DGAP-Adhoc

Zalando SE: Zalando Upgrades Outlook for the Financial Year 2021; Zalando Launches Share Buy-back for Stock Option Programs

DGAP-Ad-hoc: Zalando SE / Key word(s): Change in Forecast/Share Buyback Zalando SE: Zalando Upgrades Outlook for the Financial Year 2021; Zalando Launches Share Buy-back for Stock Option Programs 05-May-2021 / 21:43 CET/CEST Disclosure of an inside information acc. to Article 17 MAR of the Regulation (EU) No 596/2014, transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. ZALANDO UPGRADES OUTLOOK FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2021; ZALANDO LAUNCHES SHARE BUY-BACK FOR STOCK OPTION PROGRAMS AT THE SAME TIME DISCLOSURE ACCORDING TO ART. 5 PARA. 1 LIT. A) REGULATION (EU) NO. 596/2014 AND ART. 2 PARA. 1 OF COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) NO. 2016/1052 // SHARE BUY-BACK

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Information and Explanation of the Issuer to this News:

BERLIN, May 5, 2021 // Zalando upgrades its outlook for the financial year 2021 following exceptionally strong and profitable growth in the first quarter, continued elevated growth levels in the second quarter, and a stable outlook for the second half of the year.

The company now expects Gross Merchandise Volume (GMV) to grow 31%-36% to 14.0-14.6 billion euros for the financial year 2021. The company expects revenues to grow 26%-31% to 10.1-10.5 billion euros and an adjusted EBIT of 400-475 million euros in the same period. Zalando previously assumed GMV growth of 27%-32%, revenue growth of 24%-29% and an adjusted EBIT of 350-425 million euros for the full year 2021.

Today the Management Board of Zalando SE also decided to initiate a share buy-back program. The repurchased shares shall be used to meet Zalando's obligations under its option programs to employees and to members of the Management Board. The program covers the repurchase of own shares with a total purchase price (excluding incidental transaction charges) of up to 200 million euros, however, no more than 20 million shares. It starts on 7 May 2021 and ends on 30 July 2021 at the latest. This decision has been approved by the Supervisory Board and is in accordance with the authorization granted by the Annual General Meeting 2020.