EPS - Eastern Platinum Limited - Holding in Company

EPS - Eastern Platinum Limited - Holding in Company                             
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                                          
November 24, 2011                                                               
Trading Symbol: ELR (TSX & AIM) EPS (JSE)                                       
EASTERN PLATINUM LIMITED                                                        
HOLDINGS IN COMPANY                                                             
Eastern Platinum Limited ("Eastplats" or the "Company") was notified on 22      
November 2011 by the Kames Capital (formerly AEGON UK Group of Companies) of    
the following interests in the ordinary share capital of Eastplats.             
Reason for notification - An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar
economic effect to qualifying financial instruments                             
Full name of person(s) subject to the                                           
notification obligations:     Kames Capital                                     
Date of Transaction:                         18th November 2011                 
Threshold crossed or reached                 6%                                 
A: Voting Rights attached to shares                                             
Situation previous to the triggering transaction:                               
Number of Shares:                            57,860,929                         
Number of Voting Rights:                     57,860,929                         
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction:                           
Number of Shares:                            37,231,348                         
Number of Voting Rights (Direct):            37,231,348                         
Number of Voting Rights (Indirect):          10,807,706                         
Percentage of Voting Rights (Direct):        4.10%                              
Percentage of Voting Rights (Indirect):      1.19%                              
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments          None                               
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to B                      
Contract for Difference                      56,580                             
Percentage of voting rights                  0.01%                              
Total (A+B+C)                                                                   
Number of Voting Rights:                     48,095,634                         
Percentage of Voting Rights:                 5.29%                              
Total shares issued and outstanding:    908,187,807                             
For further information contact:                                                
Investor Relations                                                              
Website: www.eastplats.com                                                      
Email: info@eastplats.com                                                       
Tel: 1-(604)-685-6851, Fax: 1-(604)-685-6493                                    
NOMAD:                                                                          
NOMAD:                                                                          
Bhavesh Patel                                                                   
Canaccord Genuity Limited, London                                               
Tel: +44 20 7050 6500                                                           
JSE SPONSOR:                                                                    
Johan Fourie                                                                    
PSG Capital (Pty) Limited                                                       
Email:  johanf@psgcapital.com                                                   
Tel: +27 21 887 9602                                                            
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