Confirmation Of Continued Listing And Update On JSE Listed Securities Of Steinhoff Services Limited And Steinhoff In
Steinhoff International Holdings N.V.
(Incorporated in the Netherlands)
(Registration number: 63570173)
Share Code: SNH
ISIN: NL0011375019
Steinhoff – Confirmation of continued listing and update on JSE listed securities of Steinhoff
Services Limited and Steinhoff Investment Holdings Limited
Steinhoff International Holdings N.V. (the “Company” and with its subsidiaries, the “Group”)
The Company refers to the announcements issued today by the Johannesburg Stock
Exchange (the “JSE”) in relation instruments issued by wholly owned subsidiaries of the
Company (the “Instruments”). The JSE also published an announcement reaffirming its
position that Steinhoff International Holdings N.V. will continue to be listed and traded on
the JSE.
No impact on the Steinhoff International Holdings N.V.’s listings:
Accordingly, the announcements published by the JSE relating to the Instruments issued by
subsidiaries of the Company have no bearing on the listed ordinary shares of the Company.
Therefore shareholders of the Company should note that the ordinary shares of the
Company will continue to be listed and traded on both the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and
the JSE, notwithstanding any failure by the subsidiaries to submit their annual financial
statements on or before 28 February 2018.
Further detail on the JSE Announcements:
The Instruments relate to the notes issued by Steinhoff Services Limited (“Steinhoff Services”)
(the “Notes”) under its ZAR15,000,000,000 Domestic Medium-Term Note Programme (the
“Programme”) and the variable rate, cumulative, non-redeemable, non-participating
preference shares issued by Steinhoff Investment Holdings Limited (“Steinhoff Investments”)
(the “Preference Shares”).
The Notes and the Preference Shares are only listed on the JSE, unlike the Company which
has a primary listing on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and a secondary listing on the JSE.
Possible suspension of Notes issued by Steinhoff Services
The JSE has today informed holders of the Notes (the “Noteholders”) that, if Steinhoff
Services fails to submit its annual financial statements on or before 28 February 2018,
the Notes and the registration of the programme memorandum of Steinhoff Services
will be suspended in accordance with the JSE's Debt Listings Requirements (“Debt
Requirements”).
The Company refers to its announcement published on 24 January 2018 in which it
confirmed that Steinhoff Services is seeking the written consent of Noteholders (the
“Consent”) to reduce the maturity date of the Notes to 23 February 2018 by
amending the terms of the Programme which would enable Steinhoff Services to
settle the outstanding DMTN’s amounting to ZAR 7.6 billion capital plus accumulated
interest. Provided Noteholders grant the Consent, the JSE will not consider
suspending the Notes on the basis that the maturity date of the Notes will have been
reached prior to the due date for Steinhoff Services to submit its annual financial
statements to the JSE.
The Company hereby informs Noteholders that, should the Consent not be obtained
and the JSE suspends the listing of the Notes in accordance with the provisions of
the Debt Requirements, trading in the Notes will no longer be possible.
Possible suspension of the Preference Shares issued by Steinhoff Investments
The JSE has today informed holders of the Preference Shares that, if Steinhoff
Investments fails to submit its annual financial statements on or before 28 February
2018, the Preference Shares and the registration of the programme memorandum
of Steinhoff Investments will be suspended in accordance with the JSE's Listings
Requirements (“the Requirements”). The Preference shares have a face value of ZAR
1.5 billion.
The Company hereby informs holders of the Preference Shares that, should the JSE
suspends the listing of the Preference shares in accordance with the terms of the
Requirements, trading in the Preference Shares will no longer be possible.
Shareholders and other investors in the Company are advised to exercise caution when
dealing in the securities of the Group.
JSE Sponsor: PSG Capital
Stellenbosch, 1 February 2018
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