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ESPRIT HOLDINGS LIMITED

(Incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability)

(STOCK CODE: 00330)DATE OF BOARD MEETING

The board of directors (the “B oard”) of Esprit Holdings Limited (the “Company”) announces that a meeting of the Board will be held on Thursday, 15 September 2011 for the purposes of, inter alia, considering and approving the final results of the Company and its subsidiaries for the year ended 30 June 2011 and its publication and considering the recommendation of a final dividend, if any.

By Order of the Board Florence Ng Wai Y in Company Secretary

Hong Kong, 1 September 2011

As at the date of this announcement, the Board comprises (i) Mr Ronald Van Der Vis (Group Chief Executive Officer) and Mr Chew Fook Aun (Group Chief Financial Officer) as Executive Directors; (ii) Mr Jürgen Alfred Rudolf Friedrich as Non-executive Director; and (iii) Dr Hans-Joachim Körber (Independent Non-executive Chairman), Mr Paul Cheng Ming F un (Deputy Chairman), Mr Alexander Reid H amilton, Mr Raymond O r Ching Fai and Mr Francesco Trapani as Independent Non-executive Directors.