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Pan African Resources PLC announced that LTS Ventures (Pty) Ltd, associated with the CEO, refinanced a collar structure on 500,000 ordinary shares, involving a new collar with put and call strike prices of ZAR23.72 and ZAR33.61 respectively, and a ZAR11,860,000 loan secured by these shares, maturing on November 30, 2027. This refinancing did not alter the CEO's beneficial interest, which remains at 2,781,448 indirect ordinary shares (0.1192% of issued capital) and 554,790 direct ordinary shares (0.0238% of issued capital). The market value of the pledged shares was ZAR11,425,000 based on the June 23, 2026 JSE closing price of ZAR22.85.

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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’)

 

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 received notification on 24 June 2026 that LTS Ventures (Pty) Ltd, an entity associated with the Chief Executive Officer Cobus Loots, refinanced a collar structure on Pan African Resources shares entered into on 28 June 2024 and announced on 2 July 2024. As part of the refinancing, no disposal or acquisition of any Pan African Resources shares occurred.

The refinancing consisted of the following transactions:

  • New collar transaction for 500,000 ordinary shares of 1p each in Pan African Resources
  • The advance of a loan of ZAR 11,860,000 to settle liabilities under the previous and new collar structures. The loan has a redemption date of 30 November 2027 with the 500,000 Pan African Resources shares pledged as security for the loan.

Following these transactions, Mr Loots’ interest in Pan African Resources shares remains unchanged. He has an indirect beneficial interest of 2,781,448 ordinary shares, representing 0.1192% of the Company's issued share capital and a direct beneficial interest of 554,790 ordinary shares, representing 0.0238% 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: Collar Structure

Trade 2: Security for a loan

 

c)

Price(s) and volume(s):

Trade 1: Collar structure over 500,000 shares. Put option strike price (bought) ZAR23.72 per share. Call option strike price (sold) ZAR33.61 per share

Trade 2: Pledged 500,000 shares as security for a loan of ZAR11,860,000  

d)

Aggregated information:

 

Trade 1: Collar Structure

Trade 2:   Loan value of R11,860,000. Market value of the shares transferred of GBP 520,000, based on the closing market price on the LSE of GBP 1.04 per share on 23 June 2026

e)

Dates of the transactions:

Trade 1: 23 June 2026

Trade 2: 23 June 2026

f)

Place of the transactions:

Trade 1 and 2: Johannesburg Stock Exchange

 

Additional information disclosed in accordance with the JSE Listings Requirements:

a)

Nature of interest of executive:

Trade 1 and 2: Indirect beneficial interest

b)

On-market or off-market:

Trade 1 and 2: Off-market

c)

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

Yes

d)

Total value of transactions

Trade 1: No premium

Trade 2: Loan value of ZAR11,860,000. Market value of the shares pledged as security of ZAR11,425,000, based on the closing market price on the JSE of ZAR22.85 per share on 23 June 2026

e)

Holding following transactions:

Indirect beneficial 2,781,448 ordinary shares

Direct beneficial 554,790 ordinary shares  

 

 

Johannesburg

 

25 June 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) 78 286 9556

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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