Central African Mining & Exploration Company Plc (‘CAMEC’ or ‘the Company’) Chief Financial Officer Appointment

LONDON — /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Central African Mining & Exploration Company Plc, the AIM listed fully integrated exploration, mining, trading and investment company, is pleased to announce that Mr. Andrew Burns has agreed to join its Board of Directors as Chief Financial Officer by no later than 31 August 2007.

Mr. Burns has over 20 years’ financial experience working across various sectors in the corporate arena. He trained as a Chartered Accountant for Price Waterhouse Cooper, after which he had various directorships with both private and public companies. Most recently he was Chief Financial Officer of AIM listed company, Livermore Investments Group Limited, prior to which he was Finance Director of the FTSE 250 company, Luminar plc. He was also Senior Executive Business Development of the media group, Rank Group plc, and a Non-executive Director for the AIM listed investment group, Inflexion plc.

CAMEC Chairman Phil Edmonds said, “Our aim is to build a substantial integrated exploration, mining and trading company focused in Africa. To this end, we have already created a company to be proud of. However, to take it to the next level we understand the need to invest in a high quality team, so we are therefore delighted that Andrew has agreed to join us. He will provide valuable assistance to the Company, particularly in view of his extensive financial knowledge and the strong relationships he has built in the City throughout his career.”

As part of Mr. Burns’s remuneration package, he will receive 2 million options in the Company exercisable at 57 pence per share. These will vest as follows:

- 800,000 – exercisable between 1-6 years after appointment – 800,000 – exercisable between 2-7 years after appointment – 400,000 – exercisable between 3-8 years after appointment

Mr. Burns will also receive 2 million conditional options exercisable at 57 pence per share, under the following terms:

- 400,000 which will vest on the latter of the 3rd anniversary of his appointment or the date when the Company’s share price first reaches double the exercise price.

- 800,000 which will vest on the latter of the 4th anniversary of his appointment or the date when the Company’s share price first reaches double the exercise price.

- 800,000 which will vest on the latter of the 5th anniversary of his appointment or the date when the Company’s share price first reaches double the exercise price.

All the conditional options are exercisable for a period of 5 years from the date they vest.

Mr Burns holds no other interest in any shares of the Company.

Andrew Rae Burns, aged 43, is a director or has been a director of the following companies during the previous five years:

Current Directorships: Livermore Investments Group Limited (previously Empire Online Limited) Life Glow Limited Detox Lab Limited Directorships held within the previous five years: Barnsley Dancing and Investments Limited Britannia Leisure Limited Burnley Dancing and Investments Plc Cannock Dancing & Investments Plc Charles Carpenter Limited Chicago Rock Cafe Limited Colourextra Limited Dartford Dancing and Investments Plc Edgbaston Dancing and Investments Limited Electric Garden Leisure Limited Fife Group Plc Fife Indmar Trustees Limited Figureaction Company Limited Folkestone Dancing & Investments Limited Fourwinds Leisure Limited Hanover Three Limited Hanover One Limited Hanover Two Limited Hanover Four Limited Harlow Dancing and Investments Plc Harrogate Dancing & Investments Plc Hylite Engineering Limited Inflexion plc James Hamilton & Sons (Engineering) Limited Kettering Dancing & Investments Plc Kidderminster Dancing & Investments Plc King of Clubs Limited Life Limited Life Cafe Limited Loughborough Dancing & Investments Plc Luminar Leisure Limited Luminar Health and Fitness Limited Luminar Properties Limited Luminar plc Marilyns (Hereford) Limited Luminar Dancing Limited Northern Leisure 2000 Limited Northern Leisure Limited Northern Leisure Operations Limited Northern Leisure (Southern) Limited North East Leisure Limited Oxford Dancing and Investments Plc Reading Dancing and Investments Plc Revelwell Limited Rhythm Room Limited River Blue Limited Sarcro Leisure Limited Savoy Leisure Limited Shawlands Leisure Limited Sheffield Dancing and Investments Plc Speedbury Limited Tayside Taverns Limited The Chelsea Brewery Company Limited The Fife Forge Company Limited The Jam House Limited Tivoli Developments (Buckley) Limited Toolfirst Limited Torquay Dancing and Investments Plc T.S.Forster & Sons Limited Tucker’s Smokehouse Limited Unicorn Leisure (Kingston) Limited Unicorn Leisure (Fife) Limited Unicorn Leisure Limited Unicorn Leisure (South) Limited Unicorn Holdings Limited Voodooroom Limited Worthing Dancing & Investments Plc W.T.Seymour Limited Yarflax Limited Luminar Brands Limited Luminar IP Limited Luminar (Camden Palace) Limited Luminar Dancing South Limited Luminar Dancing Finance Limited Luminar Entertainment Finance Limited Luminar South East Limited Luminar Entertainment Limited Luminar Dancing Scotland Limited Luminar Dancing North Limited ARB 2003 Limited Detox Lab Limited Lifeglow Limited

There are no other matters which are required to be announced with regard to this appointment under paragraph (g) of Schedule 2 of the AIM Rules.

For further information please visit http://www.camec-plc.com/ Central African Mining & Exploration Co. Plc

CONTACT: contact: Phil Edmonds, CAMEC, Tel: +44(0)845-108-6060;
Jonathan Wright, Seymour Pierce Ltd, Tel: +44(0)20-7107-8000; Hugo de Salis,
St Brides Media & Finance Ltd, Tel: +44(0)20-7242-4477

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