Notice of AGM and despatch of Annual Report 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") DESPATCH OF ANNUAL REPORT AND NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT 31 October 2012 Coal of Africa Limited, the coal exploration, development and mining company operating in South Africa and traded on the ASX, AIM and JSE, announces that the Annual Report for the financial year ended 30 June 2012 and Notice of the Annual General Meeting for the meeting to be held on 29 November 2012 have today been posted to shareholders. These documents are available on the Company`s website www.coalofafrica.com For more information contact: John Wallington Chief Executive Officer Coal of Africa +27 11 575 4363 Wayne Koonin Financial Director Coal of Africa +27 11 575 4363 Shannon Coates Company Secretary Coal of Africa +61 89 322 6776 Sakhile Ndlovu Investor Relations Coal of Africa +27 11 575 6858 Jos Simson/Emily Fenton Financial PR (United Tavistock +44 20 7920 3150 Kingdom) Chris Sim/Neil Elliot Nominated Adviser Investec Bank plc +44 20 7597 5970 Robert Smith JSE Sponsor Investec Bank Limited +27 11 286 7000 Charmane Russell/Jane Financial PR (South Africa) Russell & Associates +27 11 880 3924 Kamau or +27 82 372 5816 LIB01/C1AH/2667204.1 Hogan Lovells Date: 31/10/2012 10:00:00 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.