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Aareal Bank AG 23.03.2022 / 19:10 Dissemination of a Voting Rights Announcement transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. Notification of Major Holdings 1. Details of issuer Name: Aareal Bank AG Street: Paulinenstr. 15 Postal

Aareal Bank AG
23.03.2022 / 19:10
Dissemination of a Voting Rights Announcement transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG.
The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

Notification of Major Holdings

1. Details of issuer

Name:	Aareal Bank AG
Street:	Paulinenstr. 15
Postal code:	65189
City:	Wiesbaden Germany
Legal Entity Identifier (LEI):	EZKODONU5TYHW4PP1R34

2. Reason for notification

	Acquisition/disposal of shares with voting rights
X	Acquisition/disposal of instruments
	Change of breakdown of voting rights
X	Other reason: Voluntary group notification with triggered threshold on subsidiary level

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)

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:

18 March 2022

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	0.11 %	5.86 %	5.97 %	59857221
Previous notification	0.25 %	6.15 %	6.40 %	/

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)
DE0005408116	0	66758	0.00 %	0.11 %
Total	66758		0.11 %

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		577430	0.96 %
Right Of Use	Open		623989	1.04 %
Call Option	16.12.2022		1773500	2.96 %
		Total	2974919	4.97 %

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	09.03.2032		Cash	24817	0.04 %
Call Warrant	31.12.2030		Cash	6927	0.01 %
Put Option	16.12.2022		Physical	500000	0.84 %
			Total	531744	0.89 %

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.	%	%	%
Murray Street Corporation	%	%	%
Benson Street Limited	%	%	%
-	%	%	%
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.	%	%	%
GSAM Holdings LLC	%	%	%
Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P.	%	%	%
-	%	%	%
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

22 March 2022

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Language:	English
Company:	Aareal Bank AG
	Paulinenstr. 15
	65189 Wiesbaden
	Germany
Internet:	www.aareal-bank.com


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