Company Presentation. Mr. Claus-Matthias Böge, CEO. German Equity Forum Frankfurt am Main, 22 November The Art of Shopping

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1 The Art of Shopping Company Presentation Mr. Claus-Matthias Böge, CEO German Equity Forum Frankfurt am Main, 22 November 2005

The Art of Shopping Company

3 Equity Story Pure Player Deutsche EuroShop AG is Germany s only public company that invests solely in shopping centers. Shopping centers are attractive investments because of continuously positive development of rents stable long term growth prime locations high quality standards

4 At a Glance 15 Centers: 14 in operation 1 in the pipeline Potential through sales-linked rents Participations in 15 shopping centers on high street and in established locations 10 in Germany and one each in Austria, France, Hungary, Italy and Poland Lettable space Retail shops Investment Rents per year Total 556,000 sqm approx. 1,370 2.0 billion 135 million Deutsche EuroShop (CPI-)Indexed minimum rents and participation in sales growth of retail industry 356,000 sqm 1.3 billion 85 million Occupancy rate > 99% Professional center management by external, long-term experienced companies like ECE, the European market leader in this industry

5 At a Glance Attractive after-tax dividend yield of currently 4.4% Rating: entire portfolio was given a very good rating Consolidated equity ratio currently 50% (plan: >45%) million FY 2003 FY 2004 Q1 2005 Q2 2005 Q3 2005 FY 2005e Sales 57.88 61.42 17.41 17.77 18.15 71-72 EBIT 40.52 50.68 13.84 14.55 14.54 56-58 EBT excl. revaluation 22.33 30.17 7.20 8.06 7.64 30-32 EBT incl. revaluation 27.88 38.18 7.05 7.47 7.56 Earnings per share ( ) 1.22 1.78 0.28 0.29 0.30 Free cash flow per share ( ) 1.79 1.96 1.91 Dividend per share ( ) 1.92 1.92 2.00 NAV per share ( ) 43.68 43.96

6 Targets Long term net asset value enhancement Main focus on NAV and dividend buy & hold -strategy Stable and attractive dividends Investment-focus: Germany and up to 25% Europe Risk diversification due to a portfolio of shopping centers and diversity of tenants Continuous growth Portfolio expansion by 10% per year by acquisition of new shopping centers by increasing existing amounts of holdings

The Art of Shopping Shopping Centers

8 Locations in Europe

9 Shopping Centers in Germany Location Main-Taunus-Zentrum Rhein-Neckar-Zentrum Altmarkt-Galerie Frankfurt Viernheim Dresden Investment 43.1% 99.8% 50.0% Lettable space sqm 102,000 64,000 43,800 Parking 4,000 3,500 520 Number of shops approx. 100 approx. 100 approx. 100 Occupancy rate 100% 100% 99% Catchment area 2.2 m inhabitants 1.2 m inhabitants 1.0 m inhabitants Opening/refurbishm. 1964/Sep. 2004 1972/Nov. 2002 Sep. 2002

10 Shopping Centers in Germany Location Phoenix-Center Allee-Center Forum Hamburg Hamm Wetzlar Investment 50.0% 87.7% 65.0% Lettable space sqm 39,000 34,800 34,300 Parking 1,600 1,290 1,700 Number of shops approx. 110 approx. 80 approx. 110 Occupancy rate 96% 100% 100% Catchment area 0.6 m inhabitants 1.0 m inhabitants 0.5 m inhabitants Opening/refurbishm. Sep. 2004 1992/Mar. 2000 Feb. 2005

11 Shopping Centers in Germany Location City-Galerie Rathaus-Center City-Point Wolfsburg Dessau Kassel Investment 89.0% 94.9% 40.0% Lettable space sqm 30,000 30,000 29,400 Parking 800 850 200 Number of shops rd. 90 approx. 80 approx. 60 Occupancy rate 100% 98% 100% Catchment area 0.6 m inhabitants 0.4 m inhabitants 0.8 m inhabitants Opening/refurbishm. Sep. 2001 Sep. 1995 Feb. 2002

12 Shopping Centers in Germany? Location City-Arkaden Wuppertal to be announced shortly 16 th Shopping Center Innercity Investment Lettable space sqm Parking Number of shops Occupancy rate Catchment area Opening 72.0% 28,100 650 approx. 90 100% 0.7 m inhabitants Oct. 2001 Xx.x% Xx,000 X00 approx. X0 X0% 0.x m inhabitants 200x

