DGAP-Adhoc: Positive business development: GOVECS grows strongly in third quarter of 2018 and updates the guidance and the details of its planned IPO

DGAP-Ad-hoc: GOVECS AG / Key word(s): Preliminary Results/IPO
Positive business development: GOVECS grows strongly in third quarter of 2018 and updates the guidance and the details of its planned IPO

29-Oct-2018 / 08:58 CET/CEST
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'Business development in the current financial year and the current order position are outstanding, even exceeding our expectations at the time we announced our IPO plans. We are highly confident to achieve the sales target at the upper end of the communicated range. The market for e-scooters continues to grow rapidly and keeps offering us new opportunities on an ongoing basis. This also gives us a highly optimistic outlook for 2019,' emphasises Thomas Grübel, CEO and co-founder of GOVECS.

The first day of trading of GOVECS shares on the Regulated Market of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange with simultaneous admission to the sub-segment of the Regulated Market subject to additional post-admission obligations (Prime Standard) is scheduled for 13 November 2018. The German securities identification number (WKN) is A2NB12; the International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) is DE000A2NB122, and the stock exchange ticker symbol is GES.

About GOVECS:

The GOVECS Group is the leading manufacturer of electric scooters in Europe and is developing future-oriented solutions for urban mobility. The Company's success is based on high-quality 'Made in Europe' products for international vehicle sharing platforms and on custom-made designs for the rapidly growing merchandise delivery segment. GOVECS is selling electric scooters and accessories to the high-growth private customer segment via its own HappyScooter e-commerce platform. The GOVECS product range currently includes the e-scooters of the Schwalbe, GO! S, ELMOTO and GO! T brands.

www.govecsgroup.com

Contacts for media enquiries:

GOVECS AG, Daniele Cesca, dcesca@govecs.com, +49 89 411 09 77 15

Kirchhoff Consult AG, Nicole Schüttforth, nicole.schuettforth@kirchhoff.de, +49 40 60 91 86 64

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