Purchase of Shares by Director

African Consolidated Resources Plc (the 'Company')

                   Purchase of Shares by Director

African Consolidated  Resources  Plc, the  Zimbabwe  focused  mineral
exploration company, announces that it  was informed on 15  September
2008 of the purchase  on the market on  12 September 2008 of  250,000
ordinary shares of 1p each in the  Company at a price of 15p each  by
A. N. Cranswick, Chief Executive Officer of the Company.


Enquiries:


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| African Consolidated Resources plc |                              |
| Andrew Cranswick                   | [phone]              |
| Roy Tucker                         | [phone] / +44 7920   |
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| Ambrian Partners Limited           |                              |
| Richard Brown                      | [phone]             |
| Richard Greenfield                 |                              |
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