PRESS RELEASE Number of pages: 1 ACCELL GROUP CONVENES EGM HEERENVEEN (THE NETHERLANDS), 7 SEPTEMBER 2017 - Accell Group N.V. (Accell Group) convenes the shareholders for an Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders (EGM) on 19 October 2017.

The EGM is held with reference to the on 14 July 2017 announced intention of the Supervisory Board to appoint Mr. Ton Anbeek as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors as of 1 November 2017.

The shareholders meeting will start at 2pm in Experience Center De Fietser (Akulaan 2, Ede). The convocation and agenda are posted on the corporate website of Accell Group (www.accell-group.com) in the section "Corporate Governance / Annual General Meeting of Shareholders". The agenda for the EGM and the accompanying explanatory notes and appendices can also be found here.

Information about the meeting is also available for shareholders during office hours (free of charge):

  • At Accell Group's office (Industrieweg 4, Heerenveen)

  • On request at the company: +31 (0)513 638 703 or info@accell-group.com

  • Via ABN AMRO Bank: +31 (0)20 344 2000 or corporate.broking@nl.abnamro.com

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ABOUT ACCELL GROUP

Accell Group N.V. focuses internationally on the mid-range and higher segments of the market for bicycles and bicycle parts and accessories. The company has leading positions in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Italy, France, Finland, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States. In Europe, Accell Group is market leader in the bicycle market measured in turnover. Accell Group's best known brands are Haibike (Germany), Winora (Germany), Batavus (Netherlands), Sparta (Netherlands), Koga (Netherlands), Lapierre (France), Ghost (Germany), Raleigh and Diamondback (UK, US, Canada), Tunturi (Finland), Atala (Italy), Redline (US), Loekie (Netherlands) and XLC (international). Accell Group and its subsidiaries employ approximately 3,000 people in eighteen countries worldwide. The company has production facilities in the Netherlands, Germany, France, Hungary, Turkey and China. Accell Group products are sold in more than seventy countries. The company's head office is located in Heerenveen (the Netherlands). Accell Group shares are traded on the official market of Euronext Amsterdam and are included in the Amsterdam Small Cap index (AScX). In 2016, Accell Group sold around 1.5 million bicycles and recorded profitable turnover of over € 1 billion.www.accell-group.com

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CONTACT

Hielke Sybesma, (interim CEO and CFO) tel: (+31) (0)513-638702

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