DGAP-PVR: Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG: Release according to Article 26, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution


Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG 

27.06.2016 11:19

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The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
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Notification of Major Holdings

1. Details of issuer

     Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG  
     Freisinger Strasse 5        
     85716 Unterschleissheim     
     Germany                     

2. Reason for notification

     X    Acquisition/disposal of shares with voting rights  
     X    Acquisition/disposal of instruments                
          Change of breakdown of voting rights               
          Other reason:                                      

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

     Name:             City and country of registered office:  
     Morgan Stanley    Wilmington, Delaware                    
                       United States of America (USA)          

4. Names of shareholder(s)
holding directly 3% or more voting rights, if different from 3.

   

5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached

     21 Jun 2016  

6. Total positions

                % of voting   % of voting rights   total of  total number 
            rights attached  through instruments  both in %     of voting 
           to shares (total    (total of 7.b.1 +    (7.a. +     rights of 
                   of 7.a.)               7.b.2)      7.b.)        issuer 
  Result-            4.56 %               3.38 %     7.94 %     134475308 
  ing                                                                     
  situat-                                                                 
  ion                                                                     
  Previo-            2.58 %               6.77 %     9.35 %             / 
  us                                                                      
  notifi-                                                                 
  cation                                                                  

7. Notified details of the resulting situation
a. Voting rights attached to shares (Sec.s 21, 22 WpHG)

    ISIN            absolute                       in %              
                  direct (Sec.  indirect (Sec.  direct (Sec.  indirect 
                      21 WpHG)        22 WpHG)      21 WpHG)  (Sec. 22 
                                                                 WpHG) 
    DE0008019001             0         6130311        0.00 %    4.56 % 
    Total           6130311                       4.56 %             

b.1. Instruments according to Sec. 25 para. 1 No. 1 WpHG

    Type of instrument    Expiration   Exercise or      Voting  Voting 
                          or maturity  conversion       rights  rights 
                          date         period         absolute    in % 
    Right of recall over  at any time  at any time /   4550664  3.38 % 
    securities lending    / jederzeit  jederzeit                       
    agreements                                                         
                                       Total           4550664  3.38 % 

b.2. Instruments according to Sec. 25 para. 1 No. 2 WpHG

    Type of    Expiration   Exercise or  Cash or       Voting  Voting 
    instrume-  or maturity  conversion   physical      rights  rights 
    nt         date         period       settlement  absolute    in % 
                                                                    % 
                                         Total              0  0.00 % 

8. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification
obligation

        Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled and  
        does itself not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly    
        or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer (1.).           
   X    Full chain of controlled undertakings starting with the ultimate     
        controlling natural person or legal entity:                          

  Name                 % of voting       % of voting rights  Total of both 
                     rights (if at  through instruments (if   (if at least 
                  least held 3% or      at least held 5% or     held 5% or 
                             more)                    more)          more) 
  Morgan Stanley                 %                        %              % 
  Morgan Stanley                 %                        %              % 
  Capital                                                                  
  Management,                                                              
  LLC                                                                      
  Morgan Stanley                 %                        %              % 
  Domestic                                                                 
  Holdings, Inc.                                                           
  Morgan Stanley                 %                        %              % 
  & Co. LLC                                                                
 
  Morgan Stanley                 %                        %              % 
  Morgan Stanley                 %                        %              % 
  International                                                            
  Holdings Inc.                                                            
  Morgan Stanley                 %                        %              % 
  International                                                            
  Limited                                                                  
  Morgan Stanley                 %                        %              % 
  UK Group                                                                 
  Morgan Stanley                 %                        %              % 
  Investments                                                              
  (UK)                                                                     
  Morgan Stanley                 %                        %         6.01 % 
  & Co.                                                                    
  International                                                            
  plc                                                                      
 
  Morgan Stanley                 %                        %              % 
  MSDW Offshore                  %                        %              % 
  Equity                                                                   
  Services Inc.                                                            
  FUNDLOGIC SAS                  %                        %              % 

9. In case of proxy voting according to Sec. 22 para. 3 WpHG

     Date of general meeting:                                             
     Holding position after general meeting:    % (equals voting rights)  


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Language:     English
Company:      Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG
              Freisinger Strasse 5
              85716 Unterschleissheim
              Germany
Internet:     http://www.pfandbriefbank.com
 
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