COAL OF AFRICA LIMITED - Substantial shareholder notice

Substantial shareholder notice

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                                                                                    31 December 2014


                                               Holdings in Company

Coal of Africa Limited (the “Company") was notified on 31 December 2014 by Investec Ltd that, as at 22
December 2014, Investec Ltd and related companies held 141,718,301 ordinary shares of nil par value each
in the Company, representing 8.86 per cent of the Company's issued share capital at that date.

Further details on the holding are available on the Company’s website: http://www.coalofafrica.com/



AUTHORISED BY:
Tony Bevan
Company Secretary




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                                                                                                                 
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).

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