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Ad-hoc | 28 November 2007 21:05

Deutsche Börse AG: Clearstream to sell Headquarters in Luxembourg

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Clearstream to sell Headquarters in Luxembourg
Long-term lease agreement between Clearstream and new owner

Clearstream International S.A., Deutsche Börse Group’s securities
settlement and custody provider, is to sell its headquarters in Luxembourg
for € 350 million to the real estate company IVG Immobilien AG, Bonn. A
corresponding contract was signed today. At the same time of the sale,
Clearstream entered into a lease agreement with the owner of the buildings.
The Luxembourg buildings are the only properties actually owned by Deutsche
Börse Group, which rents all of its remaining office space. The sale and
leaseback arrangement will see Deutsche Börse Group apply this concept to
the Clearstream headquarters in Luxembourg, too, and will allow the company
to benefit, at the same time, from the very positive current market
environment for commercial real estate in Luxembourg.

All four buildings in 'The Square' complex in the Kirchberg area of
Luxembourg City are to be sold; the lease agreement only applies to the two
buildings used by Clearstream itself. The sale price is considerably higher
than the book value of around € 230 million. Deutsche Börse AG will receive
the book profit over the course of 2008 via dividend payments from
Clearstream. The transaction is expected to be concluded by the end of the
year, and still requires approval by the Supervisory Board of Deutsche
Börse AG.

Technically, the sale will be conducted via the disposal of four companies
whose assets consist of the office buildings rented to Clearstream and
third parties. The lease agreement between Clearstream and the related real
estate companies who own the buildings has a 10-year term from the
conclusion date of the transaction, with two 5-year extension options each
for Clearstream.

Contact:
Walter Allwicher +49-69-21 11 15 00

28.11.2007 Financial News transmitted by DGAP

Language: English
Issuer: Deutsche Börse AG
Neue Börsenstraße 1
60487 Frankfurt am Main
Deutschland
Phone: +49 (0)69 211 - 0
Fax: +49 (0)69 211 - 12005
E-mail: ir@deutsche-boerse.com
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