Steinhoff International Holdings N.V. in liquidatie
Steinhoff International Holdings N.V. : FINANCIAL RESTRUCTURING – REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF LONG-STOP DATE UNDER THE SEAG CVA, THE SFHG CVA AND THE LOCK-UP AGREEMENT FINANCIAL RESTRUCTURING – REQUEST FOR CONSENT TO AMEND CERTAIN TERMS OF THE SEAG CVA AND THE SFHG CVA
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FINANCIAL RESTRUCTURING – REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF LONG-STOP DATE UNDER THE SEAG CVA, THE SFHG CVA AND THE LOCK-UP AGREEMENT FINANCIAL RESTRUCTURING – REQUEST FOR CONSENT TO AMEND CERTAIN TERMS OF THE SEAG CVA AND THE SFHG CVA Steinhoff International Holdings N.V. (the “Company” and with its subsidiaries, the “Group“) Defined terms used but not otherwise defined in this announcement shall have the same meaning as in the company voluntary arrangement proposed in relation to SEAG (the “SEAG CVA”) and/or the company voluntary arrangement proposed in relation to SFHG (the “SFHG CVA”) (as applicable and as the context dictates). As reported previously, the SEAG CVA and the SFHG CVA were both approved by significant majorities of their respective creditors and by their members at meetings held on 14 December 2018. The SEAG CVA documentation and SFHG CVA documentation can be downloaded at www.lucid-is.com/steinhoff. As previously announced, on 10 January 2019, SEAG was notified of an application issued by LSW GmbH (“LSW”), a company claiming to be a creditor of SEAG, challenging the SEAG CVA (the “Application”). Aside from the Application, no challenges were received to the SEAG CVA within the challenge period (i.e. the period of 28 days beginning on the day on which the SEAG CVA Chairman’s Report was filed at the Court). No challenges were received to the SFHG CVA within the challenge period (i.e. the period of 28 days beginning on the day on which the SFHG CVA Chairman’s Report was filed at the Court). As the challenge periods have now expired, no further challenges are permitted. As a consequence of events since the approval of the SEAG CVA and the SFHG CVA, SEAG and SFHG has issued two separate CVA consent requests to their respective creditors as summarised below. Copies of each consent request along with any related documents are available www.lucid-is.com/steinhoff. CVA Consent Request No. 1 – Request for extension of Long-Stop Date under the SEAG CVA, the SFHG CVA and the Lock-Up Agreement Both SEAG and SFHG continue to work towards the implementation of the Restructuring. However, notwithstanding SEAG’s request to have the Application heard on an expedited basis, it is unlikely that SEAG and SFHG will be in a position to implement all of the Restructuring Steps set out in the SEAG CVA and the SFHG CVA on or prior to the CVA Long-Stop Date (currently 5.00pm (London time) on 29 March 2019). In order to provide sufficient time to resolve the LSW Application and implement the SEAG CVA and the SFHG CVA in accordance with their terms, on 15 March 2019 SEAG and SFHG requested that creditors under the SEAG CVA and the SFHG CVA (as applicable) provide their consent to an extension of the CVA Long-Stop Date to 31 May 2019 provided that if a full, final and non-appealable determination of the LSW Application has not occurred by 12.00pm (London time) on 18 April 2019, the CVA Long-Stop Date shall be further automatically extended to 28 June 2019. Extension of the CVA Long-Stop Date on these terms will consequently extend the Long-Stop Date pursuant to the Lock-Up Agreement to be the same as the extended CVA Long-Stop Date. CVA Consent Request No. 2 – Request for consent to amend certain terms of the SEAG CVA, the SFHG CVA and the relevant SEAG Restructuring Documents Following the Application, SEAG has entered into discussions with LSW and the SEAG Creditors Group (and their respective advisers) to seek to address the grounds of challenge asserted by LSW in the Application as well as certain consequential and related drafting amendments raised by LSW in correspondence following the Application. Accordingly, SEAG and SFHG consider that certain amendments and modifications to the SEAG CVA, the SFHG CVA and certain of the Restructuring Documents are necessary to address the grounds of challenge. For details of the proposed amendments to the SEAG CVA, the SFHG CVA and the relevant SEAG Restructuring Documents, CVA Creditors and SFHG Creditors should refer to the blacklines of such documents which will be available at www.lucid-is.com/steinhoff.
Instructions to CVA Creditors and SFHG Creditors In relation to CVA Consent Request No. 1 (the extension of the Long-Stop Date), creditors were originally requested to provide their consent to the relevant amendments by 6.00pm (London time) on 25 March 2019 (the “Consent Instruction Deadline”), in accordance with the instructions detailed in the consent request circulated to such creditors on 15 March 2019 and available at www.lucid-is.com/steinhoff. However, SEAG and SFHG have proposed that the Consent Instruction Deadline be extended to 6.00pm (London time) on 26 March 2019 to allow creditors additional time to provide their consent to the relevant amendments. No other changes to CVA Consent Request No. 1 have been proposed. In relation to CVA Consent Request No. 2 (the LSW amendments), the relevant creditors will be requested to provide their consent to the relevant amendments at the relevant time in accordance with the instructions which will be detailed in the consent request circulated to such creditors at the relevant time. It remains the objective of the Group to complete the Restructuring as soon as possible. Shareholders and other investors in the Company are advised to exercise caution when dealing in the securities of the Group. Stellenbosch, 20 March 2019
20.03.2019 Dissemination of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP – a service of EQS Group AG. |
Language: | English |
Company: | Steinhoff International Holdings N.V. |
Herengracht 466 | |
1017 CA Amsterdam | |
Netherlands | |
Phone: | +27218080700 |
Fax: | +27218080800 |
E-mail: | investors@steinhoffinternational.com |
Internet: | www.steinhoffinternational.com |
ISIN: | NL0011375019 |
WKN: | A14XB9 |
Indices: | SDAX |
Listed: | Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Hanover, Munich, Stuttgart, Tradegate Exchange |
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