D'Ieteren Group

Transaction in Own Shares • Dec 28, 2016

PRESS RELEASE: REPURCHASE OF OWN SHARES IN THE CONTEXT OF THE LIQUIDITY CONTRACT

REGULATED INFORMATION

Embargo: Wednesday 28 December 2016 – 6:00 pm CET

Repurchase of own shares in the context of the liquidity contract

In the framework of the liquidity contract (see press release dated 16 March 2015), D'Ieteren announces today that it has bought on Euronext Brussels 4,077 shares during the period between 21 and 27 December 2016. During the same period, D'Ieteren has sold 5,226 shares.

DETAILED OPERATIONS PER DAY

Date				Number of shares Average price (€) Minimum price (€) Maximum price (€) Total price (€)
21 December 2016	0				0
22 December 2016	825	41.57	41.54	41.93	34,295
23 December 2016	2	41.65	41.65	41.65	83
26 December 2016	0				0
27 December 2016	3,250	41.02	40.73	41.75	133,315
Total	4,077	41.13			167,694

End of press release

PRESS RELEASE: REPURCHASE OF OWN SHARES IN THE CONTEXT OF THE LIQUIDITY CONTRACT

REGULATED INFORMATION

Embargo: Wednesday 28 December 2016 – 6:00 pm CET

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 three activities articulated around strong brands:

• 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 more than 22% and 1.2 million vehicles on the road at the end of 2015. Sales and operating result reached respectively EUR 2.9 billion and EUR 60.4 million in 2015.
• Belron (94.85% owned) is the worldwide leader in vehicle glass repair and replacement. Some 2,400 branches and 10,000 mobile vans, trading under more than 10 major brands including Carglass®, Safelite® AutoGlass and Autoglass®, serve customers in 33 countries. Sales and operating result reached respectively EUR 3.2 billion and EUR 174.4 million in 2015.
• Moleskine (>95% 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 114 countries. Sales and operating result reached respectively EUR 128 million and EUR 35 million in 2015.

FINANCIAL CALENDAR

	Last five press releases (with the exception of press releases linked to the repurchase or sale of own shares)	Next events
19 December 2016	Trading update for the period ending 31 October 2016	6 March 2017	2016 Full-Year Results
19 December 2016	Roland D'Ieteren to retire as Chairman of the Board of Directors in 2017	1 June 2017	General Meeting & Trading Update
13 December 2016	D'Ieteren holds more than 95% of the shares in Moleskine	31 August 2017	2017 Half-Year Results
2 December 2016	Provisional results of the MTO on Moleskine shares
10 November 2016	Launch of the mandatory tender offer on Moleskine shares

CONTACTS

Axel Miller, Chief Executive Officer Arnaud Laviolette, Chief Financial Officer

Pascale Weber, Financial Communication - Tel: + 32 (0)2 536.54.39 E-mail: financial.communication@dieteren.be – Website: www.dieteren.com

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