDLDMS CNDR MNS DWODBS CDBKHMHMF CDL@MCENQENRRHKETDKRHM\$TQNOD
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(MjM@MBH@KXD@QR 2018 and 2019, the main task of HMS will be to regain L@QJDSRG@QDHM\$TQNODVGHKD@SSGDR@LDSHLDDWO@MC-HMFSGD RH@@MC EQHB@ATRHMDRR
SSGDR@LDSHLDSGD RSQ@SDFX NE DWO@MCHMFSGDU@KTD BG@HMO@QSHBTK@QKXAX BNMBKTCHMF @MC RTBBDRRETKKX HLOKDLDMSHMF DWBKTRHUD L@QJDSHMF@FQDDLDMSR@MCBNKK@ANQ@SHNMR@MCSGDCD-UDKNOLDMS NE OQNOQHDS@QX OQNCTBSHNM QDRNTQBDRLTRS ADOTQRTDCBNMRHRSDMSKX

3GD RS@QS NE SGD jM@MBH@K XD@Q V@R QDK@SHUDKX OQNLHRHMF
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In the management's opinion, HMS Bergbau AG has ADDM@AKDSNL@M@FDSGDCHEjBTKSL@QJDSBNMCHSHNMRNE QDBDMSXD@QRUDQXVDKKCTDSNHSRkDWHAKDRSQTBSTQDR
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%NQjM@MBH@KXD@Q@ONRHSHUD MDSOQNjSHRDWODBSDC@F@HM@SSGDKDUDKNE

9. Key features of the remuneration system

3GD2TODQUHRNQX!N@QCCDBHCDRTONMSGDQDLTMDQ@SHNM system for the Management Board of HMS Bergbau &HMBKTCHMF@KKL@SDQH@KBNMSQ@BST@KDKDLDMSR@MCQD-UHDVRHS QDFTK@QKX
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10. Hedges

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11. Closing comments pursuant to Section 312 (3) AktG

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12. Forward-looking statements

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MX RS@SDLDMSBNMS@HMDCHMSGHRQDONQSQDkDBSHMFNQATHKCHMF TONMHMSDMSHNMR@RRTLOSHNMRDWODBS@SHNMRENQDB@RSR or underlying assumptions is a forward-looking statement. These statements are based upon plans, esti-L@SDR@MCENQDB@RSRSG@S@QDBTQQDMSKX@U@HK@AKDSNSGD HMS Group's management and, therefore, only refer SNSGDONHMSHMSHLD@SVGHBGSGDXVDQDL@CD
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Berlin, 29 June 2018

Heinz Schernikau "GHDE\$WDBTSHUD.EjBDQ

Steffen Ewald "GHDE%[email protected]

Dennis Schwindt "[email protected]

Consolidated Balance Sheet as of 31 December 2017

Assets

31/12/2017 31/12/2016
EUR EUR EUR
A. Non-current assets
I. Intangible assets
1.
+HBDMBDRHMCTRSQH@KOQNODQSXQHFGSR
RHLHK@QQHFGSR@MCU@KTDR@MCKHBDMBDR
HMRTBGQHFGSR@MCU@KTDR
12,016.72 7,829.87
2.
"NLO@MXU@KTD
54,640.57 105,078.03
66,657.29 112,907.90
II. Fixed assets
1.
.SGDQDPTHOLDMSNEjBD@MC
E@BSNQXDPTHOLDMS
91,084.88 130,720.34
2.
CU@MBDO@XLDMSR@MC
@RRDSRTMCDQBNMRSQTBSHNM
4,407,016.53 3,381,371.39
4,498,101.41 3,512,091.73
III. Financial assets
1.
2G@QDRHM@RRNBH@SDCBNLO@MHDR
457,508.08 428,204.36
2.
.SGDQKN@MRQDBDHU@AKD
7,152,790.15 0.00
7,610,298.21
12,175,056.91 4,053,203.99
B. Current assets
I. Inventories
1.
/QNCTBSR
129,273.76 1,120,589.27
II. Receivable and other assets
1.
3Q@CDQDBDHU@AKDR
30,162,836.23 24,157,951.47
2.
1DBDHU@AKDREQNL@RRNBH@SDR
152,741.62 147,362.13
3.
Other assets
-thereof from shareholders
EUR 0 thousand
OQDUHNTRXD@Q\$41SGNTR@MC
1,438,622.29 9,873,414.36
31,754,200.14 34,178,727.96
III. Cash and cash equivalents 346,854.75 1,564,174.59
32,230,328.65 36,863,491.82
C. Accruals and deferrals 130,163.93 78,355.38
D. Deferred taxes 1,618,066.00 0.00
46,153,615.49 40,995,051.19

Passiva

46,153,615.49 40,995,051.19
D. Accruals and deferrals 3,085,.76 9,498.07
34,821,548.93 30,235,073.40
OQDUHNTRXD@Q\$41SGNTR@MC
- thereof from shareholders
EUR 3,276 thousand
OQDUHNTRXD@Q\$41SGNTR@MC
3. Other liabilities
SGDQDNEEQNLS@WDR\$41SGNTR@MC
6,180,749.24 6,372,203.27
2. Trade payables 19,388,098.07 17,953,905.48
1. Liabilities to banks 9,252,701.62 5,908,964.65
C. Liabilities
6,801,192.83 6,590,453.02
3. .SGDQOQNUHRHNMR 433,753.26 445,324.61
2. 3@WOQNUHRHNMR 157,969.06 423,393.52
1. /DMRHNMOQNUHRHNMR@MCRHLHK@QNAKHF@SHNMR 6,209,470.51 5,721,734.89
B. Provisions
4,527,787.97 4,160,026.70
VI. Minority interests 11,219.10 0.00
-3,937,195.86 -4,260,230.55
V. Exchange differences -538,632.14 -142,010.96
IV. Consolidated net loss -3,398,563.72 -4,118,219.59
2. .SGDQOQNjSQDRDQUDR 273,158.45 278,271.37 273,158.45
278,271.37
1. 2S@STSNQXQDRDQUD 5,112.92 5,112.92
III. /QNkSQDRDQUDR
Paid In Capital 8,175,493.36 8,141,985.88
II. Capital reserve 3,966,747.36 3,936,489.88
I. Subscribed equity 4,208,746.00 4,205,496.00
A. Shareholders' equity
EUR EUR EUR
31/12/2017 31/12/2016

