IMP - Impala Platinum Holdings Limited - First Update: Work Stoppage by Rock

IMP - Impala Platinum Holdings Limited - First Update: Work Stoppage by Rock    
drill operators at Impala Rustenburg                                            
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")                                                    
FIRST UPDATE: WORK STOPPAGE BY ROCK DRILL OPERATORS AT IMPALA RUSTENBURG        
Implats wishes to advise that the 5 000 rock drill operators (RDO`s), who       
initiated a work stoppage on Friday, 20 January 2012, have failed to report for 
duty this morning, Tuesday, 24 January 2012.                                    
As the strike has been declared illegal the Company has started dismissing these
employees.                                                                      
Further announcements will be made in due course.                               
24 January 2012                                                                 
Johannesburg                                                                    
Issued by sponsor: Deutsche Securities (SA) (Proprietary) Limited               
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