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Steinhoff International Holdings N.V. : Statement regarding the revised
offer by Groupe Fnac S.A. for Darty plc
25.04.2016 / 19:20
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OR FROM ANY JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE
RELEVANT LAWS OF SUCH JURISDICTION
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
25 April 2016
Statement regarding the revised offer by Groupe Fnac S.A. for Darty plc
Conforama Investissement 2 SAS ("Conforama") notes the announcement today
by Groupe Fnac S.A. in relation to its revised offer for Darty plc
("Darty"). Conforama is currently considering its options and urges Darty
shareholders to take no further action at this time.
This announcement will be made available on the website of Steinhoff
International Holdings N.V. ("Steinhoff"),
http://www.steinhoffinternational.com, in accordance with Rule 26.1(b) of
the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers.
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Enquiries:
Conforama
Isabelle Hoppenot (Press contact) Tel: +33 6 25 58 14 38
Steinhoff International Holdings N.V.
Mariza Nel Tel: +27 (0)21 808 0711
Citigroup Global Markets Limited
Jan Skarbek Tel: +44 (0)20 798 6400
Nick Pagden
Charles-Henri Filippi
Tom Jacob
Peter Brown (Corporate Broking)
HSBC Bank plc
Oliver Smith Tel: +44 (0)20 7991 8888
Aamir Khan
Patrick Cazalaa
Dimitri Fotopoulos
Mark Dickenson (Corporate Broking)
Media Enquiries:
Havas Worldwide (French PR Adviser to Conforama)
Anton Molina Tel: +33 6 37 32 80 27
Maitland (UK PR Adviser to Conforama)
Kate O'Neill Tel: +44 7714 415 229
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Important notice related to financial advisers
Citigroup Global Markets Limited, which is authorised by the Prudential
Regulation Authority and regulated in the United Kingdom by the FCA and the
Prudential Regulation Authority, is acting as financial adviser to
Steinhoff International Holdings N.V. and for no one else in connection
with the matters referred to in this announcement and will not be
responsible to anyone other than Steinhoff International Holdings N.V. for
providing the protections afforded to its clients or for providing advice
in relation to the contents of this announcement or any other matters
referred to in this announcement.
HSBC Bank plc, which is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority
and regulated in the United Kingdom by the FCA and the Prudential
Regulation Authority, is acting as financial adviser to Steinhoff
International Holdings N.V. and for no one else in connection with the
matters referred to in this announcement and will not be responsible to
anyone other than Steinhoff International Holdings N.V. for providing the
protections afforded to its clients or for providing advice in relation to
the contents of this announcement or any other matters referred to in this
announcement.
Further information
This announcement is for information purposes only and does not constitute
an offer to sell or subscribe for or an invitation to purchase any
securities or the solicitation of any vote or approval in any jurisdiction,
or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities.
This announcement does not constitute a prospectus or prospectus equivalent
document.
This announcement has been prepared for the purpose of complying with
English law and the Code and the information disclosed may not be the same
as that which would have been disclosed if this announcement had been
prepared in accordance with the laws of jurisdictions outside the United
Kingdom.
Overseas shareholders
The release, publication or distribution of this announcement in certain
jurisdictions may be restricted by law. Persons who are not resident in the
United Kingdom or who are subject to other jurisdictions should inform
themselves of, and observe, any applicable requirements.
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS NEITHER AN OFFER TO PURCHASE NOR A SOLICITATION TO BUY
ANY SHARES NOR IS IT A SOLICITATION FOR ACCEPTANCE OF ANY OFFER. THIS
ANNOUNCEMENT IS NEITHER AN OFFER TO SELL NOR A SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO
BUY ANY SECURITIES, AND SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER, SOLICITATION OR
SALE, IN ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH OFFER, SOLICITATION OR SALE IS
UNLAWFUL.
Disclosure requirements of the City Code (the "Code")
Under Rule 8.3(a) of the Code, any person who is interested in 1% or more
of any class of relevant securities of an offeree company or of any
securities exchange offeror (being any offeror other than an offeror in
respect of which it has been announced that its offer is, or is likely to
be, solely in cash) must make an Opening Position Disclosure following the
commencement of the offer period and, if later, following the announcement
in which any securities exchange offeror is first identified. An Opening
Position Disclosure must contain details of the person's interests and
short positions in, and rights to subscribe for, any relevant securities of
each of (i) the offeree company and (ii) any securities exchange
offeror(s). An Opening Position Disclosure by a person to whom Rule 8.3(a)
applies must be made by no later than 3.30 pm (London time) on the 10th
business day following the commencement of the offer period and, if
appropriate, by no later than 3.30 pm (London time) on the 10th business
day following the announcement in which any securities exchange offeror is
first identified. Relevant persons who deal in the relevant securities of
the offeree company or of a securities exchange offeror prior to the
deadline for making an Opening Position Disclosure must instead make a
Dealing Disclosure.
Under Rule 8.3(b) of the Code, any person who is, or becomes, interested in
1% or more of any class of relevant securities of the offeree company or of
any securities exchange offeror must make a Dealing Disclosure if the
person deals in any relevant securities of the offeree company or of any
securities exchange offeror. A Dealing Disclosure must contain details of
the dealing concerned and of the person's interests and short positions in,
and rights to subscribe for, any relevant securities of each of (i) the
offeree company and (ii) any securities exchange offeror, save to the
extent that these details have previously been disclosed under Rule 8. A
Dealing Disclosure by a person to whom Rule 8.3(b) applies must be made by
no later than 3.30 pm (London time) on the business day following the date
of the relevant dealing.
If two or more persons act together pursuant to an agreement or
understanding, whether formal or informal, to acquire or control an
interest in relevant securities of an offeree company or a securities
exchange offeror, they will be deemed to be a single person for the purpose
of Rule 8.3.
Opening Position Disclosures must also be made by the offeree company and
by any offeror and Dealing Disclosures must also be made by the offeree
company, by any offeror and by any persons acting in concert with any of
them (see Rules 8.1, 8.2 and 8.4).
Details of the offeree and offeror companies in respect of whose relevant
securities Opening Position Disclosures and Dealing Disclosures must be
made can be found in the Disclosure Table on the Takeover Panel's website
at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk, including details of the number of relevant
securities in issue, when the offer period commenced and when any offeror
was first identified. You should contact the Panel's Market Surveillance
Unit on +44 (0)20 7638 0129 if you are in any doubt as to whether you are
required to make an Opening Position Disclosure or a Dealing Disclosure.
Publication on website
A copy of this announcement will be made available, free of charge subject
to certain restrictions relating to persons resident in Restricted
Jurisdictions, at http://www.steinhoffinternational.com by no later than 12
noon (London time) on the Business Day following the date of this
announcement.
Neither the content of the website referred to in this announcement nor the
content of any website accessible from hyperlinks on Steinhoff's website
(or any other website) is incorporated into, or forms part of, this
announcement.
You may request a hard copy of this announcement, free of charge, by
contacting the Company Secretary at Steinhoff UK Holdings Limited, 5th
Floor Festival House, Jessop Avenue, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL50 3SH,
United Kingdom. Darty shareholders may also request that all future
documents, announcements and information to be sent to them in relation to
the Increased Offer should be in hard copy form.
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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: MDAX
Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated
Unofficial Market in Munich, Stuttgart
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