Changes To The Board Of Directors – New Appointments Astrapak Limited (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) (Registration number: 1995/009169/06) Share Code: APK ISIN: ZAE000096962 ("Astrapak" or “the Group”) CHANGES TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS – NEW APPOINTMENTS GROUP CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER The board of directors of Astrapak (“the Board”) is pleased to announce that, after a comprehensive search process, Robin Moore has been appointed as Group Chief Executive Officer with effect from 5 November 2012. Robin has extensive leadership experience in both rigid and flexible plastic packaging manufacturing. Since 1985, Robin has been employed by Nampak Limited (“Nampak”) in various senior capacities. In Robin’s early years at Nampak he was involved in the Liquid Packaging and Tufbag operations before transferring to the United Kingdom to manage BlowMocan - Nampak’s original UK acquisition in 1995. Between 1995 and 2002, and more particularly following Nampak’s acquisition of Plysu PLC, Robin managed the Liquid Plastics Division and established it as the leading producer of Plastic Milk Bottles in the UK. This culminated in Robin being appointed as Managing Director of Nampak Plastics Europe Limited until he elected to return to South Africa in 2004. Since then, in his role as Managing Director of the Nampak Flexible Cluster, he has been heavily involved in restructuring its various operations. Robin’s significant flexible plastic manufacturing experience will be of great value to Astrapak in rectifying the underperformance in recent years from the Astrapak Flexible Division. Robin holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Cape Town and is a member of the Institute of Packaging. GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR The Board is, in addition, pleased to announce the appointment of Manley Diedloff as Group Managing Director reporting to the Group Chief Executive Officer, also effective 5 November 2012. Manley will assume day to day responsibility for various Astrapak operations under the guidance and leadership of Robin. Manley was previously the Group Chief Financial Officer and assumed the role of Acting Chief Executive Officer on 1 June 2012. The Board wishes to express its gratitude for Manley’s service as Acting Chief Executive Officer and for the significant progress made on various strategic initiatives whilst it completed its search for a permanent Chief Executive Officer. ACTING CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Gene Lapan will continue to serve as acting Group Chief Financial Officer under the guidance of Manley Diedloff whilst the board completes its review of this position. The board is delighted with the appointments of Robin and Manley and wishes both of them the best of success in their new roles within the Astrapak Group. Denver, Johannesburg 19 October 2012 Sponsor RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited) Date: 19/10/2012 10:00:00 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.