DGAP-News: Vonovia SE / Key word(s): Bond Vonovia SE issues bond with a total value of EUR three billion 10.12.2015 / 08:34 The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION (IN WHOLE OR IN PART) IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, CANADA OR JAPAN OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OF SUCH JURISDICTION. * Largest issued Eurobond in the real estate market * Over two times oversubscribed Bochum, 10 December, 2015 - Vonovia SE ("Vonovia") today issued a bond with a total value of EUR three billion. The bond was placed in three instalments. The coupon has a weighted interest of 1.69 per cent per year with an average maturity of over five years. This marks the largest Eurobond ever issued in the real estate market. The proceeds of the issue will be used for general corporate purposes and to reduce the bridge loan obtained to finance the cash component of the takeover offer for Deutsche Wohnen. The long-term financing of the cash component is thereby secured. "Our bond was more than two times oversubscribed by long-term, reliable investors, including sovereign wealth funds. This demonstrates the confidence of domestic and international capital markets in our strategy and business model", said Dr A. Stefan Kirsten, Chief Financial Officer, Vonovia SE. "It also confirms investor confidence in our planned combination with Deutsche Wohnen", added Dr A. Stefan Kirsten. Contact: Klaus Markus Head of Corporate Communications T +49 234 / 314 - 1149 [email protected] Thomas Eisenlohr Head of Investor Relations T +49 234 / 314 - 2384 [email protected] About Vonovia Vonovia SE is one of Germany's leading real estate companies. Vonovia currently owns and manages some 367,000 residential units in all of Germany's attractive cities and regions. Its portfolio is worth approximately EUR 23 billion. As a modern service company, Vonovia focuses on customer orientation and tenant satisfaction. Offering tenants affordable, attractive and liveable homes is a prerequisite for the company's continued successful development. Accordingly, Vonovia makes long-term investments in the maintenance, modernisation and senior-friendly conversion of its buildings. The company, which is based in Bochum, has been listed on the stock exchange since 2013 and on the DAX 30 since September 2015. Vonovia SE is also listed in the international indices STOXX Europe 600, MSCI Germany, GPR 250 and EPRA/NAREIT Europe. Vonovia has a workforce of approximately 6,100 employees. Additional information: Approval: Regulated Market / Prime Standard, Frankfurt Stock Exchange ISIN: DE000A1ML7J1 WKN: A1ML7J Common code 094567408 Registered office of Vonovia SE: Münsterstrasse 248, 40470 Düsseldorf, Germany Business address of Vonovia SE: Philippstrasse 3, 44803 Bochum, Germany Important information: This document does not contain or constitute an offer of, or the solicitation of an offer to buy or subscribe for, securities to any person in Australia, Germany, Canada, Japan, or the United States or in any jurisdiction to whom or in which such offer or solicitation is unlawful. The securities referred to herein may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") or another exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act. Subject to certain exceptions, the securities referred to herein may not be offered or sold in Australia, Canada or Japan or to, or for the account or benefit of, any national, resident or citizen of Australia, Canada or Japan. The offer and sale of the securities referred to herein has not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act or under the applicable securities laws of Australia, Canada or Japan. There will be no public offer of the securities in the United States. In the United Kingdom, this document is only being distributed to and is only directed at persons who (i) are investment professionals falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (as amended) (the 'Order') or (ii) are persons falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order (high net worth companies, unincorporated associations, etc.) (all such persons together being referred to as 'Relevant Persons'). This document is directed only at Relevant Persons and must not be acted on or relied on by persons who are not Relevant Persons. Any investment or investment activity to which this document relates is available only to Relevant Persons and will be engaged in only with Relevant Persons. No action has been taken that would permit an offering of the securities or possession or distribution of this announcement in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required. Persons into whose possession this announcement comes are required to inform themselves about and to observe any such restrictions. If any announcements in this document contain forward-looking statements, such statements do not represent facts and are characterized by the words "will", "expect", "believe", "estimate", "intend", "aim", "assume" or similar expressions. Such statements express the intentions, opinions or current expectations and assumptions of Vonovia SE and the persons acting together with Vonovia SE. Such forward-looking statements are based on current plans, estimates and forecasts which Vonovia SE and the persons acting together with Vonovia SE have made to the best of their knowledge, but which do not claim to be correct in the future. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict and usually cannot be influenced by Vonovia SE or the persons acting together with Vonovia SE. It should be kept in mind that the actual events or consequences may differ materially from those contained in or expressed by such forward-looking statements. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10.12.2015 Dissemination of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. The DGAP 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: Vonovia SE Philippstraße 3 44803 Bochum Germany Phone: +49 234 314 2384 Fax: +49 234 314 888 2384 E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.vonovia.de ISIN: DE000A1ML7J1 WKN: A1ML7J Indices: DAX Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Hanover, Munich, Stuttgart End of News DGAP News Service --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 422599 10.12.2015