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Truworths International Limited - Distribution Of Annual Financial Statements
Non-Publication of Abridged Report
Notice of Annual General Meeting
TRUWORTHS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number 1944/017491/06)
PO Box 600, Cape Town, South Africa, 8000
JSE code: TRU; NSX code: TRW
ISIN: ZAE0000028296
("Truworths" or "the Group")
ANNOUNCEMENT:
Distribution of Annual Financial Statements
Non-Publication of Abridged Report
Notice of Annual General Meeting
Distribution of Annual Financial Statements
Further to the announcement on 18 August 2005 of the Group"s results for the
year ended 30 June 2005, Truworths advises that its annual report, which
incorporates the annual financial statements for the year, is being mailed
today. The annual report is being posted to all those certificated and
dematerialised shareowners that are registered as members, as well as to those
dematerialised shareowners who are not registered as members but have elected to
receive such reports.
Non-Publication of Abridged Report
As the financial statements contain no changes relative to the information that
was published in the aforesaid announcement, the Group is not required to
publish an abridged report as contemplated in paragraph 3.21 of the JSE"s
Listings Requirements.
Shareowners are advised that the information contained in the aforesaid
announcement had been extracted from the Group"s annual financial statements,
which by the date of the announcement had been audited by Ernst & Young, the
Group"s independent auditors. Since that date Ernst & Young"s unqualified audit
report has been available for inspection at Truworths" registered office.
Notice of Annual General Meeting
Shareowners are advised that the annual general meeting of Truworths" members is
scheduled be held in the auditorium at its registered office, being No 1 Mostert
Street, Cape Town, South Africa on Thursday 3 November 2005 at 09h30 to transact
the business set out in the meeting notice which is contained in the Group"s
annual report.
Included in such business is a resolution to grant a limited and conditional
authority to the directors over Truworths" unissued shares and treasury stock,
and a special resolution to give the directors a limited general mandate to
repurchase Truworths" shares.
Shareowners are encouraged to participate in the voting on all resolutions, and
are advised to make the necessary arrangements to attend or be represented at
the meeting and, where required, to furnish voting instructions to their CSDP"s
or brokers in good time.
Shareowners are reminded that in order for forms of proxy (which are contained
in the Group"s annual report) to be valid for the purposes of the meeting, these
are required to be lodged at the offices of Truworths" transfer secretaries,
Computershare Investor Services 2004 (Pty) Limited, 70 Marshall Street,
Johannesburg, South Africa (or mailed to be received by them at P O Box, 61051,
Marshalltown, 2107, South Africa) by no later than 24 hours before the appointed
time of the meeting.
By order of the board
Chris Durham
Company Secretary
30 September 2005
Lead Sponsor in South Africa
Barnard Jacobs Mellet Corporate Finance (Pty) Limited
Sponsor in Namibia
Old Mutual Investment Services (Namibia) (Pty) Ltd
Date: 30/09/2005 05:17:07 PM Produced by the JSE SENS Department
