Information pursuant to the Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1212 ("EU-IR") for

the notification pursuant to Section 125 of the German Stock Corporation Act

("AktG") by GRENKE AG

    1. Specification of the message
  1. Unique identifier of the event: Ordinary Annual General Meeting of GRENKE AG 2024
    (Formal specification according to EU-IR: 51ee40100998ee11b52d00505696f23c)
  2. Type of message: Convening of Annual General Meeting
    (Formal specification according to EU-IR: NEWM)
    1. Specification of the issuer
  1. ISIN: DE000A161N30
  2. Name of issuer: GRENKE AG
    1. Specification of the meeting
  1. Date of the General Meeting: April 30, 2024
    (Formal specification according to EU-IR: 20240430)
  2. Time of the General Meeting (start): 10:00 a.m. (CEST)
    (Formal specification according to EU-IR: 08:00 a.m. UTC)
  3. Type of General Meeting: Ordinary Annual General Meeting
    (Formal specification according to EU-IR: GMET)
  4. Location of the General Meeting:
    Location of the General Meeting with the physical presence of shareholders: Kongresshaus Baden- Baden, Augustaplatz 10, 76530 Baden-Baden, Germany
    (Formal specification according to EU-IR: Kongresshaus Baden-Baden, Augustaplatz 10, 76530 Baden-Baden, Germany)
    URL for video and audio transmission via the Internet: https://www.grenke.com/en/investor- relations/general-meeting/
    (Formal specification according to EU-IR:www.grenke.com/investor-relations/general- meeting/)
  5. Technical record date: April 30, 2024, 24:00 hrs CEST
    For participation in the Annual General Meeting and the exercise of voting rights in connection with the Annual General Meeting, the shareholding entered into the share register at the end of April 23, 2024 (24:00 hrs [CEST]) shall be decisive. Applications for amendments to the share register received by the Company in the period as of April 24, 2024, 00:00 hrs [CEST] to the end of April 30, 2024 (24:00 hrs [CEST]) will only be undertaken in the Company's share register with effect after the Annual General Meeting on May 1, 2024, 00:00 hrs [CEST]. The technical record date is therefore April 23, 2024, 24:00 hrs [CEST].
    (Formal specification according to EU-IR: 20240423; 22:00 hrs UTC)
  6. Website for the General Meeting/Uniform Resource Locator (URL): www.grenke.com/investor-relations/general-meeting/
    1. Participation in the General Meeting
  1. Method of participation by shareholder
    Personal exercise of voting rights on site (physical presence of shareholders)
    Exercise of voting rights by way of electronic absentee voting via the shareholder portal
    Exercise of voting rights through the issue of a power of attorney and voting instructions issued to a company-appointed proxy, an intermediary, a shareholders' association, a voting rights advisor as defined by Section 134a (1) no. 3, (2) no. 3 of the German Stock Corporation Act or any other person deemed equivalent to intermediaries pursuant to Section 135 (8) of the German Stock Corporation Act or any other third party
    (Formal specification according to EU-IR: PH, EV, PX)
  2. Issuer deadline for the notification of participation
    Registration for General Meeting: Until April 23, 2024, 24:00 hrs (CEST) (time of receipt is decisive)
    (Formal specification according to EU-IR: 20240423; 22:00 hrs UTC)
    The exercise of voting rights on site, the exercise of voting rights by way of electronic absentee voting or the exercise of voting rights by proxies and instructions to company-appointed proxies or third parties require a timely registration. The relevant time limits for the exercise of these rights are set out in D.3.
  3. Issuer deadline for voting
    On-site voting will be possible on April 30, 2024 as of the start of the Annual General Meeting until the end of voting at the Annual General Meeting.
    (Formal specification according to EU-IR: 20240430, as of the start of the Annual General Meeting until the end of voting at the Annual General Meeting)
    The exercise of voting rights by electronic absentee vote via the shareholder portal at www.grenke.com/investor-relations/general-meeting and the revocation or amendment of their exercise via the shareholder portal at www.grenke.com/investor-relations/general-meeting must take place by April 29, 2024, 24:00 CEST (time of receipt is decisive).
    (Formal specification according to EU-IR: 20240429; 22:00 hrs UTC)
    The granting of the power of attorney and instructions to the company-appointed proxies, the authorisation of third parties, as well as the revocation or amendment of this power of attorney and instructions, must be submitted by April 29, 2024, 24:00 hrs CEST (time of receipt is decisive) if they are submitted by letter, email, or electronically via the shareholder portal www. grenke.com/investor- relations/general-meeting.
    (Formal specification according to EU-IR: 20240429; 22:00 hrs UTC)
    On the day of the Annual General Meeting, authorisations and instructions to the company-appointed proxies can be issued, amended or revoked from 9:00 hrs (CEST) until the start of voting at the entrance and exit control station of the Annual General Meeting held at Kongresshaus Baden-Baden, Augustaplatz 10, 76530 Baden-Baden, Germany.
    (Formal specification according to EU-IR: 20240430; 07:00 hrs UTC until the start of voting)

