DIC Asset AG / Release of an announcement according to Article 27a Section 1 of the WpHG26.04.2010 14:17Dissemination of a Voting Rights announcement, transmitted byDGAP - a company of EquityStory AG.The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.---------------------------------------------------------------------------On April 9 and April 12, 2010 Morgan Stanley, Wilmington, Delaware, USA,notified us according to section 21 and 24 of the German Securities TradingAct that Morgan Stanley has exceeded the threshold of 15 % and fallen belowthe 15 % and 10 % thresholds of voting rights in DIC Asset AG.Further to this notification Morgan Stanley, Wilmington, Delaware, USA,notified us on its own behalf pursuant to section 27a of the GermanSecurities Trading Act that:1. the intention of the excess of the 15 % threshold in voting rights ofDIC Asset AG was not strategic and did not serve the purpose of makingtrading profit.2. Morgan Stanley does not intend to obtain further voting rights in DICAsset AG during the next 12 months.3. Morgan Stanley does not intend to influence the staffing of themanagement or supervisory board or any other controlling committee of DICAsset AG and4. Morgan Stanley does not intend to significantly change the capitalstructure, the equity debt ratio or the dividend policy of DIC Asset AG.The purchase of the voting rights was financed using both debt and equitycapital.Frankfurt am Main, April 2010DIC Asset AG Management Board26.04.2010 Ad hoc announcement, Financial News and Media Release distributed by DGAP.Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: EnglishCompany: DIC Asset AG Eschersheimer Landstr. 223 60320 Frankfurt DeutschlandInternet: www.dic-asset.de End of News DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------