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Announcements of holders of considerable holdings according to article 43 WpHG

alstria office REIT-AG: Announcement for Announcements of holders of considerable holdings according to article 43 WpHG

Hamburg (pta038/03.12.2021/17:30 UTC+1) - Release of Release according to § 43 WpHG

Notification of Major Holdings

With reference to the voting rights notifications pursuant to Sections 33, 34 German Securities Trading Act ("WpHG") of Brookfield Asset Management Inc. with thresholds triggered on 4, 5 and 22 November 2021 on a subsidiary level (group notification) concerning alstria office REIT-AG, Brookfield Asset Management Inc., BPG Holdings Group Inc., BPGH New Subco Inc., BPGH New Subco 2 Inc., BPGH Sub Inc., BPG Holdings Group (US) Holdings Inc., BPG Holdings Bermuda Limited, BSREP IV Bermuda GP of GP Limited, BSREP IV Bermuda GP L.P., BSREP IV Alexandrite Pooling L.P., Alexandrite Master LuxCo S.à r.l., Alexandrite Holdings I LuxCo S.à r.l., Alexandrite Holdings II LuxCo S.à r.l., Alexandrite Lake GP S.à r.l., Alexandrite Lake Lux Holdings SCS, Alexandrite Lake Pledge Mezz Borrower S.à r.l., Alexandrite Lake Mezz Borrower S.à r.l., Alexandrite Lake Pledge BidCo Borrower S.à r.l., and Alexandrite Lake Lux Holdings S.à r.l. (together the "Notifying Persons I") as well as BSREP III Bermuda GP of GP Limited, BSREP III Bermuda GP L.P., BSREP III Fornax Pooling L.P., Savoy Luxembourg Holdings S.à r.l. and Lapis Luxembourg Holdings S.à r.l. (together the "Notifying Persons II") informed us on December 2, 2021 pursuant to Section 43 WpHG, for reason of exceeding the threshold of 10% of the voting rights resulting from shares in alstria office REIT-AG, about the objectives pursued with the acquisition of the voting rights and the origin of the funds used to make that certain acquisition as follows:

1. The acquisition of the voting rights serves the purpose of implementing strategic objectives.

2. The Notifying Persons I intended to directly and indirectly acquire additional voting rights during the course of the next twelve months within the course of the takeover offer of Alexandrite Lake Lux Holdings S.à r.l. to the shareholders of alstria office REIT-AG and outside of the takeover offer. The Notifying Persons II do not intend to acquire further voting rights during the course of the next twelve months by means of a purchase or by other means.

3. It is intended to influence the composition of the supervisory board of alstria office REIT-AG. It is intended that Alexandrite Lake Lux Holdings S.à r.l. will be represented in the supervisory board of alstria office REIT-AG in a manner which appropriately reflects its shareholding in alstria office REIT-AG following settlement of the takeover offer by Alexandrite Lake Lux Holdings S.à r.l. It is not intended to exert influence on the composition of the management board of alstria office REIT-AG.

4. The Notifying Persons I intend, subject to a constructive dialog with the management board and the supervisory board of alstria office REIT-AG in light of the new ownership structure following a successful settlement of the takeover offer by Alexandrite Lake Lux Holdings S.à r.l., to have alstria office REIT-AG eventually operate with a leverage meeting the minimum criteria consistent with an investment-grade rating. In addition, the Notifying Persons I intend to lower annual dividend distributions to all shareholders of alstria office REIT-AG to the extent permissible under applicable law. The Notifying Persons II do not intended to materially change the capital structure of alstria office REIT-AG, in particular regarding the ratio of equity and debt and the dividend policy.

5.The acquisition of voting rights occurred partially due to the attribution of voting rights in accordance with Section 34 para. 1 sentence 1 no. 1 WpHG, for which neither equity nor debt capital has been used. For the acquisition of voting rights which are directly held by Alexandrite Lake Lux Holdings S.à r.l. and by Lapis Luxembourg Holdings S.à r.l. equity has been used.

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Emitter: alstria office REIT-AG
Steinstraße 7
20095 Hamburg
Germany
Contact Person: alstria office REIT-AG
Phone: +49 40 226341-344
E-Mail: ir@alstria.de
Website: www.alstria.de
ISIN(s): DE000A0LD2U1 (Share)
Stock Exchange(s): Regulated Market in Frankfurt; Free Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Hannover, Munich, Stuttgart, Tradegate
Other Stock Exchanges: London, Börse Luxemburg, SIX, Wiener Börse
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