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Unofficial Market (Freiverkehr) on Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse Home24 GmbH Financing Round of EUR 15.9 million Berlin, Germany, 18th December 2014 - Existing and new shareholders of
Home24 GmbH ('Home24') agreed to invest a total amount of EUR 15.9 million
in Home24 through a capital increase and purchase of existing treasury
shares. Rocket Internet AG ('Rocket Internet') participates as an existing
shareholder of Home24 with an amount of EUR 10.0 million. Based on this
financing round, Home24's post-money valuation of EUR 498.1 million
increases to EUR 814.8 million. Rocket Internet's total shareholding in
Home24 amounts to 49.8% (previously 49.5%). This results in an increase in
the last portfolio value ('LPV') of Rocket Internet's stake in Home24 by
EUR 159.5 million (from EUR 246.6 million to EUR 406.0 million). For further information, please see the press release issued by Home24
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