DGAP Voting Rights Announcement: zooplus AG zooplus AG: Release according to Article 40, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution 2020-12-17 / 10:50 Dissemination of a Voting Rights Announcement transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. *Notification of Major Holdings* *1. Details of issuer* +------------------------------+--------------------+ |Name: |zooplus AG | +------------------------------+--------------------+ |Street: |Sonnenstraße 15| +------------------------------+--------------------+ |Postal code: |80331 | +------------------------------+--------------------+ |City: |München | | |Germany | +------------------------------+--------------------+ |Legal Entity Identifier (LEI):|549300VB13ZT2X88PU78| +------------------------------+--------------------+ *2. Reason for notification* +-+-----------------------------------------------------------+ | |Acquisition/disposal of shares with voting rights | +-+-----------------------------------------------------------+ | |Acquisition/disposal of instruments | +-+-----------------------------------------------------------+ | |Change of breakdown of voting rights | +-+-----------------------------------------------------------+ |X|Other reason: | | |Transfer of investment management to Conifer Management LLC| +-+-----------------------------------------------------------+ *3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation* +--------------------------------------------------------------+ |Legal entity: Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb Inc | |City of registered office, country: Wilmington, United States | |of America (USA) | +--------------------------------------------------------------+ *4. Names of shareholder(s)* holding directly 3% or more voting rights, if different from 3. ++ || ++ *5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached:* +-----------+ |17 Jun 2019| +-----------+ *6. Total positions* +-------------+-----------+------------+----------+------------+ | |% of voting| % of voting| Total of|Total number| | | rights| rights| both in %| of voting| | |attached to| through| (7.a. +| rights| | | shares| instruments| 7.b.)| pursuant to| | | (total of| (total of| |Sec. 41 WpHG| | | 7.a.)| 7.b.1 +| | | | | | 7.b.2)| | | +-------------+-----------+------------+----------+------------+ |New | 0.01 %| 0.00 %| 0.01 %| 7144678| +-------------+-----------+------------+----------+------------+ |Previous | 9.03 %| 0.00 %| 9.03 %| /| |notification | | | | | +-------------+-----------+------------+----------+------------+ *7. Details on total positions* *a. Voting rights attached to shares (Sec. 33, 34 WpHG)* +------------+-----------+------------+-----------+------------+ |ISIN | Absolute | In % | +------------+-----------+------------+-----------+------------+ | | Direct| Indirect| Direct| Indirect| | | (Sec. 33| (Sec. 34| (Sec. 33| (Sec. 34| | | WpHG)| WpHG)| WpHG)| WpHG)| +------------+-----------+------------+-----------+------------+ |DE0005111702| 0| 431| 0.00 %| 0.01 %| +------------+-----------+------------+-----------+------------+ |*Total* | 431 | 0.01 % | +------------+-----------+------------+-----------+------------+ *b.1. Instruments according to Sec. 38 (1) no. 1 WpHG* +---------+---------------+------------+-----------+-----------+ |Type of |Expiration or |Exercise or | Voting| Voting| |instrumen|maturity date |conversion | rights|rights in %| |t | |period | absolute| | +---------+---------------+------------+-----------+-----------+ | | | | 0| 0.00 %| +---------+---------------+------------+-----------+-----------+ | | |*Total* | 0| 0.00 %| +---------+---------------+------------+-----------+-----------+ *b.2. Instruments according to Sec. 38 (1) no. 2 WpHG* +-------+------------+-----------+---------+---------+---------+ |Type of|Expiration |Exercise or|Cash or | Voting| Voting| |instrum|or maturity |conversion |physical | rights|rights in| |ent |date |period |settlemen| absolute| %| | | | |t | | | +-------+------------+-----------+---------+---------+---------+ | | | | | 0| 0.00 %| +-------+------------+-----------+---------+---------+---------+ | | | |*Total* | 0| 0.00 %| +-------+------------+-----------+---------+---------+---------+ *8. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation* +-+------------------------------------------------------------+ |X|Person subject to the notification obligation is not | | |controlled nor does it control any other undertaking(s) that| | |directly or indirectly hold(s) an interest in the | | |(underlying) issuer (1.). | +-+------------------------------------------------------------+ | |Full chain of controlled undertakings starting with the | | |ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity: | +-+------------------------------------------------------------+ +----+-----------------+-----------------+---------------------+ |Name| % of voting| % of voting| Total of both (if at| | | rights (if at| rights through| least 5% or more)| | |least 3% or more)| instruments (if| | | | | at least 5% or| | | | | more)| | +----+-----------------+-----------------+---------------------+ | | | | | +----+-----------------+-----------------+---------------------+ *9. In case of proxy voting according to Sec. 34 para. 3 WpHG* (only in case of attribution of voting rights in accordance with Sec. 34 para. 1 sent. 1 No. 6 WpHG) Date of general meeting: Holding total positions after general meeting (6.) after annual general meeting: +------------------------+-----------------------+-------------+ | Proportion of voting| Proportion of|Total of both| | rights| instruments| | +------------------------+-----------------------+-------------+ | %| %| %| +------------------------+-----------------------+-------------+ *10. Other explanatory remarks:* ++ || ++ Date +-----------+ |15 Dec 2020| +-----------+ 2020-12-17 The DGAP Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Archive at www.dgap.de Language: English Company: zooplus AG Sonnenstraße 15 80331 München Germany Internet: www.zooplus.de End of News DGAP News Service 1155869 2020-12-17
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