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EPS - Eastern Platinum - Robert J. Gayton appointed as director of Eastplats

Release Date: 25/02/2008 12:17
Code(s): EPS
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EPS - Eastern Platinum - Robert J. Gayton appointed as director of Eastplats EASTERN PLATINUM LIMITED (Incorporated in Canada) (Canadian Registration number BC0722783) (South African Registration number 2007/006318/10) Share Code TSX: ELR ISIN: CA2768551038 Share Code AIM: ELR ISIN: CA2768551038 Share Code JSE: EPS ISIN: CA2768551038 ROBERT J. GAYTON APPOINTED AS DIRECTOR OF EASTPLATS Mr. Ian Rozier, President and CEO of Eastern Platinum Limited ("Eastplats" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Robert J. Gayton as a director of Eastplats. Dr. Gayton, 68, has a B. Comm. from the University of BC (1962) and a Ph.D. in Business from the University of California, Berkeley (1973). He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario (1979) and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of BC (1994). He formerly served on the boards of Bema Gold, Western Silver Corporation and Northern Orion Resources Inc. He also acted as V.P. Finance for numerous other companies in the resource sector including Noramco Mining, Prime Resources and Western Silver. Currently, Dr. Gayton holds directorships in Intrinsyc Software Inc., Amerigo Resources Ltd. and Nevsun Resources Ltd. At Eastplats Dr. Gayton will act as Chairman of the Audit Committee and member of the Corporate Governance Committee. His qualifications and experience, gained from a very successful career with Canadian public companies, will be of enormous benefit to the Company going forward. There are no further disclosures required under Schedule 2 paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules. The Company also wishes to report that Mr. Johannes `Danie` Spies has now assumed his duties as General Manager at the Crocodile River Mine (see news release dated December 6th, 2007) and leads a growing team of mine, process and planning personnel at the operation where several mine expansions and new projects are underway. "Eastplats has grown fast and will continue to do so both through development of the very large resource base in our existing projects as well as by acquisitions", stated Ian Rozier. "This growth has been accomplished through the combination of an excellent management, operating and development teams in South Africa and Canada. The recent appointments further underpin the aggressive growth plan of the Company going forward", he stated. Total shares issued and outstanding: 669,547,795 NOMAD: Canaccord Adams Limited, London Email: Ryan.Gaffney@canaccordadams.com Clayton.Bush@canaccordadams.com Tel: +44 20 7050 6500 JSE Sponsor: PSG Capital (Pty) Limited, South Africa Email: anjem@psgcapital.com Tel: +27 21 887 9602 For further information contact: Investor Relations Website: www.eastplats.com Email: info@eastplats.com Tel: (604) 685-6851, Fax: (604) 685-6493 Date: 25/02/2008 12:17:17 Supplied by www.sharenet.co.za 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.

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