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Scout24 AG confirms press articles about sale of AutoScout24

Scout24 AG / Key word(s): Mergers & AcquisitionsScout24 AG confirms press articles about sale of AutoScout2416-Dec-2019 / 14:16 CET/CESTDisclosure of an inside information acc. to Article 17 MAR of the Regulation (EU) No 596/2014, transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG.The issuer is solely responsible

Scout24 AG / Key word(s): Mergers & Acquisitions
Scout24 AG confirms press articles about sale of AutoScout24

16-Dec-2019 / 14:16 CET/CEST
Disclosure of an inside information acc. to Article 17 MAR of the Regulation (EU) No 596/2014, transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG.
The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.


Scout24 AG confirms press articles that it is in advanced negotiations with a number of bidders, including the financial investor Hellman & Friedman, with regard to a sale of AutoScout24 which could be concluded within a short period of time. The purchase price offered by the bidder Hellman & Friedman significantly exceeds the amount of EUR 2.5bn stated in today's press coverage.

Neither the management board nor the supervisory board of Scout24 AG have granted the necessary approval to conclude such transaction.

Notifying person:

Ursula Querette 

Head of Investor Relations 

Tel.: +49 89 44456 3278 

E-Mail: [email protected] 


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Language:English
Company:Scout24 AG
Bothestr. 11-15
81675 Munich
Germany
Phone:+49 89 44456 - 0
Fax:+49 89 44456 - 3000
E-mail:[email protected]
Internet:www.scout24.com
ISIN:DE000A12DM80
WKN:A12DM8
Indices:MDAX
Listed:Regulated Market in Berlin, Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated Unofficial Market in Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Hanover, Munich, Stuttgart, Tradegate Exchange; London
EQS News ID:937233

 
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