DIC Asset AG / Release of an announcement according to Article 27a Section 1 of the WpHG
19.10.2009
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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On September 18, 2009 DICP Capital SE, Munich, Germany, informed us
pursuant to Article 21 Section 1 WpHG that on September 17, 2009 its voting
rights in DIC Asset AG, Frankfurt am Main, inter alia exceeded the
threshold of 10% and on that date amounted to 39.37% (equivalent 12,342,634
voting rights). Thereof 39.37% of the voting rights (equivalent 12,342,634
voting rights) are attributed to DICP Capital SE pursuant to Article 22
Section 1 Sentence 1 No. 1 WpHG. The attribution is conducted via DIC ML
GmbH, DIC Opportunity Fund GmbH, Deutsche Immobilien Chancen AG & Co. KGaA,
Deutsche Immobilien Chancen Beteiligungs AG, DIC Grund- und Beteiligungs
GmbH and DIC Capital Partners (Europe) GmbH, which are companies controlled
by DICP Capital SE and whose voting rights in DIC Asset AG, Frankfurt am
Main, respectively amount to 3% or more.
In addition against such background, DICP Capital SE, Munich, Germany,
informed us pursuant to Article 27a Section 1 WpHG as follows:
a) The acquisition of voting rights in DIC Asset AG solely results from the
attribution of voting rights pursuant to Article 22 Section 1 Sentence 1
No. 1 WpHG. The acquisition is not intended to realize trading profits.
b) DICP Capital SE 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 participation in corporate action.
c) Apart from the exercise of voting rights in the general meeting of DIC
Asset AG DICP Capital SE does not intend to influence the composition of
the administrative, management and/or the supervisory bodies of DIC Asset
AG.
d) DICP Capital SE does not intend to reduce the equity-to-assets ratio of
DIC Asset AG.
The acquisition of voting rights was carried out by the contribution of
shares of DIC Capital Partners (Europe) GmbH in DICP Capital SE. The voting
rights are solely attributed to DICP Capital SE pursuant to Article 22
Section 1 Sentence 1 No. 1 WpHG. Concerning the source of funds for the
acquisition of voting rights DICP Capital SE neither used debt nor equity
capital.
Frankfurt am Main, October 2009
DIC Asset AG
Management Board
19.10.2009 |[![CDATA[|[a href="http://www.dgap.de"|]Financial News transmitted by DGAP|[/a|]]]|]
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Language: English
Company: DIC Asset AG
Eschersheimer Landstr. 223
60320 Frankfurt
Deutschland
Internet: www.dic-asset.de
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