ASX Announcement 14 October 2011

Response to Australian Financial Review article

The following letter has been sent to the editor of The Australian Financial Review in response to the story published in today’s newspaper headlined “NuCoal optimism premature on government probe”. The story contains several factual errors which are clarified in this response.

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14 October, 2011

AFR Letters Editor

Your Street Talk item today (NuCoal optimism premature on government probe) contains major factual errors which are misleading.
You incorrectly state NuCoal had announced an independent inquiry by the NSW Government found the company’s dealings with a former Minister “were all above board.”
In fact on September 30 NuCoal announced the results of an independent third party audit of compliance with the conditions of its exploration licence at Doyles Creek. This audit was part of a state