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Pan African Resources PLC announced that on March 12, 2026, an entity associated with the CEO, Cobus Loots, disposed of 100,000 ordinary shares for ZAR3,451,000 and entered into a collar transaction for 400,000 shares with put and call options between ZAR31.19 and ZAR42.98, sacrificing 50% of dividends during the option period. Additionally, these collar shares were pledged as security for a ZAR11,567,119 loan maturing on April 13, 2027. Following these transactions, Mr. Loots holds an indirect beneficial interest of 4,797,154 shares (0.2056%) and a direct beneficial interest of 1,148,700 shares (0.04922%).

Disclaimer*

Pan African Resources PLC

(Incorporated and registered in England and Wales under the Companies Act 1985 with registered number 3937466 on 25 February 2000)

Share code on LSE: PAF

Share code on JSE: PAN

ISIN: GB0004300496

ADR ticker code: PAFRY

(‘Pan African Resources’ or the ‘Company’)

 

Pan African Resources Funding Company Limited

Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa with limited liability

Registration number: 2012/021237/06

Alpha code: PARI

 

 

 

DIRECTOR’S DEALINGS IN SECURITIES

 

DEALING NOTIFICATION FORM
FOR USE BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND THEIR CLOSELY ASSOCIATED PERSONS

 

The Company announces that it has received notification that on 12 March 2026, LTS Ventures (Pty) Ltd, an entity associated with the Chief Executive Officer, Cobus Loots, entered into the following transactions:

  • Disposed of 100,000 ordinary shares of 1p each in Pan African Resources
  • Collar transaction for 400,000 ordinary shares of 1p each in Pan African Resources (Collar transaction)
  • The advance of a loan of ZAR 11,567,119 with a maturity date of 13 April 2027 and the Collar transaction shares pledged as security for the loan.

Following these transactions, Mr Loots has an indirect beneficial interest of 4,797,154 ordinary shares, representing 0.2056% of the Company's issued share capital and a direct beneficial interest of 1,148,700 ordinary shares, representing 0.04922% of the Company's issued share capital.

The below information and notification are made in accordance with the EU Market Abuse Regulation and the JSE Listings Requirements.

 

1.                     

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

 

a)

Name:

Cobus Loots

 

2.                     

Reason for the notification

 

a)

Position/status:

Chief Executive Officer

b)

Initial notification/Amendment:

Initial notification

3.                     

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

 

a)

Company name:

Pan African Resources PLC

b)

LEI:

213800EAXURCXMX6RL85

4.                     

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

 

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument:

 

Ordinary shares of 1p each

 

Identification code: GB0004300496

b)

Nature of the transaction:

Trade 1: Disposal of shares

Trade 2: Collar transaction

Trade 3: Security for loan

 

c)

Price(s) and volume(s):

Trade 1: Disposal of 100,000 shares at ZAR34.51 per share

Trade 2: Collar transaction over 400,000 shares with an expiry date of 13 April 2027. Put option strike price (bought) ZAR31.19 per share. Call option strike price (sold) ZAR42.98 per share. Sacrifice of 50% dividends during option period.

Trade 3: Pledged Collar transaction shares as security for a loan of ZAR11,567,119, with a maturity date of 13 April 2027.

 

d)

Aggregated information:

 

Trade 1: Disposal value of ZAR3,451,000

Trade 2: Collar transaction over 400,000 shares, having a market value of R13,844,000*

Trade 3: Loan amount ZAR11,567,119 and pledged Collar transaction shares, having a market value of R13,844,000*

* based on the prevailing market price on the JSE of R34.61 per share on 11 March 2026

e)

Dates of the transactions:

Trade 1, 2 and 3: 12 March 2026

f)

Place of the transaction:

Trade 1,2 and 3: Johannesburg Stock Exchange

 

Additional information disclosed in accordance with the JSE Listings Requirements:

a)

Nature of interest of executive:

Trade 1, 2 and 3: Indirect beneficial

b)

On-market or off-market:

Trade 1: On-market

Trade 2 and 3: Off-market

c)

Clearance given in terms of paragraph 6.83 of the JSE Listings Requirements:

Yes

d)

Total value of transactions

Trade 1: ZAR3,451,000

Trade 2: Collar transaction shares, having a market value of R13,844,000*

Trade 3: ZAR11,567,119 loan amount and R13,844,000, being the market value of the Collar transaction shares pledged*

* based on the prevailing market price on the JSE of R34.61 per share on 11 March 2026

e)

Holding following transactions:

Indirect beneficial 4,797,154 ordinary shares

Direct beneficial 1,148,700 ordinary shares  

 

 

Johannesburg

 

17 March 2026

 

For further information on Pan African, please visit the Company's website at

www.panafricanresources.com

 

Corporate information

Corporate Office

The Firs Building

2nd Floor, Office 204

Corner Cradock and Biermann Avenues

Rosebank, Johannesburg

South Africa

Office: + 27 (0)11 243 2900

info@paf.co.za

Registered Office

107 Cheapside, 2 nd Floor

London, EC2V 6DN

United Kingdom

Office: + 44 (0)20 3869 0706

  jane.kirton@corpserv.co.uk

Chief Executive Officer  

Cobus Loots      

Office: + 27 (0)11 243 2900                                          

Financial Director and debt officer

Marileen Kok

Office: + 27 (0)11 243 2900

Head: Investor Relations

Hethen Hira
Tel: + 27 (0)11 243 2900
E-mail: hhira@paf.co.za

Website: www.panafricanresources.com

Company Secretary

Jane Kirton

St James's Corporate Services Limited

Office: + 44 (0)20 3869 0706

Joint Broker

Ross Allister/Georgia Langoulant

Peel Hunt LLP

Office: +44 (0)20 7418 8900

JSE Sponsor & JSE Debt Sponsor

Ciska Kloppers

Questco Corporate Advisory Proprietary Limited

Office: + 27 (0) 63 482 3802

Joint Broker

Thomas Rider/Nick Macann

BMO Capital Markets Limited

Office: +44 (0)20 7236 1010

 

Joint Broker

Matthew Armitt/Jennifer Lee

Joh. Berenberg, Gossler & Co KG (Berenberg)

Office: +44 (0)20 3207 7800

 




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