Closing of Tender Offer by Steinhoff to acquire up to 98% of JD Group Limited Steinhoff International Holdings Limited Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa (Registration number 1998/003951/06) Share Code: SHF ISIN: ZAE000016176 (“Steinhoff”) Closing of Tender Offer by Steinhoff to acquire up to 98% of JD Group Limited (“JD Group”) JD Group Shareholders are referred to the announcements by Steinhoff dated 18 March 2014 and 25 March 2014, regarding the offer by Steinhoff ("Tender Offer") to acquire up to 98% of the issued ordinary shares in JD Group, excluding treasury shares. On 25 March 2014 JD Group announced its intention to proceed with a rights offer of R2 500 million (“Rights Offer”), once the Tender Offer has closed. Given the Rights Offer announced by JD Group and the material level of acceptances of the Tender Offer to date, Steinhoff believes that it is in the best interests of JD Group to close the Tender Offer. Accordingly, provided Steinhoff doesn’t reach the 98% threshold earlier, JD Group shareholders are hereby advised that the Tender Offer will close at the close of business (17:00) on Wednesday, 2 April 2014. Johannesburg 27 March 2014 Investment Bank and Financial Advisor to Steinhoff Investec Bank Limited Sponsor to Steinhoff PSG Capital Proprietary Limited Legal advisor to the Steinhoff Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr Inc. Neither JD Group Shares nor Steinhoff Shares have been, or will be, registered under the Securities Act of the United States of America (“United States”). Accordingly, no shares may be offered, sold, resold, delivered or transferred, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, United States persons, except pursuant to exemptions from the Securities Act of the United States. This announcement does not constitute an offer of any securities for sale in the United States or to United States persons. Date: 27/03/2014 05:37:00 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.