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SHF - Steinhoff International Holdings Limited - Terms of capitalisation share

Release Date: 10/11/2010 15:00
Code(s): SHF
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SHF - Steinhoff International Holdings Limited - Terms of capitalisation share award, no change statement, posting of annual financial statements and Notice Of Annual General Meeting STEINHOFF INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) Registration Number: 1998/003951/06 ("Steinhoff" or "the Company") Share Code: SHF ISIN: ZAE000016176 1. TERMS OF CAPITALISATION SHARE AWARD AND ELECTION TO RECEIVE A CASH DISTRIBUTION IN LIEU THEREOF 2. NO CHANGE STATEMENT, POSTING OF ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 1 CAPITALISATION SHARE AWARD INTRODUCTION Shareholders are referred to the announcement of the Company`s audited results for the year ended 30 June 2010 released on the Securities Exchange News Service ("SENS") on 7 September 2010 and are hereby advised that the directors of Steinhoff have determined the terms of the capitalisation share award ("the share award") and the right of election to receive the final cash distribution in lieu thereof. TERMS OF THE SHARE AWARD Shareholders recorded in the register of Steinhoff at the close of business on Friday, 3 December 2010 ("the record date"), will be eligible for the share award and/or the cash distribution. The last day to trade in order to be entitled to participate in the share award will be Friday, 26 November 2010. Shareholders will receive capitalisation shares in the Company unless they elect to receive the final cash distribution of 63 cents per share for the financial year ended 30 June 2010 in respect of all or part of their shareholdings. The new ordinary shares of 0,5 cent each to be issued pursuant to the share award will be issued at the issue price as described below, as fully paid-up by way of capitalisation of part of Steinhoff`s share premium account and will, upon their issue, rank pari passu in all respects with the other Steinhoff shares then in issue. The maximum amount by which Steinhoff`s share premium account may be debited in the event that all shareholders elect to receive the cash distribution will be R931 808 430 (being 1 479 061 000 shares multiplied by 63 cents per share), or, in the event that all shareholders elect to retain the share award, the maximum of 61 676 844 shares multiplied by the issue price (which will be calculated as described below). This maximum amount is clearly subject to the extent to which elections are made by shareholders to receive the cash distribution. The ratio of entitlement of shareholders in respect of the share award will be approximately 4 capitalisation shares for every 100 Steinhoff shares held at the record date ("the ratio of entitlement"). The issue price applicable to the capitalisation shares will be the volume weighted average traded price per Steinhoff share on the JSE Limited ("the JSE") over the five trading days up to and including Wednesday, 17 November 2010 ("the issue price"). The ratio of entitlement will be adjusted in the event that the value of the share award, measured at the issue price is: - less than R70 per 100 Steinhoff shares (resulting in the cash distribution in relation to the value of the equivalent share award at a discount of less than 10%) held at the record date. In this event the ratio of entitlement will be increased to a maximum of 4.17 capitalisation shares for every 100 Steinhoff shares held. Therefore, the maximum number of potential capitalisation shares that will be issued by the Company is 61 676 844; or - more than R84 per 100 Steinhoff shares (resulting in the cash distribution in relation to the value of the equivalent share award at a discount of more than 25%) held at the record date. In this event the ratio of entitlement will be reduced to the number of capitalisation shares for every 100 Steinhoff shares held that results in the value of the share award being R84 per 100 Steinhoff shares held at the record date. A finalisation announcement confirming the issue price of the capitalisation shares will be released on SENS and published in the press on 18 November 2010 and 19 November 2010, respectively. FRACTIONS The settlement and clearing system (Strate) used by the JSE does not permit fractions and fractional entitlements. Accordingly, where a shareholder`s entitlement to new ordinary shares calculated in accordance with the above formula gives rise to a fraction of a new ordinary share, such fraction of a new ordinary share will be rounded up to the nearest whole number where the fraction is greater than or equal to 0,5 and rounded down to the nearest whole number where the fraction is less than 0,5. Shareholders who have not dematerialised their shares and who elect to receive a cash distribution should note that if same amounts to less than R5,00 per individual shareholder, that shareholder will not be paid a distribution and the aggregated amounts of such entitlements will be donated to a charitable institution. GENERAL Documentation dealing with the share award and the procedure required for electing the cash distribution, will be posted to shareholders on Friday, 12 November 2010. In order to be valid, shareholders who are holding certificated Steinhoff shares and wish to elect to receive a cash distribution must forward a completed form of election to Steinhoff`s transfer secretaries, Computershare Investor Services (Proprietary) Limited, to be received by no later than 12:00 on Friday, 3 December 2010. Shareholders who have already dematerialised their Steinhoff shares through a Central Securities Depository Participant ("CSDP") or broker must not complete a form of election but should instruct their CSDP or broker as to their election in the manner and time stipulated by the CSDP or broker. The results of the share award will be published on SENS on Monday, 6 December 2010 and in the press on Tuesday, 7 December 2010. Share certificates, where applicable, and/or distribution cheques will be posted to certificated shareholders by registered post and ordinary post, respectively, at the risk of such shareholders on or about Monday, 6 December 2010. CSDP/broker accounts will be updated/credited in respect of dematerialised shareholders according to their election on Monday, 6 December 2010. 2. NO CHANGE STATEMENT, POSTING OF ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Shareholders are hereby advised that Steinhoff`s 2010 annual report, which includes the annual financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2010 as audited by Deloitte & Touche, whose unqualified report is available for inspection at the Company`s registered office, will be dispatched to shareholders on Friday, 12 November 2010, and contains no modifications to the audited financial results which were announced on SENS and published in the press on 7 September 2010 and 8 September 2010, respectively. Notice is hereby given that the annual general meeting of Steinhoff shareholders will be held at 10:00 on Monday, 6 December 2010, at the Company`s registered office, being 28 Sixth Street, Wynberg, Sandton, to transact the business as set out in the notice of the annual general meeting contained in the annual report. Johannesburg 10 November 2010 Company Secretary: SJ Grobler Sponsor: PSG Capital (Proprietary) Limited Date: 10/11/2010 15:00:01 Supplied by www.sharenet.co.za Produced by the JSE SENS Department. The SENS service is an information dissemination service administered by the JSE Limited (`JSE`). The JSE does not, whether expressly, tacitly or implicitly, represent, warrant or in any way guarantee the truth, accuracy or completeness of the information published on SENS. The JSE, their officers, employees and agents accept no liability for (or in respect of) any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential loss or damage of any kind or nature, howsoever arising, from the use of SENS or the use of, or reliance on, information disseminated through SENS.

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