ILV - Illovo Sugar Limited - Appointment of director

ILV - Illovo Sugar Limited - Appointment of director                            
ILLOVO SUGAR LIMITED                                                            
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)                                  
Company registration number 1906/000622/06                                      
Share Code: ILV                                                                 
ISIN: ZAE000083846                                                              
("Illovo")                                                                      
APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTOR                                                         
In compliance with paragraph 3.59(a) of the Listings Requirements of the JSE    
Limited, notice is hereby given of the following appointment to the board of    
directors of Illovo:                                                            
Mr Michael John Hankinson has been appointed as a non-executive, independent    
director, with effect from 20 May 2008.                                         
Mr Hankinson has considerable experience in the corporate sector, and holds a   
B.Com. and is a qualified chartered accountant.                                 
He joined the Romatex group in 1976 where he managed a number of subsidiaries   
and was appointed Group Chief Executive in 1994.  He was president of the       
Textile Federation and a member of the S.A. Wool Board.  He joined Dunlop in    
1997 as Chief Executive Officer, and during his tenure presided over the sale of
the business to a private consortium, its delisting from the JSE Limited, and   
its sale to Apollo Tyres Limited an Indian-based listed company. In 2007, he was
appointed as a non-executive director of Apollo Tyres and relinquished his      
position at Dunlop.  He is Chairman of the listed company, The Spar Group       
Limited, and a non-executive director of Soverign Foods Investments Limited.    
Mount Edgecombe                                                                 
20 May 2008                                                                     
Sponsor : J P Morgan Equities Limited                                           
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