3rd Jul 2008 09:38
ANNOUNCEMENT 3 JULY 2008
EXERCISE OF OPTIONS
Coal of Africa Limited ('CoAL' or the 'Company') confirms it has today placed 690,886 ordinary shares ("Shares") to Mirabaud Securities Limited pursuant to its exercise of Class E Options at an exercise price of 65 pence per Share.
An Appendix 3B will be lodged following this announcement and application will be made for the Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM.
Following the admission of the Shares, the number of Ordinary Shares on issue will be 398,945,378.
Secondary Trading Notice Pursuant to Paragraph 708A(5)(e) of the Corporations Act 2001 ("Act")
The Act restricts the on-sale of securities issued without disclosure, unless the sale is exempt under section 708 or 708A of the Act. By giving this notice, a sale of the Shares noted above will fall within the exemption in section 708A(5) of the Act.
The Company hereby notifies ASX under paragraph 708A(5)(e) of the Act that:
AUTHORISED BY:
Shannon Coates
Company Secretary
Simon Farrell, Managing Director CZA +61 417 985 383 Olly Cairns / Romil Patel Blue Oar Securities Plc +618 6430 1631 or +44 20 7448 4400 Jos Simson/ Leesa Peters Conduit PR +44(0) 20 7429 6603Petronella Gorrie The Event Shop +27 82 827 8815
www.coalofafrica.com
About CoAL:
Coal of Africa Limited ("CoAL") is primarily focused on the acquisition, exploration and development of thermal and metallurgical coal projects. The Company's key projects, along with its leading metals processing company NiMag Group (Pty) Ltd are in South Africa. The Company was incorporated in Western Australia and listed in 1980. Since 2005, the Company has also listed on both the AIM and JSE markets, allowing further growth in the Company's coal assets.
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