STEINHOFF INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS N.V. - SIHPL Section 155 Sanction Hearing Update

SIHPL Section 155 – Sanction Hearing Update

Steinhoff International Holdings N.V.
(Incorporated in the Netherlands)
(Registration number: 63570173)
Share Code: SNH
ISIN: NL0011375019

Steinhoff Investment Holdings Limited
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number: 1954/001893/06)
JSE Code: SHFF
ISIN: ZAE000068367

SIHPL SECTION 155 – SANCTION HEARING UPDATE

Steinhoff International Holdings N.V. (“SIHNV” or the “Company” and together with its
subsidiaries, “Steinhoff” or the “Steinhoff Group”) informs market participants that the sanction
hearing to approve Steinhoff International Holdings (Pty) Limited’s (“SIHPL”) settlement
proposal under Section 155 of the South African Companies Act 2008 (the “Proposal”) has
been deferred from 30 September 2021 to a date still to be confirmed by the Western Cape
High Court (the “Court”) as a result of recent filings of certain intervention and opposition
applications.

Following the overwhelming support in the creditors’ meetings held on 6th and 10th September
2021 in which over 8,500 claimants representing approximately ZAR 91.7bn of claims voted in
favour of the Proposal, with no votes against, SIHPL had applied for the sanction hearing for
the Proposal to be heard as a matter of urgency by the Court on 30 September 2021.

The Court has in the recent days received intervention and opposing applications from the
following:

   (1) a party who under the Proposal is a Non-Qualifying Claimant and that will continue to
       be disputed following the implementation of the Settlement Effective Date, being:
       Trevo Capital Limited, a Mauritian entity associated with the former CEO of Pepkor
       Holdings Limited, Mr Erasmus; with the support of six individuals, Messrs Morris, Potter,
       Berry, Botha, Malan and Steyn (who are also all Non-Qualifying Claimants); and

   (2) parties purporting to be Market Purchase Claimants under the Proposal, being: the
       trustees of Sport City Trust and AJVH Holdings (Pty) Limited, both of which are
       associated with the former owners of Tekkie Town, and an individual, Mr Lamprecht.

In addition, an intervention application in support of SIHPL’s sanction application has been
received from Deloitte SA.

SIHPL will oppose certain of the interventions and all of the opposing applications as it
continues to work towards implementing the Proposal that has achieved the overwhelming
support of so many claimants and so that those claimants can receive the settlement
consideration as soon as possible under the terms of the Proposal.
In view of the recent filings, the Court concluded today that the Section 155 sanction
application could no longer be heard within the timetable of the Court’s urgent schedule. The
Court granted an Order removing the application from the urgent roll, and directing the
parties to approach the case managing Judge next week. Given the continuing urgency to
have the Proposal sanctioned, SIHPL will request that the Court set an expedited timetable for
the hearing of the sanction application. The Company will provide an update once the date
for the hearing is known.

The Company has a primary listing on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and a secondary listing on
the JSE Limited.

Stellenbosch, South Africa

30 September 2021
JSE Sponsor: PSG Capital

Date: 30-09-2021 12:20:00
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