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PAN AFRICAN RESOURCES PLC - Response to International Ferro Metals Limited announcement regarding Business Rescue

Release Date: 27/08/2015 09:30
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Response to International Ferro Metals Limited announcement regarding Business Rescue

Pan African Resources PLC
("Pan African")
(Incorporated and registered in England and Wales under Companies Act 1985
with registered number 3937466 on 25 February 2000)
Share code on AIM: PAF
Share code on JSE: PAN
ISIN: GB0004300496

27 August 2015


RESPONSE TO INTERNATIONAL FERRO METALS LIMITED ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING BUSINESS
                                    RESCUE

Pan African shareholders are referred to the regulatory announcement
published on 26 August 2015 by International Ferro Metals Limited (“IFL”),
whereby IFL announced that as a result of deteriorating business
conditions, its South African subsidiary, International Ferro Metals (SA)
Pty Limited (“IFMSA”), has entered into Business Rescue. Business Rescue
is a statutory means of enabling a financially distressed company to
continue business, under the supervision of a Business Rescue Practitioner,
protected from its creditors.

Pan   African’s   wholly-owned    subsidiary,   Phoenix   Platinum   Mining
(Proprietary) Limited (“Phoenix”), is situated on the IFMSA property, and a
portion of the feedstock for the Phoenix operation (currently approximately
20%) is obtained from tailings arising from IFMSA’s current processing
activities. Phoenix is not solely reliant on material from IFMSA, and has
alternative sources of feedstock.

Phoenix also sources electricity, water and certain other services from
IFMSA.

At this stage, Phoenix is not in a position to fully assess the impact of
the Business Rescue proceedings referred to above on Phoenix’s operations.
Phoenix and Pan African will work closely with the IFMSA Business Rescue
Practitioner to ensure that the operations and interests of Phoenix are
safeguarded, which includes the services currently provided by IFMSA. All
stakeholders will be kept informed as these discussions progress.

For the half year ended December 2014, Phoenix contributed approximately 7%
to Pan African’s profit after tax.

For further information on Pan African Resources plc, please visit the
Company’s website at www.panafricanresources.com




Contact Details

Corporate Office
The Firs Office Building
1st Floor, Office 101
Cnr. Cradock and Biermann Avenues
Rosebank, Johannesburg
South Africa
Office:   + 27 (0) 11 243 2900
Facsmile: + 27 (0) 11 880 1240

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Registered Office
Suite 31
Second Floor
107 Cheapside
London
EC2V 6DN
United Kingdom

Office:   + 44 (0) 207 796 8644
Facsmile: + 44 (0) 207 796 8645

Cobus Loots                             Deon Louw
Pan African Resources PLC               Pan African Resources PLC
Chief Executive Officer                 Financial Director
Office: + 27 (0)11 243 2900             Office: + 27 (0) 11 243 2900

Phil Dexter                             John Prior / Paul Gillam / James Black
St James's Corporate Services Limited   Numis Securities Limited
Company Secretary                       Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker
Office: + 44 (0)207 796 8644            Office: +44 (0)207 260 1000

Nigel Gordon                            Sholto Simpson
Fasken Martineau LLP                    One Capital
Solicitors in the UK                    JSE Sponsor
Office: +44 (0)207 917 8500             Office: + 27 (0)11 550 5009

Julian Gwillim                          Daniel Thole
Aprio Strategic Communications          Bell Pottinger PR
Public & Investor Relations SA          Public & Investor Relations UK
Office: +27 (0)11 880 0037              Office: + 44 (0)203 772 2500

Matthew Armitt / Ross Allister
Peel Hunt LLP
Joint Broker
Office: +44 (0)020 7418 8900




www.panafricanresources.com




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