Director's Shareholding


African Consolidated Resources plc / Ticker: AFCR / Index: AIM / Sector: Mining

29 May 2012

African Consolidated Resources plc ('ACR' or the 'Company')

Director's Shareholding

ACR, the AIM listed southern African focused resource development company, announces that on 28 May 2012 Andrew Cranswick, director of the Company, settled, for nil consideration, his interest in 9,857,115 ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company on a trust, the beneficiaries of which were adult members of his family but excluding himself.

The Company was notified of the above transaction on 28 May 2012.

As a result Andrew Cranswick holds no ordinary shares in the Company apart from his interest over shares held through contracts with the Company's Employee Benefit Trust.

**ENDS**

For further information visit www.acrplc.com or please contact:

Roy Tucker     African Consolidated Resources plc     +44 (0) 1622 816918

+44 (0) 7920 189012

Andrew Cranswick   African Consolidated Resources plc     +44 (0) 7920 189010

Andrew Godber   Panmure Gordon (UK) Limited     +44 (0) 207 459 3600

Callum Stewart   Panmure Gordon (UK) Limited     +44 (0) 207 459 3600

Susie Geliher     St Brides Media & Finance Ltd     +44 (0) 20 7236 1177