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Cologne, 27 November 2018           Dr Bernd Metzner, CFO of Ströer SE & Co. KGaA, has decided to leave the company at the end of the second quarter of 2019. His successor will be announced in the first quarter of 2019. That will ensure a seamless transition to the new CFO.

“We would like to take this opportunity to thank Bernd for his commitment and his significant contribution to the success of our company over the last five years. We regret his departure but respect his decision and wish him all the best for his new role,” said Christian Schmalzl, Co-CEO of Ströer SE & Co. KGaA. We will communicate his successor next year and ensure a smooth transition before Bernd Metzner leaves the company.”

“I look back proudly on what we have achieved,” said Dr Bernd Metzner with regard to his decision. “Ströer has an excellent position in terms of all financial indicators, and is optimally placed to continue its successful growth. I made my decision after thorough consideration and have made the necessary preparations together with my colleagues on the management board.”

About Ströer

Ströer is a leading digital multi-channel media company and offers its customers end-to-end solutions along the entire marketing and sales value chain. Ströer’s objective is to be the most customer-centric media company. The addition of dialog marketing enables Ströer to offer customers holistic performance-based solutions ranging from location or content-specific reach and interaction across the entire spectrum of dialog marketing through to transactions. Furthermore, in digital publishing, the Company publishes premium content across all digital channels, offering one of Germany’s widest reaching networks with its t-online.de and special interest sites.

The Ströer Group commercializes and operates several thousand websites in German-speaking countries in particular and operates approximately 300,000 advertising media in the out-of-home segment. It has approximately 13,000 employees at over 100 locations. In fiscal year 2017, Ströer generated revenue of EUR 1.33b. Ströer SE & Co. KGaA is listed in Deutsche Börse’s SDAX.

For more information on the Company, please visit www.stroeer.com.

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Ströer SE & Co. KGaA
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Christoph Löhrke
Ströer SE & Co. KGaA
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Email: ir@stroeer.de

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