Retirement of executive director

Tak Hiemstra recently announced his intention to retire at the end of September 2012. He will however, remain on the board as a non-executive director of the company. He played an instrumental role in the group over the years in the establishment of important new businesses, key acquisitions and as a member of the leadership team. Imperial expresses its gratitude to him for 20 years of dedicated service to the group and we look forward to his contribution as a non-executive director. Mr Hiemstra’s responsibilities for strategic development will be assumed by Mr Mohammed Akoojee, a member of the executive committee since January 2011.

By order of the board

TS Gcabashe
Chairman

HR Brody
Chief Executive

AH Mahomed
Financial Director