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Rocket Internet SE decides to conduct a public buyback offer for up to 26.6% of the company's share capital

DGAP-News: Rocket Internet SE / Key word(s): Share Buyback Rocket Internet SE decides to conduct a public buyback offer for up to 26.6% of the company's share capital 31.01.2022 / 19:05 The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION (IN WHOLE OR IN PART) IN, INTO OR FROM ANY JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OF SUCH JURISDICTION

Rocket Internet SE decides to conduct a public buyback offer for up to 26.6% of the company's share capital

- General Meeting creates basis for public buyback offer by adopting corresponding resolution with a majority of 97.99%

- General Meeting adopts resolution to redeem up to 27,664,079 treasury shares to be acquired.

- Based on authorization of the general meeting, Rocket Internet decides to conduct a public buyback offer to acquire up to 26.6% of the company's share capital against payment of a consideration of EUR 35.00 per share

- Acceptance period runs from February 9, 2022 through March 10, 2022

Berlin, January 31, 2022 - The extraordinary general meeting of Rocket Internet SE ("Rocket Internet" or the "Company") (ISIN DE000A12UKK6), which took place virtually in Berlin today, passed a resolution under agenda item 1, as proposed by the management board and the supervisory board, on a capital reduction by cancellation of up to 27,664,079 treasury shares to be acquired. The shareholders of the Company have thus created the basis for the execution of a public buyback offer. The resolution on the capital reduction by cancellation of up to 27,664,079 treasury shares to be acquired was adopted with a majority of 97.99%.

Following the general meeting, the Management Board, with the consent of the Supervisory Board, resolved to launch a public buyback offer for up to 27,664,079 shares of the Company ("Rocket Internet Shares") ("Buyback Offer") based on the authorization of the general meeting. The consideration offered under the Buyback Offer amounts to EUR 35.00 per Rocket Internet Share, in accordance with the requirements of the resolution of the general meeting on which the buyback offer is based. Thus, the Buyback Offer has a total volume of up to EUR 968,242,765.00.