zooplus SE — Share Issue/Capital Change 2014

Nov 18, 2014

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Ad-hoc | 18 November 2014 13:29

zooplus AG: Successful placement of capital increase with gross proceeds of approx. EUR 37.5 m

zooplus AG / Key word(s): Capital Increase/Corporate Action

18.11.2014 13:29

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zooplus AG: Successful placement of capital increase with gross proceeds of
approx. EUR 37.5 m

Munich, November 18, 2014 - zooplus AG, Munich, (WKN 511170, ISIN
DE0005111702, ticker symbol ZO1) has successfully completed the capital
increase via accelerated bookbuilding as announced yesterday. 610,039 new
no-par value bearer shares of the Company have been placed with
international institutional investors for a placement price of EUR 61.50
per share. After settlement of the transaction, which is expected to occur
on November 21, 2014, zooplus AG will receive gross proceeds in the amount
of approx. EUR 37.5 m. Deutsche Bank acted as Sole Bookrunner to the
transaction.

The new shares will participate in dividends with effect from January 1,
2014 and are scheduled to be admitted to listing on the Frankfurt Stock
Exchange as well as on the sub-sector of the Regulated Market with
additional obligations arising from admission (Prime Standard) on November
21, 2014.

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DISCLAIMER
This release is for information purposes only and does not constitute an
offer to buy, sell, exchange or transfer securities, or a solicitation of
an offer to buy securities of zooplus AG (the "Issuer"), in the United
States of America, Germany or any other jurisdiction. Securities may not be
offered or sold in the United States of America absent registration or an
exemption from registration under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "Securities Act"). The securities described herein have not
been and will not be registered under the Securities Act, or the laws of
any State, and may not be offered or sold within the United States of
America, except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not
subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and
applicable State laws. Neither the Issuer nor any other person
participating in the transaction described herein intends to register in
connection with this notice any securities described herein in the United
States of America or in any other jurisdiction within the United States of
America, or to conduct a public offering of securities in the United States
of America.

Deutsche Bank AG is acting solely for the Issuer and no one else and will
not be responsible for providing the protections afforded to customers of
Deutsche Bank AG nor for providing advice in relation to the transaction.

The shares may not be offered to the public in any jurisdiction in
circumstances which would require the preparation or registration of any
prospectus or offering document relating to the shares in such
jurisdiction.

No action has been taken by the Issuer or Deutsche Bank AG or any of their
respective affiliates that would permit an offering of the shares or
possession or distribution of this announcement or any other offering or
publicity material relating to such securities in any jurisdiction where
action for that purpose is required.

In member states of the European Economic Area ("EEA"), this announcement
and any offer if made subsequently is directed only at persons who are
"qualified investors" within the meaning of Article 2(1)(e) of the
Prospectus Directive (Directive 2003/71/EC) ("Qualified Investors"). Any
person in the EEA who acquires the securities in any offer (an "Investor")
or to whom any offer of the securities is made will be deemed to have
represented and agreed that it is a Qualified Investor. Any Investor will
also be deemed to have represented and agreed that any securities acquired
by it in the offer have not been acquired on behalf of persons in the EEA
other than Qualified Investors or persons in the UK and other member states
(where equivalent legislation exists) for whom the Investor has authority
to make decisions on a wholly discretionary basis, nor have the securities
been acquired with a view to their offer or resale in the EEA to persons
where this would result in a requirement for publication by the Issuer or
Deutsche Bank AG of a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus
Directive. The Issuer and Deutsche Bank AG and any of their affiliates, and
others will rely upon the truth and accuracy of the foregoing
representations and agreements.

Contact Investor Relations / Media:
Susanne Emich
cometis AG
Unter den Eichen 7
65195 Wiesbaden
Tel.: +49 (0)611-205855-15
Fax: +49 (0)611-205855-66
E-mail: emich@cometis.de
Web: http://www.cometis.de/

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Language: English
Company: zooplus AG
Sonnenstraße 15
80331 München
Germany
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
Indices: SDAX
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr
in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart

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