ARI - African Rainbow Minerals Limited - Director`s dealings in ARM securities

ARI - African Rainbow Minerals Limited - Director`s dealings in ARM securities  
African Rainbow Minerals Limited                                                
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)                                  
(Registration Number 1933/004580/06)                                            
JSE Share code: ARI                                                             
ISIN: ZAE000054045                                                              
("ARM")                                                                         
Director`s dealings in ARM securities                                           
In compliance with paragraph 3.63 - 3.66 of the Listings Requirements of the JSE
Limited, we hereby advise the following dealings by a director in ARM           
securities:                                                                     
Name of director                 Frank Abbott                                   
Category of director             Non-Executive                                  
1  Date of transaction           7 April 2011                                   
  Nature of transaction         Exercise of share options and on-market sale    
of shares                                       

  Class of securities           Ordinary shares                                 
  Offer price                   13 973 cents per option                         
                                Options granted on 16 October 2007 (13 994      
vested on 17 October 2008, 13 994 vested on     

                                17 October 2009 and 6 058 vested on 31          
                                December 2009)                                  
                                9 620 cents per option                          
Options granted on 5 December 2008 and          

                                vested on 31 December 2009                      
  Number of securities          34 046 and 9 169 respectively                   
  Selling price of securities   Average price of R223.9798 per share (with a    
low of R223.00 and a high of R224.50)           

  Total value of transaction    R9 679 287.06                                   
  Nature of interest            Direct, beneficial                              
  Clearance to deal             Yes                                             
2  Date of transaction           8 April 2011                                   
  Nature of transaction         Exercise of share options and on-market sale    
                                of shares                                       
  Class of securities           Ordinary shares                                 
Offer price                   13 973 cents per option                         
                                Options granted on 16 October 2007 and          
                                vested on 31 December 2009                      
  Number of securities          7 936                                           
Selling price of securities   R224.50 per share                               
  Total value of transaction    R1 781 632.00                                   
  Nature of interest            Direct, beneficial                              
  Clearance to deal             Yes                                             


Sandton                                                                         
8 April 2011                                                                    
Sponsor to ARM:                                                                 
Deutsche Securities (SA) (Proprietary) Limited                                  
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