zooplus SE — Earnings Release 2008

Jan 30, 2009

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Corporate | 30 January 2009 09:00

zooplus AG: Preliminary 2008 full year revenue figures

zooplus AG / Preliminary Results

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• Total revenue increased by 53% year-on-year
• Dynamic start into 2009

Munich, January 30th, 2009 – zooplus AG (WKN 511170, ISIN DE0005111702,
ZO1), Europe’s leading online pet supplies retailer, has achieved a total
annual revenue of EUR 85 mm according to preliminary figures for 2008. This
represents a 53% y-o-y growth rate and an all-time high in the company’s
history. Total revenue consists of approximately EUR 80 mm in sales and
around EUR 5 mm in additional income.

'We are very happy with the way things are going at zooplus. With around
EUR 85 mm in total revenue we have reached a new all-time record. Moreover,
the first four weeks of 2009 have started on a very positive note, which
makes us reasonably optimistic for 2009 as a whole' said Dr. Cornelius
Patt, CEO and co-founder of zooplus.

The management is confident that it will be able to further and
substantially increase overall revenue in 2009. In contrast to many other
more cyclical retail sectors, pet supplies has so far shown itself to be
remarkably resilient within the overall economic climate.

The full 2008 report will be published on April 16th 2009 and will be
available for download under the investor relations section of
www.zooplus.de

Company profile:
zooplus is a leading online retailer for pet products in Germany and Europe
and by its own estimate holds - with respect to overall online turnover - a
leading position in all key European markets. zooplus offers products for
all standard breeds and races (including equine supplies) via websites in
Germany/Austria, UK, France, Holland, Belgium, Ireland, Italy, Spain and
Poland and also, via zooplus.com, in other international markets.

Through its websites zooplus offers a wide range of pet products, i.e.
particularly pet food (dry and wet pet food, pet food supplements such as
chewing bones, snacks, etc) as well as pet accessories in a wide range of
prices and categories.

zooplus is a predominantly growth-oriented company. zooplus intends to
continue to grow aggressively in all its existing as well as new geographic
markets whilst at the same time continuously improve its earnings and
profitability levels over the coming years.

Online: http://investors.zooplus.com/en/welcome/

Contact Investor Relations:
cometis AG
Henryk Deter
Tel.: +49 (0)611-205855-13
Fax: +49 (0)611-205855-66
E-mail: deter@cometis.de

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Language: English
Issuer: zooplus AG
Sonnenstraße 15
80331 München
Deutschland
Phone: +49 (0)89 95 006 - 100
Fax: +49 (0)89 95 006 - 500
E-mail: contact@zooplus.com
Internet: www.zooplus.de
ISIN: DE0005111702
WKN: 511170
Listed: Freiverkehr in Stuttgart; Open Market (Entry Standard) in
Frankfurt

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