Total Voting Rights

East West Resources plc

Total Voting Rights

East West Resources plc ("EWR" or the "Company")confirms that the total issued share capital of the Company is 111,361,208 ordinary shares of 10 pence each ("Ordinary Shares"), of which 4,500,058 are held by the Company in treasury. Accordingly, the Company has 106,861,150 Ordinary Shares in issue with voting rights.

This figure of 106,861,150 Ordinary Shares may be used by shareholders in the Company as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change in their interest in, the share capital of the Company under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

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