Consolidated Income Statement 2017

2017 2016
EUR EUR
1. Sales 220,970,972.14 178,017,846.08
2. Other operating earnings 769,537.80 436,766.67
SGDQDNEEQNLBTQQDMBXSQ@MRK@SHNM\$41SGNTR@MC
OQDUHNTRXD@Q\$41SGNTR@MC
221,740,509.94 178,454,612.75
3. Cost of materials
Costs for raw materials and supplies and
ENQFNNCROTQBG@RDC
-213,549,483.45 -171,161,593.23
4. /DQRNMMDKBNRSR
a)
Wages and salaries
-1,514,986.52 -1,485,191.69
b)
2NBH@KRDBTQHSXBNRSR@MCODMRHNMRTOONQSBNRSR
- thereof for pensions EUR 89 thousand
OQDUHNTRXD@Q\$41SGNTR@MC
-144,434.01 -50,998.74
-1,659,420.53 -1,536,190.43
5. Amortisation
LNQSHR@SHNMNEHMS@MFHAKD@RRDSR@MCjWDC@RRDSR -115,419.00 -119,094.26
6. .SGDQNODQ@SHMFDWODMRDR
SGDQDNEEQNLBTQQDMBXSQ@MRK@SHNM\$41SGNTR@MC
OQDUHNTRXD@Q\$41SGNTR@MC
-4,524,420.39 -3,956,602.65
7. \$@QMHMFREQNL@RRNBH@SDCBNLO@MHDR 0,00 11,727.58
8. Other interest and similar earnings 240,875.19 106,098.29
9. #DOQDBH@SHNMNEjM@MBH@K@RRDSR@MC
RDBTQHSHDRGDKC@RBTQQDMS@RRDSR
-1,700,001.00 -24,999.00
10. (MSDQDRS@MCRHLHK@QDWODMRDR
SGDQDNEEQNLCHRBNTMSHMFNEODMRHNMNAKHF@SHNMR
\$41SGNTR@MCOQDUHNTRXD@Q\$41SGNTR@MC
-1,119,402.02 -1,196,688.96
11. (MBNLDS@WDR
SGDQNEEQNLCDEDQQDCS@WDR
\$41SGNTR@MCOQDUHNTRXD@Q\$41
1,410,084.98 -305,981.99
12. Earnings after taxes 723,323.71 271,288.10
13. .SGDQS@WDR -3,667.84 -2,031.92
14. -DSOQNkSENQSGDODQHNC 719,655.87 269,256.18
15. +NRRB@QQXENQV@QC -4,118,219.59 -4,387,475.77
16. Consolidated balance sheet loss -3,398,563.72 -4,118,219.59
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and
Amortisation (EBITDA)
2.007.185,57 1.811.954,02

\$41-DS/QNjSDWBKTCHMF 727,735.62 EUR MNM B@RGODMRHNMOQNUHRHNMR (2016: 552,479.21 EUR ODMRHNMOQNUHRHNMR)

Consolidated Cash Flow Statement 2017

2017 2016
TEUR TEUR
1. Cash flow from current operating activities
Net earnings for the period
HMSGDOQDUHNTRXD@Q(MBKTCHMFRG@QD@SSQHATS@AKDSNLHMNQHSXHMSDQDRSR
720 269
#DOQDBH@SHNMNEjWDC@RRDSR 1.815 144
/QNjSEQNLR@KDRNELHMNQHSHDR -185 0
#DBQD@RDOQDU HMBQD@RDHMOQNUHRHNMR 211 -385
(MBNLDEQNLSGDCHRONR@KNEBNMRNKHC@SDCRTARHCH@QHDR 0 -12
.SGDQMNM B@RGDWODMRDRHMBNLDHMBK ODMRHNMOQNUHRHNM -565 -620
"G@MFDHMHMUDMSNQHDRSQ@CDQDBDHU@AKDR@MCNSGDQ@RRDSR -6.922 -7.279
(MBQD@RDOQDU CDBQD@RDHMHMUDMSNQHDR
trade payables and other liabilities
1.236 6.360
(MSDQDRSDWODMRDHMSDQDRSHMBNLD 879 436
(MBNLDS@WDWODMRDS@WADMDjS -1.410 306
(MBNLDS@WO@XLDMSR 473 -20
"@RGlNVEQNLBTQQDMSNODQ@SHMF@BSHUHSHDR -3.748 -800
2. Cash flow from investment activities
"@RGNTSkNVENQHMUDRSLDMSRHMOQNODQSXOK@MS@MCDPTHOLDMS -837 -1.043
"@RGHMkNVEQNLCHRONR@KRNEjWDC@RRDSR 3 4
"@RGNTSkNVENQHMUDRSLDMSRHMHMS@MFHAKD@RRDSR -12 0
"@RGNTSkNVENQHMUDRSLDMSRHM@RRNBH@SDCBNLO@MHDR 0 -416
"@RGlNVEQNLHMUDRSLDMS@BSHUHSHDR -846 -1.456
3. Cash flow from financing activities
/QNBDDCREQNLRTOOKXHMFNEDPTHSX 34 35
"@RGlNVEQNLkM@MBHMF@BSHUHSHDR 34 35
4. Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period
"G@MFDR@EEDBSHMFO@XLDMS2TASNS@KRl -4.561 -2.221
"@RG@MCB@RGDPTHU@KDMSR@SSGDRS@QSNESGDODQHNC -4.345 -1.976
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period -8.906 -4.197
5. Composition of cash and cash equivalents
"@RG@MCB@RGDPTHU@KDMSR 347 1.564
Current liabilities -9.253 -5.909
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period -8.906 -4.345

