Additional Listing

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                               

             ISSUE OF SHARES PURSUANT TO EXERCISE OF SHARE OPTIONS             

The Company has issued and allotted 4,000,000 new ordinary shares pursuant to
the exercise of share options.  Application will be made for the new shares to
be admitted to trading on AIM and JSE Limited ('JSE'). Admission to trading on
AIM and listing on JSE is expected to occur on 1 September 2010.

Following this issue the Company's issued capital is 1,413,540,711 ordinary
shares of 1p each.

24 August 2010

Enquiries:

Pan African Resources

Jan Nelson, Chief Executive Officer

[phone]

Nicole Spruijt, Public Relations

[phone]

RBC Capital Markets

Martin Eales / Brett Jacobs

[phone]

Macquarie First SouthAdvisers(Pty) Limited

Melanie de Nysschen / Annerie Britz

[phone]

St James's Corporate Services Limited

Phil Dexter

[phone]