NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION OR RELEASE, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, AUSTRALIA OR JAPAN OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN WHICH THE DISTRIBUTION OR RELEASE WOULD BE UNLAWFUL. OTHER RESTRICTIONS ARE APPLICABLE. PLEASE SEE THE DISCLAIMER AT THE END OF THE PRESS RELEASE. AUTO1 Group SE shareholders intend to place up to 9.7 million AUTO1 shares London, June 1, 2021 - BNP PARIBAS, Citigroup Global Markets Europe AG, Goldman Sachs Bank Europe SE and Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft (together, the "Joint Bookrunners"), acting on behalf of, Princeville Global Auto investments Limited ("PV Global") , DN Capital - Global Venture Capital III LP and DN Capital - GVC III Auto 1 SPV LP (together, "DN Capital"), OUR356 S.àr.l., OUR993 S.àr.l. and OUR993 XIII S.àr.l. (together "DST"), SVF Midgard (Cayman) Limited ("SVF"), Piton Capital Investments Coöperatief B.A. ("Piton"), brightgiant UG ("brightgiant") and Ventura Capital GP Limited ("Ventura") (together the "Sellers"), intend to place 9,756,098 shares of AUTO1 Group SE (representing approximately 4.6% of AUTO1 Group SE's share capital) through an accelerated bookbuilt offering with institutional investors. PV Global intends to sell 737,637 shares, DN Capital intends to sell 876,219 shares, DST intends to sell 3,434,658 shares, SVF intends to sell 1,951,220 shares, SVF intends to sell 1,951,220 shares, brightgiant intends to sell 514,384 shares, and Ventura intends to sell 239,518 shares. The Sellers have agreed to enter into 90-day lock-up commitments with respect to their remaining shares, subject to certain exceptions.