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders' Equity 2017

Group's Equity
Subscribed
capital
common
shares
Capital
reserve
Generated
consolidated
shareholders'
equity
Accumulated
other
consolidated
net earnings
from balancing
item from
currency
conversion
Group's
share
EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR
31/12/2015 4,201,096.00 3,906,305.88 -4,109,204.40 -184,691.03 3,813,506.43
Changes in the basis
NEBNMRNKHC@SHNM
4,400.00 30,184.00 0,00 0,00 34,584.00
.SGDQBG@MFDR 0.00 0.00 0.00 42,680.07 42,680.07
"NMRNKHC@SDCMDSHMBNLDKNRR 4,205,496.00
0.00
3,936,489.88
0.00
-4,109,204.40
269,256.18
-142,010.96
0.00
3,890,770.50
269,256.18
31/12/2016 4,205,496.00 3,936,489.88 -3,839,948.22 -142,010.96 4,160,026.70
Changes in the basis
NEBNMRNKHC@SHNM
3,250.00 30,257.48 0.00 0.00 33,507.48
Sales of minority interest 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0,00
6ĔGQTMFRCHEEDQDMYDM 0.00 0.00 0.00 -396,621.18 -396,621.18
4,208,746.00 3,966,747.36 -3,839,948.22 -538,632.14 3,796,913.00
"NMRNKHC@SDCMDSHMBNLDKNRR 0.00 0.00 5,523,436.77 0.00 5,523,436.77
31/12/2017 4,208,746.00 3,966,747.36 -3,120,292.35 -538,632.14 4,516,568.87
Minority shareholders
Group
equity
Shareholders'
equity
Accumulated
other compre
hensive income
Foreign
currency
translation
differences
Minority
interest
EUR EUR EUR EUR
3,813,506.43 0.00 0.00 0.00
34,584.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
42,680.07 0.00 0.00 0.00
3,890,770.50 0.00 0.00 0.00
269,256.18 0.00 0.00 0.00
4,160,026.70 0.00 0.00 0.00
33,507.48 0.00 0.00 0.00
11,219.10 11,219.10 0.00 11,219.10
-396,621.18 0.00 0.00 0.00
3,808,132.10 11,219.10 0.00 11,219.10
719,655.87 0.00 0.00 0.00
4,527,787.97 11,219.10 0.00 11,219.10

Statement of Changes in Current Assets as of December 31, 2017

Anschaffungs- und Herstellungskosten
01/01/2017 Currency
conversion
Change in
the basis of
consolidation
Additions Disposals Re
classifications
31/12/2017
EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR
I. Intangible assets
1. +HBDMBDRHMCTRSQH@K
property rights, similar
QHFGSR@MCU@KTDR@MC
KHBDMBDRHMRTBGQHFGSR
@MCU@KTDR
29,915.19 460.14 0.00 11,989.16 0.00 0.00 42,364.49
2. Goodwill 252,187.29 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 252,187.29
282,102.48 460.14 0.00 11,989.16 0.00 0.00 294,551.77
II. Property, plant and
equipment
1. .SGDQDPTHOLDMSNEjBD
@MCE@BSNQXDPTHOLDMS
573,344.37 -1,687.54 0.00 19,745.04 13,412.71 0.00 576,234.14
2. Deposits paid / plant
TMCDQBNMRSQTBSHNM
3,381,371.39 208,093.34 0.00 817,551.80 0.00 0.00 4,407,016.53
3,954,715.75 206,405.80 0.00 837,296.84 13,412.71 0.00 4,983,250.66
III. Investments
1. (MUDRSLDMSR 491,551.25 29,304.69 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 520,855.95
2. .SGDQKN@MRQDBDHU@AKD 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 8,852,790.15 8,852,790.15
491,551.25 29,304.69 0.00 0.00 0.00 8,852,790.15 9,373,646.10
4,728,369.48 236,170.63 0.00 849,286.00 13,412.71 8,852,790.17 14,651,448.53
Accumulated amortisation and depreciation Book values
01/01/2017 Currency
conversion
Change in the
basis of
consolidation
Additions Disposals Re
classifications
31/12/2017 31/12/2017 31/12/2016
EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR
22,085.32 0.00 0.00 8,246.16 0.00 0.00 30,347.77 12,016.72 7,829.87
147,109.26 0.00 0.00 50,437.46 0.00 0.00 197,546.72 54,640.57 105,078.03
169,194.58 0.00 0.00 58,683.62 0.00 0.00 227,894.49 66,657.28 112,907.89
442,624.04 -1,896.45 0.00 56,735.38 12,313.71 0.00 485,149,26 91,084.88 130,720.33
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 4,407,016.53 3,381,371.39
442,424.04 -1,896.45 0.00 56,735.38 12,313.71 0.00 485,149.26 4,498,101.41 3,512,091.71
63,346.89
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
1,700,000.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
63,347.89
1,700,000.00
457,508.06
7,152,790.15
428,204.36
0.00
63,346.89 0.00 0.00 1,700,000.00 0.00 0.00 1,763,347.89 7,610,298.21 428,204.36
675,165.51 -1,896.45 0.00 1,815,420.00 12,313.71 0.00 2,476,391.64 12,175,056.90 4,053,203.97

Notes to the consolidated financial statements

HMS Bergbau AG, Berlin

Financial year 2017

I. General company information

HMS Bergbau AG is headquartered in Berlin, Germany. 3GD"NLO@MXHRDMSDQDCHMSGDBNLLDQBH@KQDFHRSDQNESGD #HRSQHBS"NTQSNE!DQKHM "G@QKNSSDMATQFTMCDQ'1!

II. General information on the content and structure of the consolidated financial statements

HMS Bergbau AG is a large stock corporation with-HMSGDLD@MHMFNE2DBSHNMNESGD&DQL@M"NL-LDQBH@K"NCD'&!

