DIC Asset Cited for ‘Most Improved Annual Report’ – Annual Report and Sustainability Report Win 2018 EPRA Awards

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DIC Asset Cited for “Most Improved Annual Report” – Annual Report and Sustainability Report Win 2018 EPRA Awards

Frankfurt am Main, 07/09/2018. The European Public Real Estate Association (EPRA), one of the most important trade associations in the European real estate industry, cited DIC Asset AG not just once but with several awards for the transparency and depth of its disclosures.

The 2017 Annual Report of DIC Asset AG received the “Most Improved Annual Report” award from EPRA for the consistent further development of its financial communication and moreover the “Silver Award for Financial Reporting.” In July 2018, the 2017 Annual Report had already been voted into the Top 40 of German annual reports across sectors at the international LACP Vision Awards and had been honoured with Global Gold and a special award for outstanding execution in communication.

The Sustainability Report 2017 was among the laureates for the sixth time and scored a Silver EPRA Sustainability Award in the context of the annual EPRA conference in Berlin.

With its awards, EPRA commends the exemplary implementation of the EPRA Best Practice Recommendations whose objective is to improve the continuity and comparability of investor reporting within the European real estate industry.

For more details on DIC Asset AG, go to the internet at www.dic-asset.de.

About DIC Asset AG:
DIC Asset AG is one of Germany’s leading listed property companies, and specialises in commercial real estate. With around 20 years of experience on the German real estate market, the company maintains a regional footprint on all major German markets through six branch offices, and has around 185 assets with a combined market value of c. EUR 5.0 billion under management. DIC uses a hybrid business model to manage its business divisions Commercial Portfolio, Funds and Other Investments. Taking an active asset management approach, DIC employs its proprietary, integrated real estate management platform to raise capital appreciation potential in its business divisions and to boost its revenues.

In its Commercial Portfolio division (EUR 1.6 billion in assets under management), DIC acts as proprietor and property asset holder, and thus generates revenues both from the management of the assets and through the value optimisation of its own real estate portfolio. The Funds division (EUR 1.8 billion in assets under management) generates its revenues by acting as issuer and manager of special real estate funds for institutional investors. Gathered in the business unit Other Investments (EUR 1.6 billion in assets under management) are strategic financial investments, the management of properties in which the company holds no equity stakes, equity investments in property developments and joint venture investments. DIC Asset AG has been included in the SDAX(R) segment of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since June 2006. The Company’s shares are also included in the EPRA index, which tracks the performance of the most important European real estate companies.