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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’)
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Pan African Resources Funding Company Limited Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa with limited liability Registration number: 2012/021237/06 Alpha code: PARI
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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 received notification on 14 May 2026 of the expiry of the equity funded transactions entered into by LTS Ventures (Pty) Ltd (“LTS”), an entity associated with the Chief Executive Officer, Cobus Loots, as previously announced to the market on 14 May 2024.
The expiry of the transactions entailed the following:
Following these transactions, Mr Loots has an indirect beneficial interest of 2,187,538 ordinary shares, representing 0.0937% 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.
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated |
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Name: |
Cobus Loots
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Reason for the notification |
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Position/status: |
Chief Executive Officer |
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Initial notification/Amendment: |
Initial notification |
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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Company name: |
Pan African Resources PLC |
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LEI: |
213800EAXURCXMX6RL85 |
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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 |
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Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument:
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Ordinary shares of 1p each
Identification code: GB0004300496 |
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Nature of the transaction: |
Trade 1: Termination of the pledge and cession Trade 2: Settlement of collar and financing transaction through disposal of shares
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Price(s) and volume(s): |
Trade 1: Termination of pledge and cession over 3,007,222 shares Trade 2: Settlement of collar and financing transaction to the value of ZAR86,058,228.52 through disposal of 2,609,616 shares at a price of ZAR33.03 per share. |
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Aggregated information:
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Trade 1: No value Trade 2: Disposal value of ZAR86,195,616.50, of which a portion was utilised to settle the collar and financing transaction to the value of ZAR86,058,228.52
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Dates of the transactions: |
Trade 1 and 2: 11 May 2026 |
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Place of the transactions: |
Trade 1 and 2: Johannesburg Stock Exchange |
Additional information disclosed in accordance with the JSE Listings Requirements:
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Nature of interest of executive: |
Trade 1 and 2: Indirect beneficial |
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On-market or off-market: |
Trade 1: Off-market Trade 2: On-market |
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Clearance given in terms of paragraph 6.83 of the JSE Listings Requirements: |
Yes |
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Total value of transactions |
Trade 1: Market value of the pledged shares of ZAR100,050,275.94, based on the prevailing market price on the JSE of ZAR33.27 per share on 13 May 2026 Trade 2: Disposal value of ZAR86,195,616.50, of which a portion was utilised to settle the collar and financing transaction to the value of ZAR86,058,228.52 |
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Holding following transactions: |
Indirect beneficial 2,187,538 ordinary shares Direct beneficial 1,148,700 ordinary shares |
Johannesburg
15 May 2026
For further information on Pan African, please visit the Company's website at
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Corporate information |
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Corporate Office The Firs Building 2nd Floor, Office 204 Corner Cradock and Biermann Avenues Rosebank, Johannesburg South Africa Office: + 27 (0)11 243 2900 |
Registered Office 107 Cheapside, 2 nd Floor London, EC2V 6DN United Kingdom Office: + 44 (0)20 3869 0706 |
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Chief Executive Officer Cobus Loots Office: + 27 (0)11 243 2900 |
Financial Director and debt officer Marileen Kok Office: + 27 (0)11 243 2900 |
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Head: Investor Relations
Hethen Hira
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Website: www.panafricanresources.com |
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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 |
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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 |
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Joint Broker Matthew Armitt/Jennifer Lee Joh. Berenberg, Gossler & Co KG (Berenberg) Office: +44 (0)20 3207 7800 |