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Home Invest Belgium NV

Quarterly Report Sep 3, 2015

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Half-year financial report 2015

About us

Home Invest Belgium is a residential public Regulated Real Estate Company (RREC/GVV/SIR) created in 1999 and listed since then on the regulated market of Euronext Brussels. On 30 June 2015 its market capitalisation amounted to € 275 million.

Home Invest Belgium is specialized in residential property investment. As a pure player, the company offers high-quality residential units to its 1 360 tenants and provides them professional

management. In the course of the years it has developed a portfolio comprising 72 buildings and 4 projects of which the total fair value is estimated at ± € 340 million.

The portfolio of buildings in operation totalizes approximately 1 360 units for letting spread across ± 148 000 m²; the portfolio of projects comprises about 390 units for a total surface area of ± 28 000 m². The whole is invested for 81.4% in residential property, spread across the city centres of Belgium (for 68.7% in Brussels, for 19.4% in Wallonia and for 11.9% in Flanders).

Home Invest Belgium's activities are supervised by the Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA).

Home Invest Belgium covers the 4 stages of the property life cycle:

– acquisitions;

– development and renovation of buildings;

– administrative, commercial and technical management; – sales.

Our strategic priorities:

– The renting of residential urban units and providing high-quality services to our tenants, which allow us to distinguish ourselves from other market players.

– Portfolio growth through acquisitions and development for own account of buildings of which the concept perfectly fits the target group.

– Value creation through the efficient and professional daily management and active arbitrage of our real estate portfolio.

Contents

HALF-YEAR FINANCIAL REPORT 2015

01

PROFILE 02

MESSAGE TO THE SHAREHOLDERS

03 IMPORTANT EVENTS AND KEY FIGURES OF THE HALF-YEAR

04 INTERIM MANAGEMENT REPORT 10

PROPERTY REPORT

16

HOME INVEST BELGIUM ON THE STOCK EXCHANGE

18 ABRIDGED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

…a sound investment in residential real estate Home Invest Belgium

01

The market of sales per unit also kept up in this first half of the year. Both interest rates for mortgage loans and the interest rates on savings have (again!) reached bottom prices, which favoured the enthusiasm of private persons for real estate, be it for own occupation as for investment purposes.

In the following pages you will discover a detailed overview of our realizations in this first half-year. We are persuaded that our efforts that aim at continuously improving the service to our clients and develop ambitious projects, will continue to bear fruit in the coming months and years and that the company will continue to offer you the results you expect.

Message to the shareholders

Important events and key figures of the half-year This first half-year was characterized for Home Invest

Belgium by a significant increase of the value of its property portfolio: from € 322 million end-2014 it evolved to € 343 million on 30 June 2015. This increase is due, on the one hand, to the acquisition of 38 apartments in the Livingstone I complex, and on the other hand, to the completion of the apartments and the progress of the projects Trône and The Link. These three buildings will start to contribute to the turnover and results of the company as of the second half-year of 2015.

The occupancy rate of the portfolio remains at a very high level of 95.06% over the period, a clear proof that the apartments offered by the company respond to the needs of the rental market and that the latter remains in good health in all markets the RREC operates in. The company makes an effort to strengthen its presence in all of these market segments: from studios (for students, young professionals or elderly people) to large apartments for expats over traditional 1- or 2-bedroom apartments. This product diversification implies a diversity of customer profiles and consequently a diminution of the risks in the case of less performance in one of the segments.

> Guillaume H. Botermans, President of the Board of Directors

Evolution of the portfolio

  • acquisition of 38 apartments in the building Livingstone I, in the heart of the European district, in 1000 Brussels;
  • completion of the Residence Trône in 1000 Brussels;
  • end of the renovation works at the shopping center Charles Woeste in 1090 Jette;
  • growth of the fair value of the investment properties
  • of 7.4% to € 340 million; – high occupancy rate of 95.06%.

Corporate governance

  • nomination of a new director in the person of Mrs Laurence de Hemptinne;
  • renewal of the mandates of 4 directors.

Financial results

  • distributable result per share of € 1,68; – net asset value per share brought to € 64,84; – debt ratio of 39,77%; – renegotiation of hedges.
  • Our accounts on 30 June integrate for the first time the implementation of the new IFRIC21 standard, what makes the interim results difficult to compare with those of last year.
  • More details regarding this standard can be found on page 18 of this report.

> The Link

Developments

Trône Residence – rue de la Pépinière & rue de Bréderode in 1000 Brussels. 15 apartments, 1 office – 2 120 m² www.residencetrone.be

The provisional reception of the building took place on 30 June 2015; the building welcomes since then its first occupants.

The Link – rue Maurice Charlent & rue Jean Cockx in 1160 Auderghem.

124 studios for students, 1 janitor's apartment – 5 276 m² www.thelink.brussels

The works continue at a persistent rhythm in view of the completion of the studios for the academic year 2015.

Interim management report

Home Invest Belgium's aim is to be a reference in the market for lettable residential properties that are affordable and highly qualitative.

"Our ambition is to maximize value creation and accelerate the growth of the company by operating on three levels:

  • the acquisition of existing buildings and development projects;
  • the constant improvement of our existing portfolio;
  • the selective sale of assets to rejuvenate the portfolio."

Main risks and uncertainties

The Board of Directors considers that the main risk factors reproduced on pages 2 to 13 of the annual financial report 2014 remain relevant for this half-year report.

Strategy

Activities and key events of the first half-year

Acquisitions

Livingstone I – avenue Livingstone 6 in 1000 Brussels.

