EPS - Eastern Platinum Limited - Zwelakhe Sisulu appointed as director of

EPS - Eastern Platinum Limited - Zwelakhe Sisulu 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                                          
June 10, 2009                                                                   
Trading Symbol: ELR (TSX & AIM) EPS (JSE)                                       
NEWS RELEASE                                                                    
ZWELAKHE SISULU APPOINTED AS DIRECTOR OF EASTPLATS                              
Mr. Ian Rozier, President and CEO of Eastern Platinum Limited ("Eastplats"      
or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the Company`s shareholders        
approved all of the resolutions put forward at the Annual General Meeting       
on June 3, 2009 which included the appointment of Mr. Zwelakhe Sisulu as a      
director of Eastplats.                                                          
Mr. Sisulu, 58, is a former Chairman of New Africa Investments Limited          
(NAIL) and currently Chairman of Dirleton Minerals and Energy (Pty) Ltd. Mr     
Sisulu is a prominent businessman involved in South Africa`s media, telecoms,   
agri-business, manufacturing and energy sectors, as well as in the minerals     
sector through his shareholding in Savannah Resources, which has an approximate 
20% shareholding in Aquarius Platinum Limited.  Mr. Sisulu also controls Gubevu 
Consortium Investment, the Company`s Black Economic Empowerment ("BEE") partner 
in Barplats Investments Ltd. which holds the Crocodile River Mine and the       
Kennedy`s Vale Project, and Afriminerals (Proprietary) Limited, the Company`s   
BEE partner in the Spitzkop Project.  Mr. Sisulu graduated from the Nieman      
Fellowship Program for journalism at Harvard University in 1985.                
"We are delighted to have Mr. Sisulu joining the board of Eastplats.He          
brings an outstanding combination of knowledge and experience to the Company    
and having his expertise  on the board will be a great asset to the Company`s   
growth and development going forward", stated Ian Rozier.                       
Total shares issued and outstanding - 680,557,369                               
For further information, please contact:                                        
EASTERN PLATINUM LIMITED                                                        
Ian Rozier, President & C.E.O.                                                  
+1-604-685-6851 (tel)                                                           
+1-604-685-6493 (fax)                                                           
info@eastplats.com                                                              
www.eastplats.com                                                               
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+44 20 7050 6500                                                                
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+27 21 887 9602                                                                 
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Certain statements included herein constitute "forward-looking statements"      
within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. These         
forward-looking statements are based on certain assumptions by Eastplats        
and as such are not a guarantee of future performance. Actual results could     
differ materially from those expressed or implied in such forward-looking       
statements due to factors such as general economic and market conditions,       
increased costs of production and a decline in metal prices. Eastplats is       
under no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements,         
whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except      
as required by applicable laws.                                                 
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