13 Shopping Centers in Europe Location Árkád Galeria Dominikanska City-Arkaden Pécs, Hungary Wroclaw, Poland Klagenfurt, Austria Investment 50.0% 33.3% 50.0% Lettable space sqm 34,200 32,600 30,000 Parking 850 920 850 Number of shops approx. 130 approx. 100 approx. 120 Occupancy rate 100% 100% 100% Catchment area 0.5 m inhabitants 1.0 m inhabitants 0.4 m inhabitants Opening 2004 2001 March 2006

14 Shopping Centers in Europe Location Investment Lettable space sqm Parking Number of shops Occupancy rate Catchment area Opening Centro Commerciale Tuscia Viterbo, Italy 100% 15,200 1,100 approx. 40 100% 0.3 m inhabitants 1998 Shopping Etrembières Annemasse, France 99.8% (8,000 +) 8,600 1,000 approx. 50 100% 0.8 m inhabitants 1994

15 Shopping Centers Total Domestic International Total Deutsche EuroShop Lettable space sqm 435,400 120,600 556,000 Parking 16,110 4,720 20,830 Number of shops approx. 930 approx. 440 1,370 Occupancy rate* 99% 100% 99% Catchment area 9.0 m inhabitants 3.0 m inhabitants 12.0 m inhabitants * without Klagenfurt

16 Our Tenants Well-known tenants

17 Tenants Structure Top 10 tenants Low level of dependence on the top 10 tenants Other Tenants Total 74.4% Metro-Group 5.3% Douglas-Group 4.3% Karstadt-Group 3.0% H & M 2.7% P & C 2.1% Engelhorn 1.8% Zara 1.8% New Yorker 1.7% ESPRIT 1.4% Palastbetriebe 1.4% Total 25.6% in % of total rents; not including Klagenfurt and Dessau as at December 31, 2004

18 Maturity Distribution of rental contracts* Long-term contracts guarantee rental income 2010 et sqq: 86% 2005: 2% 2006: 4% Weighted maturity > 8 years 2007: 4% 2008: 2% 2009: 2% * as % of rental income not including Klagenfurt and Dessau as at December 31, 2004

19 Sector and Retailer Mix Balanced sector and retailer diversification non-foods/ electronics 18% department stores 17% regional retail chains 22% local entrepreneurs 29% food 8% healthcare 5% fashion 47% gastronomy 4 % services 1 % inter-/national retailers 49% * in % of lettable space; not including Klagenfurt and Dessau as at April 30, 2004

The Art of Shopping Financials Bilanz 2004

21 Summary Q1-3 2005 Revenue EBIT adjusted Net finance costs Profit for the period adjusted EPS adjusted 53.3 million 42.9 million -20.8 million 13.7 million 0.87 +18% +8% +32% -18% -9% +41% -9% +41%

22 Forecast 2005 million 75 57.9 61.4 71-72 Forecast raised for 2005 Proposed dividend for 2005: increased from 1.92 to 2.00 per share Revenue 50 25 0 60 45 42.7 48.6 Q1-3 56-58 EBIT EBT currency adjusted; without valuation result 30 15 0 34 32 30 26 28 22 24 20 18 14 16 10 10 12 6 8 0 2 4 0 24.5 24.5 28.2 28.2 Q1-3 30-32 30-32 Q1-3 2003 2004 2005

23 Investments 2005 Achieved investment plans for 2005 million 200 180 160 140 120 100 80 80 60 100 40 20 0 20 MTZ, RNZ, Annemasse Dessau New Investment

24 Capital increase Capital increase to finance additional growth Completion 10 Nov 2005 number of shares now 17,187,499 (1,562,499 new shares) price: 43.00 per share gross issue proceeds: approx. 67.2 million shares were placed in Germany 40%, Europe 45%, USA and other 15% WestLB AG: Lead-manager and sole bookrunner Berenberg Bank: Co-manager

The Art of Shopping Shopping Center Share

26 Key data of the Share MarketCap > 770 million Listed since 02.01.01 Nominal capital 21,999,998.72 Outstanding shares 17,187,499 Class of shares Registered shares Dividend proposal 2005 (22.06.2006) 2.00 52W High 52.20 52W Low 35.50 Share price (14.11.2005) 44.93 Market capitalisation 772 million avrg. turnover per day 2005 38,000 shares Indices MDAX, EPRA, GPR 250, EPIX 30 Prime Standard Prime Standard Frankfurt and Xetra OTC market Berlin-Bremen, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Munich and Stuttgart ISIN DE 000 748 020 4 Ticker DEQ, Reuters: DEQGn.DE Market makers Close Brothers Seydler, WestLB

