Notification concerning transactions by persons performing managerial responsibilities pursuant to section 15a of the WpHG Directors' Dealings notification transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The person with duty of notification is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. =----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Details of the person subject to the disclosure requirement Last name: Pack First name: Michael Company: systaic AG Position: Member of a managing body Information about the transaction with duty of notification Description of the financial instrument: Convertible Bond ISIN/WKN of the financial instrument: DE000A0XYAY0 Type of transaction: Purchase Date: 30.10.2008 Price: 100.00 Currency: EUR No. of items: 7400 Total amount traded: 999000 Place: Düsseldorf Explanation for publication: A surcharge to the amount of 35 % was paid on the nominal value. The earliest date of conversion of convertible bonds into 19 non-par shares each will be after the Shareholders' Meeting in 2009. The interest rate is 6.6 % on the par value. Information about the company with duty of publication Issuer: systaic AG Kasernenstr. 27 40213 Düsseldorf Deutschland ISIN: DE000A0JKYP6 WKN: A0JKYP End of Directors' Dealings Notification (c) DGAP 05.11.2008 Financial News transmitted by DGAP ID 7943

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