The European Equity Fund, Inc. and The New Germany Fund, Inc. Declare Distributions

The European Equity Fund, Inc. (NYSE: EEA) and The New Germany Fund, Inc. (NYSE: GF) (each, a “Fund,” and collectively, the “Funds”) each announced today that its Board of Directors declared the distributions set forth below. GF’s and EEA’s total distributions will be paid in cash to the stockholders of record as of May 24, 2024.

Details for each Fund’s distributions are as follows:

Declaration- 05/14/2024	Ex-Date- 05/23/2024	Record- 05/24/2024			Payable- 06/04/2024
Fund	Ticker	Net Investment Income per Share	Short-Term Capital Gains per Share		Long-Term Capital Gains per Share	Total Distribution per Share
The European Equity Fund, Inc.	EEA	$0.0376	$0.0000		$0.0000	$0.0376
The New Germany Fund, Inc. .	GF	$0.0239	$0.0000		$0.0000	$0.0239

For more information on each Fund, including the most recent month-end performance, visit www.dwsfunds.com or call [phone].

The European Equity Fund, Inc. is diversified and primarily focuses its investments in equity securities of issuers domiciled in Europe, thereby increasing its vulnerability to developments in that region.

The New Germany Fund, Inc. is diversified, and primarily focuses its investments in Germany, thereby increasing its vulnerability to developments in that country.

Investing in foreign securities, particularly of emerging markets, presents certain risks, such as currency fluctuations, political and economic changes, and market risks. Any fund that concentrates in a particular segment of the market or a particular geographical region will generally be more volatile than a fund that invests more broadly.