Aveng Group Limited - CHANGE TO COMPOSITION OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND APPOINTMENT OF COMPANY SECRETARY

AVENG LIMITED
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number: 1944/018119/06)
ISIN: ZAE000111829
SHARE CODE: AEG
("Aveng" or "the Group")



CHANGE TO COMPOSITION OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND APPOINTMENT OF
COMPANY SECRETARY



In compliance with paragraph 3.59(a) of the Listings Requirements of

the JSE Limited, shareholders are hereby advised of the appointment

of Mr Mike Kilbride (60) (BSc (Hons) Mining Engineering) and Mr

Mohamed Seedat (56) (Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical)) as

independent non-executive directors of Aveng with effect from 4 July

2012. Both Mr Kilbride and Mr Seedat have extensive experience in

the mining industry. Mr Kilbride comes with an extensive knowledge

of mining operations at executive and non-executive levels in

southern Africa and Australia, having served as an executive director

of both Kumba Resources and Exxaro. Mr Seedat has worked for three

mining companies during his 32 year career, being BHPBilliton, Anglo

American Coal and Lonmin Plc during which time he occupied a range of

operational, general management, executive and non-executive director

board roles. He recently acted as chief operating officer of Lonmin
Plc.


Following the appointment and with effect from 4 July 2012, the Board
of Aveng will be constituted as follows a''


AWB Band+ (Chairman), WR Jardine (CEO), HJ Verster (CFO), P Erasmus+,

MA Hermanus+, RL Hogben+, K Kilbride+, JJA Mashaba, T Mokgosi-

Mwantembe+, SD Pell, DG Robinson (Australian), MJD Ruck+, M Seedat+,
NL Sowazi^, PK Ward+.

+ Independent Non-Executive Directors
^ Non-Executive Director


The board furthermore wishes to advise that Ms Michele Nana has been

appointed as company secretary of Aveng Limited with effect from 1

August 2012 to replace the acting company secretary, iThemba

Governance and Statutory Solutions (Pty) Limited. Ms Nana has 20

years company secretarial experience gained in various senior roles

at Murray & Roberts and most recently at Cell C where she was the
Company Secretary.


Sandton
5 July 2012

Sponsor
J.P. Morgan Equities Limited

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