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Truworths International Limited - Distribution Of Annual Financial Statements Non-Publication of Abridged Report Notice of Annual General Meeting TRUWORTHS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) (Registration number 1944/017491/06) PO Box 600, Cape Town, South Africa, 8000 JSE code: TRU; NSX code: TRW ISIN: ZAE0000028296 ("Truworths" or "the Group") ANNOUNCEMENT: Distribution of Annual Financial Statements Non-Publication of Abridged Report Notice of Annual General Meeting Distribution of Annual Financial Statements Further to the announcement on 18 August 2005 of the Group"s results for the year ended 30 June 2005, Truworths advises that its annual report, which incorporates the annual financial statements for the year, is being mailed today. The annual report is being posted to all those certificated and dematerialised shareowners that are registered as members, as well as to those dematerialised shareowners who are not registered as members but have elected to receive such reports. Non-Publication of Abridged Report As the financial statements contain no changes relative to the information that was published in the aforesaid announcement, the Group is not required to publish an abridged report as contemplated in paragraph 3.21 of the JSE"s Listings Requirements. Shareowners are advised that the information contained in the aforesaid announcement had been extracted from the Group"s annual financial statements, which by the date of the announcement had been audited by Ernst & Young, the Group"s independent auditors. Since that date Ernst & Young"s unqualified audit report has been available for inspection at Truworths" registered office. Notice of Annual General Meeting Shareowners are advised that the annual general meeting of Truworths" members is scheduled be held in the auditorium at its registered office, being No 1 Mostert Street, Cape Town, South Africa on Thursday 3 November 2005 at 09h30 to transact the business set out in the meeting notice which is contained in the Group"s annual report. Included in such business is a resolution to grant a limited and conditional authority to the directors over Truworths" unissued shares and treasury stock, and a special resolution to give the directors a limited general mandate to repurchase Truworths" shares. Shareowners are encouraged to participate in the voting on all resolutions, and are advised to make the necessary arrangements to attend or be represented at the meeting and, where required, to furnish voting instructions to their CSDP"s or brokers in good time. Shareowners are reminded that in order for forms of proxy (which are contained in the Group"s annual report) to be valid for the purposes of the meeting, these are required to be lodged at the offices of Truworths" transfer secretaries, Computershare Investor Services 2004 (Pty) Limited, 70 Marshall Street, Johannesburg, South Africa (or mailed to be received by them at P O Box, 61051, Marshalltown, 2107, South Africa) by no later than 24 hours before the appointed time of the meeting. By order of the board Chris Durham Company Secretary 30 September 2005 Lead Sponsor in South Africa Barnard Jacobs Mellet Corporate Finance (Pty) Limited Sponsor in Namibia Old Mutual Investment Services (Namibia) (Pty) Ltd Date: 30/09/2005 05:17:07 PM Supplied by www.sharenet.co.za Produced by the JSE SENS Department
