DIC Asset AG / Release of an announcement according to Article 27a Section 1 of the WpHG19.10.2009 Dissemination of a Voting Rights announcement, transmitted byDGAP - a company of EquityStory AG.The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.---------------------------------------------------------------------------On September 18, 2009 DICP Capital SE, Munich, Germany, informed uspursuant to Article 21 Section 1 WpHG that on September 17, 2009 its votingrights in DIC Asset AG, Frankfurt am Main, inter alia exceeded thethreshold of 10% and on that date amounted to 39.37% (equivalent 12,342,634voting rights). Thereof 39.37% of the voting rights (equivalent 12,342,634voting rights) are attributed to DICP Capital SE pursuant to Article 22Section 1 Sentence 1 No. 1 WpHG. The attribution is conducted via DIC MLGmbH, DIC Opportunity Fund GmbH, Deutsche Immobilien Chancen AG & Co. KGaA,Deutsche Immobilien Chancen Beteiligungs AG, DIC Grund- und BeteiligungsGmbH and DIC Capital Partners (Europe) GmbH, which are companies controlledby DICP Capital SE and whose voting rights in DIC Asset AG, Frankfurt amMain, 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 theattribution of voting rights pursuant to Article 22 Section 1 Sentence 1No. 1 WpHG. The acquisition is not intended to realize trading profits.b) DICP Capital SE does not intend to obtain further voting rights in DICAsset AG by acquisition or in any other way within the next 12 monthsexcept from the opportunity of participation in corporate action.c) Apart from the exercise of voting rights in the general meeting of DICAsset AG DICP Capital SE does not intend to influence the composition ofthe administrative, management and/or the supervisory bodies of DIC AssetAG.d) DICP Capital SE does not intend to reduce the equity-to-assets ratio ofDIC Asset AG. The acquisition of voting rights was carried out by the contribution ofshares of DIC Capital Partners (Europe) GmbH in DICP Capital SE. The votingrights are solely attributed to DICP Capital SE pursuant to Article 22Section 1 Sentence 1 No. 1 WpHG. Concerning the source of funds for theacquisition of voting rights DICP Capital SE neither used debt nor equitycapital.Frankfurt am Main, October 2009DIC Asset AG Management Board19.10.2009 financial News transmitted by DGAP--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: EnglishCompany: DIC Asset AG Eschersheimer Landstr. 223 60320 Frankfurt DeutschlandInternet: www.dic-asset.de End of News DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------