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Deutsche Wohnen AG 12.07.2012 16:23 Dissemination of a Voting Rights Announcement, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited, London, United Kingdom, informed us on 03 July 2012 that according to Article 21 Section 1 Sentence 1 of the German Securities Trading Act (WpHG) on 27 June 2012 its voting rights in Deutsche Wohnen AG, Frankfurt/Main, Germany, ISIN: DE000A0HN5C6, had exceeded the thresholds of 3%, 5%, 10% and 15% and on 28 June 2012 had fallen below the thresholds of 15%, 10%, 5% and 3% of voting rights. In the same way Credit Suisse Investment Holdings (UK), London, United Kingdom, Credit Suisse Investments (UK), London, United Kingdom, Credit Suisse AG, Zurich, Switzerland, and Credit Suisse Group AG, Zurich, Switzerland, informed us that according to Article 22 Section 1 Sentence 1 of the WpHG its voting rights in Deutsche Wohnen AG, Frankfurt/Main, Germany, ISIN: DE000A0HN5C6, had exceeded the thresholds of 3%, 5%, 10% and 15% and on 28 June 2012 had fallen below again. Following this notification Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited, London, United Kingdom, as well as Credit Suisse Investment Holdings (UK), London, United Kingdom, Credit Suisse Investments (UK), London, United Kingdom, Credit Suisse AG, Zurich, Switzerland, and Credit Suisse Group AG, Zurich, Switzerland, notified us according to Article 27a WpHG that: 1. the exceeding of threshold of 10% of voting rights in Deutsche Wohnen AG does not intend the realisation of strategic goals and does not serve the purpose of making trading profits. The exceeding was only for the technical handling of the capital increase of Deutsche Wohnen AG, 2. it does not intend to obtain further voting rights in Deutsche Wohnen AG during the next 12 months, except of trading transactions within the normal business activity, 3. it does not intend to influence the staffing of the management or supervisory board or any other controlling committee of Deutsche Wohnen AG and 4. it does not intend to significantly change the capital structure, the equity debt ratio or the dividend policy of Deutsche Wohnen AG. The purchase of the voting rights was financed using own resources. 12.07.2012 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: English Company: Deutsche Wohnen AG Pfaffenwiese 300 65929 Frankfurt Germany Internet: http://www.deutsche-wohnen.com End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------