Notification of Major Holdings
1. Details of issuer
| Name: | DIC Asset AG | 
| Street: | Neue Mainzer Straße 20 | 
| Postal code: | 60311 | 
| City: | Frankfurt am Main Germany
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| Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): | 52990044JL2ZPWONU738 | 
2. Reason for notification
|  | Acquisition/disposal of shares with voting rights | 
| X | Acquisition/disposal of instruments | 
|  | Change of breakdown of voting rights | 
|  | Other reason: | 
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation
| Legal entity: The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. City of registered office, country: Wilmington, DE, United States of America (USA)
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4. Names of shareholder(s)
holding directly 3% or more voting rights, if different from 3.
5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached:
6. Total positions
|  | % of voting rights attached to shares (total of 7.a.)
 | % of voting rights through instruments (total of 7.b.1 + 7.b.2)
 | Total of both in % (7.a. + 7.b.)
 | Total number of voting rights pursuant to Sec. 41 WpHG | 
| New | 0.44 % | 4.63 % | 5.07 % | 83565510 | 
| Previous notification | 0.87 % | 3.80 % | 4.67 % | / | 
7. Details on total positions
a. Voting rights attached to shares (Sec. 33, 34 WpHG)
| ISIN | Absolute | In % | 
|  | Direct (Sec. 33 WpHG)
 | Indirect (Sec. 34 WpHG)
 | Direct (Sec. 33 WpHG)
 | Indirect (Sec. 34 WpHG)
 | 
| DE000A1X3XX4 | 0 | 369284 | 0 % | 0.44 % | 
| Total | 369284 | 0.44 % | 
b.1. Instruments according to Sec. 38 (1) no. 1 WpHG
| Type of instrument | Expiration or maturity date | Exercise or conversion period | Voting rights absolute | Voting rights in % | 
| Right To Recall | Open |  | 3281213 | 3.93 % | 
| Right Of Use | Open |  | 240 | 0.0003 % | 
|  |  | Total | 3281453 | 3.93 % | 
b.2. Instruments according to Sec. 38 (1) no. 2 WpHG
| Type of instrument | Expiration or maturity date | Exercise or conversion period | Cash or physical settlement | Voting rights absolute | Voting rights in % | 
| Swap | 22.06.2033 |  | Cash | 585873 | 0.70 % | 
|  |  |  | Total | 585873 | 0.70 % | 
8. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation
|  | Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled nor does it control any other undertaking(s) that directly or indirectly hold(s) an interest in the (underlying) issuer (1.). | 
| X | Full chain of controlled undertakings starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity: | 
| Name | % of voting rights (if at least 3% or more) | % of voting rights through instruments (if at least 5% or more) | Total of both (if at least 5% or more) | 
| The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | % | % | % | 
| GSAM Holdings LLC | % | % | % | 
| Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. | % | % | % | 
| – | % | % | % | 
| The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | % | % | % | 
| GSAM Holdings LLC | % | % | % | 
| Goldman Sachs Asset Management Holdings LLC | % | % | % | 
| Goldman Sachs Asset Management UK Holdings I Ltd | % | % | % | 
| Goldman Sachs Asset Management UK Holdings II Ltd | % | % | % | 
| Goldman Sachs Asset Management Holdings I B.V. / Goldman Sachs Asset Management Holdings II B.V. | % | % | % | 
| Goldman Sachs Asset Management Holdings B.V. | % | % | % | 
| – | % | % | % | 
| The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | % | % | % | 
| Goldman Sachs Bank USA | % | % | % | 
| Goldman Sachs Bank Europe SE | % | % | % | 
| – | % | % | % | 
| The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | % | % | % | 
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | % | % | % | 
| – | % | % | % | 
| The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | % | % | % | 
| Goldman Sachs (UK) L.L.C. | % | % | % | 
| Goldman Sachs Group UK Limited | % | % | % | 
| Goldman Sachs International | % | % | % | 
9. In case of proxy voting according to Sec. 34 para. 3 WpHG
(only in case of attribution of voting rights in accordance with Sec. 34 para. 1 sent. 1 No. 6 WpHG)
Date of general meeting: 
Holding total positions after general meeting (6.) after annual general meeting:
| Proportion of voting rights | Proportion of instruments | Total of both | 
| % | % | % | 
10. Other explanatory remarks:
Date