The board of directors of Alaris announced that Mr. Heinz Weilert has been appointed as an independent non-executive director with effect from 17 February 2017 in order to fulfil the obligations of the company contained in the Companies Act, 2008, as amended and the Companies Regulations 2011, published in terms of the Companies Act, arising as a result of the Specific Repurchases as set out and defined in the announcement released on SENS on 23 December 2016. Mr. Heinz Weilert will resign as a director of the Company as soon as the Specific Repurchase has been fully implemented. Mr. Weilert is a Chartered Accountant and a member of the Insurance Institute of South Africa. He has been involved in executive and senior management positions and consulted to financial services, high-tech and media companies such as Eskom, REDISA, Legacy Group and Nedbank, for the past 20 years. Mr. Weilert's last two roles were as the Executive Head of Innovation for Nedbank's Retail and Business Banking Clusters as well as the Chief Operating Officer of the Development Bank of South Africa. The Board welcomes Mr. Weilert and looks forward to his contribution to the Company.