EASTERN PLATINUM LIMITED - Eastern Platinum Limited Holdings in company

Eastern Platinum Limited
Holdings in company

EASTERN PLATINUM LIMITED
(Incorporated in Canada)
(Canadian Registration number BC0722783)
(South African Registration number 2007/006318/10)
Share Code TSX: ELR ISIN: CA 2768551038
Share Code AIM: ELR ISIN: CA 2768551038
Share Code JSE: EPS ISIN: CA 2768551038

October 17, 2012
Trading Symbol: ELR (TSX & AIM) EPS (JSE)

EASTERN PLATINUM LIMITED
HOLDINGS IN COMPANY

Eastern Platinum Limited ("Eastplats" or the “Company”) received notification on 12 October
2012 by T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. of the following interests in the ordinary share capital of
Eastplats.

Reason for notification - An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to
qualifying financial instruments

Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligations:             T. Rowe Price
                                                                            Associates, Inc.

Date of Transaction:                                                        30 September 2012
Threshold crossed or reached                                                9.993%

A: Voting Rights attached to shares
Situation previous to the triggering transaction:
Number of Shares (Direct and Indirect and Financial Instruments):        93,685,710
Number of Voting Rights (Direct and Indirect and Financial Instruments): 93,685,710

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction:
Number of Shares (Direct and Indirect):                                     92,754,710
Number of Voting Rights (Direct):                                           92,754,710
Number of Voting Rights (Indirect):                                          N/A

Percentage of Voting Rights (Direct):                                       9.993%
Percentage of Voting Rights (Indirect):                                     N/A

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                         N/A

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to B
Contract for Difference                                                     N/A
Percentage of voting rights                                                 N/A

Total (A+B+C)
Number of Voting Rights:                           92,754,710
Percentage of Voting Rights:                       9.993%

Total shares issued and outstanding: 928,187,807



For further information contact:
Investor Relations
Website: www.eastplats.com
Email: info@eastplats.com
Tel: 1-(604)-685-6851, Fax: 1-(604)-685-6493

NOMAD:
Rob Collins
Canaccord Genuity Limited, London
Tel: +44 (0) 207 523 8000

JSE SPONSOR:
Johan Fourie
PSG Capital (Pty) Limited
Email: johanf@psgcapital.com
Tel: +27 21 887 9602

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