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EASTERN PLATINUM LIMITED - Reports Q1 2018 Results

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Reports Q1 2018 Results

EASTERN PLATINUM LIMITED
(Incorporated in Canada)
(Canadian Registration number BC0722783)
(South African Registration number 2007/006318/10)
Share Code TSX: ELR ISIN: CA2768555096
Share Code JSE: EPS ISIN: CA2768555096
("Eastplats" or the "Company")

May 11, 2018
Trading Symbol: ELR (TSX); EPS (JSE)

                                                 NEWS RELEASE

                      EASTERN PLATINUM LIMITED REPORTS Q1 2018 RESULTS

May 11, 2018, Vancouver, British Columbia – Eastern Platinum Limited (“Eastplats” or the “Company”) is pleased
to report that it has filed its Q1-2018 condensed interim consolidated financial statements and management’s
discussion and analysis for the three month period ended March 31, 2018. Below is a summary of the Company’s
financial results and highlights for Q1 2018 (all amounts in USD, except as indicated in South African Rand (“ZAR”)):

    •    cash inflow of $3.6 million (ZAR 42.2 million) as an upfront payment from Union Goal Offshore Solution
         Limited (“Union Goal”) in accordance with the UG Agreement (as defined herein) (See March 5, 2018 press
         release);
    •    cash and short-term investments of $21.3 million and working capital of $25.6 million at March 31, 2018
         available for completion of the Retreatment Project (as defined herein) and other 2018 operations;
    •    capitalized and expended $29.5 million on the Chrome Circuit (as defined herein) and related construction
         activities to further the Retreatment Project (as defined herein) during Q1 2018;
    •    net loss of $1.2 million (loss of $0.01 per share) compared with $2.5 million (loss of $0.02 per share) in the
         same period of 2017, an improvement of 52%; and
    •    net operating cash flows used during the quarter was $1.4 million compared with $2.3 million in the same
         period of 2017, an improvement of 39%.

Construction of the Retreatment Project

As previously disclosed, on March 1, 2018, the Company and its subsidiary Barplats Mines (Pty) Limited (“Barplats”)
entered into a framework agreement (the “UG Agreement”) with Union Goal relating to construction, mining and
processing of the tailings resource and offtake of chrome concentrate from Barplats’ tailings facility (the
“Retreatment Project”) located at the Company’s Crocodile River Mine in South Africa (“CRM”). Construction of
the Retreatment Project is well underway with the significant components of the chrome processing circuit already
imported and at site. Construction teams are well advanced with the civil construction to build the structures for the
chrome processing circuit. Work is progressing well at the tailings facility to relocate and move the ore for initial
production all within the existing facility. The Company has completed a cost to complete exercise, after contracting
almost 80% of Phase 1, and updated the estimated capital requirements for Barplats related to the Retreatment Project
at ZAR 191.2 million ($16 million) which is a 16.6% increase over the initial estimate. The schedule remains on track
and the Company is targeting Q3 for commissioning with revenue expected in the fall of 2018.

Operating Highlights and Outlook

Construction of the Retreatment Project has been the primary focus of Eastplats since the UG Agreement was signed.
Appropriate resources have been authorized and allocated and management is very pleased with the progress and
remains optimistic of delivery on the agreed construction timetable for the chrome operations with the expectation of
revenue-producing operations during Q3 2018.

The Company anticipates that its updated Platinum Group Metals (“PGM’s”) feasibility studies on its tailings resource
at CRM will be completed during the next few months.


For further information, please contact:

 EASTERN PLATINUM LIMITED
 Rowland Wallenius, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary
 rwallenius@eastplats.com (email)
 (604) 800-8200 (phone)

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” or “forward-looking information” (collectively referred to
herein as “forward-looking statements”) within the meaning of applicable securities legislation. Such forward-
looking statements include, without limitation, forecasts, estimates, expectations and objectives for future operations
that are subject to a number of assumptions, risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the control of the
Company. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts and are generally, but not always,
identified by the words “will”, “plan”, “intends”, “may”, “will”, “could”, “expects”, “anticipates” and similar
expressions. Further disclosure of the risks and uncertainties facing the Company and other forward-looking
statements are discussed in the Company’s Annual Information Form and Management’s Discussion and Analysis
which are available under the Company’s profile on www.sedar.com.

In particular, this press release contains forward-looking statements pertaining to: estimated timing of construction
and commissioning of the Retreatment Project, estimated timing of operations and revenue generation of the
Retreatment Project, estimated capital requirements for the Retreatment Project and the timing, completion, and results
of the updated PGM feasibility study on the tailings resource at CRM. These forward-looking statements are based on
assumptions made by and information currently available to the Company. Although management considers these
assumptions to be reasonable based on information currently available to it, they may prove to be incorrect. By their
very nature, forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties and readers are cautioned not to place
undue reliance on these statements as a number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from the
beliefs, plans, objectives, expectations, estimates and intentions expressed in such forward-looking statements. These
factors include, but are not limited to, commodity prices, economic conditions, currency fluctuations, competition and
regulations, legal proceedings and risks related to operations in foreign countries.

The forward-looking statements in this press release are made as of the date they are given and, except as required by
applicable securities laws, the Company disclaims any intention or obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-
looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

No stock exchange, securities commission or other regulatory authority has approved or disapproved the
information contained herein.

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