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Thu 21 Apr 2011, 8:00 AEA - African Eagle Resources Plc - Preliminary results for the year ended 31
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AEA - African Eagle Resources Plc - Preliminary results for the year ended 31   
December 2010                                                                   
African Eagle Resources plc                                                     
Incorporated in England and Wales                                               
(Registration number 3912362)                                                   
(AIM share code: AFE   AIM ISIN: GB0003394813)                                  
(JSE share code: AEA   JSE ISIN: GB0003394813)                                  
PRELIMINARY RESULTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2010                         
African Eagle Resources plc ("African Eagle" or "the Company", ticker AIM: AFE, 
AltX: AEA) today announces its preliminary results for the year ended 31        
December 2010. The Company`s annual consolidated financial statements have been 
prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS")
as adopted by the European Union. The information in this preliminary           
announcement has been extracted from the audited financial statements for the   
year ended 31 December 2010 and as such, does not contain all of the information
required to be disclosed in the financial statements prepared in accordance with
IFRS. The Company will publish its full Annual Report and Financial Statements  
to shareholders in May 2011.                                                    
Highlights from 2010 and early 2011:                                            
*    Dutwa resource upgrade:                                                    
*    Total Dutwa JORC resource 98.6Mt at 0.93% nickel                           
*    46.2Mt at 0.93% nickel and 0.03% cobalt in the JORC indicated category     
*    917,000 tonnes contained nickel                                            
*    Pre-feasibility study on track for Q3 2011, leading into a bankable        
feasibility study                                                               
*    New economic model including full Whittle optimisation:                    
*    Confirms that Dutwa is likely to be economically viable                    
*    Post-tax NPV of US$870 million at a nickel price of US$10/lb               
*    Cash costs estimated at around US$3.37/lb                                  
*    Indicates tank leaching would give the best return                         
*    Zanzui complex targeting 20Mt at up to 1% nickel                           
*    Oversubscribed private placing in January 2011 raised GBP3.7 million       
*    Successful September 2010 placing raised GBP3.3 million                    
*    Divestment of non-core assets to focus on Dutwa Project continues:         
*    Farm-in signed on Miyabi Gold Project with BrightStar Resources            
*    Interest in Igurubi Gold Project sold for shares subject to due diligence  
*    Uranium division vended in to Jacana Resources                             
Mark Parker, Managing Director of African Eagle, commented:                     
"The significant resource upgrades and improved economics achieved at our Dutwa 
project during the year greatly helped to de-risk the project. These            
achievements and others drove up the share price by 208% during 2010. The Board 
believes that the Company is still significantly undervalued against its nickel 
resources and plans to unlock this potential by delivering on its 2011          
commitments."                                                                   
Chairman`s Statement                                                            
Dear Shareholder                                                                
I am very pleased to report that 2010 was the year in which the investment      
community began to recognise the value of our Company, as I predicted in my     
Statement a year ago. The reasons for this included de-risking of our world     
class Dutwa nickel project in Tanzania, firmer commodity prices and signing up  
our new joint broker, Ocean Equities Limited. Ocean Equities has introduced some
major institutional investors to our share register, whom I am pleased to       
welcome to African Eagle.                                                       
We are now well into the pre-feasibility study of the Dutwa nickel project,     
which we expect to complete by the end of Q3 this year before moving into a     
bankable feasibility study.                                                     
Dutwa economics                                                                 
A key component of the Dutwa feasibility study will be the financial model of   
the project, which has been built for us by independent consultant Simulus, of  
Perth, Western Australia using inputs from Snowden Mining Industry Consultants  
and AMEC Minproc. The new model has allowed us to update the mid-2009 scoping   
study economics. It has given us the ability to test the economic impacts of    
