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Aedifica SA

M&A Activity Sep 1, 2016

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1 September 2016 – after closing of markets Under embargo until 17:40 CET

AEDIFICA

Public limited liability company Public regulated real estate company under Belgian law Registered office: avenue Louise 331-333, 1050 Brussels Enterprise number: 0877.248.501 (RLE Brussels) (the "Company")

Acquisition of a portfolio of 5 rest homes in Germany

  • 5 rest homes in Germany, totalling 657 units
  • Contractual value: approx. €60 million
  • Operator: Vitanas

Stefaan Gielens, CEO of Aedifica, commented: "The acquisition of these five rest homes marks a significant expansion of Aedifica's German portfolio, which now comprises 20 healthcare real estate sites."

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Aedifica is pleased to announce that on 31 August 2016 the conditions have been fulfilled for the acquisition of five rest homes in Germany, as announced in the press release of 6 July 2016. The purchase price was paid in full, thus Aedifica SA controls henceforth the two Luxemburg companies that own the five sites. The operation was financed using Aedifica's credit facilities.

Summary table of the sites

Name Location State Capacity
(units)
Am Kloster Halberstadt Saxony-Anhalt 136
Rosenpark Uehlfeld Bavaria 79
Patricia Nuremberg Bavaria 174
St. Anna Höchstadt Bavaria 161
Frohnau Berlin Berlin 107
Total 657

St. Anna – Höchstadt1

1 © Vitanas.

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Description of the buildings

The portfolio comprises five rest homes in the German states of Saxony-Anhalt, Bavaria and Berlin. All buildings were built between 2001 and 2003, with the exception of Frohnau rest home.

The Am Kloster2 rest home is located at the outskirts of the city centre of Halberstadt (40,000 inhabitants, State of Saxony-Anhalt), 55 km southwest of Magdeburg. The site was built in 2003 and houses 136 residents.

The Rosenpark3 rest home is located in Uehlfeld, a village near Höchstadt (13,000 inhabitants, State of Bavaria), at 40 km from Nuremberg. The rest home was built in 2003 and houses 79 residents.

The Patricia4 rest home is located in a lively residential area in Nuremberg (500,000 inhabitants, State of Bavaria). The rest home was built in 2003 and houses 174 residents.

The St. Anna5 rest home is located in a residential area at the outskirts of the historic centre of Höchstadt (13,000 inhabitants, State of Bavaria). The rest home was built in 2002 and houses 161 residents.

The Frohnau6 rest home is located in Berlin (3,562,000 inhabitants, State of Berlin) in the area of Frohnau and houses 107 residents. The rest home was originally built in 1969 and subsequently renovated and expanded in 1992. The location and size of the site also offer future extension potential.

2 Located Röderhofer Strasse 7 in 38820 Halberstadt (Germany).

3 Located Am kleinen Zeckernberg 1 in 91486 Uehlfeld (Germany).

4 Located Bärenschanzstraße 44 in 90429 Neurenberg (Germany).

5 Located Am Brauhaus 1 in 91315 Höchstadt (Germany).

6 Located Welfenallee 37-43 in 13465 Berlin (Germany).

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Am Kloster – Halberstadt7

Description of the operator and the leases

The operator of the rest homes is the Vitanas group, a German company that has been active in the private senior care market since 1969. Vitanas currently operates over 5,000 beds in 39 sites and employs over 4,300 staff.

Aedifica looks forward to this new collaboration with another reputable player in the German care sector.

The leases for these five sites are new irrevocable long leases. Initial gross yields amount to more than 6 % for a contractual value8 of approx. €60 million.

German portfolio

Aedifica's German portfolio now comprises 20 senior housing sites in North Rhine-Westphalia, Saxony, Thuringia, in Lower Saxony, in Saxony-Anhalt, in Bavaria and Berlin with a total capacity of more than 1,900 residents. The contractual value of this portfolio amounts to more than €190 million.

7 © Vitanas.

8 The contractual value complies with the provisions of article 49 § 1 of the Belgian Act of 12 May 2014 on regulated real estate companies.

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Investments since the June 2015 capital increase

Aedifica undertakes this investment in the senior housing segment as another major investment following the €153 million capital increase9 which was successfully completed on 29 June 2015. The updated list of recent investments is as follows:

(in € million) Marketable investment
properties
Development
projects
Total
carried out subject to
outstanding
conditions
Résidence de la Houssière Belgium 10 - - 10
Senior Flandria Belgium 10 - - 10
Mechelen Belgium - - 17 17
Vinkenbosch Belgium 4 - 12 16
Kalletal (extension) Germany 3 - - 3
Heydeveld Belgium 9 - - 9
Oostende Belgium - 11 - 11
Prinsenhof Belgium 6 - 4 10
Husum Germany 7 - - 7
Holland The Netherlands 12 - - 12
Benvenuta The Netherlands 3 - - 3
Molenenk The Netherlands - - 10 10
Walgaerde The Netherlands - 4 - 4
Residentie Poortvelden1 Belgium 12 - - 12
Leopoldspark1 Belgium 21 - - 21
Saksen Weimar The Netherlands 8 - - 8
Foyer de Lork (portfolio) Belgium 97 - - 97
Martha Flora Lochem The Netherlands 2 - - 2
Martha Flora Rotterdam The Netherlands - 8 - 8
Jardins de la Mémoire Belgium - 11 - 11
Vitanas (portfolio) Germany 59 - 1 60
Total as of 31 August 2016 263 35 44 342

1 Realisations of agreements concluded in 2014.

Other investments are currently under consideration.

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The English version of this press release constitutes a free translation of the French language text and is made for information purposes only. In case of inconsistency with the French version or inaccuracy of the English translation, the French text shall prevail.

9 See press release of 29 June 2015.

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Aedifica is a Regulated Real Estate Company under Belgian law specialised in healthcare real estate, particularly in senior housing. Aedifica has developed a portfolio worth more than €1 billion in Belgium, Germany and in The Netherlands.

Aedifica has been quoted on the Euronext Brussels (continuous market) since 2006 and is identified by the following ticker symbols: AED; AED:BB (Bloomberg); AOO.BR (Reuters).

The Company's market capitalisation was €1.0 billion as of 31 August 2016.

Aedifica is included in the EPRA indices.

Forward-looking statement

This document contains forward-looking information that involves risks and uncertainties, including statements about Aedifica's plans, objectives, expectations and intentions. Readers are cautioned that forward-looking statements include known and unknown risks and are subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the control of Aedifica. Should one or more of these risks, uncertainties or contingencies materialise, or should any underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results could vary materially from those anticipated, expected, estimated or projected. As a result, Aedifica does not assume any responsibility for the accuracy of these forward-looking statements.

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