Scout24 makes the leap into the MDAX

Berlin / Munich, 5 June 2018 –

• Company reaches another milestone in its history
• CEO Greg Ellis: "Scout24 is in excellent shape. We are proud to be promoted to the next stock market league."
• CFO Christian Gisy: "Membership of the MDAX will be of great benefit to the publicity and development of our shares, and thus also to our shareholders.”

Scout24 has qualified for the MDAX with the continuously increased stock exchange turnover of its shares over the past months and with its market capitalisation. Scout24's inclusion in the MDAX marks another milestone in its corporate history: Less than three years after the IPO, the Group is listed in the index of the 50 largest companies below the DAX.

"Scout24 is in excellent shape. With record sales and earnings figures and a high level of financial strength that supports our sustained growth, we are in an excellent position. Following successful diversification of financing and the first dividend payment, we are proud of our promotion to the next stock market league," says Greg Ellis, CEO of Scout24.

"Admission to the MDAX was already our declared goal when we went public. In view of the necessary market capitalisation, we have qualified for the index since the end of January 2016. Now we have also achieved the necessary stock exchange turnover for this leap. Membership in the MDAX will greatly benefit the publicity and development of our share and thus also our shareholders," says Christian Gisy, CFO of Scout24.

Scout24 has been listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since 1 October 2015. The share has been listed in the S-DAX since December 2015. After the financial investor Hellman & Friedman sold its last block of shares in mid-February 2018, the free float of Scout24 shares amounts to almost 100 percent.

About Scout24

With our leading digital marketplaces ImmobilienScout24 and AutoScout24 in Germany and across Europe we are inspiring people to make their best decisions on finding a home and a car.  Additional services, such as credit information, the brokerage of relocation services or construction and car financing, are bundled in the Scout24 Consumer Services business division. More than 1,200 employees are working on the success of our products and services, putting the consumers' needs first in order to create a connected network for living and mobility.  Scout24 is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (ISIN: DE000A12DM80, G24). For further information, please visit www.scout24.com, our Corporate Blog and Tech Blog, or follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn.

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