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United Internet welcomes decision by Drillisch shareholders - Seite 2

The capital increase approved today will take effect after registration in the Commercial Register, which is expected by the end of the year. Once this has been completed, Drillisch will hold all shares in 1&1 Telecommunication. In return, United Internet's interest in Drillisch will increase to over 73 percent.

About United Internet


With 17.16 million fee-based customer contracts and 34.56 million ad-financed free accounts (as of March 31, 2017), United Internet AG is Europe's leading Internet specialist. At the heart of United Internet is a high-performance "Internet Factory" with approx. 8,100 employees, of which around 2,600 are engaged in product management, development and data centers. In addition to the high sales strength of its established brands 1&1, GMX, WEB.DE, Strato, united-domains, Fasthosts, Arsys, home.pl, InterNetX, Sedo, affilinet and 1&1 Versatel, United Internet stands for outstanding operational excellence with around 51 million customer accounts worldwide.

Important note

To the extent that this announcement contains forward-looking statements, such statements do not represent facts. Such forward-looking statements express the intentions, opinions or current expectations and assumptions of United Internet AG. Such forward-looking statements are based on current plans, estimates and forecasts which United Internet AG has made to the best of their knowledge, but which do not claim to be correct in the future. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and changes in the accompanying circumstances that are difficult to predict and usually cannot be influenced by United Internet AG. These expectations and forward-looking statements can turn out to be incorrect and the actual events or consequences may differ materially from those contained in or expressed by such forward-looking statements. United Internet AG does not assume an obligation to update the forward-looking statements with respect to the actual development or incidents, basic conditions, assumptions or other factors.