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In cases where no deadline has been set by the issuer, the power of attorney must be granted no later than the start of voting so that it can still be processed by the company and meet the specifications of the chairperson of the Annual General Meeting. The exercise of voting rights and other shareholder rights by a proxy requires timely registration for the Annual General Meeting. For the registration deadline, see Section 2 in this Block D.

(Formal specification according to EU-IR: 20240430)

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  1. Agenda

Agenda Item 1

  1. Unique identifier of Agenda Item 1
  2. Title of the agenda item: Presentation of the adopted annual financial statements of GRENKE AG and the approved consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2023, the combined management report of GRENKE AG and the Consolidated Group, the report of the Supervisory Board as well as the explanatory report of the Board of Directors on the disclosures pursuant to Sections 289a and 315a German Commercial Code (Handelsgesetzbuch - HGB), in all cases for the 2023 financial year
  3. Uniform Resource Locator (URL) of the materials: www.grenke.com/investor-relations/general- meeting/
  4. Vote: None
  5. Alternative voting options: None

Agenda Item 2

  1. Unique identifier of Agenda Item 2
  2. Title of the agenda item: Resolution on the appropriation of the unappropriated surplus of
    GRENKE AG
  3. Uniform Resource Locator (URL) of the materials: www.grenke.com/investor-relations/general- meeting/
  4. Vote: Binding vote
    (Formal specification according to EU-IR: BV)
  5. Alternative voting options: Vote in favour, Vote against, Abstention
    (Formal specification according to EU-IR: VF; VA; AB)

Agenda Item 3.1

  1. Unique identifier of Agenda Item 3.1
  2. Title of the agenda item: Resolution on the discharge of the members of the Board of Directors
    for the 2023 financial year; here: Dr Sebastian Hirsch
  3. Uniform Resource Locator (URL) of the materials: www.grenke.com/investor-relations/general- meeting/
  4. Vote: Binding vote
    (Formal specification according to EU-IR: BV)
  5. Alternative voting options: Vote in favour, Vote against, Abstention
    (Formal specification according to EU-IR: VF; VA; AB)

Agenda Item 3.2

1. Unique identifier of Agenda Item 3.2

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  1. Title of the agenda item: Resolution on the discharge of the members of the Board of Directors
    for the 2023 financial year; here: Gilles Christ
  2. Uniform Resource Locator (URL) of the materials: www.grenke.com/investor-relations/general- meeting/
  3. Vote: Binding vote
    (Formal specification according to EU-IR: BV)
  4. Alternative voting options: Vote in favour, Vote against, Abstention
    (Formal specification according to EU-IR: VF; VA; AB)

Agenda Item 3.3

  1. Unique identifier of Agenda Item 3.3
  2. Title of the agenda item: Resolution on the discharge of the members of the Board of Directors
    for the 2023 financial year; here: Isabel Rösler
  3. Uniform Resource Locator (URL) of the materials: www.grenke.com/investor-relations/general- meeting/
  4. Vote: Binding vote
    (Formal specification according to EU-IR: BV)
  5. Alternative voting options: Vote in favour, Vote against, Abstention
    (Formal specification according to EU-IR: VF; VA; AB)

Agenda Item 4.1

  1. Unique identifier of Agenda Item 4.1
  2. Title of the agenda item: Resolution on the discharge of the members of the Supervisory Board
    for the 2023 financial year; here: Jens Rönnberg (Chair as of May 16, 2023, previously Deputy Chair)
  3. Uniform Resource Locator (URL) of the materials: www.grenke.com/investor-relations/general- meeting/
  4. Vote: Binding vote
    (Formal specification according to EU-IR: BV)
  5. Alternative voting options: Vote in favour, Vote against, Abstention
    (Formal specification according to EU-IR: VF; VA; AB)

