Article: BP to sell South Africa coal assets. (British Petroleum Company PLC, BP Southern Africa Proprietary Ltd.)

BP TO SELL SOUTH AFRICA COAL ASSETS

(The following was released by BP Southern Africa in

Johannesburg, Nov. 23.)

CLEVELAND, Nov. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- BP Southern Africa (Pty) Limited (BPSA) and Anglo American Coal Corporation Limited (Amcoal), have reached agreement for the Amcoal Group to acquire BPSA's 88.5 percent holding in the Middelburg Mine Joint Venture and certain related coal interests, which include a shareholding in Richards Bay Coal Terminal Company Limited. The sale is subject to certain conditions including a 60 day pre-emption right in favour of Douglas Colliery Limited, BPSA's partner in the Middelburg Mine.

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