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Receipt of revised non-binding and indicative proposal – Take No Action

Published: 2023-12-18 18:15:27 ET
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       MC Mining Limited
       Previously Coal of Africa Limited
       (Incorporated and registered in Australia)
       Registration number ABN 008 905 388
       ISIN AU000000MCM9
       JSE share code: MCZ
       ASX/AIM code: MCM

       ANNOUNCEMENT                                                                      18 December 2023

            RECEIPT OF REVISED NON-BINDING AND INDICATIVE PROPOSAL – TAKE NO ACTION

MC Mining Limited (MC Mining or the Company) refers to the announcement made by the Company
on 2 November 2023 (AIM and JSE; 3 November 2023 on the ASX) and the revised non-binding and
indicative off-market takeover offer to acquire all of the MC Mining shares that it currently does not
own for a cash price of A$0.16 per share, lodged on the ASX earlier today, which is available at
https://cdn-api.markitdigital.com/apiman-gateway/ASX/asx-research/1.0/file/2924-02755259-
6A1186937.

The Independent Board Committee (IBC) recommends that shareholders TAKE NO ACTION in relation
to the revised non-binding and indicative off-market takeover offer from Senosi Group Investment
Holdings Proprietary Limited and Dendocept Proprietary Limited, made on behalf of shareholders and
associates stated to represent, in aggregate, 64.3%1 of the issued capital in the Company (together,
the Consortium).

The IBC will consider the revised offer and the Bidder's Statement (when received) and provide a
recommendation to MC Mining shareholders in due course. The IBC's recommendation will be
outlined in a Target's Statement provided to the Company’s shareholders at the appropriate time.
Until then, there is no need for shareholders to take any action.

The IBC will evaluate the terms of the proposed takeover, including taking advice from its financial
and Australian and South African legal advisors. MC Mining has engaged Adelaide Equity Advisors as
its Financial Advisor, K&L Gates as its Australian Legal Advisor and each of Webber Wentzel and Falcon
& Hume for South African Legal Advisors in relation to the offer.



Khomotso Mosehla
Chairman of the IBC

This announcement has been approved for release by the Company’s Disclosure Committee.
The information contained within this announcement is deemed by the Company to constitute inside information as stipulated under the
Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 as it forms part of United Kingdom domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal)
Act 2018, as amended.




    For more information contact:
    Tony Bevan                              Company Secretary             Endeavour Corporate                 +61 8 9316 9100
                                                                          Services
    Company advisors:
    Richard Johnson / Rob                   Nominated Adviser             Strand Hanson Limited               +44 20 7409 3494
    Patrick
    Rory Scott                              Broker (AIM)                  Tennyson Securities                 +44 20 7186 9031

    Marion Brower                     Financial PR (South         R&A Strategic                               +27 11 880 3924
                                      Africa)                     Communications
    BSM Sponsors Proprietary Limited is the nominated JSE Sponsor

    About MC Mining Limited:

    MC Mining is an AIM/ASX/JSE-listed coal exploration, development and mining company operating in South Africa. MC
    Mining’s key projects include the Uitkomst Colliery (steelmaking and thermal coal), Makhado Project (steelmaking hard
    coking coal), Vele Colliery (steelmaking semi-soft coking and thermal coal), and the Greater Soutpansberg Projects
    (steelmaking coking and thermal coal).




1 As at the date of this announcement, Senosi Group Investment Holdings (Pty) Limited holds 23.4% and Dendocept Proprietary Limited
holds 6.9% of the current issued capital of the Company.