zooplus AG: Release according to Article 26, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution

zooplus AG / Release of an announcement according to Article 21 Section 1a of the WpHG (Report on first admission of shares)17.03.2010 17:44Dissemination of a Voting Rights announcement, transmitted byDGAP - a company of EquityStory AG.The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.---------------------------------------------------------------------------On March 12, 2010, zouk holdings ltd., St. Helier, Jersey, has notified uspursuant to section 21 (1a) WpHG that his percentage of voting rights inzooplus AG, Munich, Germany amounted to 26.73% (645,697 voting rights) asof October 21, 2009.Of these voting rights, 26.73% (645,697 voting rights) are to be attributedto zouk holdings ltd. pursuant to section 22 (1) sentence 1 no. 1 WpHG andconcurrent to section 22 (1) sentence 1 no. 6, sentence 2 WpHG and pursuantto section 22 (2) WpHG.Attributed voting rights are held via the following companies that arecontrolled by zouk holdings ltd. and whose holdings of voting rights amountto 3% each or more in zooplus AG:- zouk ventures ltd.- zouk Scotland Ltd.- European E-Commerce Fund LP- European E-Commerce Fund B LPVoting rights of the following shareholders holding 3% each or more inzooplus AG are to be attributed to zouk holdings ltd.:- European E-Commerce Fund LP- European E-Commerce Fund B LP17.03.2010 Ad hoc announcement, Financial News and Media Release distributed by DGAP.Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language:     EnglishCompany:      zooplus AG              Sonnenstraße 15              80331 München              DeutschlandInternet:     www.zooplus.de End of News                                     DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------