DGAP-News: Steinhoff International Holdings N.V. : RESULTS OF THE GENERAL MEETING

RESULTS OF THE GENERAL MEETING

Shareholders are hereby advised that at the extraordinary general meeting of Steinhoff International Holdings N.V. ("Steinhoff" or "the Company") held at 13:00pm CET on 12 November 2019, at the offices of Linklaters LLP, Zuidplein 180, 1077 XV Amsterdam (the "EGM"), the only resolution proposed in the notice of meeting made available to shareholders on the Company's website on 1 October 2019 was passed by the requisite majority of votes cast by the Steinhoff shareholders present or represented at the EGM.

Number of shares present or represented: 971,519,063 (this includes votes abstained, as per the below)
% of issued share capital: 23.42 % **

The detailed voting results of the EGM are set out below:

Note 1* -- In relation to the total number of shares voted at the EGM. Only the 'for' and 'against' votes are counted and together add up to 100%. A 'vote abstained' is not considered to be a vote in law and will therefore not be counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes 'for' and 'against' a resolution.
Note 2** -- Excluding treasury shares held by number of Steinhoff entities in aggregate of 161,794,976 shares.
Note 3 *** -- Only active abstentions are counted. No votes at the meeting, are not included.

The Management Board and the Supervisory Board are very pleased with the appointment by the General Meeting of Mazars Netherlands as external auditor of the Steinhoff Group. The Dutch Mazars audit team will work closely with their colleagues in the UK, South Africa and France and in other jurisdictions where possible.

Amsterdam
12 November 2019