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L'OCCITANE INTERNATIONAL S.A.

1, rue du Fort Rheinsheim L-2419 Luxembo u rg

R.C.S. Luxembourg: B8 035 9

(Incorpo rate d under the la ws of Luxembou rg with limited liabilit y)

(Stock code: 97 3)

A N N O U N C E M E N T P U R S U A N T T O R U L E 3 . 1 1 ( 2 ) O F T H E L I S T I N G R U L E S

This announcement is made by L'Occitane International S.A. (the "Company") pursuant to Rule
3.11(2) of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong
Limited (the "Listing Rules").
Under Rule 3.10A, the Company must appoint independent non-executive directors representing at least one-third of the board of directors of the Company (the "Board") by 31 December 2012. As at the date of this announcement, the Board comprises ten directors, of which three are independent non-executive directors. The current number of independent non-executive directors in the Company therefore falls below the requirement under the Listing Rules.
The Board is already in the process of identifying a suitable candidate to be appointed as an additional independent non-executive director of the Company in order to comply with Rule
3.10A but will require more time to finalise its decision. The Company will continue to use its best endeavours to comply with the relevant Listing Rule and will make a further announcement when appropriate.
By Order of the Board L'Occitane International S.A. Kenny Yee Hing Choy

Joint Company Secretary

Hong Kong, 4 January 2013

As at the date of this announcement, the executive Directors of the Company are Mr. Reinold Geiger (Chairman and Chief Executive Officer), Mr. Emmanuel Laurent Jacques Osti (Managing Director), Mr. André Joseph Hoffmann (Managing Director Asia-Pacific), Mr. Thomas Levilion (Group Deputy General Manager, Finance and Administration) and Mr. Domenico Trizio (Chief Operating Officer), the non-executive Directors of the Company are Mr. Karl Guénard and Mr. Martial Thierry Lopez and the independent non-executive Directors of the Company are Mrs. Valérie Irène Amélie Monique Bernis, Mr. Charles Mark Broadley and Mr. Jackson Chik Sum Ng.

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