different strategies, such as heap versus tank leaching, different rates of     
throughput, choices of financing structure and options for the source and       
transport of reagents. In March 2011, Snowden delivered a Whittle pit           
optimisation report which further confirmed the economic viability of the       
project.                                                                        
The table below shows the results of the latest financial model for both tank   
and heap leaching at a yearly throughput of 3Mt of ore, for nickel prices of    
US$8 and US$10 per pound. The nickel price as I write is over US$11.50/lb and I 
will leave you to estimate what value that could generate.                      
3Mtpa throughput                         Heap Leach     Tank Leach              
Nickel price                  US$/lb     $10      $8    $10          $8         
NPV10 post-tax                US$M       705      260   870          385        
IRR post-tax                  %          26       17    29           20         
Cash costs                    US$/lb     3.56     3.56  3.37         3.37       
Increasing the throughput to 5Mtpa would improve the project returns, but       
logistical challenges will make 3Mtpa a more realistic production target until  
proposed infrastructure developments within Tanzania allow the operation to be  
scaled up.                                                                      
The predicted cash costs of around US$3.37/lb place Dutwa around the median of  
the global nickel production curve. This cash cost includes US$1.60/lb leaching 
reagent costs and US$1.00/lb for transporting the reagents and end product. We  
are working hard to find ways to minimise these component costs.                
The inputs to the financial model will be improved as the feasibility study     
advances. At this stage, we should regard the results at the level of advanced  
scoping study, but confidence will increase as more information becomes         
available. The next big milestone will be completion of the bulk metallurgical  
tests now being undertaken by three specialist laboratories in Perth, Western   
Australia to determine which process route will provide the optimum financial   
return.                                                                         
We are pleased that our partner on the Dutwa project, SAFINA of the Czech       
Republic, has agreed to finance its share of the pre-feasibility and bankable   
feasibility studies and estimate that on completion of the bankable feasibility 
study, African Eagle will hold between 76% and 80% and SAFINA will hold between 
24% and 20%, respectively, of the equity in the Dutwa project.                  
Zanzui and other regional targets                                               
The Zanzui complex, which lies 60km southwest of Dutwa, is a roughly circular   
layered mafic-ultramafic intrusive with a diameter of around 12km that covers an
area of more than 140km2. Drill results from 2009 and 2010 allowed our          
geologists to calculate an exploration target of at least 20Mt at 0.91% nickel  
equivalent in laterite ore, though this is not yet defined to JORC resource     
standard. Numerical interpretation of our VTEM geophysical survey suggests that 
there are other thick laterite targets yet to be tested and bedrock conductors  
which may prove to be nickel sulphides. Anomalous gold and platinum samples have
also been found.                                                                
We have identified other regional targets, including one 20km to the east of our
Dutwa project, where a nickel in soil anomaly occurs over an area with no rock  
outcrop. This anomaly will be drill tested during Q4 2011.                      
Legacy projects                                                                 
African Eagle is divesting its interests in its non-core assets in order to     
focus on the Dutwa project and make the transition from an explorer to a nickel 
producer. A key objective in this process is to maximise the value of these     
assets.                                                                         
Aside from its nickel projects, African Eagle`s Board believes that the         
Company`s most valuable asset is its copper portfolio in Zambia. Progress to    
divest this portfolio has been slower than planned, because the Board has not   
been prepared to split this asset and give it away cheaply. As the copper price 
continues to reach new records, I believe that we have been fully justified in  
holding on for the best value.                                                  
Our copper division represents a fully integrated copper exploration and        
development company in one of the great copper producing regions of the world,  
and the Board believes that the portfolio has greatest value if maintained as   
one entity. Therefore, the Board has appointed Chris Davies, our Operations     
Director, as CEO designate and mandated him to raise private equity and         
implement an accelerated work programme ahead of listing shares in a new copper 
