Director/PDMR Shareholding

African Consolidated Resources plc / Ticker: AFCR / Index: AIM / Sector: Mining
                                  25 July 2011
          African Consolidated Resources plc ('ACR' or the 'Company')
                            Director's Shareholding

ACR,  the  AIM  listed  southern  African  focused resource development company,
announces  that  on  22 July  2011, Stuart  Bottomley,  director of the Company,
purchased one million ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company for £40,000.

The Company was notified of the above transaction on 23 July 2011.

The resultant holding of Stuart Bottomley (including pension fund) following the
above  transaction is 5,876,000 ordinary  shares in the  Company, being 1.29% of
the  Company's issued share capital.  This holding does not include his interest
over shares held through contracts with the Company's Employee Benefit Trust.

                                    **ENDS**

For further information visit www.acrplc.com or please contact:

 Roy Tucker          African Consolidated Resources plc   [phone]
                                                          [phone]

 Andrew Godber       Panmure Gordon (UK) Limited          [phone]

 Callum Stewart      Panmure Gordon (UK) Limited          [phone]

 Abhishek Majumdar   Panmure Gordon (UK) Limited          [phone]

 Susie Geliher       St Brides Media & Finance Ltd        [phone]









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