DGAP Voting Rights Announcement: Deutsche Wohnen SE Deutsche Wohnen SE: Release according to Article 40, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution 2021-08-04 / 16:45 Dissemination of a Voting Rights Announcement transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notification of Major Holdings 1. Details of issuer Name: Deutsche Wohnen SE Street: Mecklenburgische Straße 57 Postal code: 14197 City: Berlin

Germany Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 529900QE24Q67I3FWZ10 2. Reason for notification X Acquisition/disposal of shares with voting rights X Acquisition/disposal of instruments

Change of breakdown of voting rights X Other reason:

Closing share purchase agreement 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation Legal entity: Vonovia SE City of registered office, country: Bochum, Germany 4. Names of shareholder(s) holding directly 3% or more voting rights, if different from 3. 5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached: 01 Aug 2021 6. Total positions

% of voting rights % of voting rights Total of both Total number of voting rights

attached to shares through instruments in % pursuant to Sec. 41 WpHG

(total of 7.a.) (total of 7.b.1 + 7.b.2) (7.a. + 7.b.) New 26.89 % 4.05 % 30.93 % 359,895,464 Previous 22.30 % 7.70 % 29.999722085967 / notification % 7. Details on total positions a. Voting rights attached to shares (Sec. 33, 34 WpHG) ISIN Absolute In %

Direct Indirect Direct Indirect

(Sec. 33 WpHG) (Sec. 34 WpHG) (Sec. 33 WpHG) (Sec. 34 WpHG) DE000A0HN5C6 96,766,670 0 26.89 % 0.00 % Total 96,766,670 26.89 % b.1. Instruments according to Sec. 38 (1) no. 1 WpHG Type of instrument Expiration or Exercise or conversion Voting rights Voting rights

maturity date period absolute in % Share purchase agreement (with deferred n/a n/a 11,200,969 3.11 % execution)

Total 11,200,969 3.11 % b.2. Instruments according to Sec. 38 (1) no. 2 WpHG Type of instrument Expiration or Exercise or Cash or physical Voting rights Voting

maturity date conversion period settlement absolute rights in % Share purchase agreement n/a n/a Physical 3,362,003 0.93 % (with conditions)

Total 3,362,003 0.93 % 8. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation X Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled nor does it control any other

undertaking(s) that directly or indirectly hold(s) an interest in the (underlying) issuer (1.).

Full chain of controlled undertakings starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal

entity: Name % of voting rights (if at % of voting rights through instruments (if Total of both (if at least

least 3% or more) at least 5% or more) 5% or more) 9. In case of proxy voting according to Sec. 34 para. 3 WpHG (only in case of attribution of voting rights in accordance with Sec. 34 para. 1 sent. 1 No. 6 WpHG) Date of general meeting: Holding total positions after general meeting (6.) after annual general meeting: Proportion of voting rights Proportion of instruments Total of both

% % % 10. Other explanatory remarks: Date 04 Aug 2021 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

2021-08-04 The DGAP Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Archive at www.dgap.de ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: Deutsche Wohnen SE

Mecklenburgische Straße 57

14197 Berlin

Germany Internet: https://www.deutsche-wohnen.com End of News DGAP News Service -------------

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