Eastplats Announces Appointment Of New Chief Executive Officer EASTERN PLATINUM LIMITED (Incorporated in Canada) (Canadian Registration number BC0722783) (South African Registration number 2007/006318/10) Share Code TSX: ELR ISIN: CA2768555096 Share Code JSE: EPS ISIN: CA2768555096 Eastplats Announces Appointment of New Chief Executive Officer VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwired) -- 07/27/16 Eastern Platinum Limited's ("Eastplats" or the "Company") (TSX: ELR)(JSE:EPS) board of directors is pleased to announce that it has appointed, effective immediately, Ms. Diana Hu as the Company's full-time Chief Executive Officer. Ms. Hu has over 20 years' experience in the global mining and metals industry. Mr. Dorin, Eastplats' Chairman stated, "We are pleased to have Ms. Hu lead the Eastplats team. The Company is fortunate to have someone with Ms. Hu's experience and network base at its helm at this exciting time for the Company." Mr. Dorin added, "We are thankful to Mr. Peter Clausi for his contributions as Interim Chief Executive Officer over the last several weeks and look forward to his continued contribution to the Company." No stock exchange, securities commission or other regulatory authority has approved or disapproved the information contained herein. Contacts: Eastern Platinum Limited Diana Hu CEO (604) 689-9663 (604) 434-1487 (FAX) dhu@eastplats.com 27 July 2016 JSE Sponsor: PSG Capital Proprietary Limited Date: 11/08/2016 09:41:00 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.