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JUBILEE PLATINUM PLC - Early redemption of convertible note and funding update

Release Date: 24/02/2014 09:00
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Early redemption of convertible note and funding update

JUBILEE PLATINUM PLC
(Registration number 4459850)
AltX share code: JBL
AIM share code: JLP
ISIN: GB0031852162
("Jubilee" or the "Company" or the “Group”)

EARLY REDEMPTION OF CONVERTIBLE NOTE AND FUNDING UPDATE

Jubilee, the AIM-quoted and Altx-listed Mine-to-Metals specialist, is pleased to announce that
it has strengthened its balance sheet through a combination of a placing to raise new capital,
a settlement of a secured debt and the early expiration of its equity financing facility. The
Company has taken this action as it focuses on the execution of its platinum Mine-to-Metals
strategy, developing its long-term shareholder base and creating a transparent structure with
regard to its funding commitments and requirements.

Early expiration of Equity Financing Facility

The Company and Darwin have mutually agreed to cancel the GBP10 million Equity Finance
Facility (“EFF”) (as announced on 2 January 2014). There is no cost attached to the
cancellation of the EFF.

The Company has also elected to fully redeem the Loan Notes placed with Darwin in terms of
the Loan Note Instrument, through the payment of GBP 950,000 in cash to Darwin (“the
Redemption Payment”)


The Placing

The Company has secured a conditional placing of up to 24,857,224 new ordinary shares of 1
pence each in Jubilee (the “Placing Shares”) at a price of 1.75 pence per share to raise
approximately GBP 435,000. The proceeds from the issue of the Placing Shares will be used
towards the settlement of the Senior Convertible Loan Note Instrument dated 16 December
2013 (“Loan Note Instrument”) placed with Darwin Strategic Limited (“Darwin”) as described
below.

The Settlement of the Secured Investec Loan

The Company’s subsidiary, Power Alt Pty Ltd, was granted a secured loan of approximately
ZAR57 million (GBP3.2 million) (the “Secured Investec Loan”) by Investec Bank Limited
(“Investec”) for the construction and commissioning of the power plant in 2009. The Company
has since repaid a portion of the Secured Investec Loan with a remaining balance
outstanding of approximately ZAR12 million (GBP667, 000). The Company has reached
agreement with Investec for the release of the Secured Investec Loan, plus related costs,
through the issuance of 41,428,648 new ordinary shares of 1 pence each in Jubilee (“Loan
Shares”). These shares will be placed into the market through Daniel Stewart & Company
(the “Loan Placing”) and on completion of the Loan Placing; the security currently held by
Investec will be released in full.

In addition the Company’s subsidiary, Braemore Resources Ltd, has entered into a non-
converting loan agreement syndicated between YA Global SPV Ltd and to a co-invested
London based family office. The proceeds from the loan agreement will be used in part
towards the completion and commissioning of the 3rd ARC furnace currently under
construction at the Company’s Middelburg smelter.

Leon Coetzer, CEO of Jubilee Platinum, says: “We are pleased to have concluded successful
negotiations to implement a restructuring of the Company’s access to funding and liabilities.
“The combination of a straight equity placing with a simple loan agreement is aligned to the
expected earnings profile of the Company.”
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“Jubilee remains focussed on the commissioning of our 3 ACR furnace backed by new
smelting contracts while we are driving hard to conclude the processing strategy for our
platinum DCM tailings project.

We welcome our new investors into our share portfolio.”

The Placing Shares and Loan Shares have been issued as fully paid and rank pari passu in
all respects with the existing ordinary shares, including the right to receive all dividends and
other distributions declared on or after the date on which they are issued.

Application has been made for the Placing Shares and the Loan Shares to be admitted to
trading on AIM (“Admission”) and to be listed on the Altx of the JSE Limited, which is
expected to take place on or about 4 March 2014.

Total voting rights

Following Admission, the Company's total issued share capital will comprise of 502 543 488
ordinary shares of 1 pence each. As the Company does not hold any shares in Treasury, this
figure may be used by shareholders in the Company as the denominator for the calculations
by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their
interest in, the share capital of the Company following Admission.



Contacts

Jubilee Platinum plc
Colin Bird
Tel +44 (0) 20 7584 2155
Leon Coetzer
Tel +27 (0)11 465 1913
Andrew Sarosi
Tel +44 (0) 1752 221937

JSE Sponsor
Sasfin Capital, a division of Sasfin Bank Limited
Sharon Owens
Tel +27 (0) 11 809 7500

NOMAD
finnCap Ltd
Matthew Robinson/Ben Thompson – corporate finance
Joanna Weaving – corporate broking
Tel +44 (0) 20 7220 0500

Daniel Stewart & Company Plc
Antony Legge/Colin Rowbury
Tel +44 (0) 20 7776 6550

Bishopsgate Communications Ltd
Nick Rome/Anna Michniewicz
Tel +44 (0) 20 7107 1890

24 February 2014
Johannesburg
Designated Advisor
Sasfin Capital (a division of Sasfin Bank Limited)

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