Aareal Bank Group publishes its Annual Report 2012

Wiesbaden (ots) - Aareal Bank Group published its Annual Report
2012 today. In addition to information on the bank's business model
and its activities in the two business segments, the Annual Report
also includes Aareal Bank's audited consolidated financial statements
in accordance with IFRSs and the bank's Group Management Report.

Based on audited results, consolidated operating profit of EUR 176
million - which is in line with the preliminary figure communicated
at the annual press conference on 20 February 2013 - almost matched
the record figure achieved the year before (2011: EUR 185 million).
Accordingly, Aareal Bank Group has once again posted good results for
2012, in an environment that remained demanding.

"In this largely quite challenging environment, Aareal Bank Group
once again remained on track. I am pleased to be able to share with
you our annual report testifying to another successful financial
year. We delivered on our promises and achieved our key objectives.
In a volatile environment, Aareal Bank Group performed well,
solidifying its leading market position in both Group segments and
strengthening its capital and liquidity situation", said CEO Dr Wolf
Schumacher in the Letter to Shareholders.

Moreover, in its Annual Report Aareal Bank affirmed the outlook
for 2013, as communicated during the annual press conference on 20
February 2013. According to the Letter to Shareholders, the beginning
to the bank's anniversary year, marking 90 years of company history
for Aareal Bank, has on the whole been moderately positive. Whilst
some of the familiar challenges will remain unchanged - including the
global economy's still tepid development and the uncertainty
surrounding how future changes in banking regulation will take shape
- the bank believes that conditions for Aareal Bank will improve
modestly overall. Aareal Bank is confident that the bank's
consolidated operating profit will match the level of 2012; there is
even potential to reach the very good results achieved in 2011.

The annual report for 2012 is available from Aareal Bank's
website: http://www.aareal-bank.com/financialreports

Aareal Bank

Aareal Bank AG, whose shares are traded in Deutsche Börse's MDAX
segment and which celebrates its 90th anniversary this year, is a
leading international property specialist. The bank concentrates its
business activities on the Structured Property Financing and the
Consulting/Services segments. The Structured Property Financing
segment encompasses all of Aareal Bank's property financing and
funding activities. In this segment, the bank facilitates property
investment projects for its domestic and international clients,
within the framework of a three-continent strategy covering Europe,
North America and Asia. In the Consulting/Services segment, Aareal
Bank offers the institutional housing industry services and products
for managing residential property portfolios and processing payment
flows.

Contact:
Aareal Bank AG
Corporate Communications

Sven Korndörffer
phone: +49 611 348 2306
sven.korndoerffer@aareal-bank.com

Christian Feldbrügge
phone: +49 611 348 2280
christian.feldbruegge@aareal-bank.com

Investor Relations

Jürgen Junginger
phone: +49 611 348 2636
juergen.junginger@aareal-bank.com