Western Areas : Initial Director's Interest Notice

3 January 2017 ASX: WSA

The Manager

Market Announcements Office ASX Limited

20 Bridge Street Sydney NSW 2000

Dear Sirs

APPENDIX 3X - Initial Director's Interest Notice

Western Areas Ltd ("the Company") attaches an Appendix 3X - Initial Director's Interest Notice for Independent Non‐Executive Director Dr Natalia Streltsova.

As announced on 21 November 2016, Dr Streltsova joined the Board on 1 January 2017. Regards

Joseph Belladonna

CFO & Company Secretary Western Areas Ltd

THIS NEWS RELEASE IS NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO U.S. NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE U.S.

Appendix 3X Initial Director's Interest Notice

Appendix 3X Initial Director's Interest Notice

Rule 3.19A.1

Information or documents not available now must be given to ASX as soon as available. Information and documents given to ASX become ASX's property and may be made public.

Introduced 30/9/2001.

Name of entity Western Areas Ltd

ABN 68 091 049 357

We (the entity) give ASX the following information under listing rule 3.19A.1 and as agent for the director for the purposes of section 205G of the Corporations Act.

Name of Director	Natalia Streltsova
Date of appointment	1 January 2017

Part 1 - Director's relevant interests in securities of which the director is the registered holder

In the case of a trust, this includes interests in the trust made available by the responsible entity of the trust

Note: In the case of a company, interests which come within paragraph (i) of the definition of "notifiable interest of a director" should be disclosed in this part.

Number & class of securities

Nil

+ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

11/3/2002 Appendix 3X Page 1

Appendix 3X

Initial Director's Interest Notice

Part 2 - Director's relevant interests in securities of which the director is not the registered holder

In the case of a trust, this includes interests in the trust made available by the responsible entity of the trust

Name of holder & nature of interest Note: Provide details of the circumstances giving rise to the relevant interest. N/A

Number & class of Securities Nil

Part 3 - Director's interests in contracts

Note: In the case of a company, interests which come within paragraph (ii) of the definition of "notifiable interest of a director" should be disclosed in this part.

Detail of contract	N/A
Nature of interest	N/A
Name of registered holder (if issued securities)	N/A
No. and class of securities to which interest relates	N/A

+ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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