Agenda Item 4.2

  1. Unique identifier of Agenda Item 4.2
  2. Title of the agenda item: Resolution on the discharge of the members of the Supervisory Board
    for the 2023 financial year; here: Dr Konstantin Mettenheimer (Deputy Chair as of May 16, 2023)
  3. Uniform Resource Locator (URL) of the materials: www.grenke.com/investor-relations/general- meeting/
  4. Vote: Binding vote

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(Formal specification according to EU-IR: BV)

5. Alternative voting options: Vote in favour, Vote against, Abstention

(Formal specification according to EU-IR: VF; VA; AB)

Agenda Item 4.3

  1. Unique identifier of Agenda Item 4.3
  2. Title of the agenda item: Resolution on the discharge of the members of the Supervisory Board
    for the 2023 financial year; here: Norbert Freisleben
  3. Uniform Resource Locator (URL) of the materials: www.grenke.com/investor-relations/general- meeting/
  4. Vote: Binding vote
    (Formal specification according to EU-IR: BV)
  5. Alternative voting options: Vote in favour, Vote against, Abstention
    (Formal specification according to EU-IR: VF; VA; AB)

Agenda Item 4.4

  1. Unique identifier of Agenda Item 4.4
  2. Title of the agenda item: Resolution on the discharge of the members of the Supervisory Board
    for the 2023 financial year; here: Moritz Grenke (Member as of May 16, 2023)
  3. Uniform Resource Locator (URL) of the materials: www.grenke.com/investor-relations/general- meeting/
  4. Vote: Binding vote
    (Formal specification according to EU-IR: BV)
  5. Alternative voting options: Vote in favour, Vote against, Abstention
    (Formal specification according to EU-IR: VF; VA; AB)

Agenda Item 4.5

  1. Unique identifier of Agenda Item 4.5
  2. Title of the agenda item: Resolution on the discharge of the members of the Supervisory Board
    for the 2023 financial year; here: Nils Kröber
  3. Uniform Resource Locator (URL) of the materials: www.grenke.com/investor-relations/general- meeting/
  4. Vote: Binding vote
    (Formal specification according to EU-IR: BV)
  5. Alternative voting options: Vote in favour, Vote against, Abstention
    (Formal specification according to EU-IR: VF; VA; AB)

Agenda Item 4.6

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  1. Unique identifier of Agenda Item 4.6
  2. Title of the agenda item: Resolution on the discharge of the members of the Supervisory Board
    for the 2023 financial year; here: Dr Ljiljana Mitic
  3. Uniform Resource Locator (URL) of the materials: www.grenke.com/investor-relations/general- meeting/
  4. Vote: Binding vote
    (Formal specification according to EU-IR: BV)
  5. Alternative voting options: Vote in favour, Vote against, Abstention
    (Formal specification according to EU-IR: VF; VA; AB)

Agenda Item 4.7

  1. Unique identifier of Agenda Item 4.7
  2. Title of the agenda item: Resolution on the discharge of the members of the Supervisory Board
    for the 2023 financial year; here: Prof Dr Ernst-Moritz Lipp (Member and Chair until May 16, 2023)
  3. Uniform Resource Locator (URL) of the materials: www.grenke.com/investor-relations/general- meeting/
  4. Vote: Binding vote
    (Formal specification according to EU-IR: BV)
  5. Alternative voting options: Vote in favour, Vote against, Abstention
    (Formal specification according to EU-IR: VF; VA; AB)

Agenda Item 5

  1. Unique identifier of Agenda Item 5
  2. Title of the agenda item: Resolution on the appointment of the auditor of the annual financial statements and the consolidated financial statements for the 2024 financial year, as well as the auditor for the audit review of interim financial reports
  3. Uniform Resource Locator (URL) of the materials: www.grenke.com/investor-relations/general- meeting/
  4. Vote: Binding vote
    (Formal specification according to EU-IR: BV)
  5. Alternative voting options: Vote in favour, Vote against, Abstention
    (Formal specification according to EU-IR: VF; VA; AB)