company later this year. We are pleased that Michael Mundashi, a senior Zambian 
attorney, has agreed to join the Board of the new company, especially as we are 
considering a dual listing on the Lusaka Stock Exchange.                        
The improved copper price has also allowed us, with our joint venture partner   
Ratel Group Limited, to begin to develop the Mkushi Copper Mine. A staged       
development of the project is planned, with an initial start-up operation using 
heap leaching or alternative processing methods. Ratel is updating the 2008     
feasibility study with the aim of building up to a larger scale operation in the
latter part of 2012. The funding of our interest in Mkushi will be through      
equity directly into the copper division so will not deflect resources away from
Dutwa.                                                                          
In November, African Eagle vended its uranium projects in Mozambique, Tanzania  
and Zambia, subject to due diligence, for shares and cash into Jacana Resources 
Limited, a private Australian group. Jacana expects to list its shares in       
Australia later this year, at which time we can expect to benefit from          
participation in a focussed uranium explorer.                                   
In April 2010, the Company agreed terms with ASX-listed Peak Resources Limited  
to dispose of the Igurubi gold project in Tanzania for cash and shares. Peak is 
currently awaiting receipt of the licence from the Tanzanian authorities, a pre-
condition of the agreement, before issuing shares to African Eagle. The delay in
the process is not uncommon and we expect the licence to be issued shortly.     
Following Macquarie Harbour Mining Limited`s decision to relinquish its joint   
venture agreement on Miyabi, the Company has signed a farm-in agreement with    
BrightStar Resources Limited, a company listed on the ASX (Ticker: BUT).        
Corporate                                                                       
In September 2010, with our shares at 3.75p, we raised GBP3.3 million before    
expenses through a placing with institutions and private client brokers. In     
January 2011, we took advantage of the strong demand for our shares and the     
headroom that you authorised at our last Annual General Meeting, to place a     
further 23.86 million shares at 15.5p for a gross GBP3.7 million. These extra   
funds have given us the ability to carry out further drilling and detailed      
metallurgical testwork at Dutwa while maintaining the momentum of the pre-      
feasibility study.                                                              
To enhance our investor relations efforts, we signed up Ocean Equities as joint 
broker in September 2010 and, in February 2011, appointed Canaccord Genuity     
Limited as our new nominated adviser and joint broker.                          
The year ahead                                                                  
We have much to look forward to in the year ahead, with improvements and        
refinement to the Dutwa nickel project, regional exploration, the IPO of our    
copper division and news from other non-core assets. We recognise that the      
interest that investors have shown in us over the past few months is only the   
start and we believe the Company remains undervalued compared to many of its    
peers. Our market capitalisation today is still only a fraction of the NPV of   
Dutwa plus the value of our other assets. Together with Ocean Equity and        
Canaccord Genuity Limited, the Board, management and employees of African Eagle 
will continue to strive to maximise shareholder value and reduce that valuation 
gap.                                                                            
I would like to thank all our employees for their hard work and commitment      
during the year. I would also like to commend our Managing Director, Mark       
Parker, who has been very pragmatic and unselfish in recognising that his       
particular skills are in exploration and not best suited to bringing Dutwa into 
production. Consequently, the Board has begun the search for a new CEO. Mark,   
who founded the Company in 1996, remains a committed shareholder. He will stay  
on the Board as a director but will focus his efforts on business development   
and identifying other regional nickel targets.                                  
I am sure that we can continue to add value in 2011 and close the wide gap      
between our market capitalisation and the underlying value of our assets.       
Euan Worthington                                                                
Chairman                                                                        
Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income                                  
For the year ended 31 December 2010                                             
Note   Year to     Year to               
                                              31 December 31 December           
                                               2010        2009                 
                                              GBP         GBP                   

