TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings Pan African Resources PLC (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 TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)i 1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer Pan African Resources Plc of existing shares to which voting rights are at- ISIN: GB0004300496 tachedii: 1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an “X” if appropriate) Non-UK issuer 2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an “X”) An acquisition or disposal of voting rights X An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments An event changing the breakdown of voting rights Other (please specify)iii: 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv Name Ninety One SA (Pty) Ltd City and country of registered office (if applicable) Cape Town, South Africa 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v Name City and country of registered office (if applicable) 5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or 12 August 2020 reachedvi: 6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY): 13 August 2020 7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation % of voting rights % of voting rights at- Total number of through financial instru- Total of both in % tached to shares (to- voting rights of is- ments (8.A + 8.B) tal of 8. A) suervii (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2) Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was 5.00% 0.00% 5.00% 2,234,687,537 crossed or reached Position of previous notification (if 4.97% 0.00% 4.97% applicable) 8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedviii A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of Number of voting rightsix % of voting rights shares ISIN code (if possible) Direct Indirect Direct Indirect (Art 9 of Directive (Art 10 of Directive (Art 9 of Directive (Art 10 of Directive GB0004300496 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1) 2004/109/EC) 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1) 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1) (DTR5.2.1) Common Stock - 111,734,400 - 5.00 % GBP.01 SUBTOTAL 8. A 111,734,400 5.00 % B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a)) Number of voting rights Type of financial in- Expiration Exercise/ that may be acquired if % of voting rights strument datex Conversion Periodxi the instrument is exercised/converted. SUBTOTAL 8. B 1 B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b)) Exercise/ Physical or Type of financial Expiration Number of Conversion Pe- cash % of voting rights instrument datex voting rights riod xi settlementxii SUBTOTAL 8.B.2 9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the applicable box with an “X”) Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer xiii X Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity xiv (please add additional rows as necessary) % of voting rights % of voting rights if it Total of both if it through financial in- equals or is higher equals or is higher Namexv struments if it equals than the notifiable than the notifiable or is higher than the threshold threshold notifiable threshold 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: Name of the proxy holder The number and % of voting rights held The date until which the voting rights will be held 11. Additional informationxvi Please note that securities in Pan African Resources Plc are held by Ninety One SA (Pty) Ltd and not Ninety One UK Ltd. As part of the same group of companies, Ninety One UK Ltd has assumed reporting obligation on behalf of Ninety One SA (Pty) Ltd. Place of completion London, England Date of completion 13/08/2020 Rosebank 14 August 2020 Contact information Corporate Office Registered Office The Firs Office Building Suite 31 2nd Floor, Office 204 Second Floor Cnr. Cradock and Biermann Avenues 107 Cheapside Rosebank, Johannesburg London South Africa EC2V 6DN Office: + 27 (0) 11 243 2900 United Kingdom Facsimile: + 27 (0) 11 880 1240 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 Ciska Kloppers Ross Allister/James Bavister/David McKeown Questco Corporate Advisory (Proprietary) Limited Peel Hunt LLP JSE Sponsor Joint Broker Office: + 27 (0) 11 011 9200 Office: +44 (0) 207 418 8900 Julian Gwillim Jeffrey Couch/Neil Haycock/Thomas Rider Aprio Strategic Communications BMO Capital Markets Limited Public & Investor Relations SA Joint Broker Office: +27 (0)11 880 0037 Office: +44 (0) 207 236 1010 Bobby Morse and Chris Judd Website: www.panafricanresources.com Buchanan Public & Investor Relations UK Office: +44 (0)20 7466 5000 paf@buchanan.uk.com Date: 14-08-2020 03:38:00 Produced by the JSE SENS Department. 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