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The claim described an earlier position that has since changed.

Steinhoff International Holdings N.V. is a company whose shares trade in Johannesburg and Frankfurt.

About
Steinhoff International Holdings N.V.
Claim made by
Reuters, press report
Published
6 December 2017
Original
Steinhoff accounting irregularities trigger share crash, CEO exit
Evidence score
83 How it was scored
Last reviewed
25 October 2026

Why this label

In December 2017 Reuters reported trading in Steinhoff shares on the Johannesburg and Frankfurt exchangesS1. That position has changed. On 13 October 2023 the liquidators confirmed that the liquidation of the holding company was complete and that the company and its shares had ceased to existS5. The exchanges were to carry out the delisting on timelines announced earlier. Any description of Steinhoff as a listed company is out of date. The FSCA was still pursuing individuals in 2026S3, but that does not revive the company.

Current procedural position

Liquidation completed and confirmed 13 October 2023, shares ceased to existS5.

Record supporting the assessment

SIHNV and its shares have now ceased to exist.
S5 Tier B Steinhoff International Holdings N.V. in liquidatie (EQS release published by boerse.de), EQS-News: Steinhoff International Holdings N.V. in liquidatie: CONFIRMATION OF LIQUIDATION, 13 October 2023

Conflicting or limiting record

slumped 65 percent to an eight-year low of 15.87 by 1120 GMT
S1 Tier C Reuters, TJ Strydom (published by Business Standard), Steinhoff accounting irregularities trigger share crash, CEO exit, 6 December 2017

Evidence score: 83 of 100

The score grades how well the record establishes this assessment. It is not a score of Steinhoff International Holdings N.V.. Score = source authority + directness + corroboration + procedural accuracy + currency + reproducibility.

ComponentPointsMaxReason
Source authorityIs the source competent to establish the proposition?2230A liquidators' announcement is a competent company record on status.
DirectnessDoes the source state the proposition or only discuss adjacent facts?2020It states that the company and its shares no longer exist.
CorroborationDo independent records support the same material point?815A 2026 report refers to the company's restructuring, which agrees.
Procedural accuracyDoes the record settle the procedural state the claim describes?1515Liquidation is complete.
CurrencyHas the record been checked against later developments?910No later change is possible for a dissolved company.
ReproducibilityCan a reader locate the passage and repeat the assessment?910The announcement is public.
Total83100

Timeline

  1. Shares fall about 65 percent in JohannesburgS1.
  2. Liquidation confirmed completeS5.

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Revision history

  • Assessment first published with label Outdated.

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Sources

  1. S5Tier B EQS-News: Steinhoff International Holdings N.V. in liquidatie: CONFIRMATION OF LIQUIDATIONSteinhoff International Holdings N.V. in liquidatie (EQS release published by boerse.de). Company statement. 13 October 2023.Liquidators confirm the company and its shares ceased to exist. It does not give exact delisting dates.
  2. S1Tier C Steinhoff accounting irregularities trigger share crash, CEO exitReuters, TJ Strydom (published by Business Standard). Press report. 6 December 2017.Quotes the company's December 2017 disclosure and reports the share fall. It does not establish what the irregularities were.Link working, checked 25 October 2026
  3. S3Tier C After the headlines: where major FSCA enforcement cases standMoonstone (author Mark Bechard). Press report. 11 August 2026.Reports the R53 million payment and continuing FSCA action against individuals. It does not cover criminal cases.Link working, checked 25 October 2026

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