IMP
 IMPO                                                                            
IMP - Implats Appoints a New Non-Executive Director                             
Impala Platinum Holdings Limited                                                
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)                                  
(Registration No. 1957/001979/06)                                               
ISIN: ZAE000083648                                                              
JSE Share Code: IMP                                                             
LSE Share Code: IPLA                                                            
ADR Code : IMPUY                                                                
("Implats" or "the Company")                                                    
IMPLATS APPOINTS A NEW NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR                                   
Impala Platinum Holdings Limited (Implats) is pleased to announce the           
appointment of Steve Phiri as a non-executive director to the Implats           
board with immediate effect.  He is the second Royal Bafokeng Holdings          
(Pty) Limited (RBH) representative to serve as a director on the Board of       
Implats.                                                                        
This appointment, in terms of the recently concluded BEE transaction            
entitling the RBH to an additional board member, enhances the alignment         
between Implats` BEE partner and the Group.                                     
Steve Phiri, BJuris, LLB, LLM HDip Co Law, is currently the Chief               
Executive Officer of Merafe Resources Limited.  Prior to this he headed         
up Corporate and Legal Affairs for the Royal Bafokeng Nation (RBN) and          
led the negotiating team that successfully resolved the dispute between         
the RBN and Impala Platinum Limited.  Steve is also a member of the             
Mineral and Mining Board, which was established in terms of the Minerals        
and Petroleum Development Act.  He is a non-executive director of Royal         
Bafokeng Resources Holdings (Pty) Limited and SA Eagle Limited.                 
11 June 2007                                                                    
Johannesburg                                                                    
Issued by sponsor: Deutsche Securities (SA)(Proprietary) Limited                
Date: 11/06/2007 16:03:21 Produced by the JSE SENS Department.