JDH - John Daniel Holdings Limited - Appointment of non-executive independent

JDH - John Daniel Holdings Limited - Appointment of non-executive independent   
director and change in executive director                                       
JOHN DANIEL HOLDINGS LIMITED                                                    
Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa                                    
Registration number: 1998/013215/06                                             
JSE Code:  JDH - ISIN: ZAE000136677                                             
("the Company" or "JDH" or "the Group")                                         
APPOINTMENT OF NON-EXECUTIVE INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR AND CHANGE IN EXECUTIVE       
DIRECTOR                                                                        
In compliance with section 3.59 of the Listings Requirements of the JSE Limited,
shareholders are advised that Richard Connellan has been appointed as an        
independent non-executive director to the board of directors of JDH with effect 
from 03 February 2011. Mr Connellan will also take on the position of chairman  
of the board.                                                                   
Richard is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries & Administrators, 
a non broking member of the South African Institute of Stockbrokers, a member of
the Standing Advisory Committee on Company Law and a member of the King III     
Committee on Corporate  Governance (chairman of the takeovers and mergers sub   
committee).                                                                     
Mr Connellan previously worked as assistant manager of Listings at the JSE , as 
head of corporate finance at Kaplan & Stewart Inc Stockbrokers, as general      
manager of the Listings and Equity and Gilt Markets Division of the JSE and has 
recently retired as Executive Director of the Securities Regulation Panel       
("SRP") which position he held since 1994.                                      
The board welcomes Richard and looks forward to the wealth of knowledge and     
contribution he will add to the Company.'                                       
In addition, Louis Rehrl has resigned as an executive director on the JDH board 
with immediate effect to take up and focus on an executive directorship position
on the Lazaron Biotechnologies (SA) Limited board, a subsidiary of JDH.         
Johannesburg                                                                    
04 February 2011                                                                
Sponsor                                                                         
Arcay Moela Sponsor (Proprietary) Limited                                       
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