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Rocket Internet SE: Extraordinary General Meeting 2020

DGAP-News: Rocket Internet SE / Key word(s): AGM/EGM/Share Buyback Rocket Internet SE: Extraordinary General Meeting 2020 24.09.2020 / 16:07 The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. Rocket Internet SE: Extraordinary General Meeting 2020

- General meeting creates basis for public delisting self-tender offer by passing both proposals with a majority of 81%

- Resolutions on the redemption of up to 69,447,991 treasury shares following their acquisition and renewal of authorization to acquire treasury shares was passed as proposed

- Rocket Internet resolves implementation of a new share buy-back program over the stock exchange based on renewed authorization, which will start today and end on November 15, 2020 at the latest

Berlin, September 24, 2020 - Rocket Internet SE (the "Company") (ISIN DE000A12UKK6) today virtually held an Extraordinary General Meeting in Berlin. The general meeting resolved on the resolutions on the capital decrease through the redemption of up to 69,447,991 treasury shares following their acquisition as well as the renewal of the authorization of the Management Board to acquire and use up to a total of 10% of further treasury shares, as proposed by the Management Board and the Supervisory Board at the general meeting. Thereby, the shareholders of the Company have created the basis for the implementation of the public delisting self-tender offer.

The resolution regarding the capital decrease through the redemption of up to 69,447,991 treasury shares following their acquisition (agenda item 1) was passed with a majority of 81.09% and the resolution regarding the renewal of the authorization of the Management Board to acquire and use up to a total of 10% of further treasury shares (agenda item 2) was passed with a majority of 81.46% of the votes cast.

Immediately following the general meeting, the Management Board of the Company resolved, with the approval of the Supervisory Board and by way of exercising the authorization granted today, to implement a new share buy-back program over the stock exchange, which will run simultaneously to the delisting self-tender offer. Under this new share buy-back program, up to 11,996,721 Rocket Internet Shares (8.84% of the Company's share capital) are intended to be acquired over the stock exchange for a purchase price per Rocket Internet share of up to EUR 18.57. Shareholders will thus have the opportunity to sell their shares to the Company ahead of the completion of the delisting self-tender offer. The share buyback program is scheduled to commence today and terminate to terminate at the latest on November 15, 2020.