TORONTO, ONTARIO -- Forbes & Manhattan (Coal) Corp. (TSX:FMC) ("Forbes Coal" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that Malcolm Campbell has agreed to join the Company as Chief Operating Officer effective August 1, 2011. He will be based in South Africa and will oversee operations at the Magdalena and Aviemore mines.

Mr. Campbell is a Professional Certified Mining Engineer with 25 years industry experience and was most recently Chief Operating Officer for an exploration and development joint venture operating in Botswana. Prior to this, he spent more than twenty years with Anglo Coal, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Anglo American.

With Anglo Coal, Mr. Campbell spent time as the Regional Manager for New Business Development and Strategy where he headed up the team developing conceptual, pre-feasibility and feasibility studies for all Southern African greenfields projects as well as brownfield expansions at existing operations. He also oversaw the company's strategy for coal in Africa. Mr. Campbell was also General Manager at a number of collieries, both opencast and underground, for Anglo Coal, including Kriel Colliery, Bank Colliery, Greenside Colliery and Kleinkopje Colliery which produced thermal coal for domestic and export markets and produces approximately seven million tonnes run of mine per annum.

Mr. Campbell received his B.Sc. in Mining Engineering from the University of Witwatersrand in 1985 and is currently a member of the South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and the South African Colliery Managers Association - having served on the Council for two terms. Malcolm has also completed a number of career enhancing courses at globally recognised institutions in both the engineering and business fields.

"Malcolm is a fourth generation coal miner and brings more than 25 years industry experience to Forbes Coal. His experience in operational management, turnaround strategies and business development will benefit the Company as we expand and improve our operations at the Magdalena and Aviemore mines. His new business initiation and project development skills will be invaluable to us as we continue looking at new acquisitions," President and Chief Executive Officer, Stephan Theron, commented.

About Forbes & Manhattan Coal

Forbes Coal is an emerging mid-tier Southern African coal company. The Company holds a 76.75% interest in Slater Coal (Pty) Ltd., a South African company ("Slater Coal") which has a 70% interest in Zinoju Coal (Pty) Ltd. ("Zinoju"). Zinoju holds a 100% interest in certain coal mines in South Africa (the "Slater Coal Properties"). The Slater Coal Properties comprise the operating Magdalena bituminous mine (the "Magdalena Property") and the Aviemore anthracite mine. The Slater Coal Properties have a substantial combined resource of coal and each mine has a current projected 18 year life of mine plan. Forbes Coal is increasing production at both mines and has almost doubled production levels since acquiring the Slater Coal Properties. The Company has in-place transportation infrastructure allowing its coal to reach both export corridors and the growing domestic coal market.

Please refer to the Company's NI 43-101 compliant technical report on the Slater Coal Properties dated April 30, 2010 entitled "Technical Report on Slater Coal and Subsidiaries, KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa", available on the SEDAR profile of the Company at www.sedar.com. Additional information is available at www.forbescoal.com.

Cautionary Notes

The ability of the Company to triple production amounts has not been the subject of a feasibility study and there is no certainty that the proposed expansion will be economically feasible.

This press release contains "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. Forward-looking information includes, but is not limited to, statements with respect to the impact of the appointment, the anticipated production results with respect to the Slater Properties, future financial or operating performance of the Company and its projects, statements regarding the prospects for the business of the Company, transportation and infrastructure requirements, requirements for additional capital, government regulation of the mineral exploration industry, environmental risks, acquisition of mining licences, title disputes or claims, limitations of insurance coverage and the timing and possible outcome of pending litigation and regulatory matters. Generally, forward-looking information can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "plans", "expects" or "does not expect", "is expected", "budget", "scheduled", "estimates", "forecasts", "intends", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", or "believes", or variations of such words and phrases or state that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will be taken", "occur" or "be achieved". Forward-looking information is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information, including but not limited to: general business, economic, competitive, foreign operations, political and social uncertainties; a history of operating losses; delay or failure to receive board or regulatory approvals; timing and availability of external financing on acceptable terms; not realizing on the potential benefits of the proposed transaction; conclusions of economic evaluations; changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined; future prices of mineral products; failure of plant, equipment or processes to operate as anticipated; accidents, labour disputes and other risks of the mining industry; and, delays in obtaining governmental approvals or required financing or in the completion of activities. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking information, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.

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