IMP - Impala Platinum Holdings - Implats appoints two new Non-Executive

IMP - Impala Platinum Holdings - Implats appoints two new Non-Executive         
Directors                                                                       
Impala Platinum Holdings Limited                                                
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)                                  
(Registration No. 1957/001979/06)                                               
ISIN: ZAE000083648                                                              
JSE Share Code : IMP                                                            
LSE Share Code : IPLA                                                           
ADR Code : IMPUY                                                                
("Implats" or "the Company")                                                    
IMPLATS APPOINTS TWO NEW NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS                                
Implats is pleased to announce the appointment of O`lebogang Mpueleng Pooe as a 
non-executive director and Hugh Cameron as an independent non-executive director
to the Board of Directors of the Company.                                       
Mpueleng Pooe, whose appointment is effective from 18 August 2010, is the second
Royal Bafokeng Holdings (Pty) Limited (RBH) representative on the Board of      
Implats replacing Steve Phiri who resigned last year.  This appointment is in   
terms of Implats` agreement with the RBH entitling them to two board members and
serves to enhance the alignment between Implats` BEE partner and the Company.   
Mpueleng is a lawyer by profession and is Executive: Public Affairs with the    
RBH.  He currently serves on the boards of Metair Investments Limited, Senwes   
Limited and Impala Platinum Limited.                                            
Hugh Cameron, whose appointment will be effective from 1 November 2010, is a    
chartered accountant and was previously a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers     
where he specialised in mining and headed up their global mining practice for a 
number of years.                                                                
20 August 2010                                                                  
Johannesburg                                                                    
Issued by sponsor: Deutsche Securities (SA) (Proprietary) Limited               
Date: 20/08/2010 10:00:10 Supplied by www.sharenet.co.za                     
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