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2022-10-21 13:00 Cint Group AB (publ.) will publish its third quarter 2022 report on Thursday 27 October at 08:00 CEST. Tom Buehlmann (CEO) and Britta Mittler (Interim CFO) will present the results through a telephone conference which will be held the same day at 10:00 CEST. The conference call will also be webcast. Telephone numbersPlease make sure that you are connected to the phone conference by calling in and registering a few minutes before the conference begins. International: +44 203 936 2999Sweden: +46 10 884 80 16Access code: 337 366Link to the live broadcast: webcast. The presentation will be available in connection with the conference call and a replay will be available at Cint™ Investors later the same day. For further information please contact:Patrik Linzenbold, Head of IRTel: +46 708 252 630Email: [email protected] About CintCint is a global software leader in technology-enabled insights. The Cint platform automates the insights gathering process so that companies can gain access to insights faster with unparalleled scale. Cint has the world's largest consumer network for digital survey-based research, made up of over 239 million engaged respondents across more than 130 countries. More than 4,600 insights-driven companies - including SurveyMonkey, Zappi, Kantar and GfK - use Cint to accelerate how they gather consumer insights and supercharge business growth. Cint Group AB (publ), listed on Nasdaq Stockholm, has a rapidly growing team across many global offices, including Stockholm, London, New York, New Orleans, Singapore, Tokyo and Sydney. www.cint.com

Cint Group AB (publ) kommer att offentliggöra resultatet för det andra kvartalet 2022 fredagen den 22 juli klockan 08:00. Tom Buehlmann (VD), Joakim Andersson (Senior Advisor) och Britta Mittler (ställföreträdande CFO) kommer att presentera resultatet vid en webbsänd telefonkonferens klockan 10:00 samma dag. Telefonnummer Försäkra dig om att du är uppkopplad till telefonkonferensen genom att ringa in och registrera dig några minuter innan konferensen börjar. Sverige: 010 884 80 16Internationellt: +44 203 936 2999Deltagarkod: 848 125Det finns även möjlighet att lyssna på konferensen via följande länk: webcast. Presentationen kommer att vara tillgänglig i samband med telefonkonferensen och en inspelning av telefonkonferensen kommer att finnas tillgänglig på Cint™ Investors senare samma dag. För mer information, vänligen kontakta:Patrik Linzenbold, Head of IRTel: +46 708 252 630E-post: [email protected] Om CintCint är en ledande global mjukvaruaktör inom digital insamling av insikter. Cints mjukvara automatiserar insamlingsprocessen så att företag kan få tillgång till insikter snabbare och i stor skala. Cint har världens största plattform för digitala marknadsundersökningar, bestående av mer än 160 miljoner anslutna individer i mer än 130 länder. Fler än 3 200 företagskunder - inklusive SurveyMonkey, Zappi, Kantar och GfK – använder Cint för att accelerera insamlingen av konsumentinsikter och den egna tillväxten. Cint Group AB (publ), noterad på Nasdaq Stockholm, har ett snabbt växande team på ett flertal globala kontor, inklusive Stockholm, London, New York, New Orleans, Singapore, Tokyo och Sydney. www.cint.com.

To accelerate how they gather consumer insights and supercharge business growth. Cint Group AB (publ), listed on Nasdaq Stockholm, has a rapidly growing team across 14 global offices, including Stockholm, London, New York, Singapore, Tokyo and Sydney. www.cint.com About LucidLucid is a programmatic research technology platform that provides access to first-party survey data with respondents in over 110 countries. With its global community of sample buyers and suppliers, the Lucid Marketplace enables anyone, in any industry, to ask questions of online audiences and find the answers they need – fast. Founded in 2010, Lucid is headquartered in New Orleans, LA with offices throughout North America, EMEA, and APAC. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:Joakim Andersson, CFOTel: +46 760 448 330Email: [email protected] Linzenbold. Head of Investor RelationsTel: +46 708 252 630Email: [email protected] disclosure contains information that Cint is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation (EU No 596/2014). The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact person set out above, at 18:27 CEST on 27 October 2021.ABOUT CINTCint is a software leader in digital insights gathering. The Cint platform automates the insights gathering process so that companies can gain access to insights faster with substantial scale. Cint has one of the world’s largest consumer network for digital survey-based research, made up of over 145 million engaged respondents across more than 130 countries. More than 2,900 insights-driven companies - including SurveyMonkey, Zappi, Kantar and GfK - use Cint to accelerate how they gather consumer insights and supercharge business growth. Cint Group AB (publ), listed on Nasdaq Stockholm, has a rapidly growing team across 14 global offices, including Stockholm, London, New York, Berlin, Singapore, Tokyo and Sydney. www.cint.comIMPORTANT INFORMATIONIn certain jurisdictions, the publication, announcement or distribution of this press release may be subject to restrictions according to law. Persons in such jurisdictions where this press release has been published or distributed should inform themselves, observe and abide by such restrictions. The recipient of this press release is responsible for using this press release, and the information herein, in accordance with applicable rules in the respective jurisdiction.This

NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, NEW ZEALAND, SINGAPORE, HONG KONG, JAPAN, SOUTH AFRICA OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION WHERE SUCH RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION COULD BE UNLAWFUL OR WOULD REQUIRE REGISTRATION OR ANY OTHER MEASURES IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW. Cint Group AB (publ) (“Cint” or the “Company”) has today entered into an agreement with the shareholders of Lucid Holdings LLC (“Lucid”) to acquire 100 percent of the stock in Lucid (the “Transaction”) for a consideration of approximately USD 1,070 million on a cash- and debt- free basis, of which approximately USD 470 million is payable in newly issued Cint shares and approximately USD 580 million is payable in cash (the “Consideration”). Lucid is a leading insights and analytics company located in New Orleans, Louisiana, with additional offices in North America, EMEA, and APAC. The Transaction is of a transformational nature for Cint. Cint expects run-rate synergies from the Transaction of approximately EUR 40 million to be fully implemented within 24 months from closing of the Transaction. Following the Transaction, current shareholders of Lucid will together hold approximately 17 percent of the total number of outstanding shares and votes in Cint. To finance the cash part of the Consideration, Cint’s Board of Directors intends to carry out a share issue of up to approximately USD 510 million directed to Swedish and international institutional investors through an accelerated bookbuilding procedure conducted by Carnegie and Danske Bank (the “Directed Share Issue”). In addition, Cint has secured USD 120 million of debt financing. The Transaction is conditional upon customary closing conditions, including regulatory approval and publication of a prospectus for admission for trading on Nasdaq Stockholm of new shares in Cint. The Transaction in brief The Transaction is in line with Cint’s previously communicated strategy to extend its value proposition through M&A. The Transaction is of a transformational nature for Cint and following completion of the Transaction, Cint’s proforma financials for the period Jan-Sep 2021, including the recent acquisition of GapFish, will amount to approximately EUR 104

Understand their target audiences.”Patrick Comer, Founder and CEO of LucidBACKGROUND AND REASONSCint is a global software leader in digital insights gathering. The Cint platform automates the insights gathering process so that companies can gain access to insights faster with substantial scale. Cint has one of the world’s largest consumer networks for digital survey-based research, made up of over 145 million engaged respondents across more than 130 countries. Lucid is a programmatic research technology platform that provides access to first-party survey data with respondents in over 100 countries. With its global community of sample buyers and suppliers, the Lucid Marketplace enables anyone, in any industry, to ask questions of online audiences and find the answers they need, fast. Founded in 2010, Lucid is headquartered in New Orleans, LA with offices throughout North America, EMEA, and APAC.During the 9-month period ending on 30 September 2021, Lucid reached a net revenue, gross profit, and adjusted EBITDA of USD 85 million, USD 62 million and USD 7 million, respectively[1]. Today, Cint and the shareholders of Lucid have signed an agreement stipulating the conditions for the Transaction. The acquisition of Lucid will establish the combined group as a US and global leader in technology enabled insights, further strengthening Cint’s driven platform. Furthermore, the Transaction will give Cint access to a highly competitive audience-tracking technology and offering. In addition, the analysis made by Cint indicates run-rate annual EBITDA synergy potential of EUR 40m to be fully implemented within 24 months of closing, with initial benefits in the first 6 months after closing. The full potential comes from a combination of growth, COGS and OPEX synergies.PRELIMINARY UNAUDITED PRO FORMA FINANCIALSA preliminary unaudited pro forma balance sheet per 30 September 2021 is presented below with the purpose of describing the financial situation after the Transaction. The pro forma consolidated balance sheet is solely intended to describe the hypothetical situation of the combined group as if the Transaction had been completed as of 30 September 2021. Note that Lucid thus far has had USD as its reporting currency and that an exchange rate of USD/EUR = 1.160 has been