Eastern Platinum dismisses cases

Canada NewsWire VANCOUVER, BC , June 9, 2026 /CNW/ - Eastern Platinum Limited (TSX: ELR) (JSE: EPS) (" Eastplats " or the " Company ") is pleased to announce that the Supreme Court of British Columbia has struck out all three of 2538520 Ontario Limited's (" 253 ") claims against the Company and its affiliates. The three proceedings include docket numbers S201427, S244818, and S252308. The Company and its advisors will review the decision in detail and consider next steps in due course.

About Eastern Platinum Limited Eastplats owns directly and indirectly a number of PGM and chrome assets in the Republic of South Africa. All of the Company's properties are situated on the western limb (Crocodile River Mine) and eastern limb (Kennedy's Vale, Spitzkop, Mareesburg) of the Bushveld Complex, the geological environment that hosts approximately 80% of the world's PGM-bearing ore. Operations at the Crocodile River Mine currently include mining and processing ore from the Zandfontein underground section to both produce PGM and chrome concentrates, respectively.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information This news release contains "forward-looking statements" or "forward-looking information" (collectively referred to herein as " forward-looking statements ") within the meaning of applicable securities legislation. Such forward-looking statements include, without limitation, forecasts, estimates, expectations and objectives for future operations that are subject to a number of assumptions, risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the control of the Company. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts and are generally, but not always, identified by the words "will," "plan," "intends," "may," "could," "expects," "anticipates" and similar expressions.

Further disclosure of the risks and uncertainties facing the Company and other forward-looking statements are discussed in the Company's most recent Annual Information Form available under the Company's profile on  www.sedarplus.ca . In particular, this press release contains, without limitation, forward-looking statements pertaining to amongst other things, consideration of next steps based on the Supreme Court of British Columbia's decision. These forward-looking statements are based on assumptions made by and information currently available to the Company.

Although management considers these assumptions to be reasonable based on information currently available to it, they may prove to be incorrect. By their very nature, forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties and readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these statements as a number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from the beliefs, plans, objectives, expectations, estimates and intentions expressed in such forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, unanticipated problems that may arise in the Company's production processes, commodity prices, lower than expected grades and quantities of resources, need for additional funding and availability of such additional funding on acceptable terms, economic conditions, currency fluctuations, competition and regulations, legal proceedings and risks related to operations in foreign countries.

All forward-looking statements in this news release are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement, the " Cautionary Statement on Forward-Looking Information " section contained in the Company's most recent Management's Discussion and Analysis available under the Company's profile on www.sedarplus.ca . The forward-looking statements in this news release are made as of the date they are given and, except as required by applicable securities laws, the Company disclaims any intention or obligation, and does not undertake, to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. No stock exchange, securities commission or other regulatory authority has approved or disapproved the information contained herein.

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