Ariane Melanie Springer and Axel Sven Springer sell parts of their Axel Springer shareholdings to KKR

DGAP-Media / 2019-08-16 / 12:20 
 
*Ariane Melanie Springer and Axel Sven Springer sell parts 
of their Axel Springer shareholdings to KKR * 
 
16 August 2019 - Ariane Melanie Springer and Axel Sven Springer, the two 
grandchildren of publisher Axel Springer, have decided to accept the 
voluntary public tender offer for Axel Springer SE ("Axel Springer") by 
Traviata II S.à r.l., a holding company owned by funds advised by KKR, for 
parts of their shareholdings. 
 
Ariane Melanie Springer and Axel Sven Springer will accept the tender offer 
for shares representing approximately 3.7 percent of the share capital of 
Axel Springer SE in the course of the ongoing additional acceptance period. 
With their remaining shares, they will continue to be independent 
shareholders of the company. 
 
"My sister and I are convinced of the entrepreneurial concept for the 
further development of Axel Springer. We therefore back the tender offer and 
intend to use the remaining part of our shareholdings to further support the 
company's development and its growth path," said Axel Sven Springer. 
 
Axel Springer shareholders who have not yet accepted the offer can do so 
within the additional acceptance period, which will expire at midnight 
(CEST) on 21 August 2019. 
 
Additional information is available at www.traviata-angebot.de/en [1]. 
 
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*About KKR * 
 
KKR is a leading global investment firm that manages multiple alternative 
asset classes, including private equity, energy, infrastructure, real estate 
and credit, with strategic partners that manage hedge funds. KKR aims to 
generate attractive investment returns for its fund investors by following a 
patient and disciplined investment approach, employing world-class people, 
and driving growth and value creation with KKR portfolio companies. KKR 
invests its own capital alongside the capital it manages for fund investors 
and provides financing solutions and investment opportunities through its 
capital markets business. References to KKR's investments may include the 
activities of its sponsored funds. For additional information about KKR & 
Co. Inc. (NYSE: KKR), please visit KKR's website at www.kkr.com and on 
Twitter @KKR_Co. 
 
*About Axel Springer * 
 
Axel Springer is a media and technology company and active in more than 40 
countries. By providing information across its diverse media brands (among 
others BILD, WELT, BUSINESS INSIDER, POLITICO Europe) and classifieds 
portals (StepStone Group and AVIV Group) Axel Springer SE empowers people to 
make free decisions for their lives. Today, the transformation from a 
traditional print media company to Europe's leading digital publisher has 
been successfully accomplished. The next goal has been identified: Axel 
Springer wants to become global market leader in digital content and digital 
classifieds through accelerated growth. The company is headquartered in 
Berlin and employs more than 16,300 people worldwide. In the fiscal year 
2018, Axel Springer generated 71 percent of revenues with its digital 
activities which also contributed 84 percent to earnings (adj. EBITDA). 
 
*Disclaimer and forward looking statements* 
 
This announcement is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an 
offer to sell shares in Axel Springer SE. The terms and conditions of the 
public tender offer, as well as further provisions concerning the public 
tender offer are published in the offer document, the publication of which 
has been approved by the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority 
(Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht - BaFin) to. Investors and 
holders of shares in Axel Springer SE are strongly advised to read the offer 
document and all other documents regarding the public tender offer when they 
become available, as they will contain important information. 
The public tender offer has been published exclusively under the laws of the 
Federal Republic of Germany and certain applicable provisions of U.S. 
takeover laws. The public tender offer documentation as well as further 
documents regarding the public tender offer are available at 
www.traviata-angebot.de. Any contract concluded on the basis of the public 
tender offer will be exclusively governed by the laws of the Federal 
Republic of Germany and is to be interpreted in accordance with such laws. 
To the extent permissible under applicable law or regulation, and in 
accordance with German market practice, Traviata II S.à r.l., its affiliates 
or its brokers may purchase, or conclude agreements to purchase, shares in 
Axel Springer SE, directly or indirectly, outside of the scope of the public 
tender offer, before, during or after the period in which the offer remains 
open for acceptance. This applies to other securities which are directly 
convertible into, exchangeable for, or exercisable for shares in Axel 
Springer SE. These purchases may be completed via the stock exchange at 
market prices or outside the stock exchange at negotiated conditions. If 
such purchases or arrangements to purchase are made they will be made 
outside the United States and will comply with applicable law, including the 
US Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Any information on such purchases will 
be disclosed as required by law or regulation in Germany or any other 
relevant jurisdiction and on http://www.traviata-angebot.de. 
This announcement may contain certain forward-looking statements and 
forecasts which relate to events and depend on circumstances that will occur 
in the future. The terms "intend", "can", "may", "will", "would" or, in each 
case, their negative, or other variations or comparable terminology are used 
to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are 
subject to many risks, uncertainties and other variable circumstances which 
may cause the statements to be inaccurate or materially differ from the 
actual result, and readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such 
statements. The forward-looking statements included in this announcement are 
made only as of the date hereof. We retain the right to revise any such 
statement and do not undertake, and specifically decline, any obligation to 
update any such statements or to publicly announce the results of any 
revisions to any of such statements to reflect future events or 
developments. 
 
End of Media Release 
 
Issuer: KKR & Co. Inc. 
Key word(s): Internet and Multimedia 
 
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