Depreciation expense                           (41,661)    (60,659)             
Employee benefits expense                      (588,557)   (500,305)            
Impairment of deferred exploration             (57,498)    (221,169)            
expenditure                                                                     
Share of loss in associate                     (2,337)     (7,476)              
Other expenses                                 (469,170)   (453,200)            
Other income                                   120,000     -                    

Operating loss                                 (1,039,222) (1,242,809)          
                                                                                
Finance income:                                                                 
Bank interest receivable                       28,182      29,887               
Foreign exchange (loss)/gain                   (23,490)    23,328               
                                                                                
Loss before tax                                (1,034,530) (1,189,594)          

Income tax expense                             -           -                    
                                                                                
Loss attributable to equity owners for         (1,034,530) (1,189,594)          
the year                                                                        
                                                                                
Other comprehensive income/(loss):                                              
                                                                                
Exchange differences on translation of         182,155     (857,040)            
foreign operations                                                              
Available for sale investments:                                                 
Disposal                                      -           12,718                
Fair value adjustment                         210,400     976                   
                                                                                
Other comprehensive income/(loss) for          392,555     (843,346)            
the year                                                                        

Total comprehensive loss attributable          (641,975)   (2,032,940)          
to equity owners for the year                                                   
                                                                                
Loss per share:                                                                 
Basic/diluted loss per share from       2      (0.3p)      (0.5p)               
total and continuing operations                                                 
Headline/diluted loss per share from    2      (0.3p)      (0.4p)               
total and continuing operations                                                 
                                                                                
All operations are continuing.                                                  
Consolidated Statement of Financial Position                                    
For the year ended 31 December 2010                                             
                                      Note   31 December  31 December           
                                              2010         2009                 
                                             GBP          GBP                   

ASSETS                                                                          
                                                                                
Non-current assets                                                              
Property, plant and equipment                 43,578       80,706               
Available for sale investments                330,400      -                    
Investment in associates                      2,564,515    2,319,435            
Investment in joint ventures                  33,664       34,626               
Deferred exploration costs             3      11,176,584   10,261,104           
                                                                                
Total non-current assets                      14,148,741   12,695,871           
                                                                                
Current assets                                                                  
Cash and cash equivalents                     3,170,709    3,293,014            
Other receivables                             451,239      124,063              
                                                                                
Exploration assets held for sale       4      1,098,843    -                    
Total current assets                          4,720,791    3,417,077            
                                                                                
Total assets                                  18,869,532   16,112,948           

LIABILITIES                                                                     
                                                                                
Current liabilities                                                             
Other payables                                (395,253)    (322,740)            
                                                                                
Total liabilities                             (395,253)    (322,740)            
                                                                                
Net assets                                    18,474,279   15,790,208           
                                                                                
EQUITY                                                                          
                                                                                
Equity attributable to owners of the                                            
parent:                                                                         
Share capital                                 3,847,622    2,967,622            
Share premium account                         23,888,084   21,678,832           
Merger reserve                                705,723      705,723              
Available for sale revaluation                210,400      -                    
reserve                                                                         
Foreign currency reserve                      42,865       (139,290)            
Retained losses                               (10,220,415) (9,422,679)          
                                                                                
Total equity                                  18,474,279   15,790,208           
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity                                     
For the year ended 31 December 2010                                             
                           Share      Share      Merger   Available             
                           Capital    premium    Reserve  for sale              
                                      account             revaluation           
reserve               
                           GBP        GBP        GBP      GBP                   
                                                                                
Balance at 31 December      2,125,402  19,323,784 705,723  (13,694)             
2008                                                                            
Loss for year               -          -          -        -                    
Other comprehensive                                                             
income/(loss):                                                                  
Exchange differences on     -          -          -        -                    
translation of foreign                                                          
operations                                                                      
Available for sale          -          -          -        976                  
investments - fair value                                                        
adjustment                                                                      
Disposal of available       -          -          -        12,718               
for sale investments                                                            
Total comprehensive         -          -          -        13,694               
income/(loss) for the                                                           
year                                                                            
Transactions with equity                                                        
owners for 2009:                                                                
Issue of share capital      842,220    2,526,660  -        -                    
Share issue costs           -          (171,612)  -        -                    
Share-based payments        -          -          -        -                    
Total transactions with                2,355,048  -        -                    
equity owners               842,220                                             
Balance at 31 December      2,967,622  21,678,832 705,723  -                    
2009                                                                            
Loss for year               -          -          -        -                    
Other comprehensive                                                             
income/(loss):                                                                  
Exchange differences on     -          -          -        -                    
translation of foreign                                                          
operations                                                                      
Available for sale          -          -          -        210,400              
investments - fair value                                                        
adjustment                                                                      
Total comprehensive         -          -          -        210,400              
income/(loss) for the                                                           
year                                                                            
Transactions with equity                                                        
owners for 2010:                                                                
Issue of share capital      880,000    2,420,000  -        -                    
Share issue costs           -          (210,748)  -        -                    
Share-based payments        -          -          -        -                    
Total transactions with     880,000    2,209,252  -        -                    
equity owners                                                                   
Balance at 31 December      3,847,622  23,888,084 705,723  210,400              
2010                                                                            
                           Foreign     Retained     Total                       
                           Currency    Losses       equity                      
                           reserve                                              
GBP         GBP          GBP                         
                                                                                
