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DIC Asset AG: Release according to Article 26, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution

DIC Asset AG 29.11.2013 19:03Dissemination of a Voting Rights Announcement, transmitted byDGAP - a company of EQS Group AG.The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.---------------------------------------------------------------------------DIC Asset AGFrankfurt am MainISIN: DE000A1X3XX4Securities Code No.: A1X3XXRelease according to Article 26 Section 1 WpHG (German Securities TradingAct) with the objective of Europe-wide distributionRelease of an announcement according to Article 27a Section 1 WpHG (GermanSecurities Trading Act) (Substantial Holding)On November 27, 2013 DIC Opportunity Fund GmbH, Frankfurt am Main, Germany,informed us that on November 27, 2013 its voting rights in DIC Asset AG,Frankfurt am Main, inter alia exceeded the threshold of 10 % and on thatday amounted to 13.97 % (equivalent 9,581,735 voting rights). Of thesevoting rights, 11.68 % (equivalent 8,009,633 voting rights) are to beattributed to DIC Opportunity Fund GmbH pursuant to Article 22 Section 2WpHG.In addition against such background, DIC Opportunity Fund GmbH, Frankfurtam Main, Germany, informed us pursuant to Article 27a Section 1 WpHG asfollows: a) The investment is aimed at the implementation of strategic aims and is    not intended to realize trading profits. b) DIC Opportunity Fund GmbH does not intend to obtain further voting    rights in DIC Asset AG by acquisition or in any other way within the    next 12 months except from the opportunity of participating in capital    increases for maintaining the proportional participation. c) Apart from the exercise of voting rights in the general meeting of DIC    Asset AG, DIC Opportunity Fund GmbH does not intend to influence the    composition of the administrative, management and/or the supervisory    bodies of DIC Asset AG. d) DIC Opportunity Fund GmbH does not intend a substantial change of the    capital structure of DIC Asset AG, in particular with respect to the    equity-to-assets ratio and the dividend policy.The exceeding of the thresholds of voting rights from shares in DIC AssetAG mentioned in the voting rights notification of November 27, 2013 wasexclusively due to an attribution of voting rights pursuant to Article 22Section 2 WpHG without the use of equity or debt capital.Frankfurt am Main, November 2013DIC Asset AG  Management Board29.11.2013 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              GermanyInternet:     www.dic-asset.de End of Announcement                             DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------