JD GROUP LIMITED - Finalisation Announcement in respect of the Rights Offer

Finalisation Announcement in respect of the Rights Offer

JD Group Limited
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration No. 1981/009108/06)
(“JD Group” or “the Company”)
Share code: JDG     ISIN: ZAE000030771
Bond code: JDGCB    ISIN: ZAE000168415

FINALISATION ANNOUNCEMENT IN RESPECT OF THE RIGHTS OFFER

1.   INTRODUCTION

1.1.   Shareholders are referred to the declaration announcement 
       published on SENS on 23 May 2014 (“Declaration Announcement”), 
       wherein shareholders were advised that JD Group intends to 
       raise approximately R1,0 billion, by way of a fully under-
       written renounceable rights offer (the “Rights Offer”) in 
       terms of which the Company will offer 40 000 000 new JD Group 
       ordinary shares (“Rights Offer Shares”) to qualifying share-
       holders (“Shareholders”) at a subscription price of R25.00 per 
       Rights Offer Share, in the ratio of 17.44148 Rights Offer Shares 
       for every 100 JD Group ordinary shares held at the Rights Offer 
       record date, being Friday, 6 June 2014.

2.   RIGHTS OFFER CIRCULAR

2.1.   Shareholders are advised that the circular in respect of the Rights 
       Offer (“Circular”) has been formally approved by the JSE Limited. 
       Accordingly, the Rights Offer will now be implemented in accordance 
       with the salient dates and times as set out in the Circular and the 
       Declaration Announcement.

2.2.   The Circular which contains full details of the terms of the Rights 
       Offer as well as a Form of Instruction in respect of Letters of 
       Allocation, will be posted on Tuesday, 3 June 2014 to certificated 
       Shareholders recorded as such in the share register on the Rights
       Offer record date. Certificated Shareholders must complete the Form 
       of Instruction and lodge it with the Transfer Secretaries, indicating 
       how they wish to participate in the Rights Offer.

2.3.   A Circular, containing the same details of the terms of the Rights 
       Offer, but without the Form of Instruction in respect of Letters of 
       Allocation, will be posted on Monday, 9 June 2014 to dematerialised 
       Shareholders recorded as such in the share register on the Rights Offer 
       record date. Dematerialised Shareholders should receive notification 
       from their CSDP or Broker regarding the Rights to which they are 
       entitled in terms of the Rights Offer. However, if no such notification 
       is received, dematerialised Shareholders should proactively contact 
       their CSDP or Broker should they wish to participate in the Rights 
       Offer.


BY ORDER OF THE BOARD

Steinhoff Africa Secretarial Services (Pty) Ltd
COMPANY SECRETARY

Johannesburg
27 May 2014

Corporate   Advisor   and   Sponsor:   PSG   Capital   Proprietary
Limited

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