EPS - Eastern Platinum Limited - Eastern Platinum Limited Holdings in company

EPS - Eastern Platinum Limited - Eastern Platinum Limited Holdings 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                                        
December 15, 2011                                                               
Trading Symbol : ELR (TSX & AIM) EPS (JSE)                                      
EASTERN PLATINUM LIMITED HOLDINGS IN COMPANY                                    
Eastern Platinum Limited ("Eastplats" or the "Company") was notified on 14      
December 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:                         12th December 2011                 
Threshold crossed or reached                   3%                               
A: Voting Rights attached to shares                                             
Situation previous to the triggering                                            
transaction:                                                                    
Number of Shares                                                                
(Direct and Indirect and                                                        
Financial Instruments:                         33,447,698                       
Number of Voting Rights                                                         
(Direct and Indirect                                                            
and Financial Instruments):                    33,447,698                       
Resulting situation after                                                       
the triggering transaction:                                                     
Number of Shares (Direct and Indirect):        23,654,323                       
Number of Voting Rights (Direct):              18,332,632                       
Number of Voting Rights (Indirect):            5,321,691                        
Percentage of Voting Rights (Direct):          2.02%                            
Percentage of Voting Rights (Indirect):        0.59%                            
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments            None                             
C: Financial Instruments with similar                                           
economic effect to B                                                            
Contract for Difference                        28,080                           
Percentage of voting rights                    0.003%                           
Total (A+B+C)                                                                   
Number of Voting Rights:                       23,682,403                       
Percentage of Voting Rights:                   2.61%                            
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:                                                                          
Rob Collins/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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