Completion of the Acquisition of Evander
Pan African Resources PLC
(Incorporated and registered in England and Wales under Companies Act 1985
with registered number 3937466 on 25 February 2000)
AIM Code: PAF
JSE Code: PAN
ISIN: GB0004300496
("Pan African" or " the Company")
ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING THE COMPLETION OF THE ACQUISITION OF EVANDER GOLD MINES
LIMITED ("EVANDER") FROM HARMONY GOLD MINING COMPANY LIMITED ("TRANSACTION")
Pan African shareholders are referred to the announcement published by the
Company on 15 February 2013 wherein they were advised that the Transaction had
become unconditional.
Pan African is pleased to further advise its shareholders that, as envisaged in
the announcement of 15 February 2013, the Company assumed effective control
over Evander on 28 February 2013 and has settled the Transaction purchase
consideration ("Purchase Consideration") in full.
Payment of the Purchase Consideration was funded through a combination of cash
resources held by Pan African and Evander (including the proceeds received
through Pan African's R703 million rights offer) ("Cash Resources") and bank
funding in the form of a R600 million revolving credit facility ("RCF"). Pan
African utilised R350 million from the RCF for purposes of funding a portion of
the Purchase Consideration, with the remaining portion being funded from Cash
Resources.
Following payment of the Purchase Consideration, R250 million of the RCF
remains unutilised and the Pan African group had operational cash resources
available of R157.4 million as at 13 March 2013.
14 March 2013
Lead Corporate Adviser, Transaction Sponsor and JSE Sponsor to Pan African
One Capital
Joint Corporate Adviser and Independent Transaction Sponsor to Pan African
Nedbank Capital
Legal Counsel to Pan African
Werksmans Inc.
PAN AFRICAN ENQUIRIES UK
South Africa
Pan African Resources Canaccord Genuity Limited - Nomad and
Joint Broker
Mr Cobus Loots
Andrew Chubb / Peter Stewart /
Non-executive director and Joint Interim Sebastian Jones / Joe Weaving
Chief Executive Officer
+44 (0) 20 7523 8350
+27 (0) 11 305 8900
Mr Ron Holding
Chief Operating Officer and Joint Interim
Chief Executive Officer
+27 (0) 11 243 2900
One Capital finnCap Limited - Joint Broker
Sholto Simpson / Megan Young Elizabeth Johnson / Joanna Weaving
+27 (0) 11 550 5000 +44 (0) 20 7220 0500
Vestor Investor Relations St James's Corporate Services Limited
Louise Brugman Phil Dexter
+27 (0) 11 787 3015 +44 (0) 20 7499 3916
+27 83 504 1186
Gable Communications
Justine James
+44 (0) 20 7193 7463 / +44 (0) 7525
324431
For further information on Pan African, please visit the website at
www.panafricanresources.com