DEPFA FUNDING III LP / Key word(s): Miscellaneous 01.10.2010 08:57 Dissemination of an Ad hoc announcement according to § 15 WpHG, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 October 2010 THE FOLLOWING IS EXTRACTED TEXT FROM AN ANNOUNCEMENT MADE BY DEPFA BANK PLC (GUARANTOR) ON 1 OCTOBER 2010 'Transfer of assets to FMS Wertmanagement Dublin, 1 October 2010 - On Thursday, the governing bodies of Hypo Real Estate Holding AG and its subsidiaries - including DEPFA BANK plc and its subsidiaries - approved the transfer of assets to FMS Wertmanagement. With the signing of the relevant contract documentation, the basis for the transfer of assets to the amount of approximately EUR 200 billion has been established. The Steering Committee of the German Financial Market Stabilisation Agency had already approved the transfer on 22 September 2010 and the European Commission gave its provisional approval on 24 September 2010. Of the transferred assets, approximately 75 percent are from the Depfa sub group (and approximately 70 percent of these from DEPFA BANK plc) and approximately 25 percent from Deutsche Pfandbriefbank and its subsidiaries. Within the framework of the transfer of assets, FMSA has reserved the right to stipulate a required payment in order to avoid distortion of competition. With this, the FMSA can, for reasons of fair competition, reduce the capitalisation of individual legal entities to the required extent, if the core capital quota of the relevant legal entity is above 15 percent. This payment requirement can be up to a maximum of EUR 1.59 billion and cannot be determined before the year 2011.' Issued on behalf of DEPFA FUNDING III LP in respect of its listed bonds. Contact: Michael O'Hanlon at: Tel.: +353 1 792 2056 Fax: +353 1 792 2211 mailto:Michael.O'Hanlon@DePfa.com Web: http://www.hyporealestate.com John Cox at: Tel.: +353 1 792 2042 Fax: +353 1 792 2211 mailto:John.Cox@DePfa.com Web: http://www.hyporealestate.com 01.10.2010 08:57 DGAP's Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: DEPFA FUNDING III LP 105 Wigmore Street W1U 1QY London GroÃbritannien Phone: +359 1 792 2222 Fax: +359 1 792 2211 E-mail: info@depfa.com Internet: www.depfa.com ISIN: DE000A0E5U85 WKN: A0E5U8 Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (General Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin, Stuttgart End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
DGAP-Adhoc: DEPFA FUNDING III LP: Transfer of assets to FMS Wertmanagement
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