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zooplus AG 10.10.2012 16:17Dissemination of a Voting Rights Announcement, transmitted byDGAP - a company of EquityStory AG.The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.---------------------------------------------------------------------------1. On October 9, 2012, Nicholas Sleep, United Kingdom, has notified uspursuant to section 21 (1) WpHG that his percentage of voting rights inzooplus AG, Munich, Germany, fell below the threshold of 10% and amountedto 7.98% (486,845 voting rights) as of October 1, 2012.Of these voting rights, 7.98% (486,845 voting rights) are to be attributedto Nicholas Sleep pursuant to section 22 (1) sentence 1 no. 1 WpHG.Attributed voting rights are held via the following companies that arecontrolled by Nicholas Sleep and whose holdings of voting rights amount to3% each or more in zooplus AG:- Sleep, Zakaria & Company Ltd.- Sleep, Zakaria & Company (Cayman) Ltd.- The Nomad Investment Partnership L.P.Of these voting rights, 7.98% (486,845 voting rights) are to be attributedto Nicholas Sleep pursuant to section 22 (1) sentence 1 no. 6 in connectionwith sentence 2 WpHG as well.Voting rights of the following shareholders holding 3% each or more inzooplus AG are to be attributed to Nicholas Sleep:- The Nomad Investment Partnership L.P.2. On October 9, 2012, Sleep, Zakaria & Company Ltd., London, UnitedKingdom, has notified us pursuant to section 21 (1) WpHG that itspercentage of voting rights in zooplus AG, Munich, Germany, fell below thethreshold of 10% and amounted to 7.98% (486,845 voting rights) as ofOctober 1, 2012.Of these voting rights, 7.98% (486,845 voting rights) are to be attributedto Sleep, Zakaria & Company Ltd. pursuant to section 22 (1) sentence 1 no.1 WpHG.Attributed voting rights are held via the following companies that arecontrolled by Sleep, Zakaria & Company Ltd. and whose holdings of votingrights amount to 3% each or more in zooplus AG:- Sleep, Zakaria & Company (Cayman) Ltd.- The Nomad Investment Partnership L.P.Of these voting rights, 7.98% (486,845 voting rights) are to be attributedto Sleep, Zakaria & Company Ltd. pursuant to section 22 (1) sentence 1 no.6 WpHG as well.Voting rights of the following shareholders holding 3% each or more inzooplus AG are to be attributed to Sleep, Zakaria & Company Ltd.:- The Nomad Investment Partnership L.P.3. On October 8, 2012, Sleep, Zakaria & Company (Cayman) Ltd., GrandCayman, Cayman Islands, has notified us pursuant to section 21 (1) WpHGthat its percentage of voting rights in zooplus AG, Munich, Germany, fellbelow the threshold of 10% and amounted to 7.98% (486,845 voting rights) asof October 1, 2012.Of these voting rights, 7.98% (486,845 voting rights) are to be attributedto Sleep, Zakaria & Company (Cayman) Ltd. pursuant to section 22 (1)sentence 1 no. 1 WpHG.Attributed voting rights are held via the following companies that arecontrolled by Sleep, Zakaria & Company (Cayman) Ltd. and whose holdings ofvoting rights amount to 3% each or more in zooplus AG:- The Nomad Investment Partnership L.P.4. On October 5, 2012, The Nomad Investment Partnership L.P., Grand Cayman,Cayman Islands, has notified us pursuant to section 21 (1) WpHG that itspercentage of voting rights in zooplus AG, Munich, Germany, fell below thethreshold of 10% and amounted to 7.98% (486,845 voting rights) as ofOctober 1, 2012.10.10.2012 DGAP's Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements,Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases.Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language:     EnglishCompany:      zooplus AG              Sonnenstraße 15              80331 München              GermanyInternet:     www.zooplus.de End of Announcement                             DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------