Richemont board of directors Compagnie Financière Richemont SA Depositary Receipts issued by Richemont Securities SA (Incorporated in Switzerland) ISIN: CH0045159024 Depositary Receipt Code: CFR COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE RICHEMONT BOARD OF DIRECTORS Richemont announces the nomination of Mr Bernard Fornas to the Board of Directors of Compagnie Financière Richemont SA. Mr Fornas is currently Joint Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Richemont and is a member of its Group Management Committee. Mr Fornas was Chief Executive of Cartier from 2002 to 2012 and first joined that Maison in 1994. With effect from 1 April 2013, Mr Fornas will become Co-Chief Executive Officer of Richemont. Mr Richard Lepeu will also become Co-Chief Executive Officer of Richemont from that date. Mr Fornas has been nominated for election to the Board of Directors at the Companys Annual General Meeting, to be held on 12 September 2013. His appointment is subject to the approval of the shareholders at that meeting. Mr Fornas will serve as an executive director. About Richemont Richemont owns a portfolio of leading international brands or Maisons, which are managed independently of one another, recognising their individuality and uniqueness. The businesses operate in five areas: Jewellery Maisons, being Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels; Specialist watchmakers, being A. Lange & Söhne, Baume & Mercier, IWC, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Officine Panerai, Piaget, Roger Dubuis and Vacheron Constantin, as well as the Ralph Lauren Watch and Jewelry joint venture; Montblanc Maison; and Other businesses, which include Alfred Dunhill, Chloé, Lancel and Net-a-Porter as well as other smaller Maisons and watch component manufacturing activities for third parties. For more information, please visit www.richemont.com. Richemont A shares are listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange, Richemonts primary listing, and are included in the Swiss Market Index ('SMI') of leading stocks. Richemont South African Depository Receipts are listed in Johannesburg, Richemonts secondary listing. Press Enquiries Analysts Enquiries Alan Grieve Sophie Cagnard Director of Corporate Affairs Head of Investor Relations Tel: +41 22 721 3507 Tel: +33 1 58 18 25 97 Email: pressoffice@cfrinfo.net Email: investor.relations@cfrinfo.net 08 February 2013 Sponsor RAND MERCHANT BANK (a division of FirstRand Bank Limited) Compagnie Financière Richemont SA 50, Chemin de la Chenaie CH-1293 Bellevue - Geneva Switzerland Telephone +41 (0)22 721 3500 Telefax +41 (0)22 721 3550 www.richemont.com Date: 08/02/2013 08:00:00 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.