Holding in Company

 
TIDMELR 
 
Holding in Company 
FOR:  EASTERN PLATINUM LIMITED 
 
TSX, AIM SYMBOL:  ELR 
JSE SYMBOL:  EPS 
 
August 8, 2011 
 
Eastern Platinum Limited Holdings in Company 
 
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Aug. 8, 2011) - Eastern Platinum Limited ("Eastplats" or the 
"Company") (TSX:ELR)(AIM:ELR)(JSE:EPS) was notified on 4 August 2011 by the 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 
 
/T/ 
 
Full name of person(s) subject to the 
notification obligations:                      AEGON UK Group of Companies 
 
Date of Transaction:                           3rd August 2011 
Threshold crossed or reached                   7% 
 
A: Voting Rights attached to shares 
Situation previous to the triggering 
transaction: 
Number of Shares:                              65,747,048 
Number of Voting Rights:                       65,747,048 
 
Resulting situation after the triggering 
transaction: 
Number of Shares:                              55,191,112 
Number of Voting Rights (Direct):              55,191,112 
Number of Voting Rights (Indirect):            6,002,376 
 
Percentage of Voting Rights (Direct):          6.07% 
Percentage of Voting Rights (Indirect):        0.66% 
 
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments            None 
 
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic 
effect to B 
Contract for Difference                        68,080 
 
Percentage of voting rights                    0.01% 
 
Total (A+B+C) 
Number of Voting Rights:                       61,261,568 
Percentage of Voting Rights:                   6.74% 
 
Total shares issued and outstanding:           908,187,807 
 
/T/ 
 
 
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: 
 
Eastern Platinum Limited 
Investor Relations 
1-(604)-685-6851 
1-(604)-685-6493 (FAX) 
[e-mail] 
www.eastplats.com 
 
OR 
 
NOMAD: 
Canaccord Genuity Limited, London 
Mark Williams 
[phone] 
[e-mail] 
 
OR 
 
JSE SPONSOR: 
PSG Capital (Pty) Limited 
Johan Fourie 
[phone] 
[e-mail] 
 
 
 
 
Eastern Platinum Limited