Pelion invests in DocMorris

Frauenfeld, 20 May 2025

Press release

Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 LR

Pelion invests in DocMorris

DocMorris AG (‘DocMorris’) was informed by Pelion S.A. (‘Pelion’), the largest company active in the healthcare sector in Poland, that Pelion has acquired a stake of 9.68% in DocMorris, calculated on the basis of the future number of shares of 51,017,883 after the rights issue. Based on the number of shares before the capital increase of 14,835,093, this corresponds to a stake of 33.27%. DocMorris welcomes that Pelion has made the decision to invest in the company, and is therefore convinced of its potential, being close to the industry with a lot of experience in the pharmacy business. DocMorris had held talks with several potential strategic investors, ahead of the rights issue, including Pelion.

According to information on Pelion's website, the privately owned company is headquartered in Lodz, Poland, and has more than 12,000 employees and a turnover of over PLN 18 bn (around CHF 4 bn). Pelion is active in the wholesale of medical products (including medicines), the stationary and online sale of prescription and non-prescription medicines, the supply of hospitals and the provision of logistics services. In addition to Poland, Pelion is also active in Lithuania and Sweden.

Investors and analyst contact
Dr. Daniel Grigat, Head of Investor Relations & Sustainability
Email: ir@docmorris.com, phone: +41 52 560 58 10

Media contact
Torben Bonnke, Director Communications
Email: media@docmorris.com, phone: +49 171 864 888 1

Agenda

DocMorris

The Swiss-based DocMorris AG is a leading company in the fields of online pharmacy, marketplace and professional healthcare with strong brands in Germany and other European countries. Deliveries are mainly from the highly automated logistics centre in Heerlen, the Netherlands, with a capacity of over 27 million parcels per year. In Spain and France, the company operates the leading marketplace for health and personal care products in Southern Europe. With its business model, DocMorris offers its patients, customers and partners a broad range of products and services. In doing so, DocMorris is pursuing its vision of creating a digital health ecosystem for everyone to manage their health in one click. Around 1,600 employees in Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, France, Portugal and Switzerland generated an external revenue of CHF 1,085 million serving more than10 million active customers in 2024. The shares of DocMorris AG are listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (securities number 4261528, ISIN CH0042615283, ticker DOCM). For further information, please visit corporate.docmorris.com.

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