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Aareal Bank AG: Aareal Bank repays SoFFin silent participation in full (news with additional features) - Seite 2

support to our bank in times of great uncertainty, contributed to secure
our fully viable business model in a difficult market phaseUsing the
government support package helped Aareal Bank as a perfectly healthy
institution remain on its successful path undeterred, even in a market
situation that had dramatically intensified at times. We have proven the
sustainable viability of our business model over recent years,
demonstrating that our strategy - geared towards long-term profitable
growth - is the right one", Schumacher said.

The voting agreement entered into in 2009 between SoFFin and Aareal Holding
Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH ("Aareal Holding"), the Bank's anchor
shareholder, will also terminate soon after the conclusion of SoFFin
support. At the time, this voting agreement was concluded in the context of
SoFFin's support, in order to maintain Aareal Holding's blocking minority.
The Bank will separately publish SoFFin's corresponding voting rights
notification, pursuant to the requirements of the German Securities Trading
Act (sections 21 (1) and 22 (2) of the WpHG).

Aareal Bank
Aareal Bank AG, whose shares are traded in Deutsche Börse's MDAX segment,
is a leading international property specialist. The Bank concentrates its
business activities on the Structured Property Financing and the
Consulting/Services segments. The Structured Property Financing segment
encompasses all of Aareal Bank's property financing and funding activities.
In this segment, the Bank facilitates property investment projects for its
domestic and international clients, within the framework of a
three-continent strategy covering Europe, North America and Asia. In the
Consulting/Services segment, Aareal Bank offers the housing industry and
commercial property services and products for managing residential property
portfolios and processing payment flows. www.aareal-bank.com



Contact:
Aareal Bank AG
Corporate Communications

Sven Korndörffer
Tel.: [phone]
[e-mail]

Christian Feldbrügge
Tel.: [phone]
[e-mail]

Heinrich Frömsdorf
Tel.: [phone]
[e-mail]

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Aareal Bank AG,
Registered Office: Wiesbaden
Commercial Register: Amtsgericht Wiesbaden HRB 13184
Chairman of the Supervisory Board: Marija G. Korsch
Management Board: Dr. Wolf Schumacher (Chairman),
Dagmar Knopek, Hermann J. Merkens,
Thomas Ortmanns



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Document: http://n.equitystory.com/c/fncls.ssp?u=BSVQPAPHOL
Document title: Press Release Aareal Bank AG

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Language: English
Company: Aareal Bank AG
Paulinenstr.15
65189 Wiesbaden
Germany
Phone: [phone] - 0
Fax: [phone] - 2332
E-mail: [e-mail]
Internet: www.aareal-bank.com
ISIN: DE0005408116
WKN: 540811
Indices: MDAX
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard);
Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München,
Stuttgart; Stockholm


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