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TR-1: notification of major interest in shares
Pan African Resources PLC
(Incorporated and registered in England and Wales under Companies Act 1985 with registered
number 3937466 on 25 February 2000)
AIM Code: PAF
JSE Code: PAN
ISIN: GB0004300496
("Pan African" or the “Company”)
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
Pan African received the following notification on Friday, 30 September 2016:
“1. IDENTITY OF THE ISSUER OR THE UNDERLYING ISSUER OF EXISTING SHARES TO
WHICH VOTING RIGHTS ARE ATTACHED:
Pan African Resources Plc
2. REASON FOR THE NOTIFICATION:
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: Yes
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of
shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: No
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial
instruments: No
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: No
Other (please specify): No
3. FULL NAME OF PERSON(S) SUBJECT TO THE NOTIFICATION OBLIGATION:
FIL Limited
4. FULL NAME OF SHAREHOLDER(S) (IF DIFFERENT FROM 3.):
See section 9
5. DATE OF THE TRANSACTION AND DATE ON WHICH THE THRESHOLD IS CROSSED OR
REACHED:
29 September 2016
6. DATE ON WHICH ISSUER NOTIFIED:
30 September 2016
7. THRESHOLD(S) THAT IS/ARE CROSSED OR REACHED:
5%
8. NOTIFIED DETAILS:
A: VOTING RIGHTS ATTACHED TO SHARES
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Class/type of shares Situation previous to the triggering
if possible using the ISIN CODE transaction
Number of Shares Number of Voting Rights
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GB0004300496 97 598 776 97 598 776
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction:
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Number of Number of voting Number of voting % of voting
Shares - rights - rights - rights
Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
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Below 5% Below 5%
B: QUALIFYING FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial Expiration Exercise/Conversion Number of voting % of
instrument date Period rights that may be voting
acquired if the rights
instrument is
exercised/converted
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N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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C: FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS WITH SIMILAR ECONOMIC EFFECT TO QUALIFYING
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number % of
instrument price Date Conversion of voting voting
Period rights rights
instrument
refers to
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N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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TOTAL (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
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Below 5% Below 5%
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9. CHAIN OF CONTROLLED UNDERTAKINGS THROUGH WHICH THE VOTING RIGHTS
AND/OR THE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS ARE EFFECTIVELY HELD, IF APPLICABLE:
Controlled Undertaking Percentage Holding
FIL INVESTMENTS INTERNATIONAL Below 5%
10. NAME OF THE PROXY HOLDER:
N/A
11. NUMBER OF VOTING RIGHTS PROXY HOLDER WILL CEASE TO HOLD:
N/A
12. DATE ON WHICH PROXY HOLDER WILL CEASE TO HOLD VOTING RIGHTS:
N/A
13. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
N/A
14. CONTACT NAME:
Sally-Ann Hatton
15. CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBER:
Tel: +27 17 378 37148
Email: fil-regreporting@fil.com”
Johannesburg
4 October 2016
JSE Sponsor
One Capital
CONTACT INFORMATION
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
Facsimile: + 27 (0) 11 880 1240
Registered Office
Suite 31
Second Floor
107 Cheapside
London
EC2V 6DN
United Kingdom
Office: + 44 (0) 207 796 8644
Facsimile: + 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
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) 20 7260 1000
Sholto Simpson Matthew Armitt / Ross Allister
One Capital Peel Hunt LLP
JSE Sponsor Joint Broker
Office: + 27 (0) 11 550 5009 Office: +44 (0) 207 418 8900
Julian Gwillim Daniel Thöle
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
Jeffrey Couch/Neil Haycock/Thomas Rider
BMO Capital Markets Limited
Joint Broker
Office: +44 (0) 207 236 1010
www.panafricanresources.com
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