Corporate | 17 June 2013 13:00

HMS Bergbau AG sells port operations in Indonesia

HMS Bergbau AG / Key word(s): Miscellaneous

17.06.2013 / 13:00

Corporate News dated 17 June 2013

HMS Bergbau AG sells port operations in Indonesia

– Significant net cash inflow
– HMS now purely a trading and marketing company
– Extension of exclusive (coal) marketing agreements

Berlin, 17 June 2013: HMS Bergbau AG, an international coal trading group with operative expertise in the extraction, handling and trading of coal, has sold its port operations in Indonesia. By disposing these activities, including the service agreement, HMS Bergbau AG has systematically implemented and concluded its strategic repositioning as a pure-play trading and marketing company as was announced in 2011.

The inflow of significant net liquidity (after the deduction of financing loans) is a matter of key importance to the strategic objectives of HMS Bergbau AG. As a result of the sale, HMS Bergbau will generate a low loss on disposals in the 2013 financial year relative to the liquidity inflow. It has been agreed not to disclose the details of the contract.

The liquidity inflow from the transaction is to be predominantly used on the Asian and African markets – particularly for exclusive marketing agreements with coal producers. The aim of such agreements is to establish long-term customer and supplier relationships. In addition to stable sales and earnings contributions, the agreements that are usually concluded for longer periods offer HMS Bergbau AG a competitive edge in terms of ensuring coal supplies and complying with delivery commitments in particular.

The Executive Board

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 trading and logistics solutions primarily in Asia and Africa. 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
Am Hauptbahnhof 6
60329 Frankfurt am Main
T.: +49 (69) 74 30 37-00
F.: +49 (69) 74 30 37-22
Email: investors@hms-ag.com

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Language:	English
Company:	HMS Bergbau AG
	An der Wuhlheide 232
	12459 Berlin
	Germany
Phone:	030 65 66 81-0
Fax:	030 65 66 81-15
E-mail:	hms@hms-ag.com
Internet:	www.hms-ag.com
ISIN:	DE0006061104
WKN:	606110
Listed:	Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf; Frankfurt in Open Market (Entry Standard)

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