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D'Ieteren Group

Transaction in Own Shares Mar 4, 2020

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REGULATED INFORMATION Wednesday 4 March 2020 – 6:00 pm

Repurchase of own shares

1. Share buyback programme

Referring to article 207 of the Royal Decree of 30 January 2001 in execution of the Companies Code, D'Ieteren SA communicates that it has purchased a total of 37,219 own shares in the period from 26 February 2020 until 3 March 2020 on Euronext Brussels and/or an MTF in accordance with applicable regulations.

D'Ieteren SA has performed this purchase of own shares in the context of the share buyback programme decided and announced by the Board of Directors of D'Ieteren SA on 28 August 2019 for a maximum amount of EUR 150 million (see press release of 28 August 2019). The programme started on 4 September 2019. Purchases are made in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations and under the authorisation granted by the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of 31 May 2018. Under this ongoing share buyback programme, D'Ieteren has purchased a total of 444,562 treasury shares to date, for a total amount of EUR 21,526,165.

Date Market Number of shares Average price (€) Min. price (€) Max. price (€) Total price (€)
26/02/20 XBRU 1,994 54.56 53.70 55.00 108,786
26/02/20 CHIX 275 54.59 53.70 55.00 15,014
26/02/20 BATE 872 54.36 53.80 55.00 47,402
26/02/20 TRQX 227 54.32 53.80 55.00 12,332
26/02/20 AQXE 266 54.64 53.80 55.00 14,535
26/02/20 Daily total 3,634 54.50 198,068
27/02/20 XBRU 4,359 53.69 52.50 54.80 234,037
27/02/20 CHIX 551 53.69 52.70 54.50 29,581
27/02/20 BATE 2,011 53.62 52.50 54.50 107,837
27/02/20 TRQX 428 53.61 52.80 54.50 22,946
27/02/20 AQXE 476 53.67 53.00 54.80 25,548
27/02/20 Daily total 7,825 53.67 419,949
28/02/20 XBRU 4,723 52.03 50.90 52.80 245,715
28/02/20 CHIX 479 51.74 50.90 52.60 24,785
28/02/20 BATE 1,966 51.99 51.10 53.10 102,218
28/02/20 TRQX 408 51.75 51.10 52.60 21,112
28/02/20 AQXE 432 51.78 51.40 52.40 22,369
28/02/20 Daily total 8,008 51.97 416,200
02/03/20 XBRU 5,460 53.27 52.10 54.50 290,833
02/03/20 CHIX 575 53.36 52.60 54.40 30,680
02/03/20 BATE 2,135 53.34 52.40 55.00 113,888
02/03/20 TRQX 465 53.10 52.50 54.20 24,694
02/03/20 AQXE 515 53.13 52.10 54.40 27,364
02/03/20 Daily total 9,150 53.27 487,458
03/03/20 XBRU 5,850 54.47 53.60 55.00 318,642
03/03/20 CHIX 562 54.55 54.10 54.90 30,659
03/03/20 BATE 1,241 54.38 53.80 54.90 67,482
03/03/20 TRQX 449 54.53 54.30 55.00 24,484
03/03/20 AQXE 500 54.46 53.90 54.90 27,230
03/03/20 Daily total 8,602 54.46 468,497
Total 37,219 53.47 1,990,172

REGULATED INFORMATION Wednesday 4 March 2020 – 6:00 pm

2. Share buybacks related to share option schemes

In accordance with article 207 of the Royal Decree of 30 January 2001 implementing the Company Code, s.a. D'Ieteren n.v. announces today that it has purchased on Euronext Brussels, between 26 February and 2 March 2020, 34,282 treasury shares at an average price of EUR 53.46 per share. This purchase has been carried out to hedge share option schemes granted to officers and managers by virtue of the power endowed to the Board of Directors by the General Meeting of Shareholders on 31 May 2018.

Date Number of shares Average price (€) Min.price (€) Max. price (€) Total price (€)
26/02/20 9,012 55.12 53.30 56.00 496,747
27/02/20 10,000 53.62 52.50 54.80 536,191
28/02/20 11,000 52.05 50.80 53.00 572,498
02/03/20 4,270 53.26 52.00 54.60 227,417
Total 34,282 53.46 1,832,854

3. Total number of treasury shares

The total number of treasury shares held by D'Ieteren reached 1,506,140 on 2 March 2020. The total number of outstanding ordinary shares of D'Ieteren SA amounts to 55,302,620.

End of press release

REGULATED INFORMATION

Wednesday 4 March 2020 – 6:00 pm

GROUP PROFILE

In existence since 1805, and across family generations, D'Ieteren seeks growth and value creation by pursuing a strategy on the long term for its businesses and actively encouraging and supporting them to develop their position in their industry or in their geographies. The Group has currently the following activities:

  • D'Ieteren Auto distributes Volkswagen, Audi, SEAT, Škoda, Bentley, Lamborghini, Bugatti, Porsche and Yamaha vehicles in Belgium. It is the country's number one car distributor, with a market share of around 21% and 1.2 million vehicles on the road. Its business model is evolving towards providing citizens with responsible and innovative mobility. Sales and adjusted operating result reached respectively EUR 3.4 billion and EUR 113.0 million in 2018.
  • Belron (54.85% of the voting rights) has a clear purpose: "making a difference by solving people's problems with real care". It is the worldwide leader in vehicle glass repair and replacement and operates in 35 countries, through wholly owned businesses and franchises, with market leading brands – including Carglass®, Safelite® and Autoglass®. In addition, Belron manages vehicle glass and other insurance claims on behalf of insurance customers. It has also expanded its services into the automotive damage and home damage repair and replacement markets. Sales and adjusted operating result reached respectively EUR 3.8 billion and EUR 225.7 million in FY 2018.
  • Moleskine (100% owned) is a premium and aspirational lifestyle brand which develops and sells iconic branded notebooks and writing, travel and reading accessories through a multichannel distribution strategy across more than 115 countries. Sales and operating result reached respectively EUR 174.1 million and EUR 28.6 million in FY 2018.
  • D'Ieteren Immo (100%) groups together the Belgian real estate interests of D'Ieteren Group. It owns and manages approximately 30 properties which generated EUR 18.7 million net rental income in FY 2018. It also pursues investment projects and carries out studies into possible site renovations.
Last five press releases
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8 February 2020 D'Ieteren acquires additional preference
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26 October 2019 Belron has successfully allocated its
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14 May 2020 Investor Day
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million equivalent of additional debt
28 May 2020 General Assembly
15 October 2019 Upward revision of D'Ieteren's FY 2019
guidance
27 August 2020 2020 Half-Year Results
28 August 2019 D'Ieteren launches a EUR 150 million
share buyback programme

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CONTACTS

Francis Deprez, Chief Executive Officer Arnaud Laviolette, Chief Financial Officer

Pascale Weber, Investor Relations - Tel: + 32 (0)2 536.54.39 E-mail: [email protected] – Website: www.dieteren.com

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