Agenda Item 6

  1. Unique identifier of Agenda Item 6
  2. Title of the agenda item: Resolution on the appointment of the auditor of the sustainability reporting for the 2024 financial year

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  1. Uniform Resource Locator (URL) of the materials: www.grenke.com/investor-relations/general- meeting/
  2. Vote: Binding vote
    (Formal specification according to EU-IR: BV)
  3. Alternative voting options: Vote in favour, Vote against, Abstention
    (Formal specification according to EU-IR: VF; VA; AB)

Agenda Item 7

  1. Unique identifier of Agenda Item 7
  2. Title of the agenda item: Resolution on the approval of the remuneration report for the 2023 financial year prepared and audited in accordance with Section 162 AktG
  3. Uniform Resource Locator (URL) of the materials: www.grenke.com/investor-relations/general- meeting/
  4. Vote: Recommendation
    (Formal specification according to EU-IR: AV)
  5. Alternative voting options: Vote in favour, Vote against, Abstention
    (Formal specification according to EU-IR: VF; VA; AB)

Agenda Item 8.1

  1. Unique identifier of Agenda Item 8.1
  2. Title of the agenda item: Elections to the Supervisory Board; here: Dr Ljiljana Mitic
  3. Uniform Resource Locator (URL) of the materials: www.grenke.com/investor-relations/general- meeting/
  4. Vote: Binding vote
    (Formal specification according to EU-IR: BV)
  5. Alternative voting options: Vote in favour, Vote against, Abstention
    (Formal specification according to EU-IR: VF; VA; AB)

Agenda Item 8.2

  1. Unique identifier of Agenda Item 8.2
  2. Title of the agenda item: Elections to the Supervisory Board; here: Manfred Piontke
  3. Uniform Resource Locator (URL) of the materials: www.grenke.com/investor-relations/general- meeting/
  4. Vote: Binding vote
    (Formal specification according to EU-IR: BV)
  5. Alternative voting options: Vote in favour, Vote against, Abstention
    (Formal specification according to EU-IR: VF; VA; AB)

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  1. Indication of the deadlines for exercising other shareholder rights

Shareholder right - Requests for additions to the agenda pursuant to section 122 (2) AktG

  1. Object of deadline: Submission of requests for additions to the agenda
  2. Applicable issuer deadline: March 30, 2024, 24:00 hrs (CET) (time of receipt is decisive)
    (Formal specification according to EU-IR: 20240330; 23:00 hrs UTC)

Shareholder right - Countermotions in accordance with Section 126 (1) AktG

  1. Object of deadline: Submission of countermotions in response to resolutions proposed on the agenda items
  2. Applicable issuer deadline: April 15, 2024, 24:00 hrs (CEST) (time of receipt is decisive)
    (Formal specification according to EU-IR: 20240415; 22:00 hrs UTC)

Shareholder right - Proposals for election in accordance with section 127 AktG

  1. Object of deadline: Submission of proposals for election in respect of elections of candidates to the Supervisory Board and the appointment of the auditors
  2. Applicable issuer deadline: April 15, 2024, 24:00 hrs (CEST) (time of receipt is decisive)
    (Formal specification according to EU-IR: 20240415; 22:00 hrs UTC)

Shareholder right - Request for information on matters concerning the Company in accordance with section 131 (1) AktG

  1. Object of deadline: Application of and asking questions during the Annual General Meeting physically on site
  2. Applicable issuer deadline: April 30, 2024, as of the start of the Annual General Meeting until the right to information is restricted by the chair of the meeting
    (Formal specification according to EU-IR: 20240430; as of the start of the Annual General Meeting until the right to information is restricted by the chair of the meeting)

Shareholder right - Objections to resolutions of the Annual General Meeting in accordance with section 245 no. 1 AktG

  1. Object of deadline: Submission of objections to resolutions of the Annual General Meeting during the Annual General Meeting physically on site
  2. Applicable issuer deadline: April 30, 2024, as of the beginning until the closure of the Annual General Meeting by the chair of the meeting
    (Formal specification according to EU-IR: 20240430; as of the beginning until the closure of the Annual General Meeting)

Disclaimer

This document is a non-binding convenience translation of the German original. In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the English translation and the German original, the German original shall prevail.

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