Samsonite Group S.A. — Board/Management Information 2014

Jun 5, 2014

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Samsonite®

SAMSONITE INTERNATIONAL S.A.

新秀麗國際有限公司

13-15 Avenue de la Liberté, L-1931 Luxembourg

R.C.S. LUXEMBOURG: B 159469

(Incorporated in Luxembourg with limited liability)

(Stock code: 1910)

ELECTION OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

The Board announces that Tom Korbas has been elected as an executive director of the Company at the annual general meeting of the Company held on June 5, 2014.

The board of directors (the "Board") of Samsonite International S.A. (the "Company") is pleased to announce that Tom Korbas ("Mr. Korbas") has been elected as an executive director of the Company at the annual general meeting of the Company held on June 5, 2014.

Mr. Korbas, aged 63, has been the President of the Company's Americas division since 2004 and is responsible for the overall management and development of the Company's business in the Americas. His previous positions with the Company include: Vice President/General Manager of the Company's US wholesale business (2000 to 2004), Vice President of Sales and Operations (1998 to 2000) and Senior Vice President of Soft-Side and Casual Bags (1997 to 1998). Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Korbas was vice president of operations (1986 to 1997), director of manufacturing operations, and engineering manager for American Tourister.

Mr. Korbas has over 20 years' experience in travel luggage business. He holds a BS in Industrial Engineering from Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (1973) and an MBA from Babson College, Wellesley, Massachusetts, USA (1976).

Mr. Korbas has entered into an appointment letter that can be terminated by the Company at any time. He is subject to retirement by rotation and re-election in accordance with the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "Listing Rules") and the Articles of Incorporation of the Company. Mr. Korbas is not entitled to receive any remuneration in his capacity as an executive director of the Company.

Mr. Korbas has personal interest in 1,826,110 shares or underlying shares in the Company, including 1,129,939 share options granted under the Company's Share Award Scheme within the meaning of Part XV of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Chapter 571 of the Laws of Hong Kong). He does not have any relationship with any directors or senior management or substantial shareholders or controlling shareholders of the Company.

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Mr. Korbas served as the President of Samsonite Company Stores, LLC (and as a director of Samsonite Company Stores, Inc. prior to its conversion in August 2009 to Samsonite Company Stores, LLC), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in September 2009 and exited bankruptcy in November 2009.

Save as disclosed above, there is no other information which is discloseable pursuant to any of the requirements under Rules 13.51(2)(h) to 13.51(2)(v) of the Listing Rules, and there are no other matters relating to the appointment of Mr. Korbas that need to be brought to the attention of the shareholders of the Company.

The Board would like to welcome Mr. Korbas as a member of the Board.

By Order of the Board
SAMSONITE INTERNATIONAL S.A.
Timothy Charles Parker
Chairman

Luxembourg, June 5, 2014

As of the date of this announcement, the Executive Directors are Timothy Charles Parker, Kyle Francis Gendreau, Ramesh Dungarmal Tainwala and Tom Korbas and the Independent Non-Executive Directors are Paul Kenneth Etchells, Miguel Kai Kwun Ko, Ying Yeh, Keith Hamill and Bruce Hardy McLain (Hardy).

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