Marcel LUX IV SARL (SUSE S.A.) on April 26, 2021 announced the intention to list SUSE's shares on the Regulated Market of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Prime Standard). The planned initial public offering (IPO) is expected to comprise of newly issued shares from a capital increase and existing shares owned by the Selling Shareholder to create a liquid market for the Company's shares. The Company plans to complete the Offering in the second quarter of 2021, subject to market conditions. The Offering is envisaged as a public offer in Germany and private placements in certain jurisdictions outside Germany. Melissa Di Donato, Chief Executive Officer of SUSE, said: "It is incredible to see how far SUSE has come over the past three decades, growing to be a leading global open source innovator trusted by many of the largest companies in the world. It also exhibits an exceptional financial profile with a unique combination of fast-growing recurring revenues at scale as well as attractive profitability and cash generation. Today marks the beginning of our next chapter. The planned IPO will give us the strategic and financial flexibility to secure our independence for the long term, maintain our absolute commitment to our open source DNA and strong sustainability vision, and continue to support our customers' digital transformations. As we stand at the intersection of open source innovation and enterprise IT, what matters most to SUSE is giving customers the power to innovate everywhere".