UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Report on Form 6-K for 8 September 2008
Commission File Number 1-31615
Sasol Limited
1 Sturdee Avenue
Rosebank 2196
South Africa
(Name and address of registrant’s principal executive office)
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Enclosures: Retirement and appointment of Chairman
Sasol Limited
(Incorporated in South Africa)
(Registration number: 1979/003231/06)
ISIN Code: ZAE000006896
JSE Code: SOL
JSE Code: SOL
NYSE Code: SSL
("Sasol" or “the Company”)
RETIREMENT AND APPOINTMENT OF CHAIRMAN
Following an indication by Mr Pieter Cox, the Chairman of Sasol, that
he intends stepping down as Chairman and director of the Company at the
Annual General Meeting on 28 November 2008 the Sasol Limited board
appointed Mrs Hixonia Nyasulu as Chairman of the Board of directors of
the company with effect from after the 2008 Annual General Meeting.
In line with international corporate governance practice the Board has
also appointed Professor Juergen Schrempp as lead independent director.
His role will include chairing the Board when matters pertaining to
Sasol Oil (Pty) Limited are dealt with at the Sasol Limited Board. Mrs
Nyasulu has an 1.275% indirect interest in Sasol Oil (Pty) Limited, a
subsidiary of Sasol Limited.
Mr Cox said: "I would like to congratulate Hixonia on her appointment
and wish her well in providing leadership at board level. She is a
respected board member and it is a pleasure after 13 years on the Sasol
Limited board to hand the baton to her. We are also grateful that
Juergen has accepted his new role."
Mrs Nyasulu said: "It is an honour to accept this appointment as
Chairman. I would like to thank Mr Cox for his outstanding contribution
over 37 years to Sasol. The Company thrived under his leadership as
chief executive and later as chairman. I am looking forward to serving
this exciting company in a new capacity."
Pat Davies, the Chief Executive of the company said: "As management we
are delighted to welcome Hixonia as chairman. We believe she will make
an excellent contribution. We are grateful to Pieter for his
leadership over many decades and wish him well in his retirement."
Mrs Nyasulu is the founder and Chairman of Ayavuna Women’s Investments
(Pty) Ltd, a women-controlled investment vehicle. Before founding
Ayavuna in 2004, she managed T H Nyasulu & Associates, a marketing
strategy and research company she started in 1984 after working for
Unilever for six years.
She has served on the boards of several South African companies since
1992 including Saficon Motor Holdings, AVI Limited, McCarthy Retail
Ltd, Glodina Ltd and Nedbank Ltd, where she became Deputy Chairman.
Until recently, she was also on the board of Anglo Platinum. She is
currently a director of Unilever PLC/NV and serves on the boards of
Barloworld Ltd, Glenrand MIB and Tongaat-Hulett Group Ltd.
he intends stepping down as Chairman and director of the Company at the
Annual General Meeting on 28 November 2008 the Sasol Limited board
appointed Mrs Hixonia Nyasulu as Chairman of the Board of directors of
the company with effect from after the 2008 Annual General Meeting.
In line with international corporate governance practice the Board has
also appointed Professor Juergen Schrempp as lead independent director.
His role will include chairing the Board when matters pertaining to
Sasol Oil (Pty) Limited are dealt with at the Sasol Limited Board. Mrs
Nyasulu has an 1.275% indirect interest in Sasol Oil (Pty) Limited, a
subsidiary of Sasol Limited.
Mr Cox said: "I would like to congratulate Hixonia on her appointment
and wish her well in providing leadership at board level. She is a
respected board member and it is a pleasure after 13 years on the Sasol
Limited board to hand the baton to her. We are also grateful that
Juergen has accepted his new role."
Mrs Nyasulu said: "It is an honour to accept this appointment as
Chairman. I would like to thank Mr Cox for his outstanding contribution
over 37 years to Sasol. The Company thrived under his leadership as
chief executive and later as chairman. I am looking forward to serving
this exciting company in a new capacity."
Pat Davies, the Chief Executive of the company said: "As management we
are delighted to welcome Hixonia as chairman. We believe she will make
an excellent contribution. We are grateful to Pieter for his
leadership over many decades and wish him well in his retirement."
Mrs Nyasulu is the founder and Chairman of Ayavuna Women’s Investments
(Pty) Ltd, a women-controlled investment vehicle. Before founding
Ayavuna in 2004, she managed T H Nyasulu & Associates, a marketing
strategy and research company she started in 1984 after working for
Unilever for six years.
She has served on the boards of several South African companies since
1992 including Saficon Motor Holdings, AVI Limited, McCarthy Retail
Ltd, Glodina Ltd and Nedbank Ltd, where she became Deputy Chairman.
Until recently, she was also on the board of Anglo Platinum. She is
currently a director of Unilever PLC/NV and serves on the boards of
Barloworld Ltd, Glenrand MIB and Tongaat-Hulett Group Ltd.
She is also a director and co-owner of Paton Tupper Associates, a
Durban-based design agency, as well as a member of the JP Morgan South
Africa Advisory Board.
Born in 1954 in Randfontein, South Africa, Mrs Nyasulu attended the
historic Inanda Seminary before proceeding to the University of
Zululand where she obtained a BA in Social Work and an Honours Degree
in Psychology. She also holds an Executive Leadership Development
Programme Certificate from the Arthur D Little Management Education
Institute (Massachusetts) and attended the International Programme for
Board Members at the Institute of Management Development (IMD) in
Lausanne, Switzerland.
Until recently she was a member of the Banking Enquiry Panel, appointed
by the South African Competition Commission to investigate charges in
the retail banking sector, access to the National Payment System and
competition in the sector.
8 September 2008
Johannesburg
Issued by sponsor:
Deutsche Securities (SA) (Proprietary) Limited
Durban-based design agency, as well as a member of the JP Morgan South
Africa Advisory Board.
Born in 1954 in Randfontein, South Africa, Mrs Nyasulu attended the
historic Inanda Seminary before proceeding to the University of
Zululand where she obtained a BA in Social Work and an Honours Degree
in Psychology. She also holds an Executive Leadership Development
Programme Certificate from the Arthur D Little Management Education
Institute (Massachusetts) and attended the International Programme for
Board Members at the Institute of Management Development (IMD) in
Lausanne, Switzerland.
Until recently she was a member of the Banking Enquiry Panel, appointed
by the South African Competition Commission to investigate charges in
the retail banking sector, access to the National Payment System and
competition in the sector.
8 September 2008
Johannesburg
Issued by sponsor:
Deutsche Securities (SA) (Proprietary) Limited
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant, Sasol Limited, has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Date: 8 September 2008
By:
/s/ N L Joubert
Name: Nereus Louis Joubert
Title:
Company Secretary