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III. Scope of consolidation

1. Information on all Group entities

KK&DQL@M@MCENQDHFM@RRNBH@SDCRTARHCH@QHDRVDQDHM-BKTCDCHMSGDBNMRNKHC@SDCjM@MBH@KRS@SDLDMSR

Name Headquarters Interest in
%
Equity
EUR thousands
Annual result
EUR thousands
',2!DQFA@T &(QNM.QD#HUHRHNM Berlin 100 1 -7
',2!DQFA@T EQHB@/SX+SC Johannesburg 100 200 137
HMS Bergbau Singapore (Pte) Ltd. Singapore 100 891 214
PT. HMS Bergbau Indonesia Jakarta 100 -3,361 -170
Silesian Coal International
Group of Companies S.A.
*@SNVHBD 95 -711 -65

2. Investments

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3GD BNLO@MX HR HMBKTCDC HMSGD BNMRNKHC@SDC jM@MBH@KRS@SDLDMSR @R @M @RRNBH@SDC DMSHSX @MC BNMtributed pro-rata earnings of EUR 0 thousand to the &QNTORMDSOQNjSENQSGDODQHNC

IV. Consolidation principles

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3GD@MMT@KjM@MBH@KRS@SDLDMSRNESGD&DQL@MRTARHCH- @QHDRVDQDOQDO@QDCHM@TMHENQLL@MMDQTRHMFSGD@B-BNTMSHMF@MCU@KT@SHNMOQHMBHOKDRNE',2!DQFA@T & OTQRT@MSSNKDF@KOQNUHRHNMR

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3GDBNMRNKHC@SDCjM@MBH@KRS@SDLDMSRVDQDOQDO@QDC@R NESGDQDONQSHMFC@SDNESGDO@QDMSBNLO@MX

1. Information of the capital consolidation method applied

%NQ ETKKX BNMRNKHC@SDC RTARHCH@QHDR @BPTHQDC OQHNQSN )@MT@QXB@OHS@KBNMRNKHC@SHNMV@RB@QQHDCNTS@R NESGDC@SDNE@BPTHRHSHNM@BBNQCHMFSNSGDANNJU@KTD LDSGNCOTQRT@MSSN2DBSHNMMN
'&!NKCUDQ-RHNMVGDQDAXSGD@BPTHRHSHNMBNRSRVDQDNEERDS@F@HMRS the pro-rata equity of the subsidiaries as of the time of @BPTHRHSHNMNQSGDHQjQRS SHLDBNMRNKHC@SHNM
%NQRTARHCH- @QHDR@BPTHQDC@ESDQ)@MT@QXB@OHS@KBNMRNKHC@- SHNMHRB@QQHDCNTS@RNESGDSHLDNE@BPTHRHSHNM@BBNQC-HMFSNSGDQDU@KT@SHNMLDSGNCOTQRT@MSSN2DBSHNM '&!
\$PTHSXHRQDBNFMHRDC@SSGD@LNTMSDPTHU@KDMS SNSGD OQDRDMS U@KTD NESGD @RRDSR KH@AHKHSHDR @BBQT@KR @MCCDEDQQ@KR@MCRODBH@KHSDLRHMBKTCDCHMSGDBNMRNKH-C@SDCjM@MBH@KRS@SDLDMSR@OOKHB@AKD@RNESGDSHLDNE @BPTHRHSHNM

2. Date of first-time consolidation

3GDC@SDNMVGHBGSGDDMSHSXHRDRS@AKHRGDCAXSGDO@Q-DMSBNLO@MX@KV@XRQDOQDRDMSRSGDC@SDNMVGHBGB@OH-S@KHRBNMRNKHC@SDCVHSGHMSGDLD@MHMFNE2DBSHNM HGB. As a result, also for entities established prior to SGD QDONQSHMFXD@QB@OHS@KV@RBNMRNKHC@SDCA@RDCNM SGDU@KTDR@RNESGDDMSHSHDRDRS@AKHRGLDMS
MXOQNjSR and losses generated by subsidiaries before 1 Janu- @QX VDQD HMBKTCDC HM @MC NEERDS @F@HMRSSGDO@Q-

DMSBNLO@MXRQDS@HMDCD@QMHMFR
%NQSGDRDBNLO@MHDR SGDBNMRNKHC@SHNMCHCMNSQDRTKSHM@CHEEDQDMBDVHSGHMSGD LD@MHMFNE2DBSHNM'&!NKCUDQRHNM

\$MSHSHDR@BPTHQDC@ESDQ)@MT@QX@QDHMBKTCDC@R NESGDSHLDSGDXADB@LDRTARHCH@QHDRNESGDO@QDMSBNL-O@MXOTQRT@MSSN2DBSHNM'&!

3. Debt consolidation

,TST@K QDBDHU@AKDR @MC KH@AHKHSHDR ADSVDDMSGD BNMRNKH-C@SDC DMSHSHDR @QD NEERDS @F@HMRS D@BG NSGDQ @MC DKHLH-M@SDCVHSGHMSGDBNMSDWSNECDASBNMRNKHC@SHNM
MXQD-RTKSHMFCHEEDQDMBDREQNLSGDBNMRNKHC@SHNMNEHMSQ@FQNTO QDBDHU@AKDR@MCKH@AHKHSHDRCDMNLHM@SDCHMENQDHFMBTQQDM-BHDR@QDCHQDBSKXQDBNFMHRDCHMDPTHSX

4. Consolidation of income and expenses, elimination of intra-group profits

(MSQ@ FQNTOR@KDR @QDNEERDS @F@HMRSSGD BNQQDRONMCHMF HMSQ@ FQNTODWODMRDR

\$WODMRDR@MCHMBNLDEQNLNSGDQATRHMDRRSQ@MR@BSHNMR ADSVDDM BNMRNKHC@SDC DMSHSHDR @QD @KRN NEERDS @F@HMRS D@BGNSGDQ

3GDQD VDQD MN HMSQ@ FQNTO OQNjSR EQNL CDKHUDQHDR @MC RDQUHBDRVHSGHMSGD&QNTO

V. Currency translation principles

3GD BNMRNKHC@SDC jM@MBH@K RS@SDLDMSR @QD OQDO@QDC HM DTQNRSGDETMBSHNM@K@MCQDONQSHMFBTQQDMBXNESGDO@Q-DMSBNLO@MX

3GDA@K@MBDRGDDSRNEENQDHFMRTARHCH@QHDR@QDSQ@MRK@SDC TRHMFSGDRONSDWBG@MFDQ@SDOQDU@HKHMFNMSGDA@K@MBD RGDDSC@SD HM@BBNQC@MBDVHSG2DBSHNM@RDMSDMBD '&! @MCSGD HMBNLDRS@SDLDMSR TRHMFSGD @UDQ@FD @MMT@KQ@SDHM@BBNQC@MBDVHSG2DBSHNM@RDMSDMBD 2 HGB. Shareholders' equity is translated at the histori-B@KQ@SD

