Total Voting Rights & Change in Co Sec

1 Aug 2008 07:00

Regulatory Announcement Company Pan African Resources plc TIDM PAF Headline Total Voting Rights & Change in Company Secretary Pan African Resources PLC (`Pan African' or the `Company')

(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 Total Voting Rights & Change in Company Secretary

In compliance with the UK FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules (5.6 1R) Pan African notifies the market that:

The Company's issued ordinary share capital consists of 1,100,589,162 ordinary shares of 1p each with one voting right per share. There are no shares held in Treasury.

This figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company, under the Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

In addition, according to the Listings Requirement 3.59 of the JSE Limited the Company announces that St James's Corporate Services has been appointed as the Company Secretary, replacing John Bottomley. The Board thanks Mr Bottomley for his service to the Company and wishes him well.

ENDS

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

Enquiries:Pan African RBC Capital Markets Macquarie First St James's Resources South Corporate Corporate Services Andrew Smith Finance (Pty) Limited Jan Nelson, CEO Limited +44 (0) 20 7653 Phil Dexter

+27 (0) 11 777 7840 4804 Amanda Markman +44 (0) 20 7499 Keith Spencer, Martin Eales +27 (0) 11 583 2307 3916 Chairman +44 (0) 20 7653 Thato Morojele FDBeachhead Media &+27 (0) 11 880 3155 4804 Investor Relations +27 (0) 11 583 2379 Nicole Spruijt Jennifer Cohen Annerie Britz Public Relations +27 (0) 11 214 2401 +27 (0) 11 583 2328 +27 (0) 11 777 7840 Louise Brugman +27 (0) 11 214 2415

The UK FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Regulations (5.6.1R) requires companies to notify the market of total shares in issue at the end of any month when the Company's issued ordinary share capital increases or decreases