Frank Wojtkowiak new Managing Director of Deutsche Annington Westfalen GmbH

Bochum, July 31st, 2007 – Frank Wojtkowiak (39) will be the new Managing Director of Deutsche Annington Westfalen GmbH as of August 1st. His predecessor, Thomas Schwarzenbacher, is resigning from his position at the Deutsche Annington Immobilien Group (DAIG) at his own request in order to pursue a career as a freelance consultant in the property industry.

Mr. Wojtkowiak was born in Dortmund and has been with the company since 1987. He was previously the Managing Director of Deutsche Annington Verwaltungs GmbH. “We are happy to have gained such a seasoned and highly qualified employee in Frank Wojtkowiak as the Managing Director of Deutsche Annington Westfalen GmbH and are looking forward to the continued collaboration,” said Wijnand Donkers, CEO of DAIG.

About Deutsche Annington:

The Deutsche Annington Immobilien Group (DAIG, Bochum) is one of the leading German, residential property companies with 220,000 leased and managed objects, nationwide. Their main areas of business are the letting of residential property, active asset management, the acquisition of new residential portfolios in order to sustainably increase the company’s value as well a the sale of flats to tenants, owner-occupiers or capital investors (including management). DAIG is a company oriented on the long-term and a responsible and strong lessor with a nationwide selection of residential property.

Contact:

Deutsche Annington Immobilien Group

Katja Klemm

Telephone: +49 (0) 234 314 – 1901

Mobile: +49 (0) 174 922 – 4995

katja.klemm@deutsche-annington.com