STEINHOFF INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS N.V. - Steinhoff Global Settlement Proposal |
27 July 2020 8:00 |
Steinhoff Global Settlement Proposal
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
DISCLOSURE OF INSIDE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO ART. 17 OF THE EU MARKET ABUSE
REGULATION (EU 596/2014, MAR)
STEINHOFF GLOBAL SETTLEMENT PROPOSAL
Steinhoff International Holdings N.V. (the “Company” and with its subsidiaries, the “Group”)
and the former South African holding company for such subsidiaries, Steinhoff International
Holdings Proprietary Limited (“SIHPL”), are today announcing the terms of a proposed
settlement to conclude the ongoing and disputed legal claims and pending litigation
proceedings arising from the legacy accounting issues first announced in December 2017. The
proposed settlement terms do not constitute an admission of liability by any member of the
Group, or its directors, officers or employees in respect of any legal claims or litigation
proceedings.
If the settlement proceeds it will result in:
• up to EUR266m being paid in settlement of market purchase claims against the
Company and SIHPL;
• approximately EUR104m being paid in settlement of claims of contractual
counterparties against the Company and approximately ZAR9.4bn being paid in
settlement of such claims against SIHPL;
• a significant majority of claims are within the scope of the settlement however certain
claims will not be settled and will be subject to ongoing dispute;
• settlement consideration will be paid in cash and delivery of shares in the South African
subsidiary Pepkor Holdings Limited (“PPH”) at a deemed price of ZAR15 per share.
Separate arrangements are being proposed for claimants who are also PPH managers;
• the Company estimates that if the maximum PPH shares are applied in settlement, the
remaining shares indirectly held by the Company in PPH will be in excess of 50 per cent
of the total share capital of PPH; and
• a majority of the noted material contingent liabilities and related uncertainty being
removed from the balance sheets of the Company and SIHPL. If no settlement is
concluded the contingent liabilities will continue and if all such claims were ultimately
established in the amounts asserted, the current net asset value of the Group would
fall short of the amount required to satisfy them in full.
The settlement is subject to financial creditor and regulatory consents, as well as support from
eligible claimants, and is subject to final implementation. There is no certainty that such
consents or support will be obtained. One option for implementation of the settlement is by
way of legal cram down processes in the relevant jurisdictions.
For full details of the proposed settlement terms see the press release in full at:
https://www.steinhoffinternational.com/settlement-litigation-claims.php.
Shareholders and other investors in the Company are advised to exercise caution when
dealing in the securities of the Group.
JSE Sponsor: PSG Capital
Stellenbosch, 27 July 2020
Date: 27-07-2020 08:00:00
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