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Unofficial Market (Freiverkehr) on Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse Rocket Internet acquires 100% of the shares in Talabat (Kuwait) Berlin, Germany, 11th February 2015 - Rocket Internet AG ('Rocket'; ISIN
DE000A12UKK6, RKET) signed a purchase agreement regarding the acquisition
of 100% of the shares in Talabat, one of the leaders in the online food
takeaway market in the Middle East, headquartered in Kuwait. The purchase
price is approximately EUR 150 million. Talabat operates in Kuwait, Saudi
Arabia, United Arab Emirates ('UAE'), Bahrain, Oman and Qatar with
particularly strong market positions in Kuwait, UAE and Saudi Arabia.
Talabat will be part of Rocket's newly created Global Online Takeaway
Group. The closing of the transaction is expected in the next few weeks. Ends Media Contact:
Andreas Winiarski, Senior Vice President Global Communications
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