Corporate | 17 February 2010 07:45
HMS Bergbau AG / Contract 17.02.2010 07:45 Dissemination of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer / publisher is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Corporate News dated February 17, 2010 HMS Bergbau AG: Significant contracts signed with large German power plant operator +++ Long-term supply of coal-fired power plant +++ Trading volume of around 400,000 tons power station coal with high thermal efficiency levels Berlin, February 17, 2010: HMS Bergbau AG is an international coal trading group with operating expertise in coal mining, logistics and trading. Today the company announced that it has signed contracts with a large German power plant operator for the supply power station coal. The preliminary trading volume has been put at around 400,000 tons. HMS Bergbau AG will deliver on its obligations arising from the contract mainly by supplying high-quality coal from Poland and Russia. 'The fact that a large power plant operator has awarded a significant order to HMS Bergbau AG means that we are continuing to realize planned order intake. This makes us very optimistic for the rest of the year. We were again able to come out on top against renowned international competitors, clearly demonstrating our long-term expertise in the field of supplying coal-fired power plants. In addition to high quality standards with corresponding levels of thermal efficiency as far as coal product itself was concerned, our customer was mainly swayed by cost efficiency considerations in the decision-making process. We are acting as an outsourced purchasing department and in addition to cost and quality advantages we also offer a considerable degree of flexibility. Thanks to swift response times within the group, we have already started with the first delivery,' explains Heinz Schernikau, CEO of HMS Bergbau AG. About HMS Bergbau AG: Berlin-based HMS Bergbau AG is an independent coal trading house specializing in just-in-time deliveries of thermal coal to power plants and other industrial consumers. The company is one of the leading coal trading companies in Germany and markets its products to renowned consumers worldwide. HMS is actively expanding its activities to span coal production and logistics solutions primarily in Asia and Eastern Europe. In addition, the company is developing environmental technologies, in particular concerning underground CO2 capture and storage (CCS technology). HMS has been listed at Germany's Frankfurt Stock Exchange since December 2008. Company contact: HMS Bergbau AG An der Wuhlheide 232 12459 Berlin T.: +49 (30) 65 66 81-0 F: +49 (30) 65 66 81-15 Email: info@hms-ag.com URL: www.hms-ag.com HMS Investor Relations contact: GFEI Aktiengesellschaft Hamburger Allee 26-28 60486 Frankfurt am Main T.: +49 (69) 74 30 37-00 F.: +49 (69) 74 30 37-22 Email: investors@hms-ag.com 17.02.2010 Ad hoc announcement, Financial News and Media Release distributed by DGAP. Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de ---------------------------------------------------------------------------