Director/PDMR Shareholding

Pan African Resources plc

(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

("the Company")

DIRECTORS' DEALING

The Company was informed on 16 October 2009 that, Mr Jan Nelson, the Company's
Chief Executive Officer, purchased 75,134 ordinary shares of 1 pence each in
the Company (`Shares') on that day at a price of 95 South African cents per
share.

 
Following this transaction, Mr Nelson has an interest in 122,442 Shares (0.01%
of the current issued share capital).

Johannesburg

16 October 2009

JSE Sponsor and Corporate Advisor

Barnard Jacobs Mellet Corporate Finance (Proprietary) Limited

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

Enquiries:

Pan African Resources

Jan Nelson, CEO

[phone]

Nicole Spruijt, Public Relations

[phone]

RBC Capital Markets

Martin Eales

[phone]

Barnard Jacobs Mellet Corporate Finance (Proprietary) Limited

Natalie Di-Sante

[phone]

Sholto Simpson

[phone]

St James's Corporate Services Limited

Phil Dexter

[phone]

FD Beachhead Media & Investor Relations

Jennifer Cohen

[phone]

Louise Brugman

[phone]

[phone]