Voluntary announcement: confirmation of us$650 million loan from the china development bank WESIZWE PLATINUM LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) (Registration number: 2003/020161/06) JSE code: WEZ ISIN: ZAE000075859 (the "Company" or "Wesizwe") VOLUNTARY ANNOUNCEMENT: CONFIRMATION OF US$650 MILLION LOAN FROM THE CHINA DEVELOPMENT BANK FOR ITS BAKUBUNG PLATINUM MINE PROJECT Wesizwe Platinum Limited is pleased to announce that the credit committee of the China Development Bank (CDB) has approved the US$650 million loan for the development of the Bakubung Platinum Mine project in November 2012. As part of the loan agreement, CDB and Wesizwe have signed two separate US$100 million short-term loan contracts in December 2012, which will be refunded by part of the US$650 million long-term loan, but are separate loan agreements. One US$100 million loan was put in place in December 2012 and the other US$100 million will be in place once the long- term loan US$650 million precedent conditions have been finalised, including the contract and account agreement. Wesizwe is commencing the negotiation process on the contracts in the coming weeks and the process will be finalised by end of February this year. The above funding arrangements are in accordance with the terms and conditions of investment entered into between Wesizwe and China-Africa Jinchuan Investments (Pty) Ltd, agreed to in terms of the subscription agreement signed between the parties in May 2011. Wesizwe’s Bakubung Platinum Mine project, located in the Western Limb of the Bushveld Complex close to the town of Rustenburg, is progressing well and remains on budget and on schedule. Main commissioning of the mine is scheduled for 2018 and full production is anticipated in 2023. The project is already benefitting local people in the neighbouring Ledig area, with the project having achieved a local employment percentage of 30.21%. In addition, a programme of specialist training and development initiatives to support the future employment needs of the mine has been implemented, including a new, accredited Rock Drill Operator Academy which took in the first local recruits in November last year, aimed at developing a new essential mining skills training resource for the future. Speaking on the announcement of the funding confirmation for Bakubung Platinum Mine, Mr Jianke Gao, Chief Executive Officer of Wesizwe, said: “The confirmation of our new funding arrangements for our flagship project represents the first of several important milestones to be reached and announced this year and demonstrates the level of confidence in the project, and in the future of the South African mining industry, on the part of our Chinese shareholders. This is good news for Wesizwe and sends a positive signal to the industry as a whole during what is currently a challenging period of time”. For more information, or to arrange an interview, contact: Mr Hamlet Morule Executive: Corporate Affairs and Investor Relations Wesizwe Platinum Limited Telephone: 011 994 4600 Email: Hamlet@wesizwe.com www.wesizwe.com Johannesburg 21 January 2012 Sponsor: PSG Capital Proprietary Limited Date: 21/01/2013 05:45:00 Produced by the JSE SENS Department. The SENS service is an information dissemination service administered by the JSE Limited ('JSE'). The JSE does not, whether expressly, tacitly or implicitly, represent, warrant or in any way guarantee the truth, accuracy or completeness of the information published on SENS. The JSE, their officers, employees and agents accept no liability for (or in respect of) any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential loss or damage of any kind or nature, howsoever arising, from the use of SENS or the use of, or reliance on, information disseminated through SENS.