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

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DGAP Voting Rights Announcement: GfK SE
GfK SE: Release according to Article 26, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German
Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution

2017-05-18 / 14:56
Dissemination of a Voting Rights Announcement transmitted by DGAP - a
service of EQS Group AG.
The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

*Notification of Major Holdings*

*1. Details of issuer*
+----------------+
|GfK SE |
|Nordwestring 101|
|90419 Nürnberg |
|Germany |
+----------------+
*2. Reason for notification*
+-+-------------------------------------------------+
|X|Acquisition/disposal of shares with voting rights|
+-+-------------------------------------------------+
| |Acquisition/disposal of instruments |
+-+-------------------------------------------------+
| |Change of breakdown of voting rights |
+-+-------------------------------------------------+
|X|Other reason: |
| |Internal restructuring |
+-+-------------------------------------------------+
*3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation*
+-------------------------------+------------------------------+
|Name: |City and country of registered|
| |office: |
+-------------------------------+------------------------------+
|Acceleratio Aggregator S.à r.l.|Luxembourg |
| |Luxembourg |
+-------------------------------+------------------------------+
*4. Names of shareholder(s)*
holding directly 3% or more voting rights, if different from 3.

+-------------------------+
|Acceleratio Capital N.V. |
+-------------------------+
*5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached*
+-----------+
|17 May 2017|
+-----------+
*6. Total positions*
+--------------+-----------+----------+----------+-------------+
| |% of voting| % of| total of| total number|
| | rights| voting| both in %| of voting|
| |attached to| rights| (7.a. +| rights of|
| | shares| through| 7.b.)| issuer|
| | (total of|instrument| | |
| | 7.a.)| s| | |
| | | (total of| | |
| | | 7.b.1 +| | |
| | | 7.b.2)| | |
+--------------+-----------+----------+----------+-------------+
|Resulting | 96.66 %| 0 %| 96.66 %| 36503896|
|situation | | | | |
+--------------+-----------+----------+----------+-------------+
|Previous | n/a %| n/a %| n/a %| /|
|notification | | | | |
+--------------+-----------+----------+----------+-------------+
*7. Notified details of the resulting situation*
*a. Voting rights attached to shares (Sec.s 21, 22 WpHG)*
+------------+-----------+------------+-----------+------------+
|ISIN | absolute | in % |
+------------+-----------+------------+-----------+------------+
| | direct| indirect| direct| indirect|
| | (Sec. 21| (Sec. 22| (Sec. 21| (Sec. 22|
| | WpHG)| WpHG)| WpHG)| WpHG)|
+------------+-----------+------------+-----------+------------+
|DE0005875306| | 35285787| %| 96.66 %|
+------------+-----------+------------+-----------+------------+
|*Total* | 35285787 | 96.66 % |
+------------+-----------+------------+-----------+------------+
*b.1. Instruments according to Sec. 25 para. 1 No. 1 WpHG*
+---------+---------------+------------+-----------+-----------+
|Type of |Expiration or |Exercise or | Voting| Voting|
|instrumen|maturity date |conversion | rights|rights in %|
|t | |period | absolute| |
+---------+---------------+------------+-----------+-----------+
| | | | | %|
+---------+---------------+------------+-----------+-----------+
| | |*Total* | | %|
+---------+---------------+------------+-----------+-----------+
*b.2. Instruments according to Sec. 25 para. 1 No. 2 WpHG*
+-------+------------+-----------+---------+---------+---------+
|Type of|Expiration |Exercise or|Cash or | Voting| Voting|
|instrum|or maturity |conversion |physical | rights|rights in|
|ent |date |period |settlemen| absolute| %|
| | | |t | | |
+-------+------------+-----------+---------+---------+---------+
| | | | | | %|
+-------+------------+-----------+---------+---------+---------+
| | | |*Total* | | %|
+-------+------------+-----------+---------+---------+---------+
*8. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification
obligation*

+-+------------------------------------------------------------+
| |Person subject to the notification obligation is not |
| |controlled and does itself not control any other |
| |undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in|
| |the (underlying) issuer (1.). |
+-+------------------------------------------------------------+
|X|Full chain of controlled undertakings starting with the |
| |ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity: |
+-+------------------------------------------------------------+

+--------------------+--------------+-----------+--------------+
|Name | % of voting|% of voting| Total of both|
| | rights (if at| rights| (if at least|
| | least held 3%| through| held 5% or|
| | or more)|instruments| more)|
| | | (if at| |
| | | least held| |
| | |5% or more)| |
+--------------------+--------------+-----------+--------------+
|KKR Management LLC | %| %| %|
+--------------------+--------------+-----------+--------------+
|KKR & Co. L.P. | %| %| %|
+--------------------+--------------+-----------+--------------+
|KKR Group Limited | %| %| %|
+--------------------+--------------+-----------+--------------+
|KKR Group Holdings | %| %| %|
|L.P. | | | |
+--------------------+--------------+-----------+--------------+
|KKR Fund Holdings GP| %| %| %|
|Limited | | | |
+--------------------+--------------+-----------+--------------+
|KKR Fund Holdings | %| %| %|
|L.P. | | | |
+--------------------+--------------+-----------+--------------+
|KKR Europe IV | %| %| %|
|Limited | | | |
+--------------------+--------------+-----------+--------------+
|KKR Associates | %| %| %|
|Europe IV L.P. | | | |
+--------------------+--------------+-----------+--------------+
|KKR European Fund IV| %| %| %|
|L.P. | | | |
+--------------------+--------------+-----------+--------------+
|KKR Acceleratio | %| %| %|
|Aggregator GP | | | |
|Limited | | | |
+--------------------+--------------+-----------+--------------+
|KKR Acceleratio | %| %| %|
|Aggregaor L.P. | | | |
+--------------------+--------------+-----------+--------------+
|Acceleratio | %| %| %|
|Aggregator S.à r.l. | | | |
+--------------------+--------------+-----------+--------------+
|Acceleratio Topco | %| %| %|
|S.C.A. | | | |
+--------------------+--------------+-----------+--------------+
|Acceleratio Holdco | %| %| %|
|S.à r.l. | | | |
+--------------------+--------------+-----------+--------------+
|Acceleratio Capital | 96.66 %| %| 96.66 %|
|N.V. | | | |
+--------------------+--------------+-----------+--------------+
| | | | |
+--------------------+--------------+-----------+--------------+
|KKR SP Limited | %| %| %|
+--------------------+--------------+-----------+--------------+
|KKR Associates | %| %| %|
|Europe IV L.P. | | | |
+--------------------+--------------+-----------+--------------+
|KKR European Fund IV| %| %| %|
|L.P. | | | |
+--------------------+--------------+-----------+--------------+
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