Babbel Group AG: Babbel Group together with its shareholders decided to postpone the contemplated IPO

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Berlin, September [21], 2021 - Babbel Group AG ("Babbel") has decided together with its shareholders to postpone the contemplated IPO due to presently adverse market conditions.

The initial listing of the shares of Babbel on the regulated market (Prime Standard) of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse) was originally planned for September 24, 2021. Babbel and its shareholders remain committed to listing on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in the mid-term.

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