Balance at 31 December      717,750     (8,280,445)  14,578,520                 
2008                                                                            
Loss for year               -           (1,176,876)  (1,176,876)                
Other comprehensive                                                             
income/(loss):                                                                  
Exchange differences on     (857,040)   -            (857,040)                  
translation of foreign                                                          
operations                                                                      
Available for sale          -           -            976                        
investments - fair value                                                        
adjustment                                                                      
Disposal of available       -           (12,718)     -                          
for sale investments                                                            
Total comprehensive         (857,040)   (1,189,594)  (2,032,940)                
income/(loss) for the                                                           
year                                                                            
Transactions with equity                                                        
owners for 2009:                                                                
Issue of share capital      -           -            3,368,880                  
Share issue costs           -           -            (171,612)                  
Share-based payments        -           47,360       47,360                     
Total transactions with     -           47,360       3,244,628                  
equity owners                                                                   
Balance at 31 December      (139,290)   (9,422,679)  15,790,208                 
2009                                                                            
Loss for year               -           (1,034,530)  (1,034,530)                
Other comprehensive                                                             
income/(loss):                                                                  
Exchange differences on     182,155     -            182,155                    
translation of foreign                                                          
operations                                                                      
Available for sale          -           -            210,400                    
investments - fair value                                                        
adjustment                                                                      
Total comprehensive         182,155     (1,034,530)  (641,975)                  
income/(loss) for the                                                           
year                                                                            
Transactions with equity                                                        
owners for 2010:                                                                
Issue of share capital      -           -            3,300,000                  
Share issue costs           -           -            (210,748)                  
Share-based payments        -           236,794      236,794                    
Total transactions with     -           236,794      3,326,046                  
equity owners                                                                   
Balance at 31 December      42,865      (10,220,415) 18,474,279                 
2010                                                                            
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows                                            
For the year ended 31 December 2010                                             
                                                Year to 31   Year to 31         
                                                December     December           
2010          2009              
                                                GBP          GBP                
                                                                                
Operating activities                                                            
Loss before taxation                             (1,034,530)  (1,189,594)       
Adjustments for:                                                                
Depreciation                                     41,661       60,659            
Exchange gain                                    (1,115)      (3,251)           
Loss on disposal of property, plant and          423          705               
equipment                                                                       
Interest received                                (28,182)     (29,887)          
Impairment of deferred exploration expenditure   57,498       221,169           
Share-based payments                             236,794      47,360            
Share of loss in associate venture               2,337        7,476             
Disposal of available for sale investments       -            12,718            
(Increase)/decrease in other receivables         (326,205)    8,544             
Increase in other payables                       2,043        3,797             
Share of joint venture loss                      975          630               
Recognition of investment in a listed company    (120,000)    -                 
                                                                                
Cash flows from operating activities             (1,168,301)  (859,674)         
                                                                                
Investing activities                                                            
Payments to acquire property, plant and          (1,961)      (26,505)          
equipment                                                                       
Payments for deferred exploration expenditure    (1,800,872)  (1,458,630)       
Interest received                                28,182       29,887            
Investments in associates                        (270,436)    (290,308)         
Sale of investment for resale                    -            2,943             
                                                                                
Cash flows used in investing activities          (2,045,087)  (1,742,613)       
                                                                                

Financing activities                                                            
Proceeds from issue of share capital             3,089,252    3,197,268         
                                                                                
Cash flows from financing activities             3,089,252    3,197,268         
                                                                                
Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash         (124,136)    594,981           
equivalents                                                                     
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year   3,293,014    2,709,957         
Exchange gain/(loss)                             1,831        (11,924)          
                                                                                
