- Steinhoff may want back bonuses paid to senior executives, it said on Thursday.
- That could put its former executives on the line for a combined R176 million.
- Not that it will make much difference, relatively speaking.
The three former executive directors of Steinhoff may have to pay back up to R176 million, if the company holds to its threats.
The Steinhoff Group is "giving consideration to reclaiming bonuses paid in the past to certain senior executives" it said in an update to shareholders on Thursday afternoon.
That could be rather a large amount of money – just not in the context of the hole in Steinhoff's books.
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In total, the three directors received bonuses worth almost €12 million in two years – or R176 million at today's exchange rates.
Although that is not small change, it would not do much to plug the many holes in Steinhoff's books.
The company on Thursday said it is "reviewing the validity and recoverability of certain "non-South African assets" initially thought to be worth €6 billion – more than R88 billion.
It also said it had received "demands" from Firstrand co-founder GT Ferreira and the entities that sold it retailer Tekkie Town, worth a combined €220 million, currently around R3.2 billion.
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