Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number:1384U
African Copper PLC
30 March 2007


PRESS RELEASE

30 March 2007


www.africancopper.com


AIM: ACU

BSE: African Copper

TSX: ACU



                               AFRICAN COPPER Plc

                      ("African Copper" or "the Company")


                            Directors' Shareholdings



On 29 March 2007 Brad Kipp exercised options over 350,000 Ordinary Shares in the
Company at an exercise price of 35p per option under the terms of a stock option
agreement dated 5 April 2004.


Mr Kipp sold 250,000 of the shares allotted pursuant to the exercise of options
at a price of 66p per share and retained 100,000 of the shares. His beneficial
holding in the ordinary shares of the Company is now 300,000 Ordinary Shares
(0.2% of the Company's issued share capital).


Pursuant to the exercise of a further 350,000 options, the Company announces the
issue of 700,000 Ordinary Shares. Application has been made to the London Stock
Exchange for admission of the shares to trading on AIM, which is expected to
take place on 5 April 2007.



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For further information please contact:


African Copper Plc     Numis Securities Limited        Parkgreen Communications
                      (NOMAD)
Susan Wallace          John Harrison / James Black     Clare Irvine/ Justine Howarth
Company Secretary
[phone]    [phone]            [phone]




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