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year         3,170,709    3,293,014         
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements                                  
For the year ended 31 December 2010                                             
1    NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND GENERAL INFORMATION                               
African Eagle Resources plc ("African Eagle" or the "Company") is a public      
limited company incorporated and domiciled in England and is listed on the AIM  
market of the London Stock Exchange and on the Alternative Exchange of the      
Johannesburg Stock Exchange Limited (AltX).                                     
African Eagle is a holding company of a group of mineral exploration and        
development companies (the "Group"). The principal activities of the Group are  
the exploration and development of mineral deposits, with a focus on nickel in  
Tanzania. The Company also has gold projects in Tanzania and copper projects in 
Zambia.                                                                         
African Eagle`s consolidated financial statements are presented in pounds       
sterling (GBP), which is also the functional currency of the parent company.    
2    LOSS PER SHARE                                                             
Basic loss per share                                                            
The calculation of basic loss per share is based on the loss for the year       
divided by the weighted average number of shares in issue during the year. In   
calculating the diluted loss per share potential ordinary shares such as share  
options and warrants have not been included as they would have the effect of    
decreasing the loss per share. Decreasing the loss per share would be anti-     
dilutive.                                                                       
                                          2010        2009                      
                                          GBP         GBP                       
Loss for the year                          (1,034,530) (1,189,594)              
Weighted average number of shares in       318,942,950 246,459,673              
issue                                                                           
Basic & diluted loss per share             (0.3p)      (0.5p)                   
Headline loss per share                                                         
Headline loss per share has been calculated in accordance with the Institute of 
Investment Management and Research`s ("IIMR") Statement of Investment Practice  
No. 1 entitled `The Definition of Headline Earnings` and The South African      
Institute of Chartered Accountants Circular 3/2009 entitled `Headline Earnings`.
The calculation of headline loss per share is based on the headline loss for the
year divided by the weighted average number of shares in issue during the year. 
No diluted headline loss per share has been calculated as it would be anti-     
dilutive by reducing the headline loss per share.                               
                                         2010         2009                      
Headline loss                             GBP          GBP                      
Loss for the year                         (1,034,530)  (1,189,594)              
Adjusted for:                                                                   
  Plus loss on disposal of property,     423          705                       
plant and equipment                                                             
  Plus impairment of deferred            57,498       221,169                   
exploration assets                                                              
  Plus Group share of associate loss     2,337        7,476                     
  Plus Group share of joint venture      975          630                       
  Plus impairment of available for sale  -            12,718                    
financial assets                                                                
  Less Recognition of investment in a    (120,000)    -                         
listed company                                                                  
Headline loss for the year                (1,093,297)  (946,896)                
Weighted average number of shares in      318,942,950  246,459,673              
issue                                                                           
Basic and diluted headline loss per       (0.3p)       (0.4p)                   
share                                                                           
3    INTANGIBLES                                                                
 Deferred exploration costs                                                     
                                         2010         2009                      
                                         GBP          GBP                       
Cost:                                                                           
At 1 January                              10,261,104   9,717,268                
Foreign currency exchange                 201,181      (746,873)                
differences                                                                     
Additions                                 1,870,640    1,511,878                
Assets held for sale                      (1,098,843)  -                        
Impairment charge                         (57,498)     (221,169)                
Carrying amount at 31 December            11,176,584   10,261,104               
4    ASSETS HELD FOR SALE                                                       
                                         2010         2009                      
                                         GBP          GBP                       
Cost:                                                                           
Balance brought forward                   -            -                        
Exploration assets held for sale          1,098,843    -                        
Carrying amount at 31 December            1,098,843    -                        
Assets held for sale relate to the Igurubi gold project in Tanzania with Peak   
Resources and uranium projects in Tanzania and Mozambique with Jacana Resources.
Both agreements are subject to a number of pre-conditions which at 31 December  
2010 had not yet been satisfied.                                                
Peak Resources                                                                  
The Company announced on 7 April 2010 that it had agreed terms for Peak         
Resources to acquire the Company`s 75% interest in Igurubi gold project. Under  
the agreement, Peak will issue shares on achievement of agreed milestones, in   
consideration for the 75% interest.                                             
The principal commercial terms of the agreement between Peak and African Eagle  
