Completion of Share Placement 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 19 December 2014 Completion of Share Placement Coal of Africa Limited, the coal exploration and project development company operating in South Africa and traded on the ASX, AIM and JSE is pleased to announce the successful completion of Stage 2 of the Share Placement, announced on 26 August 2014, and the receipt of funds. The Stage 2 Placement resulted in the issue of 300 million additional ordinary shares at GBP 0.055 per share each, raising GBP 16.5 million (US$ 25.9 million). This completes the second stage of the three stage process resulting in the placement of a total 551 million ordinary shares in total at a price of GBP 0.055 each, raising GBP 30.3 million (US$ 47.8million). The third stage will see the placement of a further 144 million shares at GBP 0.055 on or around 29 April 2015. AUTHORISED BY: David Brown For more information contact: David Brown Chief Executive Officer Coal of Africa +27 10 003 8000 Michael Meeser Chief Financial Officer Coal of Africa +27 10 003 8000 Celeste Harris 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 Kingdom) Tavistock +44 20 7920 3150 Chris Sim/George Price/Jeremy Ellis Nominated Adviser Investec Bank plc +44 20 7597 5970 Charmane Russell/Jane Kamau Financial PR (South Africa) Russell & Associates +27 11 880 3924 or +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 , Michael G. Meeser – Chief Financial Officer Non-executive directors: Peter G. Cordin, Andrew D Mifflin, Khomotso B. Mosehla ,Thabo F Mosololi, Rudolph H. Torlage Date: 19/12/2014 12:00:00 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.