WHL: WOOLWORTHS HOLDINGS LIMITED - Completion of the sale of the Elizabeth Street Property in Sydney, Australia
March 11, 2021
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WHL: WOOLWORTHS HOLDINGS LIMITED - Completion of the sale of the Elizabeth Street Property in Sydney, Australia
WHL: WOOLWORTHS HOLDINGS LIMITED - Completion of the sale of the Elizabeth Street Property in Sydney, Australia
Completion of the sale of the Elizabeth Street Property in Sydney, Australia
Woolworths Holdings Limited
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
Registration number 1929/001986/06
LEI: 37890095421E07184E97
Share code: WHL
Share ISIN: ZAE000063863
Bond code: WHLI
('the Company' or 'WHL')
COMPLETION OF THE SALE OF THE ELIZABETH STREET PROPERTY IN SYDNEY,
AUSTRALIA
Further to the announcement published by the Company on the Stock Exchange News Service on
21 December 2020 with regard to the sale of the David Jones Properties Pty Limited Elizabeth Street
property ('Property Sale'), WHL is pleased to announce that the condition precedent to the
Property Sale has been fulfilled and the transaction has been completed.
In accordance with the previous announcement, the proceeds of the Property Sale have been
applied towards the repayment of debt in Australia, pursuant to the WHL Board´s review of the capital
structure of the Australian entities. In addition, the Property Sale and refinancing have facilitated the
separation of the combined Australian debt and financing facilities of the David Jones Pty Limited
('David Jones') and Country Road Group Pty Limited ('CRG') groups, inclusive of the termination of
the cross guarantees between the two groups. The David Jones and CRG groups are now financed
separately, save for immaterial support from David Jones to CRG as a result of the total proceeds
of the Property Sale being received in David Jones. This support is expected to be unwound in the
near term.
Contact:
ReezaIsaacs@woolworths.co.za
(Group Finance Director)
JeanineWomersley@woolworths.co.za
(Investor Relations)
InvestorRelations@woolworths.co.za
Cape Town
12 March 2021
Sponsor
Rand Merchant Bank (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited)
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Date: 12-03-2021 07:05:00
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WoolWorths Holdings Limited is one of the South African leaders in retailing. Net sales break down by activity as follows:
- distribution of clothes and consumer products (49.3%): clothes for men, women and children, shoes, beauty products, accessories and homeware;
- distribution of food products (47.3%);
- other (3.4%): primarily financial services.
At the end of June 2021, the group had a network of 1,279 stores broken down by name into WoolWorths (545), Country Road (689) and David Jones (45).
Net sales break down geographically as follows: South Africa (61.4%), Africa (2.5%), Australia and New Zealand (36.1%).