zooplus AG: Publication according to Article 27a Section 2 WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] in accordance with Article 26 Section 1 WpHG with the objective of Europe-wide distribution

zooplus AG 02.09.2014 10:34Dissemination of a Voting Rights Announcement, transmitted byDGAP - a service of EQS Group AG.The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.---------------------------------------------------------------------------I) Maxburg Beteiligungen GmbH & Co. KG, Grünwald, Germany, has informed uspursuant to Article 27a Section 1 WpHG thereby making reference to theexceedance of the threshold of 10% on August 18, 2014 as follows:1. Aims pursued with the purchase (Article 27a Section 1 Sentence 3 WpHG)  1.1 The investment in zooplus AG is not aimed at implementing strategicobjectives but is aimed at generating trading profit. 1.2 Maxburg Beteiligungen GmbH & Co. KG has no current plans to acquirefurther voting rights within the next twelve months but reevaluates itsplans frequently based on market conditions, stock price, performance andother factors. 1.3 Maxburg Beteiligungen GmbH & Co. KG does intend to exert an influenceon the composition of zooplus AG's supervisory bodies. 1.4 Maxburg Beteiligungen GmbH & Co. KG does not intend to achieve amaterial change in zooplus AG's capital structure, in particular withregard to the ratio between own funds and external funds and the dividendpolicy. 2. Origin of the funds (Article 27a Section 1 Sentence 4 WpHG)The acquisition of the voting rights on zooplus AG is financed throughequity capital.II) RAG-Stiftung, Essen, Germany, has informed us pursuant to Article 27aSection 1 WpHG thereby making reference to the exceedance of the thresholdof 10% on August 18, 2014 as follows:Exceeding the voting right thresholds is not due to an acquisition ofshares by RAG-Stiftung, but is due to an one-time allocation of votingrights attaching to shares attributed to a subsidiary, the Maxburg GmbH &Co. KG (Article 22 Section 1 Sentence 1 No. 5 WpHG in accordance withArticle 22 Section 1 Sentence 2 WpHG).1. Aims pursued with the purchase (Article 27a Section 1 Sentence 3 WpHG) 1.1 The investment in zooplus AG is not aimed at implementing strategicobjectives but is aimed at generating trading profit.1.2 RAG-Stiftung has no current plans to acquire further voting rightswithin the next twelve months but reevaluates its plans frequently based onmarket conditions, stock price, performance and other factors. 1.3 RAG-Stiftung does intend to exert an influence on the composition ofzooplus AG's supervisory bodies through its subsidiary MaxburgBeteiligungen GmbH & Co. KG. 1.4 RAG-Stiftung does not intend to achieve a material change in zooplusAG's capital structure, in particular with regard to the ratio between ownfunds and external funds and the dividend policy. 2. Origin of the funds (Article 27a Section 1 Sentence 4 WpHG)The acquisition of the voting rights is financed through equity capital.02.09.2014 The DGAP 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------