DIC Asset AG / Key word(s): Miscellaneous13.04.2011 08:01Dissemination of an Ad hoc announcement according to § 15 WpHG, transmittedby DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG.The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.---------------------------------------------------------------------------The SDAX-listed real estate company DIC Asset AG (WKN 509840 / ISINDE0005098404) has decided in principle to issue a five-year corporate bondwith a volume of up to EUR 100 million. The debt securities are intendedfor private and institutional investors in Germany and Austria within theframework of a public offer. It is set to be available for subscriptionfrom early May 2011 onwards in denominations of EUR 1,000. The company isplanning to admit the bond in the Segment Entry Standard for bonds ofDeutsche Börse AG.DIC Asset AG is therefore the first listed real estate company in Germanyto offer such a large-volume corporate bond to the capital market. Issuinga corporate bond also gives the company an additional flexible andattractive option for debt financing in addition to the classic mortgageloan.Further details about the bond are expected to be announced in late April2011. The prospectus necessary for the public offer is also set to bepublished in late April 2011 on the website of DIC Asset AG. The companyhas commissioned Berenberg Bank as the global coordinator and bookrunnerfor placing the bond.This document does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of anoffer to buy or subscribe for any securities of DIC Asset AG.The public offering of the notes will only be made in the Federal Republicof Germany and the Republic of Austria and will be made on the basis of asecurities prospectus which is yet to be approved by the GermanBundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht which will be published onebank working day prior to the offer at the latest. The prospectus will beavailable for download on the website of the company(www.dic-asset.de/investor-relations), and on the website of Deutsche BörseAG. This securities prospectus will be the exclusive controlling documentfor purposes of the proposed offer and will contain the information legallyrequired to be provided to investors. Printed copies of the prospectus willalso be available from the company.The securities of DIC Asset AG referred to herein have not been and willnot be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 and the companydoes not intend to make an offer of such securities in the United States ofAmerica.This document contains forward-looking statements. Forward-lookingstatements are all statements that do not refer to historical facts orevents, but contain wording such as 'believes', 'estimates', 'assumes','expects', 'anticipates', 'foresees', 'intends', 'hopes', 'could' orsimilar expressions. These forward-looking statements are subject to risksand uncertainties, as they relate to future events and are based on currentassumptions by DIC Asset AG, which may not occur at all in the future ormay not occur as assumed. They do not represent a guarantee for futureresults or performance of DIC Asset AG and the actual financial conditionand results of operations of DIC Asset AG, as well as the development ofeconomic and legal conditions, may materially differ from the informationexpressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. As a result,investors are cautioned against relying on the forward-looking statementscontained herein as a basis for their investment decisions regarding DICAsset AG.DIC Asset AG assumes no obligation to update or revise any forward-lookingstatement contained herein or to adapt them to future events ordevelopments.13.04.2011 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: EnglishCompany: DIC Asset AG Eschersheimer Landstr. 223 60320 Frankfurt DeutschlandPhone: +49 69 9454858-0Fax: +49 69 9454858-99E-mail: info@dic-asset.deInternet: www.dic-asset.deISIN: DE0005098404WKN: 509840Indices: S-DAXListed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Hannover, München, Stuttgart End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------