Shareholding quota of the tender offer for Gfk SE amounts to 19.3 percent at the expiry of the acceptance period / Additional acceptance period runs from 16 February 2017 until 1 March 2017

London / Nuremberg (ots) - Acceleratio Capital N.V., a holding
company controlled by funds advised by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.
L.P. (together with affiliates, "KKR"), today announced the results
of the voluntary public tender offer for the shares (ISIN:
DE0005875306) of GfK SE ("GfK"). As at the expiry of the acceptance
period at midnight (CET) on 10 February 2017, the tender offer has
been accepted for 7,052,242 GfK shares. This corresponds to
approximately 19.3 percent of the outstanding shares. Therefore, as
already announced on 11 February 2017, the minimum acceptance
threshold of 18.54 percent has been exceeded. After settlement of the
tender offer, GfK Verein, as the majority shareholder in GfK, and the
bidder will jointly hold more than 75 percent of the share capital
and voting rights of GfK. GfK shareholders who have not yet accepted
the offer can accept it within the additional acceptance period,
which will begin on 16 February 2017 and expire at midnight (CET) on
1 March 2017. Following the exceeding of the minimum acceptance
threshold, the tender offer remains subject to the completion
conditions as described in section 12.1.1 (a) and (g) of the offer
document (merger control approval by the European Commission and
Ukraine). The respective announcement and a non-binding English
translation are available at www.acceleratio-angebot.de.

About KKR

KKR is a leading global investment firm that manages investments
across multiple asset classes including private equity, energy,
infrastructure, real estate, credit and hedge funds. KKR aims to
generate attractive investment returns by following a patient and
disciplined investment approach, employing worldclass people, and
driving growth and value creation at the asset level. KKR invests its
own capital alongside its partners' capital and brings opportunities
to others through its capital markets business. References to KKR's
investments may include the activities of its sponsored funds. For
additional information about KKR & Co. L.P. (NYSE:KKR), please visit
KKR's website at www.kkr.com and on Twitter @KKR_Co.

Disclaimer and Forward-Looking Statement

This release is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of
an offer to sell GfK shares or any other security. The offer
document, the terms and conditions contained therein shall have sole
relevance in respect to the offer. Investors and holders of shares in
GfK are advised to read the relevant documents regarding the tender
offer published by Acceleratio Capital N.V. as they contain important
information. Investors and holders of shares in GfK can receive the
offer document as well as other documents in connection with the
offer from the website www.acceleratio-angebot.de. The information
herein may contain "forward-looking statements" that may be
identified by words such as "expects," "anticipates," "intends,"
"plans," "believes," "estimates" or words of similar meaning about
the expected future business of Acceleratio Capital N.V., GfK or any
other entity. These statements are based on the current expectations
of the management of Acceleratio Capital N.V. and KKR and are
inherently subject to uncertainties and the change of circumstances.
Acceleratio Capital N.V. and KKR do not assume any obligation to
update forward-looking statements to reflect actual results, or any
change in events, conditions, assumptions or other factors.

Pressekontakt:
For further information, please contact:
Dominik Veit
Phone: +49 69 92 18 74 87 Email: dveit@heringschuppener.com

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