Update on Restructure Plan: South African Reserve bank Grants approval Atlatsa Resources Corporation (previously Anooraq Resources Corporation) (Incorporated in British Columbia, Canada) (Registration number 10022-2033) (TSXV/JSE share code: ATL) (NYSE MKT share code: ATL) (“Atlatsa” or the “Company”) (ISIN: CA0494771029) UPDATE ON RESTRUCTURE PLAN: SOUTH AFRICAN RESERVE BANK GRANTS APPROVAL Johannesburg, 8 October 2013: Atlatsa Resources Corporation (Atlatsa or the Company) (TSXV: ATL; NYSE MKT: ATL; JSE: ATL) is pleased to announce that the Exchange Control division of the South African Reserve Bank has granted the necessary approvals for the Company to implement its restructure plan with Anglo Platinum relating to Atlatsa and the Bokoni group of companies, first announced on 27 March 2013 (the restructure plan). These approvals fulfill an important condition precedent for the implementation of the restructure plan, which the parties expect to finalise during October 2013. Please refer to www.atlatsaresources.co.za for details of the restructure plan. Johannesburg 8 October 2013 JSE Sponsor Macquarie First South Capital (Pty) Limited For further information: On behalf of Atlatsa Resources Russell and Associates Macquarie First South Capital Joel Kesler, Chief Commercial Officer Pam Wolstenholme Annerie Britz Office: +27 11 779 6800 Office: +27 11 880 3924 Office: +27 11 583 2000 Mobile: +27 82 454 5556 Mobile: +27 82 872 6387 Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. The NYSE MKT LLC has neither approved nor disapproved the contents of this press release. Date: 08/10/2013 03:00:00 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.