Result of AGM and Appointment of Interim Director

Results of Annual General Meeting 20 June 2012: African Eagle Resources plc ("African Eagle" or the "Company") (AIM: AFE; AltX: AEA) is pleased to announce that all the resolutions put to the meeting were passed at the Annual General Meeting held earlier today. The Company also announces that, after the Annual General Meeting today, the Board appointed Mr. Robert McLearon as Interim Executive Director and Group Financial Controller. It is intended that Mr...

Results of Annual General Meeting

 

20 June 2012: African Eagle Resources plc ("African Eagle" or the "Company") (AIM: AFE; AltX: AEA) is pleased to announce that all the resolutions put to the meeting were passed at the Annual General Meeting held earlier today.

 

The Company also announces that, after the Annual General Meeting today, the Board appointed Mr. Robert McLearon as Interim Executive Director and Group Financial Controller. It is intended that Mr. McLearon will fulfil the role of Interim Executive Director until the appointment of a full time Finance Director.

 

Robert Jonathan McLearon, aged 35, also currently serves as Chief Financial Officer at African Eagle's subsidiary undertaking, Cobra Copper. Prior to joining the Company, Mr McLearon held positions as Financial Controller and Company Secretary at ENK plc and Corporate Controller at Baltic Oil Terminals plc.

 

Save as set out above, there are no details in relation to the appointment which need to be disclosed under paragraph (g) of Schedule 2 of the AIM Rules.

 

About African Eagle

African Eagle Resources plc is a mining explorer and developer with development projects in Tanzania and Zambia.  The Company's flagship project is the Dutwa Nickel project in Tanzania located about 25km south of Lake Victoria and 110km east of Mwanza within greenstone gold belts which host many of Tanzania's operating and developing gold mines.  The Company is quoted on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange (AIM: AFE) and on the AltX of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (AltX: AEA).

 

 

For further information, please visit www.africaneagle.co.uk or contact:

African Eagle Resources plc

Trevor A. Moss (CEO)

Alex Buck

+44 20 7248 6059

 

Canaccord Genuity Limited (NOMAD)

Rob Collins or Andrew Chubb

+ 44 20 7523 8000

 

Ocean Equities Limited (Joint Broker)

Guy Wilkes
+44 20 7786 4370

 

Russell & Associates, Johannesburg

Charmane Russell or Marion Brower
+27 11 880 3924

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