Director Shareholding, Issue of Equity and Tota...

African Consolidated Resources plc / Ticker: AFCR / Index: AIM / Sector: Mining
                                  5 April 2011
          African Consolidated Resources plc ('ACR' or 'the Company')
        Director's Shareholding, Issue of Equity and Total Voting Rights

African  Consolidated  Resources  plc,  the  AIM listed resource and development
company,  announces  that  Chairman  R  C  Tucker on 4 April 2011 subscribed for
1,000,000 new ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company ('Shares') at a price of
4.5p per share following the exercise of share options granted on 29 June 2006.

The  Company has also been  advised that on 4 April  2011 R C Tucker transferred
788,732 Shares  to his Self Invested Personal Pension (SIPP) at a price of 7.1p
per share.

Issue of Shares

The  Company also announces that on  1 April 2011 1,000,000 Shares of 1p each in
the  Company ('Further Shares') have been issued  at a price of 10p per share to
Rosaire  International  Services  Ltd  in  settlement  of sums due following the
termination  of a consulting agreement concerning the provision of services of a
former financial controller of the Company.

Application  will be made for the admission of the Shares and the Further Shares
to  trade on the  AIM market of  the London Stock  Exchange which is expected to
occur at 8 a.m. on 8 April 2011.

Total Voting Rights

Following  the issue of the  Shares and the Further  Shares, the total number of
shares in issue will be 371,502,451 ordinary shares with each share carrying the
right to one vote.

                                    **ENDS**

For further information visit www.acrplc.com or please contact:
Roy Tucker                   African Consolidated Resources [phone]
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Andrew Cranswick             African Consolidated Resources [phone]
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Andrew Godber                Panmure Gordon (UK) Limited    [phone]

Abhishek Majumdar            Panmure Gordon (UK) Limited    [phone]

Susie Geliher                St Brides Media & Finance Ltd  [phone]








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