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EPS - Eastern Platinum Limited - Eastern Platinum Limited announces C$300

Release Date: 23/11/2010 07:53
Code(s): EPS
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EPS - Eastern Platinum Limited - Eastern Platinum Limited announces C$300 Million Equity Financing 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 NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UNITED STATES NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES November 22, 2010 Trading Symbol: ELR (TSX & AIM) EPS (JSE) NEWS RELEASE EASTERN PLATINUM LIMITED ANNOUNCES C$300 MILLION EQUITY FINANCING Vancouver, BC - November 22, 2010 - Eastern Platinum Limited (TSX: ELR, AIM: ELR, JSE: EPS) (the "Company") announced today that it has filed a preliminary short form prospectus in connection with an overnight-marketed public offering of common shares to raise approximately C$300 million (the "Offering"). The Offering will be conducted through a syndicate of underwriters led by Canaccord Genuity Corp. and UBS Securities Canada Inc. The Company is proposing to grant to the underwriters an over-allotment option to purchase that number of additional common shares equal to up to 15% of the common shares sold pursuant to the Offering, exercisable at any time up to 30 days after the closing of the Offering. The Offering is subject to certain conditions, including regulatory approval. The Offering will be priced in the context of the market with final terms of the Offering to be determined at the time of pricing. The Company intends to use the net proceeds of the Offering to fund Phase 1 of the Eastern Limb development plan as well as for general working capital purposes. The Offering is expected to close on or about December 8, 2010. Trading in the Company`s shares will be halted on both the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange and on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange on Tuesday, November 23, 2010 at 7.30 am (GMT) pending finalization of the terms of the proposed Offering. Eastern Platinum Limited is a platinum group metals producer engaged in the acquisition, development and mining of PGM properties located in various provinces in South Africa. All of the Company`s properties are situated on the western and eastern limbs of the Bushveld Complex, the geological environment that supports over 70% of the world`s PGM supply. Total shares issued and outstanding - 683,191,898 For further information, please contact: Ian Rozier, President & C.E.O. +1-604-685-6851 (tel) +1-604-685-6493 (fax) info@eastplats.com www.eastplats.com NOMAD: Ryan Gaffney / Ryan Cohen Canaccord Genuity Limited, London Email: rgaffney@canaccordgenuity.com / rcohen@canaccordgenuity.com +44 20 7050 6500 JSE SPONSOR: Johan Fourie PSG Capital (Pty) Limited Email: johanf@psgcapital.com Tel: +27 21 887 9602 Certain statements contained in this news release constitute forward-looking statements including the granting of an over-allotment option and the proposed closing date of the financing. Such forward-looking statements involve a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company`s plans to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements including market conditions. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date the statements were made, and readers are advised to consider such forward-looking statements in light of the risks set forth in the Company`s Annual Information Form dated March 31, 2010, a copy of which is available at www.sedar.com. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities in the United States. The securities have not been registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933. Date: 23/11/2010 07:53:01 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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