26 October 2010 The Manager Company Announcements Australian Securities Exchange Limited Level 6, 20 Bridge Street Sydney NSW 2000 By e-lodgement COMPLETES TRANCHE 1 EQUITY RAISING Emerging mid-tier Southern African focussed coal producer Continental Coal Limited (ASX: CCC) ("Continental" or the ?Company?) is pleased to announce that further to its announcement of 19 October 2010 it has completed the first tranche of the A$30 million equity raising with the allotment today of shares to institutional investors in Europe and South East Asia and investors in Australia. Please see the attached Appendix 3B and Cleansing Prospectus. The funds will immediately be used by the Company towards settlement by its South African subsidiary Continental Coal Limited (?CCL?), of the acquisition of unlisted South African thermal coal mining and export coal producing company Mashala Resources and the development of the Company?s third coal mine, the Penumbra Underground Project. Ends. Yours faithfully Peter Landau
CCC Price at posting:
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