Director Appointment

Goldplat plc / Ticker: GDP / Index: AIM / Sector: Mining & Exploration

                                  7 July 2011

                   Goldplat plc ('Goldplat' or 'the Company')
                              Director Appointment

Goldplat  plc, the AIM quoted gold producer,  is pleased to announce that it has
appointed  Dr Robert  Pitts Smith  to its  Board as  an Executive  Director with
immediate  effect.  This appointment  is in line  with the Company's strategy of
strengthening  the Board  to support  and build  on its  solid portfolio of gold
assets  in  Africa,  and  will  allow  the  Company's  CEO,  Demetri Manolis, to
concentrate  his efforts on Goldplat's newly opened mine in Kenya and brownfield
gold  development  projects  in  Ghana  and  Burkina  Faso  which have near term
resource upgrade and production potential.

Bob  acts  as  the  Managing  Director  of  Goldplat's  Gold  Recovery division,
comprising  Goldplat Recovery  (Pty) Limited  in South  Africa and Gold Recovery
Ghana  Limited in Ghana.  He has worked  with Demetri Manolis in the recovery of
precious  metals since 1984 and  formally joined Goldplat  Recovery in September
2003.  He  has  a   PhD   in   Chemical   Engineering  and  a  MSc  in  business
administration  and  was   previously  responsible  for  marketing and technical
matters  for the Goldplat Recovery division. Demetri Manolis will remain on hand
as a consultant to both Goldplat Recovery (Pty) Limited in South Africa and Gold
Recovery Ghana Limited in Ghana.

Goldplat CEO Demetri Manolis said, "I am pleased to welcome Bob to the Board and
believe his experience and proven track record will be invaluable to Goldplat on
both  a corporate and operational level.  He is ideally suited to drive both the
efficiency  and  profitability  of  our  gold recovery operations which generate
important  revenues  for  the  Company.   With  the  development  of gold mining
projects  central to our growth  strategy of becoming a  gold mining producer, I
will  be focused  on advancing  our prospective  Nyieme gold  project in Burkina
Faso,  Banka Gold Project in Ghana and Kilimapesa gold mine in Kenya; building a
targeted  plus  1.5 million  ounce  resource  base;  as  well  as evaluating new
opportunities from which to expand our already strong asset base in Africa."

In accordance with the AIM Rules, the following information required to be
disclosed is set out below. Other than this information, there is no further
information required to be disclosed under paragraph (g) of Schedule 2 of the
AIM Rules.

Full Name and Age: Robert Pitts Smith (62) also known as Bob Smith.

Current Directorships:
Goldplat Recovery (Pty) Ltd
Goldplat Recovery Ghana Limited
Nyieme Gold Sarl
Wet Ink Design (Pty) Ltd

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For further information visit www.goldplat.com or contact:

Demetri  Manolis, CEO Goldplat plc                  Tel: [phone]

James Joyce           WH Ireland Limited            Tel: [phone]

Felicity Edwards      St Brides Media & Finance Ltd Tel: [phone]

Hugo de Salis         St Brides Media & Finance Ltd Tel: [phone]



Notes

Goldplat  plc is  an AIM-listed  gold producer  with operations  in Africa.  Its
strategy  is to consolidate its position as  a gold producer in Africa and build
itself into a mid-tier gold company.

The  Company has two recovery businesses based in South Africa and Ghana, which,
by safely disposing mining by-products, fulfil an important aspect of the mines'
environmental  management programmes.  The  South African plant  is located near
the  centre of the East  Rand Goldfield and raw  material feedstocks are sourced
from  many  of  the  major  South  African mining companies, including AngloGold
Ashanti,  Goldfields, Harmony, DRD Gold and  other smaller producers.  The Ghana
plant,  located in the free port of  Tema, provides access to raw materials from
mines  in Mali, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Benin,  Cote D'Ivore, Senegal, the DRC and
Mauritania, as well as Ghana.

Goldplat's  strategy is to  build itself into  a mid-tier gold producer, through
the  acquisition  of  known  deposits  with  targets  of between 200,000 and one
million  contained  ounces.   Kilimapesa  Gold  is  a wholly owned subsidiary of
Goldplat and is developing the potential of the 213 sq km Lolgorien licence area
located in the historically producing Migori Archaean Greenstone Belt in western
Kenya.   Kilimapesa  Gold  commenced  initial  production in January 2009 and an
aggressive  exploration  and  development  programme  resulted  in a maiden JORC
compliant resource being reported in October 2009.

Goldplat  also has an  option over the 246  sq km Nyieme Gold Project located in
Burkina Faso, which includes known high-grade quartz vein structures, with drill
core results showing  up to  17.83 g/t gold  over one  metre and  11.67 g/t over
five metres.  A maiden resource was announced in December 2010 of 685,000 tonnes
at  2.61 g/t  Au  for  57,501oz Au  at  a  cut-off  grade  of 1.0 g/t Au for all
categories but the Company hopes to increase this through further exploration.

Additionally,  the  Company  has  acquired  the  Banka  Mining Lease, a ten year
renewable  mining lease for gold and associated minerals covering an area of 29
sq km located in the Amansie East and Asante Akim South Districts of the Ashanti
Region  of the  Republic of  Ghana.  The  Company is  now implementing a defined
development plan with a view to proving a JORC compliant resource.







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