TRU - Truworths International Limited - Director`s Resignation

TRU - Truworths International Limited - Director`s Resignation                  
TRUWORTHS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED                                                 
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)                                  
(Registration number 1944/017491/06)                                            
JSE Code: TRU; NSX Code: TRW; ISIN: ZAE000028296                                
("the company")                                                                 
DIRECTOR`S RESIGNATION                                                          
Notice is hereby given, in terms of paragraph 3.59 of the Listings              
Requirements of the JSE Limited, of the resignation of Wayne van der Merwe,     
the incumbent Finance Director, as director of the company and its              
subsidiaries with effect from 16 April 2009. Wayne, who has been an employee    
of the group since 1999 and who was appointed as a director of the company in   
2002, has resolved to relocate with his family to Australia.                    
In announcing the resignation today Michael Mark, the Chief Executive           
Officer, paid tribute to the significant contribution made by Wayne to the      
group over the past nine years, and indicated that he expected the process of   
finding an appropriate replacement to be completed over the course of the       
next 6 months without undue disruption to the ongoing professional              
functioning of the business portfolios overseen by Wayne.                       
By order of the board                                                           
Chris Durham                                                                    
Company Secretary                                                               
Cape Town                                                                       
17 October 2008                                                                 
Sponsor:                                                                        
Barnard Jacobs Mellet Corporate Finance (Pty) Ltd                               
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