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EQT AB: Zorro Bidco holds a total of 97 percent in zooplus after completion of the public delisting tender offer - zooplus shares delisted from Frankfurt Stock Exchange among others - Seite 2

Zorro Bidco's funding of the Delisting Offer will be provided by funds managed and advised by H&F and EQT Private Equity. EQT Private Equity intends to become a jointly controlling partner with equal governance rights in a parent of Zorro Bidco.

Additional information is available at www.hf-offer.com.

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About Hellman & Friedman

Hellman & Friedman is a preeminent global private equity firm with a distinctive investment approach focused on large-scale equity investments in high quality growth businesses. H&F seeks to partner with world-class management teams where its deep sector expertise, long-term orientation and collaborative partnership approach enable companies to flourish. H&F targets outstanding businesses in select sectors including software & technology, financial services, healthcare, consumer & retail, and other business services. The firm is currently investing its tenth fund, with over $24 billion of committed capital, and has over $80 billion in assets under management and committed capital. Learn more about H&F's defining investment philosophy and approach to sustainable outcomes at www.hf.com.

About EQT

EQT is a purpose-driven global investment organization with more than EUR 70 billion in assets under management across 27 active funds. EQT funds have portfolio companies in Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas with total sales of approximately EUR 29 billion and more than 175,000 employees. EQT works with portfolio companies to achieve sustainable growth, operational excellence and market leadership. Learn more at www.eqtgroup.com.

For further information, please contact:

For H&F
Regina Frauen / Christian Falkowski
Phone: [phone] / Phone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail] / Email: [e-mail]

For EQT
Finn McLaughlan
Phone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

Important notice:

This announcement is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell shares of zooplus AG. The terms of the public delisting tender offer, as well as further provisions concerning the public delisting tender offer, are published in the offer document, the publication of which has been approved by the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin). Investors and holders of shares in zooplus AG are strongly advised to read the offer document and all other relevant documents regarding the public delisting tender offer, since they will contain important information.