HEEDQDMBDR @QHRHMFEQNLSGD BTQQDMBXSQ@MRK@SHNMNE @R-RDSR@MCKH@AHKHSHDR@QDQDBNFMHRDCCHQDBSKXHMDPTHSX

\$WBG@MFD Q@SD CHEEDQDMBDR @QHRHMF EQNL SGD BTQQDMBX SQ@MRK@SHNMNEHSDLRNESGDHMBNLDRS@SDLDMS@MCSGD@M-MT@KQDRTKSR@QDQDONQSDC@RHMBNLDNQDWODMRDRVHSGHM SGDBNMRNKHC@SDCMDSOQNjS

VI. Accounting and valuation principles

Accounting and valuation

3GDBNMRNKHC@SDCjM@MBH@KRS@SDLDMSRBNLOKXVHSGSGD @OOKHB@AKDOQNUHRHNMRNE2DBSHNM'&!

Intangible assets@QDB@QQHDC@SBNRSKDRRRBGDCTKDC@Lortisation.

Property, plant and equipment@QDB@QQHDC@SBNRSKDRR RSQ@HFGS KHMDCDOQDBH@SHNMNUDQSGDDWODBSDCTRDETKKHED

%HM@MBH@K@RRDSR@QDB@QQHDC@SBNRS
(MB@RDRNEODQL@- MDMS HLO@HQLDMS jM@MBH@K @RRDSR @QD HLO@HQDC @SSGDHQ KNVDQ E@HQ U@KTD
(E SGD QD@RNMR ENQ SGD HLO@HQLDMS MN KNMFDQDWHRSSGDHLO@HQLDMSKNRRHRQDUDQRDC

1DBDHU@AKDR @MC NSGDQ @RRDSR @QD QDBNFMHRDC @S SGD KNVDQNESGDHQMNLHM@KU@KTDNQE@HQU@KTD@RNESGDA@K- @MBDRGDDSC@SD

"@RG @MC B@RG DPTHU@KDMSR HLO@HQLDMS QDBNFMHRDC @S their nominal amounts.

DEDQQDCS@W@RRDSRQDRTKSDCEQNLCHEEDQDMBDRNESGDB@Q-QXHMF@LNTMSRNE@RRDSRKH@AHKHSHDR@BBQT@KR@MCCDEDQ-Q@KRTMCDQBNLLDQBH@KK@V@MCS@WK@V

3GDRDCHEEDQDMB-DR@QDDWODBSDCSNADQDUDQRDCNMK@SDQXD@QR

DEDQQDC S@W@RRDSR@QDQDBNFMHRDCENQS@WKNRRB@QQXENQV@QCRSN SGDDWSDMSSGDX@QDDWODBSDCSNADNEERDS@F@HMRSS@W- @AKDHMBNLDHMSGDMDWSjUDXD@QR

DEDQQDCS@W@RRDSR @QDA@RDCNMSGDBNLO@MX RODBHjBS@WQ@SD@SSGDSHLD NESGD QDUDQR@KNESGDCHEEDQDMBDR

3GD@LNTMSR QDBNF-MHRDC@QDSNADQDKD@RDCVGDMSGDS@WATQCDMNQQD KHDE NBBTQRNQHRMNKNMFDQDWODBSDCSNNBBTQ

DjMDC ODMRHNM NAKHF@SHNMR @QD B@KBTK@SDC A@RDC NM SGD OQNIDBSDC TMHS BQDCHS LDSGNC TRHMFSGD f &t LNQS@KHSXS@AKDRBNLOHKDCAX/QNE

*K@TR'DTADBJ@R-RTLHMF@MTMBG@MFDCRS@EESTQMNUDQ@MCR@K@QXSDMCNE @ CHRBNTMS Q@SD NE
OQDUHNTR XD@Q @MC @M TMBG@MFDCODMRHNMSQDMCNE

3GDCHEEDQ-DMBDADSVDDMSGDRDUDM XD@Q@MCSDM XD@Q@UDQ@FDHM-SDQDRSQ@SDVGHBGHRQDRSQHBSDCEQNLCHRSQHATSHNM2DBSHNM RDMSDMBD '&! QDUHRDC UDQRHNM @LNTMSDC SN\$41SGNTR@MC
3GDjQRS SHLD@OOKHB@SHNMNESGD &DQL@M BBNTMSHMF +@V ,NCDQMHR@SHNM BS !HK,N& HMSGDjM@MBH@KQDRTKSDCHM@M@LNTMSDCSNAD@K-

KNB@SDCSNODMRHNMOQNUHRHNMRNE\$41SGNTR@MC HM@BBNQC@MBDVHSG@BST@QH@KOQHMBHOKDRVGHBGHRROQD@C NUDQ@ODQHNCNEXD@QROTQRT@MSSN QSHBKDRDM-SDMBDNESGD(MSQNCTBSNQX BSSNSGD&DQL@M"NL-LDQBH@K"NCD\$&'&!
SNS@KNE\$41SGNTR@MC NESGHR@LNTMSV@R@KKNB@SDC@RNE#DBDLADQ The remaining amount of EUR 1,336 thousand will be @KKNB@SDCSNODMRHNMNAKHF@SHNMRTMSHKSGDXD@Q HM XD@QKX HMRS@KLDMSR NE \$41 SGNTR@MC @MC QDBNF-MHRDC@R@MDWODMRD

.SGDQOQNUHRHNMRS@JDHMSN@BBNTMS@KKENQDRDD@AKDQHRJR @MC TMBDQS@HM NAKHF@SHNMR @MC @QD QDBNFMHRDC @S SGDHQ RDSSKDLDMS@LNTMSH
D
HMBKTCHMFDWODBSDCHMBQD@RDRHM OQHBDR@MCBNRSR

Liabilities@QDQDBNFMHRDC@SSGDHQQDO@XLDMS@LNTMS

The translation of ATRHMDRRSQ@MR@BSHNMRHMENQDHFMBTQ-QDMBHDRHRA@RDCNMSGDRONSDW BG@MFDQ@SDHM@BBNQC- @MBDVHSG2DBSHNM@'&!

