MATERIAL FACT

CCX signs Memorandum of Understanding with Yildirim Holding A.S.

Rio de Janeiro, October 29th, 2013 - CCX CARVÃO DA COLÔMBIA S.A. ("CCX" or "Company") (BM&FBovespa: CCXC3), in compliance with article 157, paragraph 4 of Brazilian Law No. 6.404/76 and Brazilian Securities Exchange Commission ("CVM") Rule number 358/02, hereby announces to its shareholders and the market that its subsidiary CCX Colombia S.A. signed today a Memorandum of Understanding with Yildirim Holding A.S., setting forth the terms and conditions for the sale of the open pit mining projects Cañaverales and Papayal for the amount of approximately US$ 50 million (the "Transaction") and also the for the sale of the San Juan underground mine, including the logistics associated therewith, comprised by the railway and the port for the amount of approximately US$ 400 million (the "Potential Transaction").
Yildirim will pay CCX with an upfront and non-refundable deposit of US$ 5 million as an exclusivity fee for continuing negotiation of the Transaction and the Potential Transaction. The Transaction and the Potential Transaction are still subject to the fulfillment of certain conditions precedent typical for transactions of this kind, such as completion of due diligence by Yildirim, final negotiations and execution of the definitive agreements and relevant corporate approvals by the parties. CCX and Yildirim expect to enter into the definitive agreements for the Transaction until late December, 2013 and for the Potential Transaction by late April, 2014.
Cañaverales has 27.3 million tons of certified coal reserves, while Papayal has 15.6 million tons of certified coal reserves. These deposits are located in the Departamento de La Guajira and were certified according to the National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects of the Canadian Securities Administration (NI 43-101) in March 2010. San Juan has proven reserves of 671.8 million tons certified in May 2012, also according to NI
43-101. CCX´s Port Concession for the development of a deep water private port in Dibulla, La Guajira, was approved by the Colombian Government on October 21, 2013.
CCX also informs that the exclusivity period set forth in the Memorandum of Understanding executed with Transwell Enterprises Inc. on September 13, 2013 has ended and hence has opened opportunity for CCX to negotiate its assets with third-parties.
CCX is constantly assessing business opportunities in its quest to add value for its shareholders and will keep the market informed of any further developments on the aforementioned.
ABOUT YILDIRIM
Yildirim Holding A.S. is Turkish company part of Yildirim Group, a group that invests in a wide range of industries such as mining and ferroalloy production, coal and energy, fertilizers and chemicals, port management, shipping and shipbuilding, private equity and real estate development. Yildirim Group is the third largest coal trader in Turkey and its wholly owned subsidiary Yildirim Energy Investments has invested in the erection and operation of coal fired power plant projects in Turkey reaching a capacity of 4,000MW by 2017. Yildirim Group recorded revenues of USD 1.02 billion in 2012.

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