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                           THE NEW GERMANY FUND, INC.
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The New Germany Fund, Inc.                                                [LOGO]

Background Information Regarding the 2006 Annual Meeting

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      1.    Contested Annual Meeting Expected. Despite the strong absolute and
            relative performance of The New Germany Fund (NYSE symbol: GF) for
            the last several years, this year the Fund will have a contested
            annual meeting. In addition to a contest for the three director
            slots (of a total of 11) that are up for election this year, the
            Fund has been notified of several stockholder proposals.

            a.    The opposition is being organized by a few small U.S. hedge
                  fund operators with a history of trying to make a one-time
                  profit from the discount inherent in most closed-end funds,
                  generally through liquidation or crippling tender offers. The
                  hedge fund operators are Phillip Goldstein (of Opportunity
                  Partners, L.P., a.k.a. Bulldog Investors), Karpus Investment
                  Management and Laxey Partners Limited. Their pattern has been
                  to force funds to take such actions and then move on to target
                  other funds.

            b.    Goldstein conducted a proxy contest against the Fund last
                  year, which was unsuccessful.

            c.    The Board of the Fund is opposed to these efforts and seeks
                  support of stockholders for the reasons referred to below.

      2.    Excellent Performance. The Fund has returned over 270% to
            shareholders through dividends and stock price appreciation from
            January 1, 2003 to March 31, 2006. For 2006 alone, the Fund's NAV
            return was 26.26% and market price return was 27.38% (on a
            non-annualized basis, as of March 31).

      3.    Qualified Incumbent Directors. The Fund's three directors who are up
            for re-election have each served for over 10 years and are eminently
            qualified. Importantly, these directors satisfy the Fund's director
            qualification bylaw, which requires relevant experience and country
            knowledge about Germany, where the Fund invests.

            a.    Dr. Franz Wilhelm Hopp served as chief financial officer of
                  ERGO, a large German insurance company that is a member of the
                  Allianz group of financial companies. At ERGO, Dr. Hopp helped
                  oversee over $100 billion in German and other investments. He
                  currently sits on the supervisory boards of many prominent
                  German financial, real estate and environmental companies.

            b.    Ernst-Ulrich Matz was chief financial officer for over 20
                  years at IWKA, a large German company diversified in
                  automation, production and manufacturing technologies. Since
                  his retirement in 2000, Mr. Matz has worked as a consultant
                  and served on the supervisory boards of several German
                  companies engaged in industrial technology. He is a member of
                  the Fund's Advisory Committee.

            c.    Dr. Frank Tromel was chief executive officer and chief
                  financial officer for over 20 years of the large diversified
                  German companies ALTANA AG and Delton AG. Since 2000, Dr.
                  Tromel has been a member of the German Accounting Standards
                  Board, and he has served as its vice chairman since 2002. He
                  is a member of the Fund's Audit, Advisory and Nominating
                  Committees.

      4.    Unqualified Opponents. Just as last year, Goldstein's three opposing
            candidates do not satisfy the Fund's director qualification bylaw,
            which requires relevant experience and country knowledge about
            Germany, where the Fund invests. A Fund stockholder, using the same
            counsel often used by Goldstein, brought a lawsuit in 2005
            challenging that bylaw. The Fund is contesting the lawsuit. No
            resolution is expected before the 2006 annual meeting.

      5.    Three Related Stockholder Proposals. There are also three
            stockholder proposals, all designed, together with the contested
            director election, to pressure the Fund into tender offers or
            equivalent detrimental action to enable the opponents to make a
            one-time gain.

            a.    Goldstein has submitted a proposal to override the Fund's
                  director qualification bylaw, in order to make it easier for
                  him to nominate candidates that share his short-term
                  interests.

            b.    Goldstein has also submitted a proposal recommending that the
                  Board take action to allow stockholders to "realize net asset
                  value" for their shares - again, through tender offers or
                  similar actions. Similar proposals in 2004 and 2005 garnered
                  insufficient support.

            c.    Another stockholder of the Fund has submitted a proposal to
                  terminate the Fund's contract with its investment adviser,
                  though he freely admits his underlying goal is to force the
                  Fund to open-end or take similar actions. The Board continues
                  to believe that the Fund benefits from the closed-end format,
                  due to, among other things, the less liquid nature of the
                  Fund's investments and the volatility the Fund would
                  experience if it were to open-end.

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   If you have any questions please contact Patricia Rosch of Deutsche Asset
                         Management at (212) 454-2123.