Steinhoff - Trading Update

Steinhoff - Trading Update                                                      
Steinhoff International Holdings Limited                                        
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)                                  
(Registration no. 1998/003951/06)                                               
Ordinary share code: "SHF"                                                      
ISIN: ZAE000016176                                                              
("Steinhoff")                                                                   
Steinhoff Investment Holdings Limited                                           
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)                                  
(Registration no. 1954/001893/06)                                               
(a wholly-owned subsidiary of Steinhoff)                                        
Preference share code: "SHFF"                                                   
ISIN: ZAE000068367                                                              
(collectively "the Group")                                                      
Trading Update                                                                  
In compliance with paragraph 3.4 of the Listings Requirements of the JSE        
Limited, a listed company is required to publish a trading statement as soon as 
it becomes aware, with a reasonable degree of certainty that the financial      
results for the next period to be reported on will differ by at least 20% from  
those of the previous corresponding period.                                     
Accordingly, the Group hereby advises that, for the financial year ended 30 June
2006, it expects earnings per share to be 20% to 25% above and headline earnings
per share to be 22% to 27% above those reported for the previous financial year 
ended 30 June 2005.                                                             
The information in this trading statement has not been reviewed nor reported on 
by the Group"s auditors.                                                        
The financial results for the year ended 30 June 2006 are expected to be        
released on or about 11 September 2006.                                         
Wynberg, Sandton                                                                
31 August 2006                                                                  
Sponsor - PSG Capital Limited                                                   
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