Retirement of Non-Executive Director

1 July 2014

Sovereign Mines of Africa PLC

("SMA" or "the Company")

Retirement of Non-Executive Director

Sovereign Mines of Africa PLC announces that, as set out in the notice of meeting, John Prochnau a Non-Executive Director of the Company retired as a director of SMA at the Company's AGM on 26 June 2014.

Enquiries:

SOVEREIGN MINES OF AFRICA PLC

David Pearl, F.C.A. - Chairman +353 696 8961

[email protected]

John Barry - Exploration Director +353 8 7669 5608

Nathan Steinberg - Finance Director +44 20 7269 7680

SHORE CAPITAL - NOMINATED ADVISER & BROKER

Toby Gibbs/Bidhi Bhoma - Corporate Finance

Jerry Keen - Corporate Broking +44 20 7408 4090