VII. Notes on the consolidated balance sheet

3GDRS@SDLDMSNEBG@MFDRHMMNM BTQQDMS@RRDSRRGNVR SGDCDUDKNOLDMSNESGDHMCHUHCT@KKHMDHSDLRVHSGHMnon-BTQQDMS@RRDSR

Goodwill results from the interest (100%) in Silesian "N@K(MSDQM@SHNM@K&QNTONE"NLO@MHDR2

@BPTHQDCHM 3GDTRDETKKHEDNEFNNCVHKKHRjUDXD@QR

CU@MBDO@XLDMSR@MC@RRDSRTMCDQBNMRSQTBSHNM re-K@SDSN DWOKNQ@SHNM @MCCDUDKNOLDMS BNRSR @RRNBH@SDC VHSGSGD@BPTHRHSHNMNE@LHMHMFKHBDMBDENQSGDBN@KjDKC in Orzesze, Poland.

Other loansQDRTKSDCEQNLSGDQDNQF@MHR@SHNMNEQDBDHU@ bles originating in prior years from the passing on of NSGDQRDQUHBDR@MCBNRSRHMBTQQDC@MCQDBNFMHRDCTMCDQ BTQQDMS@RRDSR
(MSGDjM@MBH@KXD@QSGDRDQDBDHU@- AKDRVDQDBNMUDQSDCHMSNMNM BTQQDMSKN@MR@MCQD BK@R-RHjDC@RjM@MBH@K@RRDSR
SSGDR@LDSHLD@MHLO@HQ-LDMSKNRRNE\$41SGNTR@MCV@RQDBNFMHRDC

RHMSGDOQDUHNTRXD@Q@KKQDBDHU@AKDRNSGDQ@RRDSR@MC liabilitiesG@UDQDL@HMHMFSDQLRNEKDRRSG@MNMDXD@Q

DEDQQDC S@W @RRDSR resulted primarily from the differ-DMBD HM SGD U@KT@SHNM NE ODMRHNM OQNUHRHNM \$41 SGNTR@MC @MCS@W KNRR B@QQXENQV@QCR\$41SGNT-R@MC

3GDB@KBTK@SHNMNESDLONQ@QXCHEEDQDMBDRHRA@RDC NM SGD BNLO@MX RODBHjB NUDQ@KK S@W Q@SD NE 3GDLD@RTQDLDMSNECDEDQQDCS@WDR@RNE#DBDLADQ BNMSHMTDCSNQDRTKSHM@RTQOKTRNECDEDQQDCS@W@R-RDSRNUDQKH@AHKHSHDR@RV@RSGDB@RDNMSGDOQHNQXD@QR QDONQSHMFC@SD
RNE#DBDLADQSGD"NLO@MX TRDCSGD NOSHNM FQ@MSDC AX2DBSHNM '&!ENQSGD jQRSSHLDSNB@OHS@KHRDSGDB@KBTK@SDCS@WQDKHDE

2TARBQHADCB@OHS@Kamounting to EUR 4,370,000.00 is BNLOQHRDCNENQCHM@QXAD@QDQRG@QDRVHSG@ MNLHM@K U@KTD NE \$41
D@BG
#TQHMFSGD jM@MBH@K year, a total of 3,250 treasury shares were issued to DLOKNXDDR D@BG NE VGHBG @BBNTMSR ENQ \$41
NE RG@QDB@OHS@K\$41

3NS@KSQD@RTQXRG@QDRGDKC @LNTMSDCSNRG@QDR@RNE#DBDLADQ

"@OHS@KQDRDQUDRof EUR 3,936 thousand resulted from SGDCHEEDQDMBDADSVDDMSGDMNLHM@KU@KTD@MCSGDHRRTD OQHBD
3GD HMBQD@RD HMB@OHS@K QDRDQUDRV@RCTDSNSGD HRRT@MBDNESQD@RTQXRG@QDRSNDLOKNXDDR

The RG@QDRNEMNM BNMSQNKKHMFHMSDQDRSR resulted from the sale of 5% of the shares in Sillesian Coal International Group of Companies.

TSGNQHRDCB@OHS@K amounts to EUR 2,185,000.00.

2TARBQHOSHNM QHFGSR RSHKK DWDQBHR@AKD VHSGHM SGD BNMSDWS NE @M DLOKNXDD RSNBJ NOSHNMR OQN FQ@LLD SNS@KKDC VGHBGL@XADHRRTDCUH@SQD@RTQXRG@QDR

/DMRHNMOQNUHRHNMRMDSNESGDE@HQU@KTDNEOK@M@RRDSRNE \$41SGNTR@MCRDQUHMFDW BKTRHUDKXSNLDDSODMRHNM obligations, amounted to EUR 6,209 thousand. Plan @RRDSR@QDGDKCHMSGDENQLNE@L@M@FDLDMS@MCBNK-K@SDQ@KSQTRS@FQDDLDMSENQADMDjBH@QHDR@MCBNM RHRSNE @A@MJ@BBNTMS@MCBTRSNCX@BBNTMS@S#62HMUDRSHMF HM DPTHSHDR
3GD E@HQ U@KTD \$41 SGNTR@MC DPT@KR SGDMNLHM@K@LNTMSNESGDA@MJ@BBNTMS@MCSGDOQHBD NESGDDPTHSXETMC@RNESGDQDONQSHMFC@SD
(MSGDjM@M-

BH@KXD@Q\$41SGNTR@MCV@RQDBNFMHRDC@RHMBNLD EQNLSGDU@KT@SHNMNEOK@M@RRDSR
/DMRHNMR@LNTMSHMF to EUR 480 thousand were paid in 2017, partially from SQTRS@RRDSR
/DQRNMMDKDWODMRDRHMBKTCDSGDQDUDQR@KNE OQNUHRHNMRNE\$41SGNTR@MC@R@QDRTKSNE@BST@QH@K B@KBTK@SHNMR

.SGDQOQNUHRHNMRL@HMKXBNMBDQMBNRSRENQSGDOQDO@Q@- SHNM NE SGD jM@MBH@K RS@SDLDMSR NE \$41 SGNTR@MC 2TODQUHRNQX!N@QC QDLTMDQ@SHNM NE \$41 SGNTR@MC @MCODQRNMMDKOQNUHRHNMRNE\$41SGNTR@MC

Liabilities to banks HMBKTCD \$41 SGNTR@MC NE SQ@CDjM@MBHMFNEHMCHUHCT@KA@BJ SN A@BJSQ@MR@BSHNMR @MC\$41SGNTR@MCNENUDQCQ@ESE@BHKHSHDR
+H@AHKH-SHDRSNA@MJRG@UD@QDL@HMHMFSDQLNETOSNNMDXD@Q

Of the other liabilities, an amount of EUR 3,786 thousand has a remaining term of more than and less than jUD XD@QR
KK NSGDQ KH@AHKHSHDR G@UDSDQLR NE TOSN NMD year.