27 Shareholder Structure Private Investors 41% Germany 82% 7,700 shareholders Free float 81% Institutional Investors 40% Otto family 19% International 18% Status: November 15, 2005

28 Trend of the Share 220 200 Comparison with DAX and EPRA 180 160 140 120 Indexed graph 100 80 60 40 Jan-02 Feb-02 Mar-02 Apr-02 May-02 Jun-02 Jul-02 Aug-02 Sep-02 Oct-02 Nov-02 Dec-02 Jan-03 Feb-03 Mar-03 Apr-03 May-03 Jun-03 Jul-03 Aug-03 Sep-03 Oct-03 Nov-03 Dec-03 Jan-04 Feb-04 Mar-04 Apr-04 May-04 Jun-04 Jul-04 Aug-04 Sep-04 Oct-04 Nov-04 Dec-04 Jan-05 Feb-05 Mar-05 Apr-05 May-05 Jun-05 Jul-05 Aug-05 Sep-05 Oct-05 Nov-05 EPRA Deutsche EuroShop DAX from January 2002 to November 2005

29 Dividend policy dividend in 2.00 2.00 share price in 50.00 Stable and attractive (tax-free) dividends 1.90 1.92 1.92 1.92 1.92 44.93 48.00 46.00 44.00 Performance since IPO: +37% 2003: +15% 2004: +20% 2005 y-t-d: +22% 1.80 1.70 38.51 42.00 40.00 38.00 36.00 1.60 34.00 34.00 1.50 30.50 31.00 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 32.00 30.00 dividend year-end closing price 2005: dividend proposal, current share price

30 Coverage

31 Analysts Consensus Datum/ Date Rating Änderung/ Change Rating Kursziel/ Price target in Ergebnis je Aktie/EPS in Dividende je Aktie/DPS in EBIT in Mio. 2005 2006 2007 2005 2006 2007 2005 2006 2007 Bankhaus Lampe 15.11.2005 Kaufen/ Buy 50.00 1.42 1.39 1.49 2.00 2.00 2.10 58.70 65.00 69.50 Berenberg Bank 03.11.2005 DZ Bank 31.10.2005 equinet 15.11.2005 Hamburger Sparkasse 27.10.2005 HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt 10.11.2005 HSH Nordbank 15.11.2005 Kaufen/ Buy Kaufen/ Buy Halten/ Hold Halten/ Hold Übergewichten/ Overweight Halten/ Hold 53.00 51.00 Daten nicht zur Veröffentlichung frei und nicht Bestandteil des Consensus Rating. Data not for public use and not part of the consensus. Daten nicht zur Veröffentlichung frei und nicht Bestandteil des Consensus Rating. Data not for public use and not part of the consensus. 46.00 3.10 2.31 2.55 2.00 2.00 2.00 57.50 67.50 72.50 47.50 1.20 1.60 n.a. 2.00 2.00 n.a. 55.00 58.50 n.a. 50.60 2.19 2.28 2.47 2.00 2.05 2.10 57.70 62.30 65.30 46.00 1.54 1.54 1.81 2.00 2.00 2.00 64.25 65.17 71.14 HypoVereinsbank 10.11.2005 Outperform 50.00 1.94 1.99 n.a. 2.00 2.10 n.a. 55.99 60.61 63.77 Kempen & Co. 10.11.2005 Neutral 45.00 1.32 1.48 1.42 2.00 2.00 2.00 57.40 62.80 64.60 Sal. Oppenheim 27.09.2005 Kaufen/ Buy 51.00 2.27 2.38 2.81 2.00 2.05 2.10 57.46 61.84 62.24 West LB 31.10.2005 Outperform 53.00 2.15 2.38 2.88 2.00 2.00 2.00 55.66 66.15 67.73 Durchschnitt/ Average 49.37 1.90 1.93 2.20 2.00 2.02 2.04 57.74 63.32 67.10 Median 50.00 1.94 1.99 2.47 2.00 2.00 2.00 57.46 62.80 66.52 Minimum 45.00 1.20 1.39 1.42 2.00 2.00 2.00 55.00 58.50 62.24 Maximum 53.00 3.10 2.38 2.88 2.00 2.10 2.10 64.25 67.50 72.50

