COAL OF AFRICA LIMITED - Issue of Shares and Secondary Trading Notice

Issue of Shares and Secondary Trading 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 
6 March 2015


ISSUE OF SHARES AND SECONDARY TRADING NOTICE

Coal of Africa Limited (“CoAL” or the “Company”) confirms it has issued a total of 200,000 ordinary shares (“Shares”) to
three long term employees of the Company, in accordance with an award by the Remuneration Committee in 2011.

Application has been made for the Shares to be admitted to trading on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange
(“AIM”). Admission to trading on AIM is expected to become effective on or around 10 March 2015. The Shares will
rank pari passu with the Company’s existing ordinary shares of nil par value. Application for quotation of the Shares will
also be made to the Australian Securities Exchange (“ASX”) and the Main Board of the JSE Limited.

Following Admission there will be 1,599,568,613 shares on issue.

Secondary Trading Notice Pursuant to Section 708A(5)(e) of the Corporations Act 2001 (“Act”)

In accordance with the requirements of section 708A(6) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (“Corporations Act”), CoAL
notifies ASX that:
     a) the Shares were issued without disclosure to investors under Part 6D.2 of the Corporations Act;
     b) this notice is being given under section 708A(5)(e) of the Corporations Act;
     c) as at the date of this notice, CoAL has complied with:
                          i. the provisions of Chapter 2M of the Corporations Act (other than section 319 in relation to a
                             financial year ended in the calendar year 2004) as they apply to CoAL; and
                         ii. section 674 of the Corporations Act; and
     d) as at the date of this notice, there is no information that is “excluded information” required to be set out in
          this notice by virtue of sections 708A(7) and 708A(8) of the Corporations Act.



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 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

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