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Coal of Africa Limited
(Incorporated and registered in Australia)
Registration number ABN 008 905 388
ISIN AU000000CZA6
JSE/ASX/AIM share code: CZA
("CoAL or the "Company" or the "Group")
ANNOUNCEMENT 12 October 2016
DIRECTORATE CHANGE
Coal of Africa Limited (“CoAL” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the appointment of Shangren Ding as a non-
executive director of the Company with effect from 11 October 2016.
Shangren Ding, aged 54, is an experienced professional engineer who brings considerable experience to the CoAL board
having worked for a number of mining and energy companies as well as acting as a consultant to government geological
bureaus. Shangren has over 30 years’ experience predominately in the coal mining sector and he has gained extensive
operational coal mining knowledge through chief operating roles at a number of mines in the Heilongjiang province in
the People’s Republic of China. From 1998 to 2004 Shangren was director of technology and equipment at Harbin
Zhongqing Gas Co Ltd. Since 2004 Shangren has worked in a number of senior roles for Beijing Haohua Energy Resource
Co., Ltd and is also currently the deputy general manager and chief representative in South Africa of Haohua Energy
International (Hong Kong) Co Ltd (“HEI”). Shangren is joining the board of CoAL as a representative of HEI, CoAL’s largest
shareholder.
Chairman, Bernard Pryor, commented “I am delighted to welcome Shangren to our Board. He brings a wealth of
experience in coal operations and projects which will be vital to the Company as we look to fulfil our strategy of becoming
a significant South African coking coal producer.”
Save as set out above there is no further information required to be disclosed pursuant to paragraph (g) of Schedule 2 of
the AIM rules for Shangren Ding.
For more information contact:
David Brown Chief Executive Officer Coal of Africa +27 10 003 8000
De Wet Schutte Chief Financial Officer Coal of Africa +27 10 003 8000
Celeste Riekert Investor Relations Coal of Africa +27 10 003 8000
Tony Bevan Company Secretary Endeavour Corporate Services +61 08 9316 9100
Company advisors:
Jos Simson/Emily Fenton Financial PR (United Tavistock +44 20 7920 3150
Kingdom)
Matthew Armitt/Ross Allister Nominated Adviser/Broker Peel Hunt LLP +44 20 7418 8900
Charmane Russell/Olwen Auret Financial PR (South Russell & Associates +27 11 880 3924 or
Africa) +27 82 372 5816
Investec Bank Limited is the nominated JSE Sponsor
About CoAL:
CoAL is an AIM/ASX/JSE listed coal exploration, development and mining company operating in South Africa. CoAL’s key projects
include the Vele Colliery (coking and thermal coal), the Greater Soutpansberg Project /MbeuYashu, including CoAL’s Makhado Project
(coking and thermal coal).
AU: Coal of Africa Limited, Suite 8, 7 The Esplanade, Mount Pleasant, Perth WA 6153, Australia, Tel: +61 8 9316 9100, Fax: +61 8 9316 5475
ZA: South Block, Summercon Office Park, Cnr Rockery Lane and Sunset Avenue, Lonehill, 2191, Tel: +27 10 003 8000 Fax: +27 11 388 8333 Email: adminza@coalofafrica.com
Bernard R. Pryor – Chairman, David H. Brown – Chief Executive Officer De Wet O.Schutte - Chief Financial Officer
Non-executive directors: Peter G. Cordin, Andrew D. Mifflin, Khomotso B. Mosehla , Thabo F. Mosololi, Rudolph H. Torlage
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