The board of directors of QPL International Holdings Limited announced that Mr. Robert Charles Nicholson has tendered his resignation as an independent non-executive Director of the company with effect from 7 October 2013 due to his personal and other business commitments which do not allow him to devote sufficient time to the company's affairs in the future. Upon his resignation, Mr. Nicholson also ceased to be the chairman of the Remuneration Committee, a member of the Audit Committee and a member of the Nomination Committee of the company.