DIC Asset AG / Release of an announcement according to Article 26 Section 1 Sentence 2 of the WpHG (Own shares)Release of a Voting Rights announcement, transmitted by DGAP - a company ofEquityStory AG.The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.----------------------------------------------------------------------DIC Asset AG, Eschersheimer Landstraße 223, 60320 Frankfurt am Main,Germany, exceeded the threshold of 3 % with respect to its own shares(ISIN: DE0005098404, Securities Code No.: 509840) on December 15, 2008 andheld on that date an amount of own shares equal to 3.006 % (correspondingto 942,484 shares).Frankfurt am Main, December 2008DIC Asset AG Management Board16.12.2008 Financial News transmitted by DGAP---------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: EnglishIssuer: DIC Asset AG Eschersheimer Landstr. 223 60320 Frankfurt DeutschlandInternet: www.dic-asset.de End of News DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------