Holding(s) in Company

East West Resources plc

Holding(s) in Company

East West Resources plc (the "Company" or "EWR") was notified on 3 June 2013 that Mr Tom Gaffney, together with his connected parties, now has an interest in a total of 3,315,053 ordinary shares in the Company, representing 2.98% of the total issued share capital.

East West Resources plc

Roger Clegg, COO +44 (0)20 7634 4785

Cenkos Securities plc

Jon Fitzpatrick +44 (0)20 7397 8900

Neil McDonald +44 (0)131 220 6939

Notes to Editors:

EWR is active in the physical trading of base metals (primarily copper). It sources and supplies a variety of commodities to end users all over the world. Supported by its offices in London and Shanghai and a network of agents in North and South America, Asia and the Middle East, EWR provides producers and consumers with its marketing insight whilst emphasizing the financing and risk management aspect of its trading activities. EWR also holds and manages a number of equity investments. EWR is quoted on the AIM section of the London Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol EWR.

Further information on East West Resources plc is available on the Company's website: www.ewrplc.com