Contingent liabilities within the meaning of Section 251 HGB

',2!DQFA@T &HRRTDC@KDSSDQNEBNLENQSSNCTHRONQS @FDMBX&LA'TMCDQVGHBGHSTMCDQ S@JDRSNLDDSSGD jM@MBH@KNAKHF@SHNMRNE',2!DQFA@T &"N@K#HUHRHNM QDK@SHMFSN@BN@KG@MCKHMF@MCOQNBDRRHMFBNMSQ@BSVHSG CTHRONQS@FDMBX&LA'
(SHRBTQQDMSKXMNSDWODBSDCSG@S SGHRKDSSDQNEBNLENQSVHKKADTSHKHRDC

Other financial obligations

.M #DBDLADQ SGD &QNTOR OTQBG@RD NAKH-F@SHNMR EQNL BNMSQ@BSR BNMBKTCDC @LNTMSDC SN \$41 SGNTR@MC@KKQDK@SHMFSNSGDjM@MBH@KXD@Q

CCHSHNM@KNSGDQjM@MBH@KNAKHF@SHNMRL@HMKXQDRTKSEQNL rental and lease agreements. The maturities of these obligations are as follows:

Up to 1 year EUR 271 thousand
Between 1 and 5 years EUR 276 thousand
More than 5 years EUR 0 thousand

VIII. Notes on the consolidated income statement

Sales of EUR 220,971 thousand were generated in the jM@MBH@KXD@QL@HMKXEQNLSQ@CHMFBN@KOQNCTBSRRTBG@R RSD@LBN@KBNJHMFBN@K@MC@MSGQ@BHSD
.M@ QDFHNM@K A@RHR R@KDR NQHFHM@SDC EQNL RH@ EQHB@ \$TQNOD@MC2NTSG LDQHB@

Cost of materialsQDRTKSDCEQNLSGDFKNA@KOTQBG@RDNE RSD@LBN@KBNJHMFBN@K@MC@MSGQ@BHSD

.SGDQ NODQ@SHMF HMBNLD OQHL@QHKX HMBKTCDR BTQQDMBX translation gains of EUR 228 thousand and a gain of EUR 185 thousand from the sale of shares in the Polish subsidiary Silesian Coal International Group of Companies S.A. The sale of a 5% interest in the Polish subsidiary Silesian Coal International Group of Companies S.A. VHKK NMKX AD QDBNFMHRDC TONMSGD @BST@K QDBDHOS NESGD OQNBDDCRENQQD@RNMRNEBNLLDQBH@KB@TSHNM

.SGDQNODQ@SHMFDWODMRDRL@HMKXHMBKTCDKDF@K@MCBNM-RTKSHMF EDDR \$41 SGNTR@MC UDGHBKD @MCSQ@UDK DWODMRDR \$41 SGNTR@MC ETKjKLDMS BNRSR \$41 SGNTR@MC NBBTO@MBX BNRSR \$41 SGNT-R@MC BTQQDMBX SQ@MRK@SHNM KNRRDR \$41 SGNTR@MC @MCSGDSGNESGD@KKNB@SHNMSNODMRHNMOQNUHRHNMR \$41SGNTR@MCQDRTKSHMFEQNLSGDBG@MFDCLD@R-TQDLDMSOTQRT@MSSN2DBSHNMRDMSDMBD'&!

The jM@MBH@KQDRTKSHMBKTCDRHMSDQDRSDWODMRDRNMODMsion obligations of EUR 662 thousand.

(MBNLDS@WADMDjSR QDRTKSDCEQNLSGD B@OHS@KHR@SHNMNE CDEDQQDCS@W@RRDSR\$41SGNTR@MC

IX. Notes on the consolidated cash flow statement

"@RG@MCB@RGDPTHU@KDMSR HMBKTCDB@RG@MC KH@AHKHSHDR SNA@MJRCTDNMCDL@MC@RVDKK@RNSGDQBTQQDMSANQ-QNVHMFR QDK@SDC SN SGD CHRONRHSHNM NE B@RG @MC B@RG DPTHU@KDMSR

X. Other notes

1. Names of Management Board and Supervisory Board members

TQHMFSGDO@RSjM@MBH@KXD@QSGDBNLO@MXRATRHMDRR V@R BNMCTBSDC AX SGD ENKKNVHMF Management Board members:

  • Ÿ ,Q'DHMY2BGDQMHJ@T"GHDE\$WDBTSHUD.EjBDQ
  • Ÿ ,Q2SDEEDM\$V@KC"GHDE%HM@[email protected]
  • Ÿ ,Q#DMMHR2BGVHMCSG@RADDM@OONHMSDC"GHDE [email protected]@RNE)@MT@QXDMSQXHM SGDBNLLDQBH@KQDFHRSDQNM)@MT@QX

3GDCHRBKNRTQDNESGD,@M@FDLDMS!N@QCQDLTMDQ@SHNM V@RV@HUDCAXDWDQBHRHMFSGDNOSHNMFQ@MSDCAX2DBSHNM 286 (4) HGB.

