DGAP-PVR: DIC Asset AG: Release according to Article 26,

DIC Asset AG 

29.11.2013 19:16

Dissemination of a Voting Rights Announcement, transmitted by
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DIC Asset AG
Frankfurt am Main
ISIN: DE000A1X3XX4
Securities Code No.: A1X3XX

Release according to Article 26 Section 1 WpHG (German Securities Trading
Act) with the objective of Europe-wide distribution

Release of an announcement according to Article 27a Section 1 WpHG (German
Securities Trading Act) (Substantial Holding)

On November 27, 2013 DIC Beteiligungsgesellschaft bÃ¼rgerlichen Rechts,
Frankfurt am Main, Germany, informed us that on November 27, 2013 its
voting rights in DIC Asset AG, Frankfurt am Main, exceeded the threshold of
10 % and on that day amounted to 14.52 % (equivalent 9,960,759 voting
rights). Of these voting rights, 0.55% (equivalent 379,024 voting rights)
are to be attributed to DIC Beteiligungsgesellschaft bÃ¼rgerlichen Rechts
pursuant to Article 22 Section 1 Sentence 1 No. 2 WpHG and 11.34 %
(equivalent 7,778,170 voting rights) are to be attributed to DIC
Beteiligungsgesellschaft bÃ¼rgerlichen Rechts pursuant to Article 22 Section
2 WpHG.

In addition against such background, DIC Beteiligungsgesellschaft
bÃ¼rgerlichen Rechts, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, informed us pursuant to
Article 27a Section 1 WpHG as follows:

 a) The investment is aimed at the implementation of strategic aims and is
    not intended to realize trading profits.

 b) DIC Beteiligungsgesellschaft bÃ¼rgerlichen Rechts does not intend to
    obtain further voting rights in DIC Asset AG by acquisition or in any
    other way within the next 12 months except from the opportunity of
    participating in capital increases for maintaining the proportional
    participation.

 c) Apart from the exercise of voting rights in the general meeting of DIC
    Asset AG, DIC Beteiligungsgesellschaft bÃ¼rgerlichen Rechts does not
    intend to influence the composition of the administrative, management
    and/or the supervisory bodies of DIC Asset AG.

 d) DIC Beteiligungsgesellschaft bÃ¼rgerlichen Rechts does not intend a
    substantial change of the capital structure of DIC Asset AG, in
    particular with respect to the equity-to-assets ratio and the dividend
    policy.

 

One part of the voting rights was acquired by the exercise of subscription
rights in connection with the capital increase against cash contribution of
DIC Asset AG and in this regard was financed by debt capital. The remaining
voting rights are to be attributed to DIC Beteiligungsgesellschaft
bÃ¼rgerlichen Rechts pursuant to Article 22 Section 2 WpHG. Therefore,
concerning the source of funds for the acquisition of these further voting
rights in DIC Asset AG neither debt nor equity capital was used.

Frankfurt am Main, November 2013


DIC Asset AG  
Management Board



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Language:     English
Company:      DIC Asset AG
              Eschersheimer Landstr. 223
              60320 Frankfurt
              Germany
Internet:     www.dic-asset.de
 
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DGAP-PVR: DIC Asset AG: Release according to Article 26, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution
