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PET - Petmin Limited - Petmin appointment and resignation of non-executive directors PETMIN LIMITED Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa Registration Number 1972/001062/06 Share Code JSE: PET & ISIN: ZAE000076014 Share Code AIM: PTMN ("Petmin" or "the Company") PETMIN APPOINTMENT AND RESIGNATION OF NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS In terms of section 3.59 of the Listings Requirements of JSE Limited the Company wishes to make the following announcement: The Company has pleasure in announcing the appointment of Koosum Kalyan and Millard Arnold as independent non-executive directors with effect from 1 March. They will be replacing non-executive directors Piet Nel and Johan Strijdom. Mr Nel retired from the board on 28 February 2011 and Mr Strijdom intends to retire at the next AGM. These changes are in line with the recommendations of King III and will support Petmin in pursuing its global diversification and commodity focused expansion strategy. Brief CVs of Koosum Kalyan and Millard Arnold are set out below: Ms Kalyan (54) is chairman of EdgoMerap (Pty) Ltd in London and holds a number of directorships, including Standard Bank Group and the MTN Group. From 2000 to 2008, Ms Kalyan was Senior Business Development Manager: African Exploration Oil and Gas of Shell International Exploration. Mr Arnold (64) is Group Legal Council of Murray and Roberts. He is a senior Fellow of the Gordon Institute of Business Science, a member of the Council of the University of South Africa (UNISA) and a member of the UNISA Foundation. He was previously executive chairman of Black and Veatch Africa and served the government of the United States as its first Minister Counsellor of Commercial Affairs for the South Africa region. Commenting on the two appointments, Petmin`s Chairman, Ian Cockerill said, "We are delighted that Koosum and Millard have agreed to serve as independent non- executive directors on our Board. Koosum and Millard are highly respected individuals, with impressive backgrounds and experience that will add to the depth and breadth of skills on our Board. We are confident that they will make a valuable contribution to Petmin during this exciting growth phase of the company." In addition to the two appointments above, Petmin has established a Technical Advisory Committee to enhance risk management processes across the Group. The committee is tasked with providing Petmin with independent technical advisory and operational audit services. Mr Nel resigned as a director on 28 February 2011 to take up the position as chairman of Petmin`s Technical Advisory Committee. Petmin Chairman, Ian Cockerill paid tribute to Mr. Nel and thanked him for his contribution to the company, particularly in its formative years. He noted that Petmin is pleased to retain Piet`s invaluable knowledge and experience on the Technical Advisory Committee. Johannesburg 01 March 2011 Queries: Bradley Doig (COO) + 27 11 706 1644 +27 82 459 7818 Nominated Advisor (AIM) Numis Securities Limited John Harrison +44 207 260 1000 Sponsor and Corporate Advisor (JSE) River Group Andrew Lianos +27 834 408 365 Date: 02/03/2011 07:05:34 Supplied by www.sharenet.co.za Produced by the JSE SENS Department. The SENS service is an information dissemination service administered by the JSE Limited (`JSE`). The JSE does not, whether expressly, tacitly or implicitly, represent, warrant or in any way guarantee the truth, accuracy or completeness of the information published on SENS. The JSE, their officers, employees and agents accept no liability for (or in respect of) any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential loss or damage of any kind or nature, howsoever arising, from the use of SENS or the use of, or reliance on, information disseminated through SENS.
