NWR: Notification of the grant of options

The Board of Directors of New World Resources N.V. ("NWR" or the "Company"), approved yesterday the grant of options to several eligible employees of the Company, in accordance with its stock option plan for Executive Directors, senior management and key employees (the "SOP") as described in NWR's Remuneration Report for 2008.

A total of 3,325,762 options were awarded in a total monetary value of GBP 3,691,595 (approximately EUR 4,344,269).

The options vest over a three-year period subject to the satisfaction of the relevant performance conditions. The exercise price of the options is GBP 2.8285.

For more information regarding the SOP, please refer to the Company's Remuneration Report that can be found in the Annual Report and Accounts 2008, which is available on the Company's website: www.newworldresources.eu.

Notes for Editors:

New World Resources N.V.

New World Resources N.V. is the sole owner of OKD, a.s., the Czech Republic's largest hard coal mining company and one of the largest producers in Central Europe by revenue and volume. Serving customers in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, Poland, Hungary and Germany, the Company produced 12.7 mt of coal in 2008, 7.4 mt of which was coking coal.

For further information please contact:

Investor Relations

Tel: +31 20 570 2220

Email: ir@nwrgroup.eu