RNS Number:4800Q
African Gold PLC
02 October 2003

African Gold plc is delighted to announce that it has today appointed Mr James
Michael Finn as Finance Director of the Company. Jim Finn (aged 44) is the
senior financial executive of a group of resource companies since 1988.  He
holds a management degree and accounting qualifications.

Jim Finn currently holds 2,345,000 ordinary shares in African Gold plc,
representing approximately 1.5 per cent. of the issued share capital and has the
following directorships and partnerships in addition to that of African Gold
plc:

A. Watt & Co plc
Andrew A. Watt & Co Limited
Adam Miller & Company Ltd
African Diamonds plc
African Gold (Ireland) Ltd
Brosna Whiskey plc
Carlington Whiskey plc
Cooley Irish Whiskey Ltd
Cooley Distillery plc
Endeavour Oil & Gas Inc
Endeavour Oil & Gas Limited
Grampian Resources Limited
Innishowen Distilleries plc
Irish Marine Oil Limited
John Locke & Company Ltd
Kilbeggan Whiskey Limited
Lockes Distillery plc
Miller Products Limited
Minco plc
Old Tyrconnell Whiskey Ltd
Pan Andean Oil & Gas Limited
Pan Andean Resources plc
Petrel Industries Limited
Riverstown Animal Feeds plc
The Irish Whiskey Company Ltd
Tyrconnell Distilleries plc
Whiskey Manufacturing (NI) plc
Whiskey Manufacturing plc
Zambezi Gold plc

There are no further matters to be disclosed in accordance with Schedule 2(f) of
the AIM Rules.


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