TQHMF SGD jM@MBH@K XD@Q SGD 2TODQUHRNQX !N@QC was BNLONRDCNESGDENKKNVHMFLDLADQR

  • Ÿ Dr. Hans-Dieter Harig; engineer, retired, "G@HQL@MNESGD2TODQUHRNQX!N@QC
  • Ÿ #Q
    G
    B
    ,HBG@DK!ĔQKDHMK@VXDQ!DQKHM #DOTSX"G@HQL@MNESGD2TODQUHRNQX!N@QC
  • Ÿ ,R,HBG@DK@2BGDQMHJ@TLDQBG@MS ,@M@FHMF#HQDBSNQ!DQKHM

Until 10 September 2017, Dr Hans-Dieter Harig was @KRN@LDLADQNESGD2TODQUHRNQX!N@QCNE1GDHMJ@KJ &LA'6ŘKEQ@SG

TQHMFSGDjM@MBH@KXD@Q,R,HBG@DK@2BGDQMHJ@TV@R @KRN@LDLADQNESGD2TODQUHRNQX!N@QCRNESGDENKKNV-HMF BNLO@MHDR ',2 !DQFA@T & (QNM .QD ,DS@KR #HUHRHNM !DQKHM @MC ',2 !DQFA@T & "N@K #HUHRHNM Berlin.

2. Remuneration of

the Supervisory Board members

3GDLDLADQRNESGD2TODQUHRNQX!N@QCCHCMNSQDBDHUD QDLTMDQ@SHNMENQSGDHQ@BSHUHSHDRHM
3GD"NLO@MX G@R QDBNFMHRDC@OQNUHRHNMSNS@KKHMF\$41SGNTR@MC for the remuneration stipulated by the Company's Arti-BKDRNE RRNBH@SHNMENQjM@MBH@KXD@QR@MC

3. Auditor's fee

The auditor's fee amounted to EUR 43 thousand. In @CCHSHNMSGD@TCHSNQODQENQLDCNSGDQRDQUHBDRSNS@KKHMF EUR 9 thousand in 2017.

4. Average number of

employees during the financial year

M@UDQ@FDNERS@EEVNLDMLDMV@RDL-OKNXDCHMjM@MBH@KXD@Q

5. Exemption from publication in the electronic Federal Gazette

',2 !DQFA@T & (QNM .QD ,DS@KR #HUHRHNM HR @ wholly owned subsidiary of HMS Bergbau AG and is OQDRDMSDC @MC HMBKTCDC HM SGD BNMRNKHC@SDC jM@MBH@K statements of HMS Bergbau AG.

',2 !DQFA@T & (QNM .QD ,DS@KR #HUHRHNM DWDQ-BHRDRSGDDWDLOSHNMNOSHNMQDF@QCHMFOTAKHB@SHNMHMSGD DKDBSQNMHB%DCDQ@K&@YDSSDOQNUHCDCENQHM2DBSHNM III HGB.

HMS Bergbau AG has agreed to assume the obligations entered by the subsidiary until the reporting date in SGDENKKNVHMFjM@MBH@KXD@QUNKTMS@QXKNRR@RRTLOSHNM

6. Amounts restricted from distribution

3GDCHEEDQDMBDADSVDDMSGDRDUDM XD@Q@MCSDM XD@Q@U-DQ@FDHMSDQDRSQ@SDHMSGDU@KT@SHNMNEODMRHNMOQNUHRHNMR HRQDRSQHBSDCEQNLCHRSQHATSHNM2DBSHNMRDMSDMBD 2 HGB) and amounts to EUR 967 thousand.

3GD B@OHS@KHR@SHNM NE CDEDQQDCS@W @RRDSR QDRTKSDC HM @ CHRSQHATSHNMQDRSQHBSHNMNE\$41SGNTR@MCOTQRT@MS SN2DBSHNM'&!

7. Subsequent events

The Management Board of HMS Bergbau AG as the major shareholder of Silesian Coal International Group NE"NLO@MHDR2

HROK@MMHMFSNRDKKTOSNODQBDMS of Silesian Coal International Group of Companies S.A. SN"@QAN%TMCHMF &
3GDOTQBG@RDOQHBDHRDWODBSDC to be EUR 10 per share. HMS Bergbau AG intends to TRDSGDOQNBDDCREQNLSGDR@KDNESGDRS@JDSNjM@MBD SGD OQDO@Q@SHNMR ENQ BN@K LHMHMF HM .QYDRYD /NK@MC @MCRSQDMFSGDMSGDBNLO@MXRHMSDQM@SHNM@KSQ@CHMF@B-SHUHSHDR
2NE@Q\$41SGNTR@MCVDQDQD@KHYDREQNL the sale.

!DQKHM,@QBG

Heinz Schernikau "GHDE\$WDBTSHUD.EjBDQ

Steffen Ewald "GHDE%HM@[email protected]

Dennis Schwindt "[email protected]

Auditor's report

6DG@UDHRRTDCSGDENKKNVHMF@TCHSNOHMHNMNMSGDBNMRNKHC@SDCjM@MBH@KRS@SDLDMSR@MCSGDL@M@FDLDMS report for the Company and the Group:

f6DG@UD@TCHSDCSGDBNMRNKHC@SDCjM@MBH@KRS@SDLDMSROQDO@QDCAX',2!DQFA@T &!DQKHMBNLOQHRHMF SGDA@K@MBDRGDDSSGDHMBNLDRS@SDLDMSSGDB@RGkNVRS@SDLDMSSGDRS@SDLDMSNEBG@MFDRHMDPTHSX@MC SGDMNSDRSNSGDBNMRNKHC@SDCjM@MBH@KRS@SDLDMSRSNFDSGDQVHSGSGDL@M@FDLDMSQDONQSENQSGD"NLO@MX @MCSGD&QNTOENQSGDjM@MBH@KXD@QEQNL)@MT@QXSN#DBDLADQ
3GDOQDO@Q@SHNMNESGDBNMRNKH-C@SDCjM@MBH@KRS@SDLDMSR@MCSGDL@M@FDLDMSQDONQSENQSGD"NLO@MX@MCSGD&QNTOHM@BBNQC@MBDVHSG &DQL@MBNLLDQBH@KK@VHRSGD QDRONMRHAHKHSXNESGD"NLO@MXRL@M@FDLDMS
.TQS@RJHRSNDWOQDRR@M NOHMHNMNMSGDBNMRNKHC@SDCjM@MBH@KRS@SDLDMSR@MCSGDBNLAHMDCL@M@FDLDMSQDONQSENQSGD"NLO@MX and the Group based on our audit.

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