The Art of Shopping Appendix

33 Lease system 5 turnover-linked rent 4 General form of lease contracts for DEStenants all over Europe 3 2 1 CPI-linked minimum rent 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Lease standards: 10 years lease only no break-up option turnover-linked rents minimum rents are CPI-linked, upwards only Ø rent per sqm: 20-25 Ø turnover per sqm: 4,300 Rent-to-sales-ratio: 6.5-8.5%

34 Liabilities - Maturities Ø effective interest rate 5.66% more than 8 years 65% up to 1 year 1% 1 to 5 years 8% 5 to 8 years 26% more than 5 years 91%

35 Revenue Bridge Q1-3 2004 Q1-3 2005 million Revenue: +18% comparable: +2% 56 54 52 +9.6 +0.9 =2% 53.3 50 48 46 45.3 44 42 40-2.5 38 36 Q1-3 2004 Udine Pécs, Hamburg and Wetzlar Increase in rents Q1-3 2005

36 EBIT Bridge Q1-3 2004 Q1-3 2005 million EBIT: +8% currency adjusted: +15% 44 42 +10.6 =32% 43.4-0.5 42.9 40 39.7 38 36-2.1 34 32.8 32-4.8 30 28 Q1-3 2004 currency impact Udine Q1-3 2004 adj. Increase Q1-3 2005 adj. currency impact Q1-3 2005

Net Interest Expense Bridge Q1-3 2004 Q1-3 2005 Net interest expense: -27% million 0-2 -4-6 -8-10 -12-14 -16-18 -20-22 -24 Q1-3 2004 interest income -18.6-0.2 interest expenses Pécs, Hamburg and Wetzlar Q1-3 2005-4.9-23.7 37

38 Profit Bridge Q1-3 2004 Q1-3 2005 Profit: -9% currency adjusted: +10% million 15 14 14.9 +4.1 =41% 14.2 13.7 13-0.5 12-2.1 11 10 9 8-2.8 10.1 7 6 5 Q1-3 2004 currency impact Udine Q1-3 2004 adj. Increase Q1-3 2005 adj. currency impact Q1-3 2005

39 Balance Sheet thousand 30 Sep. 2005 31 Dec. 2004 In/decrease Fixed/non-current assets 1,224,683 1,203,251 21,432 Current assets 146,600 166,957-20,357 Total assets 1,371,283 1,370,208 1,075 Equity 669,605 684,412-14,807 Long term debt 628,723 597,662 31,061 Deferred taxes 57,069 51,676 5,393 Current liabilities 15,886 36,458-20,572 Total liabilities 1,371,283 1,370,208 1,075

40 Profit and Loss Account thousand 1 Jan.- 30 Sept. 2005 1 Jan.- 30 Sept. 2004 increase/ decrease Revenue 53,328 45,340 +18% Other operating income 1,286 7,718 Expenses -11,677-13,309 Depreciation and amortization -14-9 EBIT 42,923 39,740 +8% Net interest expense -23,644-18,597 Income from investments 3,623 3,232 Valuation result -827-2,374 Net finance costs -20,848-17,739 EBT 22,075 22,001 0% Taxes -6,377-6,849 Minority interests in earnings -2,033-171 Profit for the period 13,665 14,936-9%

41 Financial Calendar 2005 22.11. German Equity Forum, Frankfurt 2006 14.02. HSBC Real Estate Conference, Frankfurt 20.04. Annual earnings press conference, Hamburg 15.05. Interim report Q1 2006 22.06. Annual General Meeting, Hamburg 11.08. Interim report H1 2006 14.11. Interim report Q1-3 2006

42 Contact Deutsche EuroShop AG Patrick Kiss Investor & Public Relations Oderfelder Strasse 23 20149 Hamburg Tel. +49 (40) 41 35 79-20 Fax +49 (40) 41 35 79-29 E-Mail: kiss@deutsche-euroshop.de www.deutsche-euroshop.com ISIN: DE 000 748 020 4

43 Important Notice Forward-Looking Statements Statements in this presentation relating to future status or circumstances, including statements regarding management s plans and objectives for future operations, sales and earnings figures, are forward-looking statements of goals and expectations based on estimates, assumptions and the anticipated effects of future events on current and developing circumstances and do not necessarily predict future results. Many factors could cause the actual results to be materially different from those that may be expressed or implied by such statements. Deutsche EuroShop does not intend to update these forwardlooking statements and does not assume any obligation to do so.