East West Resources PLC Appointment of Nicholas Rouveyre (0280N)

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East West Resources PLC

24 September 2012

East West Resources plc

(the "Company" or "East West Resources")

Appointment of Nicholas Rouveyre

The Directors of East West Resources plc are pleased to announce the appointment of Nicolas François Marie Rouveyre as a Non-Executive Director of the Company with immediate effect.

Nicolas Rouveyre (aged 58) is a French citizen and has worked in the minerals industry all of his professional life, starting his career with Transamine in Bolivia and Peru. Thereafter, he spent over 20 years with the Marc Rich Group and then with the Glencore International Group ("Glencore"), where he was a senior partner and responsible for the zinc, lead, silver and gold trading department. He has substantial experience in managing and developing large businesses and was instrumental in acquiring a significant portfolio of integrated zinc and lead operations worldwide which assisted Glencore to become the largest global player in these markets.

Nathan Steinberg, Chairman of East West Resources said:

"We are very pleased that Nicolas has accepted our invitation to serve as a Non-Executive Director of East West Resources. Nicolas' experience in metals trading will be of great value to the Company going forward."

Mr Rouveyre is a Director of Ambrian Resources AG. Other than these directorships, Mr Rouveyre is not now and has not been in the last 5 years a director of any company or a partner of any partnership.

There is no information on Nicolas Rouveyre required to be disclosed under Schedule Two, paragraph (g) (iii)-(viii) of the AIM Rules for Companies.

Enquiries:

 
East West Resources plc 
                             + 44 (0)20 7269 
Nathan Steinberg, Chairman    7680 
 
Macquarie Capital (Europe) 
 Limited 
Steve Baldwin                + 44 (0)20 3037 
 Nicholas Harland             2000 
 
 
M:Communications 
                             + 44 (0)20 7920 
Charlotte Kirkham             2331 
 

Notes to Editors:

East West Resources plc

East West Resources plc (AIM: EWR) is a specialist natural resources business active in commodities merchandising and principal investments.

Commodities

Ambrian Metals Limited is a physical metals trader with a particular strength in refined copper. Through Ambrian Metals' offices in London and Shanghai and agents in New York, Santiago, São Paulo, Seoul and Tokyo, it sources non-ferrous metals from producers for distribution to an international client base of metals consumers and merchants.

Ambrian Energy GmbH is a physical energy trading company focused on the supply of biofuels.

Principal Investments

Ambrian Principal Investments Limited is an investment company which holds Ambrian's principal investment portfolio. It is managed by Ambrian Asset Management Limited, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority.

Further information on East West Resources is available on the Company's website: www.ewrplc.com

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