FOR: EASTERN PLATINUM LIMITED TSX, AIM SYMBOL: ELR JSE SYMBOL: EPS December 18, 2012 Eastern Platinum Limited Holdings in Company VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Dec. 18, 2012) - Eastern Platinum Limited (TSX:ELR)(AIM:ELR)(JSE:EPS) ("Eastplats" or the "Company") became aware on 17 December 2012 of Invesco Canada Ltd's 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 /T/ Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligations: Invesco Canada Ltd. Date of Transaction: 30 November 2012 Threshold crossed or reached 12.57% A: Voting Rights attached to shares Situation previous to the triggering transaction: Number of Shares (Direct and Indirect and Financial Instruments): Number of Voting Rights (Direct and Indirect and Financial Instruments): 107,345,947 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction: Number of Shares (Direct and Indirect): 116,686,947 Number of Voting Rights (Direct): 116,686,947 Number of Voting Rights (Indirect): N/A Percentage of Voting Rights (Direct): 12.57% Percentage of Voting Rights (Indirect): N/A B: Qualifying Financial Instruments N/A C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to B Contract for Difference N/A Percentage of voting rights N/A Total (A+B+C) Number of Voting Rights: 116,686,947 Percentage of Voting Rights: 12.57% Total shares issued and outstanding: 928,187,807 /T/ -30- FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: Eastern Platinum Limited Investor Relations 1-(604)-685-6851 1-(604)-685-6493 (FAX) [ info@eastplats.com ][ www.eastplats.com ] OR NOMAD: Rob Collins Canaccord Genuity Limited, London +44 (0) 207 523 8000 OR JSE SPONSOR: Johan Fourie PSG Capital (Pty) Limited [ johanf@psgcapital.com ] +27 21 887 9602 

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