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Rocket Internet SE: New Supervisory Board Members Nominated

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Rocket Internet SE: New Supervisory Board Members Nominated

02.05.2016 / 13:00
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New Supervisory Board Members Nominated

- Stefan Krause and Pierre Louette have been nominated as new Rocket
Internet Supervisory Board members, succeeding Lorenzo Grabau and Erik
Mitteregger, who will resign effective June 2016

Berlin, Germany, May 2, 2016 - Today, Rocket Internet SE ("Rocket
Internet") announced that the Supervisory Board of Rocket Internet has
decided to propose Stefan Krause and Pierre Louette to be elected as new
Supervisory Board members at the annual general meeting on June 9, 2016.

Stefan Krause is the former Chief Financial Officer of Deutsche Bank as
well as former Chief Financial Officer and member of the Management Board
for sales and marketing of BMW. Pierre Louette is Chief Executive Officer
Delegate of Orange in charge of the General Secretariat, Orange Digital
Ventures, Orange Wholesale France, Group Sourcing and Supply Chain.

Stefan Krause and Pierre Louette will succeed Lorenzo Grabau and Erik
Mitteregger to increase the number of Supervisory Board members independent
of Rocket Internet shareholders. Mr. Grabau and Mr. Mitteregger will resign
from the Rocket Internet Supervisory Board effective June 9, 2016.

Professor Dr Marcus Englert, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Rocket
Internet, commented: "We would like to thank Lorenzo Grabau and Erik
Mitteregger for their significant efforts to bring Rocket Internet to the
public markets and their valuable insight and advice. We are excited to
have Stefan Krause and Pierre Louette join the board. They will contribute
a wealth of international experience and deep expertise in strategy,
operations and Corporate Governance."

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About Rocket Internet
Rocket Internet builds and invests in Internet companies that take proven
online business models to new, fast-growing markets. Rocket Internet
focuses on five industry sectors of online and mobile retail services that
make up a significant share of consumer spending: Food & Groceries,
Fashion, General Merchandise, Home & Living and Travel. Its network of
companies operates a variety of business models in over 110 countries on
six continents with more than 36,000 employees at the end of 2015. Rocket
Internet SE is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (ISIN DE000A12UKK6,
RKET). For further information please visit www.rocket-internet.com.

Disclaimer
This document contains forward-looking statements. These statements are
based on the current views, expectations and assumptions of the management
of Rocket Internet SE ("Rocket Internet") and involve known and unknown
risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, performance or
events to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such
statements. Actual results, performance or events may differ materially
from those described in such statements due to, among other things, changes
in the general economic and competitive environment, risks associated with
capital markets, currency exchange rate fluctuations and competition from
other companies, changes in international and national laws and
regulations, in particular with respect to tax laws and regulations, and
other factors. Rocket Internet does not assume any obligations to update
any forward-looking statements.


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