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


Aareal Bank AG 

31.08.2016 18:12

Dissemination of a Voting Rights Announcement, transmitted by
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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

     Aareal Bank AG   
     Paulinenstr. 15  
     65189 Wiesbaden  
     Germany          

2. Reason for notification

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

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

     Name:                                   City and country of  
                                             registered office:   
     Ministry of Finance on behalt of the    Oslo Norway          
     State of Norway                                              

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

     Norges Bank  

5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached

     19 Aug 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-             3.3 %                  0 %      3.3 %      59857221 
  ing                                                                     
  situat-                                                                 
  ion                                                                     
  Previo-           3.003 %               0.11 %     3.11 %             / 
  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        indirect          direct        indirect 
                (Sec. 21 WpHG)  (Sec. 22 WpHG)  (Sec. 21 WpHG)  (Sec. 22 WpHG) 
  DE0005408116                         1972521               %           3.3 % 
  Total            1972521                         3.3 %                     

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

    Type of     Expiration or  Exercise or    Voting     Voting 
    instrument  maturity date  conversion     rights  rights in 
                               period       absolute          % 
                                                              % 
                               Total                          % 

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                      % 

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 rights  % of voting rights through     Total of both 
           (if at least held    instruments (if at least      (if at least 
                 3% or more)            held 5% or more)  held 5% or more) 
  State                    %                           %                 % 
  of                                                                       
  Norwa-                                                                   
  y                                                                        
  Norge-               3.3 %                           %                 % 
  s                                                                        
  Bank                                                                     

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)  

10. Other explanatory remarks:

   Inventory notification including voting rights out of Shares Held as  
   collateral in the numerator regarding Sec. 21 para. 1 WpHG            


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Language:     English
Company:      Aareal Bank AG
              Paulinenstr. 15
              65189 Wiesbaden
              Germany
Internet:     www.aareal-bank.com
 
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