zooplus AG 

07.04.2015 15:39

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.

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I) The Capital Group Companies, Inc., Los Angeles, USA, has informed us pursuant to Article 27a of the WpHG thereby making reference to the exceedance of the threshold of 10 % on March 27, 2015 as follows:
1. The Capital Group Companies, Inc. owns 100 % of the shares of Capital Research and Management Company. The latter is an investment advisor located in the USA, administrating the funds of 'The American Funds Group', which comprises individual investment funds. Neither The Capital Group Companies, Inc. nor Capital Research and Management Company are owner of the shares, in which the funds of 'The American Funds Group' invest on their own account. In fact, the respective shares are held by one or a number of these funds.

2. The Capital Group Companies, Inc. does not intend to acquire or to obtain in any other way further Voting Rights on zooplus AG on its own account within the next twelve months. At the present time, The Capital Group Companies, Inc. cannot assess whether the funds administrated by Capital Research and Mananagement Company will acquire or obtain in any other way further Voting Rights on zooplus AG within the next twelve months. Any acquisition depends on the respective market conditions and the investment objectives of the individual funds.

3. As an institutional investor, The Capital Group Companies, Inc. does not intend to exert influence on the appointment of zooplus AG's administrative, executive and supervisory bodies.

4. As an institutional investor, The Capital Group Companies, Inc. does not intend to achieve a material change in zooplus AG's capital structure, in particular with regard to the ratio between own funds and external funds and the dividend policy.

With regard to the origin of the funds used for the acquisition of the Voting Rights, The Capital Group Companies, Inc. gives notice pursuant to Article 27a Section 1 Sentence 4 WpHG that the Voting Rights of The Capital Group Companies, Inc. were attributed pursuant to Article 21 Section 1, Article 22 Section 1 Sentence 1 No. 6 in connection with Article 22 Section 1 Sentence 2 and 3 WpHG. Therefore, The Capital Group Companies, Inc. has not used own funds or external funds to finance the acquisition of the Voting Rights.

II) Capital Research and Management Company, Los Angeles, USA, has informed us pursuant to Article 27a of the WpHG thereby making reference to the exceedance of the threshold of 10 % on March 27, 2015 as follows:
1. Capital Research and Management Company is an investment advisor located in the USA, administrating the funds of 'The American Funds Group', which comprises individual investment funds. Capital Research and Management Company is not owner of the shares, in which the funds of 'The American Funds Group' invest on their own account. In fact, the respective shares are held by one or a number of these funds.

2. Capital Research and Management Company does not intend to acquire or to obtain in any other way further Voting Rights on zooplus AG on its own account within the next twelve months. At the present time, Capital Research and Management Company cannot assess whether the funds administrated by the company will acquire or obtain in any other way further Voting Rights on zooplus AG within the next twelve months. Any acquisition depends on the respective market conditions and the investment objectives of the individual funds.

3. As an institutional investor, Capital Research and Management Company does not intend to exert influence on the appointment of zooplus AG's administrative, executive and supervisory bodies.

4. As an institutional investor, Capital Research and Management Company does not intend to achieve a material change in zooplus AG's capital structure, in particular with regard to the ratio between own funds and external funds and the dividend policy.

With regard to the origin of the funds used for the acquisition of the Voting Rights, Capital Research and Management Company gives notice pursuant to Article 27a Section 1 Sentence 4 WpHG that the Voting Rights of Capital Research and Management Company were attributed pursuant to Article 21 Section 1, Article 22 Section 1 Sentence 1 No. 6 WpHG. Therefore, Capital Research and Management Company has not used own funds or external funds to finance the acquisition of the Voting Rights.


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Language:     English
Company:      zooplus AG
              Sonnenstraße 15
              80331 München
              Germany
Internet:     www.zooplus.de
 
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