PWK - Pick n Pay appoints new independent non-executive director

PWK - Pick n Pay appoints new independent non-executive director                
Pick n Pay Holdings Limited                                                     
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)                                  
(Registration number 1981/009610/06)                                            
Share code: PWK   ISIN code: ZAE000005724                                       
PICK N PAY APPOINTS NEW                                                         
INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR                                              
Pick n Pay has announced the appointment of Jeff van Rooyen as an independent   
non-executive director to the board of Pick n Pay Holdings Limited. Jeff has    
been appointed to the board with effect from 1 May 2011.                        
Jeff is a Chartered Accountant and is the founder and chief executive of        
Uranus Investment Holdings. He is a founding member and former president of     
the Association for the Advancement of Black Accountants, was chairperson of    
the Public Accountants and Auditors Board in 1995 and a former CEO of the       
Financial Services Board. He is also a trustee of the IFRS Foundation.          
Jeff was appointed to the board of Pick n Pay Stores Limited in 2007 and in     
this capacity has provided invaluable advice to the company over the years.     
Other listed company directorships include MTN Group Limited and Exxaro         
Resources Limited.                                                              
"We are delighted that this exceptional man has agreed to join our board,"      
said Pick n Pay Holdings Chairman, Raymond Ackerman. "Jeff`s contribution is    
always of a high standard, and we know that his professional expertise will     
enhance our current capacity."                                                  
By order of the board                                                           
Cape Town                                                                       
6 May 2011                                                                      
Sponsor:                                                                        
Investec Bank Limited                                                           
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