Notification of Major Interest in Shares

African Consolidated Resources plc / Ticker: AFCR / Index: AIM / Sector: Mining
                                 26 April 2011
          African Consolidated Resources plc ('ACR' or 'the Company')
                    Notification of Major Interest in Shares

African Consolidated Resources Plc, the AIM listed resource development company,
was  notified  on  21 April  2011 that  following  an  acquisition of 7,430,535
ordinary  shares in the Company  on 20 April 2011, Royal Bank  of Canada, as the
parent  company  of  RBC  Trustees  (CI)  Limited,  is interested in 26,434,535
ordinary  shares representing approximately 7.12% of  the Company's issued share
capital and voting rights.

                                    **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]

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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