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TRANS HEX GROUP LIMITED - APPOINTS MANAGING DIRECTOR Trans Hex Group Limited (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) (Registration number: 1963/007579/06) ISIN: ZAE000018552 JSE Share Code: TSX TRANS HEX APPOINTS MANAGING DIRECTOR OF TRANS HEX GROUP The Board of Trans Hex Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Llewellyn Delport as Managing Director of the Group. Llewellyn has worked for Anglo American and De Beers for over two decades. During this time he was exposed to various mining operations spanning Canada, England, Namibia and Southern Africa. After completing his chemical engineering degree at the University of Cape Town in 1983, he joined De Beers in Namibia and occupied numerous positions in diamond processing. In 1994 he joined Anglo American as a mine manager at Namakwa Sands, a mineral sands operation situated on the west coast of South Africa where he most recently occupied the general manager position. He will join Trans Hex Group in July 2004. Commenting on the appointment, Bernard van Rooyen, Deputy Chairman said: "We look forward to drawing on Llewellyn"s leadership skills and consummate knowledge of the mining industry. We are confident that his entrepreneurial flair will complement our dynamic management team." Llewellyn Delport commented: "I am excited to join Trans Hex. I have great respect for the Group"s operational skill and fully support its strategic course to become a world-class player in the mining and exploration of high-quality diamonds in Africa and beyond." Enquiries: Trans Hex Bernard van Rooyen, Deputy Chairman Trans Hex Group 082 659 1421 College Hill 011 447 3030 Johannes van Niekerk 082 921 9110 14 June 2004 Cape Town Sponsor RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited) CORPORATE FINANCE Notes to Editors Llewellyn"s recent professional experience: Feb 2004 to Jun 2004 General Manager - Namakwa Sands Responsible for day-to-day management including international marketing Company employs +/-1075 permanent employees and 460 contractors Oct 2003 to Jan 2004 Project Co-ordinator - Anglo American Base Metals (Johannesburg) Developed a climate management tool for the Base Metals Division in conjunction with the Hay Group from London Jul 2003 to Sept 2003 Shareholders" representative - Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting Co (HBMS), Flin Flon, Canada Represented Anglo American on a major restructuring exercise to reorganise and restructure HBMS, maximise production and recoveries, reduce service providers and supplier costs and improve capital efficiency Jan 2003 to Jun 2003 Management Trainee - Anglo American Head Office (Corporate Finance Division) Performed financial valuations and modelling on mining and non-mining companies and properties Jan 2002 to Dec 2002 Completed MBA degree at the University of Cape Town Nov 1997 - Dec 2001 General Manager - Namakwa Sands Northern Operations Managed the Northern Operations of Namakwa Sands which included 2 open cast mines and 5 processing plants Section 31 legal appointee (under the SA minerals act) for the total operation Responsible for +/-620 permanent employees and 60 contractors Successfully expanded the operation from approximately R500 million capitalisation to R1 billion Jan 1994 - Oct 1997 Mine Manager - Namakwa Sands Managed the mine site of Namakwa Sands which included 1 open cast mine and 2 processing plants Responsible for +/-241 permanent employees and 40 contractors and the full commissioning process of the mine site Further information on Trans Hex can be found at www.transhex.co.za. Date: 14/06/2004 02:08:02 PM Supplied by www.sharenet.co.za Produced by the JSE SENS Department
