“Hypo Real Estate Holding AG: Agreement on rescue package for Hypo Real Estate Group


STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT                                                     





6 October 2008                                                                  
                                                                                
For immediate release                                                           
                                                                                
                                                                                
THE FOLLOWING IS THE TEXT OF A PRESS RELEASE RELEASED AT 00:35 GMT ON 6 OCTOBER 
2008 BY HYPO REAL ESTATE HOLDING AG:                                            
[Translated from German]                                                        

“Hypo Real Estate Holding AG: Agreement on rescue package for Hypo Real Estate  
Group                                                                           

Hypo Real Estate Holding AG has been informed that the German Federal           
Government, the German Central Bank and the German Financial Regulator (BaFin)  
as well as senior representatives of the German finance and insurance sector    
have today reached a solution for the liquidity requirements of Hypo Real Estate
Group.                                                                          

To this end, further to the Euro 35bn previously offered by the German Central  
Bank and finance sector, an additional secured credit line of Euro 15bn will be 
granted to Hypo Real Estate Group by the finance sector.  Hypo Real Estate Group
will be stabilized by this joint solution.                                      

Accordingly, the Federal government-funded guarantee of up to €35billion remains
unchanged.                                                                      

Contact: Reiner Barthuber +49-89-203007-201”                                    
                                                                                
Issued on behalf of DEPFA BANK plc in respect of its listed bonds.