DGAP-News: Zalando SE / Key word(s): Investment 
Zalando welcomes new shareholders 
2021-02-17 / 09:00 
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Berlin, February 17, 2021 - The Management Board of Zalando, Europe's leading platform for fashion and lifestyle, 
acknowledges and supports the decision of Kinnevik, the Swedish investment company, to distribute all to its investors. 
The step announced today comes more than ten years after Kinnevik's first investment into Zalando and will allow all 
Kinnevik shareholders to become direct shareholders in Zalando. 
Kinnevik has been a pivotal investor in Zalando since 2010. During the trustful and value-creating partnership, Zalando 
demonstrated an unparalleled internationalization and scale-up of its operations, completed a highly successful Initial 
Public Offering in 2014, transitioned to a platform business model and delivered sustainable and high growth, pursuing 
its vision to become Europe's Starting Point for Fashion. 
Rubin Ritter, Zalando Co-CEO, says: "We are very grateful for Kinnevik's support on our journey to build Europe's 
Starting Point for Fashion. Especially in the early days of Zalando, Kinnevik's decisive support and willingness to 
invest and take big risks to follow a long-term conviction has made a significant difference. After such a successful 
partnership, granting Kinnevik shareholders direct exposure to Zalando is a logical next step and we are looking 
forward to welcoming them as direct shareholders in Zalando. We view this as an opportunity to gain renewed support for 
our vision and strategy going forward." 
Over the past years, Zalando has consistently delivered strong and profitable growth at scale, quadrupling its business 
since the IPO in 2014. In 2020, Zalando was able to significantly accelerate its growth compared to the years before. 
Also going forward, Zalando intends to remain focused on capturing market share and building Europe's Starting Point 
for Fashion. 
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Language:     English 
Company:      Zalando SE 
              Valeska-Gert-Straße 5 
              10243 Berlin 
              Germany 
E-mail:       investor.relations@zalando.de 
Internet:     https://corporate.zalando.de 
ISIN:         DE000ZAL1111 
WKN:          ZAL111 
Indices:      MDAX 
Listed:       Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, 
              Hamburg, Hanover, Munich, Stuttgart, Tradegate Exchange 
EQS News ID:  1168880 
 
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