FOR: EASTERN PLATINUM LIMITED TSX, AIM SYMBOL: ELR JSE SYMBOL: EPS January 5, 2012 Eastern Platinum Limited (the "Company"): AIM Block Admission Return VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Jan. 5, 2012) - Eastern Plaintum Limited (TSX:ELR)(AIM:ELR)(JSE:EPS) - The Company announces the block admission return for the period from 1 July 2011 to 31 December 2011. /T/ Common Common Common shares shares share Common issuable issuable options/ Common shares under under warrants shares expired/ scheme as scheme as issued issued cancelled Exercise at 31 Name of at 1 July during the during the during the price December Scheme 2011 period period period CAD$ 2011 Director and Employee Stock Option Incentive Plan 60,315,503 0 0 460,000 - 59,855,503 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 60,315,503 0 0 460,000 59,855,503 /T/ As at the date of this announcement, the Company has 928,187,807 common shares of no par value in issue. As at 1 July 2011, the Company had an issued share capital of 908,187,807 common shares of no par value, none of which are held in treasury. As at 14 July 2006, the date of the Company's re-admission to AIM, the Company had 513,228,821 common shares of no par value admitted to trading on AIM. -30- FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: Eastern Platinum Limited Caroline Cook (604) 689-9663 OR Canaccord Genuity Limited Rob Collins / Bhavesh Patel 44 (0)20 7050 6500 OR PSG Capital (Pty) Limited Johan Fourie 27 21 887 9602 

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