NWR issues A shares to Executive Chairman

NWR has today issued a total of 264,351 A shares to Mr. Miklos Salamon, the Executive Chairman of its Board of Directors, as part of his remuneration, as described in the IPO Prospectus and the Annual Report 2008. The Company has applied for these A shares to be admitted to the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and for admission to trading on the main market of the London Stock Exchange, the Prague Stock Exchange and the Warsaw Stock Exchange.

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities.

For further information please contact:

New World Resources N.V.

Agnes Blanco Querido

Investor Relations

Tel: +31 20 570 2270

Email: ablanco@nwrgroup.eu

Petra Masinova

Corporate Communication

Tel: +420 225 282 163

Email: petra.masinova@okd.cz