DF Deutsche Forfait AG — Capital/Financing Update 2008

Jan 11, 2008

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DF Deutsche Forfait AG: Improved refinancing structure through conclusion of long-term loan agreement

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DF Deutsche Forfait AG: Improved refinancing structure through conclusion
of long-term loan agreement

Cologne, 11 January 2008 – By concluding a long-term loan agreement for EUR
10.0 million over a term of more than 7 years, DF Deutsche Forfait AG
(ISIN: DE0005488795) has significantly improved its refinancing structure.
The loan was granted by a well-known German bank with which the company has
been doing business for many years.

Jochen Franke, CFO of DF Deutsche Forfait AG, takes a very positive view of
this loan agreement: 'With the amount and the term of the loan, the
company’s refinancing structure is improved further – in spite of the
subprime crisis. This is proof of the trust placed in our company by the
banks.'

The improvement in the refinancing structure further strengthens the
positive long-term business prospects. Refinancing capacities have
developed significantly better than forecast.

About DF Group:
The main business activities of DF Group are the purchase and sale of
selected export receivables in emerging markets on a non-recourse basis.
The objective is to sell the acquired receivables at the same time or in
the short term. Forfaiting is an increasingly important tool in export
financing, with volumes rising in line with growth in international trade
and the continuing advance of globalization. Creating tradable products
from receivables benefits both exporters and buyers. As well as
transferring risk to the buyer, the main benefit of forfeiting for
exporters is the inflow of cash. This relieves the exporters’ credit lines
and improves their balance sheet structure. DF Deutsche Forfait AG
structures receivables attractively, so that investors seek them as a type
of investment.

DF Deutsche Forfait AG
Investor Relations
Kattenbug 18 - 24
50667 Cologne
T +49 221 97376-37
F +49 221 97376-60
E investor.relations@dfag.de
http://www.dfag.de

11.01.2008 Financial News transmitted by DGAP

Language: English
Issuer: DF Deutsche Forfait AG
Kattenbug 18-24
50667 Köln
Deutschland
Phone: +49 (0)221 - 973 76 0
Fax: +49 (0)221 - 973 76 76
E-mail: dfag@dfag.de
Internet: www.dfag.de
ISIN: DE0005488795
WKN: 548879
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr
in Berlin, Düsseldorf, München, Stuttgart

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