Registration will take place at the registration desk at Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ, Piet Heinkade 1, 1019 BR Amsterdam, the Netherlands, between 12:00 CET, and the commencement of the AGM at 13:00 CET on Friday, 30 April 2021. It is not possible to register after this time. Attendees may be asked to produce proof of identity (together with any relevant letter of representation or power of attorney) and may be declined access in case such proof of identity (together with any relevant letter of representation or power of attorney) is not produced. All attendees of the AGM are therefore requested to bring valid ID (such as a passport or driving licence) to the venue in the Netherlands. Attendees will need to present their Attendance Card upon registration or may be declined access. Any health and safety guidelines imposed on the attendees should be duly observed.
Registration and access for the AGM via webcast
Attendees who have been successfully registered for the AGM via webcast will be able to enter the virtual AGM by logging in with the credentials as included in the Attendance Card to the webcast accessible on the Company's website (www.steinhoffinternational.com) between 12.00 CET and the commencement of the AGM at 13:00 CET on Friday, 30 April 2021. Attendees who log in afterwards will only have access to the live stream to follow the AGM, but will not be able to vote nor ask any questions.
Instructions for attendance and voting by proxy
Appointing a named individual as proxy
Under Dutch law and the Company's articles of association, a Shareholder or other person with meeting rights shall be entitled to attend, speak and, to the extent applicable, exercise his or her voting rights in the AGM by a proxy authorised in writing. If the proxy intends to attend the physical venue for the AGM, the proxy must present his or her Proxy and Voting Instruction Form (together with any relevant/underlying letter of representation or power of attorney), his or her Attendance Card and, if requested, a valid ID (such as a passport or driving licence) at the registration desk prior to the AGM.
If a Shareholder or any other person with meeting rights wishes to appoint a named individual as proxy to attend, speak and, to the extent applicable, exercise his or her voting rights in the AGM, the Proxy and Voting Instruction Form is available on the Company's website (www.steinhoffinternational.com) as from 19 March 2021. Proxy and Voting Instruction Forms are also available at the office of the Company in South Africa (Building B2, Vineyard Office Park, Cnr Adam Tas & Devon Valley Road, Stellenbosch, 7600 South Africa), where hard copies may be obtained free of charge. If you wish to receive a Proxy and Voting Instruction Form, please do not hesitate to contact the company secretary, Ms. Sarah Radema, Tel: +27 21 808 0708 / e-mail: compsec@steinhoffinternational.com.
Appointing the independent third party as proxy
A Shareholder and any other person with voting rights may also elect to authorise in writing Mr. Gijs ter Braak, civil-law notary in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, his replacement and/or any (deputy or associated) civil-law notary of Simmons & Simmons LLP, Amsterdam office, to vote as his or her proxy at the AGM (in accordance with the instructions given). The Proxy and Voting Instruction Form should always be granted with clear voting instructions. In the absence of voting instructions or in the event that the proxy is granted to the aforementioned person without clear voting instructions, it shall be deemed to include a voting instruction to such person to vote in favour of all agenda items that have been proposed to be put to a vote at the AGM.
If a Shareholder or any other person with voting rights wishes to appoint the independent third party as proxy to exercise his or her voting rights at the AGM, the Proxy and Voting Instruction Form is available on the Company's website (www.steinhoffinternational.com) as from 19 March 2021. Proxy and Voting Instruction Forms are also available at the office of the Company in South Africa (Building B2, Vineyard Office Park, Cnr Adam Tas & Devon Valley Road, Stellenbosch, 7600 South Africa), where hard copies may be obtained free of charge. If you wish to receive a Proxy and Voting Instruction Form, please do not hesitate to contact the company secretary, Ms. Sarah Radema, Tel: +27 21 808 0708 / e-mail: compsec@steinhoffinternational.com.
Shareholders appointing a named individual or the independent third party as their proxy must submit the duly signed Proxy and Voting Instruction Forms to Computershare by no later than 11:00 a.m. CET on Friday, 23 April 2021.
Duly signed Proxy and Voting Instruction Forms in respect of Securities listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange should be submitted, together with a copy of a valid ID (such as a passport or driving licence) and any relevant/ underlying letter of representation or power of attorney, where applicable, to Computershare Germany by e-mailing: anmeldestelle@computershare.de or by submitting a hard copy to the following address:
Steinhoff International Holdings N.V. AGM 2021 c/o Computershare Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG Computershare Operations Center 80249 Munich Germany Fax: +49 89 30903-74675
Duly signed Proxy and Voting Instruction Forms in respect of Shares listed on the JSE Limited should be submitted, together with a copy of a valid ID (such as a passport or driving licence) and any relevant/underlying letter of representation or power of attorney, where applicable, to Computershare South Africa by e-mailing: proxy@computershare.co.za or by submitting a hard copy to:
Computershare Investor Services Pty Ltd Rosebank Towers 15 Biermann Avenue Rosebank 2196 South Africa (Private Bag X9000, Saxonwold, 2132) Fax: +27 11 688 5248 Attention: Wynand Louw Contact Details Company Secretary: Computershare South Africa: Building B2 Computershare Investor Services Pty Ltd Vineyard Office Park Rosebank Towers Cnr Adam Tas & Devon Valley Road 15 Biermann Avenue Stellenbosch, 7600 South Africa Rosebank 2196 (PO Box 122, Stellenbosch, 7599) South Africa Telephone: +27 21 808 0708 (Private Bag X9000, Saxonwold, 2132) E-mail: compsec@steinhoffinternational.com Fax: +27 11 688 5248 Attention: Sarah Radema E-mail: proxy@computershare.co.za Computershare Germany: Computershare Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG Computershare Operations Center 80249 Munich, Germany Fax: +49 89 30903-74675 E-mail: anmeldestelle@computershare.de
Stellenbosch (South Africa), March 2021
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Unternehmen: Steinhoff International Holdings NV
Herengracht 466
1017 CA Amsterdam
Niederlande
E-Mail: investors@steinhoffinternational.com
Internet: https://www.steinhoffinternational.com/index.php
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