Significant shareholdings and Lock-In Deeds

Goldplat plc / Ticker: GDP / Index: AIM / Sector: Mining & Exploration
5 April 2013
Goldplat plc ('the Company')
Significant shareholdings and Lock-In Deeds

Goldplat  plc, the AIM listed  gold producer in Africa,  announces that it was notified yesterday by FIL Limited ('Fidelity'), that following a purchase of 16,837,000 ordinary shares on 3 April 2013, Fidelity holds 16,837,000 ordinary shares in the Company representing 10 per cent. of the Company's issued share capital.

In addition, the Company announces that it was notified on 3 April 2013 that, following a sale of 16,837,000 ordinary shares on 3 April 2013, Artemis Trustees Limited as trustees for Perseus Settlement holds 8,013,000 ordinary shares in the Company representing 4.76 per cent. of the Company's issued share capital and following a sale of 1,470,000 ordinary shares on 3 April 2013, Artemis Trustees Limited as trustees for the Kilo Trust holds 9,500,000 ordinary shares in the Company representing 5.64 per cent. of the Company's issued share capital. The full text of the relevant TR1 notification forms is reproduced below.

 The Company is pleased to announce that Artemis Trustees Limited as trustees for Perseus Settlement and Artemis Trustees Limited as trustees for the Kilo Trust (the "Locked-In Persons") have entered into lock-in deeds dated 4 April 2013 ("the Lock-In Deeds") with the Company and SP Angel Corporate Finance LLP ("SP Angel").

Pursuant to the Lock-In Deeds, the Locked-In Persons have undertaken to the Company and SP Angel, save in specified circumstances, not to sell or otherwise dispose of, or agree to sell or dispose of any of their interests in the Ordinary Shares held by them for the 12 month period commencing on 1 April 2013 (the "Lock-In Period").

Russell Lamming, CEO, stated: "The Company is delighted to welcome Fidelity to its shareholder register.  Fidelity's notable investment in the Company endorses the Board's belief that Goldplat offers shareholders significant upside potential through its robust cashflow generation and ability to self-fund the sustainable growth of gold recovery operations in Africa while rewarding shareholders with progressive dividend and share buy-back policies."

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

Russell Lamming, CEO	Goldplat plc	Tel: [phone]
Ewan Leggat/Katy Birkin	SP Angel Corporate Finance LLP	Tel: [phone]
Felicity  Edwards/ Charlotte Heap	St Brides Media & Finance Ltd	Tel: [phone]

Notes:
Goldplat plc, is an AIM-listed profitable, debt free gold producer and mine development company focused in Africa, which has a strong cash position of GBP1.95 million as at 31 Dec 2012. The Company has a solid portfolio of assets including two gold recovery operations in South Africa and Ghana, which recover precious metal from by-products of the mining process such as woodchips, fine carbon and waste grease. For the FY 2012 these operations produced circa 31,354 ounces of gold. Goldplat also has a producing gold mine in Kenya and two brownfield gold development projects in Ghana and Burkina Faso.

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Goldplat plc

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights		YES
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:	FITEL NOMINEES LIMITED
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):	ARTEMIS TRUSTEES AS TRUSTEES FOR PERSEUS SETTLEMENT
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:	03/04/2013
6. Date on which issuer notified:	03/04/2013
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	14% - 5%

8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the triggering transaction		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
	Number of Shares	Number of Voting Rights	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of  voting rights
			Direct	Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
GB00B0HCWM45	24,850,000	24,850,000	8,013,000

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/ Conversion Period	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.	% of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Exercise price	Expiration date	Exercise/ Conversion period	Number of voting rights instrument refers to	% of voting rights
					Nominal	Delta

Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights	Percentage of voting rights
8,013,000	4.76%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

13. Additional information:
14. Contact name:
15. Contact telephone number:

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Goldplat plc

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights		YES
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:	FITEL NOMINEES LIMITED
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):	ARTEMIS TRUSTEES AS TRUSTEES FOR THE KILO TRUST
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:	03/04/2013
6. Date on which issuer notified:	03/04/2013
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	6%

8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the triggering transaction		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
	Number of Shares	Number of Voting Rights	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of  voting rights
			Direct	Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
GB00B0HCWM45	10,970,000	10,970,000	9,500,000

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/ Conversion Period	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.	% of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Exercise price	Expiration date	Exercise/ Conversion period	Number of voting rights instrument refers to	% of voting rights
					Nominal	Delta

Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights	Percentage of voting rights
9,500,000	5.64%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

13. Additional information:
14. Contact name:
15. Contact telephone number:

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii			Goldplat Plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights				Yes
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii		FIL Limited
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv		See attached schedule
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:v		03 April 2013
6. Date on which issuer notified:		04  April 2013
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		5%,10%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to sharesviii, ix

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares

Number of Voting Rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of  voting rights x

Indirect

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

GB00B0HCWM45

Nil

Nil

16,837,000

16,837,000

10.00

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date xiii

Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/ Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

16,837,000

10.00

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Sum of Factored Shares Held Custodian Advisor Total JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH (C) FILUK-FIL INVESTMENT SERVICES (UK) LIMITED 16,837,000 Grand Total 16,837,000
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:		FIL Limited
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will acquire:		16,837,000
12. Date on which proxy holder will acquire voting rights:		3 April 2013
13. Additional information:	None
14. Contact name:	Sally-Ann Hatton
15. Contact telephone number:	[e-mail], 01737 837148

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