are:                                                                            
1    Issue of AUD$250,000 in Peak ordinary fully paid shares within 14 days of  
satisfaction of certain conditions precedent, based upon the Volume-Weighted    
Average Price ("VWAP") of Peak shares trading on ASX in the five trading days   
preceding the announcement that the transfer of African Eagle`s interest has    
been completed.                                                                 
2    Issue of AUD$500,000 in Peak ordinary fully paid shares on the later of the
anniversary of the issue of the AUD$250,000 in Peak ordinary shares above and   
the issue of certain new mineral licences which are subject to the agreement.   
The price will be based upon the VWAP of Peak shares traded on ASX in the five  
days prior to allotment.                                                        
3    Payment of AUD$1 per resource ounce in Peak ordinary fully paid shares or  
in cash on announcement of an audited resource greater than 500,000 ounces.     
4    Payment on first commercial production of AUD$1 million.                   
5    A Net Smelter Royalty of 2%, subject to the total of all non-government    
royalties not exceeding 3.5%.                                                   
6    The agreement and the consideration are conditional on certain undertakings
by African Eagle in regard to the grant or offer of tenure extensions.          
Jacana Resources                                                                
Under the terms of the agreement, the Company will transfer all its uranium     
holdings to Jacana Resources Limited in exchange for AUD$1 million in shares and
cash. The payment will be made in two tranches:                                 
-    AUD$200,000 in shares on signature of the agreement (20% of Jacana`s share 
capital); and                                                                   
-    AUD$300,000 in shares plus AUD$500,000 in cash or shares on Jacana`s IPO.  
5    GOING CONCERN                                                              
It is the prime responsibility of the Board to ensure the Company remains a     
going concern. At December 31, 2010 the Company had cash and cash equivalents of
GBP3.2 million and no borrowings. On January 21, 2011 the Company announced that
a private placing of 23,860,000 new ordinary shares was oversubscribed, and     
successfully raised GBP3.7 million before expenses at 15.5p per share. The      
expenses of the placing will be approximately GBP0.2 million. The Board         
considers it has sufficient cash to maintain the Company as a going concern for 
a period of twelve months from the date of signing the annual report and        
accounts. Although African Eagle has been successful in raising finance in the  
past, there is no assurance that it will be able to obtain adequate finance in  
the future. However, the directors have a reasonable expectation that they will 
secure additional funding when required to. For this reason, the directors      
continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.
6    SUMMARY ACCOUNTS                                                           
The summary accounts set out above do not constitute statutory accounts as      
defined in Section 435 of the Companies Act 2006 in respect of the 2010         
Accounts. The summarised consolidated statement of comprehensive income together
with the consolidated statement of financial position, the summarised           
consolidated statement of changes in equity and the summarised consolidated     
statement of cash flow for the year then ended have been extracted from the     
Group`s 2010 audited statutory financial statements.  The auditor`s report on   
the statutory financial statements for the years ended 31 December 2010 and 2009
were unqualified and did not contain any statement under Section 498(2) or (3)  
of the Companies Act 2006.                                                      
7    PRELIMINARY STATEMENT                                                      
Copies of the Annual Report will be sent to shareholders that have elected to   
receive hardcopy documents in May 2011 and will be available from the Company at
2nd Floor, 6-7 Queen Street, London, EC4N 1SP. The full financial statements    
will be made available on the Company`s website www.africaneagle.co.uk at the   
same time they are mailed to shareholders.                                      
Sponsor                                                                         
Merchantec Capital                                                              
21 April 2011                                                                   
For further information, see the Company`s website www.africaneagle.co.uk or    
contact one of the following:                                                   
Bevan Metcalf - Finance Director /                                              
Euan Worthington - Chairman                                                     
African Eagle Resources plc                                                     
+44 20 7248 6059                                                                
+44 77 5640 6899                                                                
Andrew Chubb/Bhavesh Patel                                                      
Canaccord Genuity Limited                                                       
+44 20 7050 6500                                                                
Guy Wilkes                                                                      
Ocean Equities Limited                                                          
+44 20 7786 4370                                                                
Charmane Russell/Marion Brower                                                  
Russell & Associates, Johannesburg                                              
+ 27 11 8803924                                                                 
+ 27 82 8928052                                                                 
About African Eagle                                                             
Since discovering a major nickel oxide deposit at Dutwa in Tanzania, African    
Eagle is in transition from an explorer into a nickel producer. The Company     
completed a positive scoping study on the Dutwa deposit in July 2009 and is now 
working towards a feasibility study.                                            
In addition to Dutwa, African Eagle is also evaluating a second promising nickel
oxide at Zanzui, which is located 60 km from Dutwa. The Company holds a 49%     
interest in the Mkushi Copper Mines joint venture in Zambia, for which a draft  
feasibility study was completed in Q4 2008. It also holds a half million ounce  
gold resource at the Miyabi project in Tanzania, and a portfolio of gold and    
base metal exploration assets, including two projects in the Zambian Copperbelt.
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