Shop Apotheke Europe N.V. / Key word(s): IPO 11.10.2016 21:53 Disclosure of an inside information according to Article 17 MAR, transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, AUSTRALIA OR JAPAN. SHOP APOTHEKE EUROPE sets IPO price at EUR 28.00 per share Venlo/Cologne, 11 October 2016. SHOP APOTHEKE EUROPE N.V. ("SHOP APOTHEKE EUROPE" or the "Company") in coordination with Berenberg and Citigroup as joint global coordinators (the "Joint Global Coordinators") of the initial public offering ("IPO" or "Offering"), has set the final offer price for SHOP APOTHEKE EUROPE shares at EUR 28.00 per share. A total of 4,107,142 shares were placed with investors in the Offering, thereof 3,571,428 newly issued ordinary bearer shares resulting from a capital increase. The final number of newly issued shares was determined in a way that the Company will achieve gross proceeds of approximately EUR 100 million. Further 535,714 ordinary bearer shares were provided from the holdings of the current shareholders to cover over-allotments. The total offer volume, including over-allotments, amounts to EUR 115 million. As a result of the IPO and the related capital increase, the total share capital of SHOP APOTHEKE EUROPE amounts to EUR 181,398 represented by 9,069,878 shares. The free float will amount to c.43% of the shares without exercise of the greenshoe option and to c.49% if the greenshoe option is exercised in full. SHOP APOTHEKE EUROPE shares are expected to start trading on the Regulated Market of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Prime Standard) under the ticker symbol "SAE", the ISIN NL0012044747 and the German securities identification number (WKN) A2AR94 on 13 October 2016. MEDIA CONTACTS Trade and public media: Sven Schirmer Mobile: +49 152 28 50 63 61 Email: [email protected] Financial media: Bettina Fries Mobile: +49 172 297 62 43 Email: [email protected] Disclaimer This announcement does not, and shall not, in any circumstances constitute a public offering, nor an offer to subscribe any securities in any jurisdiction. The offering was made only on the basis of the securities prospectus issued by the Company in connection with the offering. The shares have already been sold. This communication is not for publication or distribution, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States, Canada, Australia or Japan. This communication does not constitute or form part of an offer of securities for sale or solicitation of an offer to purchase securities in the United States, Canada, Australia, Japan or in any other jurisdiction in which such offer may be restricted. The securities referred to in this communication have not been, and will not be, registered under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and may not be offered or sold in the United States, except on the basis of an applicable exemption from the registration requirements or in a transaction not subject to the registration requirements of the Securities Act. There will be no public offering of securities in the United States. In the United Kingdom, this communication is directed only at persons who: (i) are qualified investors within the meaning of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (as amended) and any relevant implementing measures and/or (ii) are outside the United Kingdom or (iii) have professional experience in matters relating to investments and fall within the definition of "investment professionals" contained in article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (as amended) (the "Order") or are persons falling within article 49(2)(a) to (d) (high net worth companies, unincorporated associations, etc.) of the Order, or fall within another exemption to the Order (all such persons referred to in (i) to (iii) above together being referred to as "Relevant Persons"). Any person who is not a Relevant Person must not act or rely on this communication or any of its contents. Any investment or investment activity to which this communication relates is available only to Relevant Persons and will be engaged in only with Relevant Persons. This communication contains statements related to future business and financial performance and future events or developments involving SHOP APOTHEKE EUROPE that may constitute forward-looking statements. These statements may be identified by words such as "expect", "intend", "look forward to", "believe", "will" or other words of similar meaning. Such statements are based on current expectations and certain assumptions of SHOP APOTHEKE EUROPE's management, of which many are out of our control. These are subjects to a number of risks and uncertainties. Should one or more of this risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying expectations not occur or assumptions prove incorrect, actual results, performance or achievements of SHOP APOTHEKE EUROPE may (negatively or positively) vary materially from those described explicitly or implicitly in the relevant forward-looking statement. SHOP APOTHEKE EUROPE does not intend or assume any obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements in light of developments which differ from those anticipated. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Information and Explanation of the Issuer to this News: About SHOP APOTHEKE EUROPE SHOP APOTHEKE EUROPE is one of Continental Europe's leading online pharmacies with a portfolio that focuses on OTC medication and pharmacy-related BPC products. The Company operates online pharmacies in Germany, Austria, France, Belgium, Italy, Spain and the Netherlands. In Germany, TÜV-certified shop-apotheke.com is the market leader in terms of traffic, delivering a broad range of approximately 100,000 original products to about 1.5 million active customers quickly and at a good price. In addition, SHOP APOTHEKE EUROPE provides comprehensive and consistent pharmaceutical services. SHOP APOTHEKE EUROPE generated over EUR 125 million in revenues in the financial year 2015. Headquartered in Venlo (Netherlands), SHOP APOTHEKE EUROPE also has an administration site for its sales and marketing units in Cologne (Germany). 11.10.2016 The DGAP Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Archive at www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: Shop Apotheke Europe N.V. Dirk Hartogweg 14 5928 LV Venlo Netherlands Phone: 0800 - 200 800 300 Fax: 0800 - 90 70 90 20 E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.shop-apotheke-europe.com ISIN: NL0012044747 WKN: A2AR94 Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard) Notierung vorgesehen / Intended to be listed: Frankfurt, Prime Standard End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------