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Media Release

18 August 2014


ATLAS ANNOUNCE COLLABORATION WITH TINA ARENA

Atlas Pearls and Perfumes Limited (ASX:ATP) (Atlas) is leveraging off the Companys diversified asset and
IP base, and is pleased to announce its collaboration with Australian and French music icon, Tina Arena.

Two years in the making, this collaboration reflects significant commitment by both parties in developing
Australias first luxury perfume. Rather than a celebrity endorsement deal, this collaboration is building a
fragrance to celebrate. Tina Arena is personally working with an international development team headed
by Nelson Rocher and world acclaimed perfumers to combine the best ingredients from Australia and
France. Mr Rocher brings strong French perfume and marketing connections and product development
experience to this project.

Tina Arena has been a shareholder in Atlas since October 2013 and through two years of due diligence has
satisfied herself that Atlas is a company with high integrity and a strong long term growth outlook. This
collaboration represents a potential increased stake in Atlas Pearls and Perfumes.

This unique venture allows Atlas Pearls and Perfumes to highlight its proprietary fragrance innovations that
are being exported through Essential Oils of Tasmania, whilst strengthening its luxury networks in France.
Tina Arena has built a strong brand presence in France with sales exceeding 1 million records making her
Australias leading exporter of music to that country. When combined with Atlas Chairman, Stephen
Birkbecks extensive Paris based luxury networks, the partnership is set to consolidate the companys
consumer brand programme and increase exports of pearls, perfume extracts and finished products.

In addition, a jewellery capsule will be created to reflect and capture Tina Arena's style and finesse.

In commenting on the collaboration, Mr Stephen Birkbeck, Executive Chairman and CEO of Atlas, said:

Tina has spurned celebrity status and money to retain her artistic integrity; we are delighted that Tina has
made this commitment to Atlas. This is not a typical celebrity fragrance but an artistic collaboration,
through which she has been the key decision maker on all aspects of the fragrance, the bottle and the
philosophy underpinning what both parties believe will be a reference for the global luxury perfume
industry.

Tina Arena describes the perfume collaboration As a blend of beauty from both countries.

The opportunity to work with a company that shares my commitment to quality, integrity and
championing Australia to the rest of the world is exciting. I have deliberately waited for the right project to
commit to, and the right company. This project represents the best quality ingredients from Australia and
France, world renowned perfumers and designers, and the incredible networks of Steve Birkbeck and
Nelson Rocher. As an investor in Atlas I am genuinely excited about this collaboration.

By launching this perfume Atlas is looking to create new exports for Tasmanian raw materials and
complement this with pearl jewellery sales while leveraging off these exports to gain access to key export
markets in France, the USA, Japan, China, Indonesia and Northern Europe.








About Essential Oils of Tasmania
Essential Oils of Tasmania will build and commission an innovative manufacturing facility in Tasmania for
production of fragrance, flavour and cosmetic ingredients from innovative Australian indigenous botanicals
and marine (pearls and seaweed) and fungal products, and secure long term supply agreements for these
products. It will include Australia's first commercial Supercritical Fluid Extraction (SFE) plant using CO2 for
the extraction of ingredients and bioactive compounds. Tasmania is recognised as an attractive source of
new cosmetic ingredients because of its environmentally pure resources.


About Atlas
Atlas Pearls and Perfumes Limited (Atlas, ASX: ATP) is an Australian based pearling and perfume business
established in 1992. Atlas has earned an enviable reputation as a world leading pearl producer of natures
most precious gift, the South Sea pearl, specialising in highly sought after white and silver pearls. Atlas
operates pearl farms spread across the Indonesian archipelago, including Bali, Flores, Alor and Papua. Atlas
is a fully integrated pearling business with its own high quality grading and loose pearl distribution business,
a jewellery manufacturing capability and sales direct to customers through wholesale partners and via its
retail outlets. In 2012, the Company expanded its operations into perfumes and is currently developing a
range of propriety products which include pearl powder (cosmetics and nutraceuticals), pearl proteins
(cosmetics), pearl volatiles and fire tree (perfumes) for supply into the global luxury supply chain.

For more information please visit: www.atlaspearlsandperfumes.com.au


For further information please contact:

Rod North, Managing Director,
Bourse Communications Pty Ltd
T: (03) 9510 8309
M: 0408 670 706
E: rod@boursecommunications.com.au

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