Tethyan Resources Regulatory News (TETH)

For Immediate Release 1 June 2010

Triple Plate Junction PLC

(the 'Company' or 'TPJ')

BOARD APPOINTMENTS

TPJ announces the appointments today of Patrick Gorman and Tony Shearer as non-Executive Directors of the Board of the Company. At the same time, Ian Gowrie-Smith, non-Executive Chairman, David Lees Executive Director and Peter Wright, Finance Director, have resigned.

Ian Gowrie-Smith said:

"Our joint ventures in Papua New Guinea with Newmont and Barrick, the world's two largest gold producers, have exciting potential and we wish the incoming Board members success in their efforts to build on that foundation."

Patrick William Gorman, 57, BSc., ARSM, MSc, C.Eng, MIOM3, Eur.Ing, JP, is a mining engineer with almost 35 years of managerial, technical and project experience. He has managed development programmes, prefeasibility feasibility studies, conceptual evaluations, scoping and acquisition studies and provided post privatisation support and technical audits for project financing. His feasibility study experience has included Escondida copper in Chile, Rebecca gold in Zimbabwe, Loma de Niquel in Venezuela and Castellanos lead/zinc in Cuba. He has led or been a key member of long term technical re-development and co-operation programmes at Trepca-UNMIK in Kosovo, Jiangxi Copper in China, Buryatzoloto Gold in Russia and Zhayrem Manganese in Kazakhstan. He has extensive experience in the formation, management, legal representation and business development of mining companies and consultancies in Australia, Chile and the UK. He has held non-executive positions on the boards of AIM and TSX companies,

Anthony Presley (ne Patrick) Shearer, 61, FCA, was Chief Executive of Singer & Friedlander Group plc until 2005, prior to which he held a number of senior executive roles in leading financial institutions including Finance Director and Chief Operating Officer of M&G Group plc and Deputy Chief Executive of Old Mutual International. He has held non-executive positions on the boards of AIM, UK Official List and TSX companies, including as Chairman of Uruguay Mineral Exploration, Inc. (renamed Ososur Mining, Inc.), an AIM and TSX mineral exploration company.

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Patrick Gorman

Current directorships:

- Puma Resources Limited

- Galileo Minerals Limited

Previous directorships (last 5 years):

- Virgin Metals, Inc.

- Mexico Pacific Gold Limited

- CanAfrican Metals, Inc.

- Semper Resources Limited

- Platinum Mining Corporation of India plc

- Nyanza Goldfields Limited

- Phoscan Chemical Corporation (previously MCK Mining Corporation)

Tony Shearer

Current directorships:

- Gees Haulage Limited

- Harvard International plc

- Abbey Protection plc

- UK Portfolio Management Limited

- UK Wealth Management Limited

- Caxton FX Limited

- Updata plc

- Caxton Voyager Prepaid Limited

Previous directorships (last 5 years):

- Wogen Group plc

- Singer & Friedlander Group plc

- Singer & Friedlander (Isle of Man) Holdings Limited

- Singer & Friedlander Finance Limited

- Singer & Friedlander Holdings Limited

- Singer & Friedlander Investment Management Holdings Limited

- Singer & Friedlander Investment Management Limited

- Singer & Friedlander Limited

- Singer & Friedlander Capital Management Limited

- Singer & Friedlander Securities Limited

- Singer & Friedlander Quest Limited

- Singer & Friedlander Properties plc

- Uruguay Minerals Exploration, Inc.

- Jerrold Holdings Limited

- Ancomass Limited

- Clarke London Limited

- Hillgrove Development (North West) Limited

- 69 Holland Road Limited

- Packwood Haugh School Limited

- Tony Shearer Enterprises Limited

Neither Mr Shearer nor Mr Gorman currently have any interest in TPJ shares.

There are no further details required to be disclosed pursuant to Schedule Two, paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules in relation to Mr Shearer or Mr Gorman.

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