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PAF - Pan African Resources Plc - Update on conditional acquisition of a 25% stake in the rk1 consortium and withdrawal of cautionary announcement Pan African Resources plc (Incorporated and registered in England and Wales under Companies Act 1985 with registered number 3937466 on 25 February 2000) Share code on AIM: PAF Share code on JSE: PAN ISIN: GB0004300496 (`Pan African` or the `company`) UPDATE ON CONDITIONAL ACQUISITION OF A 25% STAKE IN THE RK1 CONSORTIUM AND WITHDRAWAL OF CAUTIONARY ANNOUNCEMENT Shareholders are referred to the announcement released on, 31 March 2010, in which Pan African advised that it had signed a conditional Sale and Purchase Agreement with Ivanhoe Nickel and Platinum Limited to acquire a 25% interest in the RK1 Consortium (`RK1`) (the `Transaction`). RK1 owns a Chromite Tailings Retreatment Plant (`CTRP`) situated at Kroondal on the Western Limb of the Bushveld Complex in the North West Province of South Africa, which produces Platinum Group Metals concentrate. The Transaction was subject to, inter alia, the successful completion of a technical and financial due diligence investigation (`Due Diligence`) by Pan African. Subsequent to the completion of the Due Diligence, the Company has elected not to proceed with the Transaction. This decision will not affect the interim Exclusivity and Agreed Terms Agreement (the `Agreement`) entered into on 17 February 2010 between Pan African, its wholly-owned subsidiary Phoenix Platinum Mining (Pty) Limited (`Phoenix`) and International Ferro Metals SA (Pty) Ltd (`IFM`) which relates to the siting and construction of the Phoenix CTRP on the IFM Mine Property. This is progressing ahead of schedule and first production is still planned for September 2011. Withdrawal of cautionary announcement Shareholders are referred to the cautionary announcement first released on 31 March 2010 and subsequently renewed on 30 April 2010, and in terms of the Listings Requirements of JSE Limited are advised that, as the company has elected not to proceed with the Transaction, caution is no longer required to be exercised when dealing in the company`s securities. For further information on Pan African Resources, please visit the website at www.panafricanresources.com Rosebank 18 May 2010 JSE Sponsor MACQUARIE FIRST SOUTH ADVISERS (PTY) LIMITED ENQUIRIES Pan African Resources Jan Nelson (CEO) +27 (0) 11 243 2900 Nicole Spruijt (Public Relations) +27 (0) 11 243 2900 RBC Capital Markets Martin Eales /Brett Jacobs +44 (0) 20 7029 7881
Macquarie First South Advisers Melanie de Nysschen +27 (0) 11 583 2000 St James`s Corporate Services Limited Phil Dexter +44 (0) 20 7499 3916 Nedbank Capital (Transaction Advisers) Reg Demana +27 (0) 11 294 1586 Date: 18/05/2010 08:53:24 Supplied by www.sharenet.co.za Produced by the JSE SENS Department. The SENS service is an information dissemination service administered by the JSE Limited (`JSE`). The JSE does not, whether expressly, tacitly or implicitly, represent, warrant or in any way guarantee the truth, accuracy or completeness of the information published on SENS. The JSE, their officers, employees and agents accept no liability for (or in respect of) any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential loss or damage of any kind or nature, howsoever arising, from the use of SENS or the use of, or reliance on, information disseminated through SENS.
