APN - Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Limited - Appointment of a Non-executive

APN - Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Limited - Appointment of a Non-executive        
Director                                                                        
Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Limited                                               
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)                                  
(Registration number 1985/002935/06)                                            
Share code:  APN   ISIN: ZAE000066692                                           
("Aspen")                                                                       
Appointment of a Non-executive Director                                         
In compliance with Section 3.59 of the Listings Requirements of the JSE         
Limited, the Aspen Board of Directors ("the Board") is pleased to announce      
that Mr Kuseni Dlamini has been appointed to the Board as an independent non-   
executive director with effect from 1 April 2012.                               
Kuseni has served as the Chief Executive Officer of Old Mutual South Africa     
and Emerging Markets, having had responsibility for Old Mutual`s operations     
in South Africa, Africa, Asia and Latin America.  Prior to this, he was the     
Head of Anglo American South Africa and a member of the Executive Committee     
(Exco) of Anglo American plc. Before heading up Anglo American South Africa,    
he held the position of Executive Chairman of Richards Bay Coal Terminal        
Company (RBCT), the single largest export coal terminal in the world and was    
instrumental in increasing its design capacity from 72 to 91 million tons per   
annum and raising productivity and efficiency levels.  Prior to RBCT, he        
occupied a number of senior positions at Anglo Gold Ashanti and De Beers in     
South Africa and the United Kingdom. Kuseni is a graduate of the University     
of Natal, Durban, and Oxford where he was a Rhodes Scholar.                     
Referring to the new appointment, Aspen Group Chairman, Ms Judy Dlamini,        
said: "I am very pleased to welcome Kuseni to the Aspen Group. He brings to     
Aspen his wide leadership experience in diverse corporate sectors and we look   
forward to his contribution to the Aspen Group."                                
Durban                                                                          
9 March 2012                                                                    
Sponsor                                                                         
Investec Bank Limited                                                           
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