On 29 May the company has finalized the acquisition of 38 apartments with parking spaces and cellars in the building Livingstone I, a top listed building in Brussels.

The Livingstone I building is located in the heart of the European district, close to the Berlaymont, and benefits from easy accessibility both by public transport and by car. The former office building located at this site was subject to a successful reconversion into a high-quality residential building, according to the project of the architecture agency Archi 2000.

The 38 apartments (2 studios, 30 2-bedroom apartments and 6 3-bedroom apartments) all have large terraces and high-end finishing. By this acquisition, Home Invest Belgium becomes the most important co-owner of the building comprising 122 apartments.

Home Invest Belgium bought the whole from Cofinimmo SA (owner of the land) and Cordeel (owner of the constructions) for an amount of € 14.7 million (excluding rights and costs).

The last finishing works have been carried out in the course of June, the apartments became therefore available for letting since 1 July 2015.

> Livingstone I > Trône Residence

EVOLUTION OF THE PROPERTY PORTFOLIO

Important events and key figures of the half-year

Interim management report

Property report

Home Invest Belgium on the stock exchange

Ariane Project – avenue Marcel Thiry 208 in 1200 Woluwé-Saint-Lambert. 166 apartments – 13 165 m²

The works continue. The fixing of balconies to the façade and the realisation of interior divisions are finished. The reception of the building is foreseen in two phases in the course of the first half-year of 2016.

Marcel Thiry 204C Projcet – avenue Marcel Thiry 204 in 1200 Woluwé-Saint-Lambert. 95 apartments – 1 library – 8 928 m²

As the permits necessary for the reconversion of the building became definitive beginning of 2015, the dismantlement works of the building were largely started. The delivery of the apartments is also foreseen in two phases (second half-year of 2016 – 1st quarter of 2017). The examination of the allotment permit for dividing the parcel on which this project will be built continued in the 1st half-year.

Reine Astrid Project – avenue Reine Astrid 278 in 1950 Kraainem.

The company currently prepares a new permit request. This should be introduced in the second half-year of 2015.

RESTRUCTURING OF THE INTEREST RATE HEDGES

In the course of the 1st half-year of 2015, Home Invest Belgium proceeded to the restructuring of two IRS for a total amount of € 40 million. This restructuring has allowed to undo the over-hedging that existed at the

closing of the financial year 2014 and to reduce as of May 2015 the related financial charges. All other things being equal, the gain over the financial year 2015 is estimated at € 0.34 million.

Overview of the financial structure
Financing Confirmed
lines
Withdrawals
Bank financing € 95 M € 93.5 M
Bond loans € 40 M € 40 M
TOTAL € 135 M € 133.5 M

The average duration of the financing is 5 years and 1 month.

Hedges active at closing date IRS
TOTAL € 70 M
The average duration of the hedges is 4 years and
3 months.

❙ Variable interest rate financing ❙ Fixed interest rate financing ❙ Hedges IRS

Administrative, commercial and technical management

The average occupancy rate1 of the property portfolio for the entire first half-year of the financial year remained stable at 95.06%, an almost identical level to that of 95.08 % recorded for the entire financial year 2014. In a very competitive market because of the large offer in lettings, this stability finds its origin in the dynamic commercialization policy of the buildings of the portfolio and in the continuous quest for solutions in order to improve their rental status.

In this first half-year a particular effort was made in view of letting in the shortest possible period the development projects that came to completion (Trône, The Link) and the new acquisitions (Livingstone). This was translated, among other things, by the development of dedicated websites, the organization of a press conference and the mobilisation of partner agencies.

The renovation works started in the buildings of the portfolio also continued:

  • The shopping center Charles Woeste in Jette was renovated and is at current entirely occupied. The residential building with the same name however is still under renovation, the replacement works for the windows are carried out apartment per apartment.
  • The renovation works of the 20 houses of Clos Saint-Géry in Ghlin continue in a phased way, the first houses are in a finishing stage.
  • After a long waiting period the permit for the removal of asbestos has been granted for the building Yser in Etterbeek. These works will be followed by a major renovation of the building that should be completed by the end of the year.
  • For the buildings Léopold and Saint-Hubert in Liège, permit requests were introduced, of which the examination is ongoing.

The calculation of the occupancy rate mentioned above excludes the buildings that cannot be let during the works.

Sales

In the first half-year, Home Invest Belgium has concluded (sales agreements without conditions or notary deeds) 15 sales of apartments and/or parking spaces for a total amount (excluding costs) of € 6.7 million. The sales are related to the buildings Place du Jeu de Balle (Lasne – sale as a whole), Mélèzes (Woluwé-Saint-Lambert), Ryckmans (Uccle), Houba de Strooper (Laeken), Van Haelen (Forest) and Quai de Rome (Liège).

The RREC will thus have carried out an arbitrage in the first half-year of approximately 2.16% of its portfolio, and is in line with reaching its arbitrage objective of 4% of its portfolio per year.

> Clos Saint-Géry, before and after renovation works

Property report

Home Invest Belgium on the stock exchange

(1) The occupancy rate expresses the percentage of rents generated by the occupied properties, including the rental guarantees on the unoccupied properties, in comparison to the total rents of the occupied properties and the estimated rental value of the unoccupied properties. The calculation takes no properties held for sale into account, nor development projects, nor buildings subject to major renovations.

08Half-year financial report 2015 HOME INVEST BELGIUM

> The Link

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE – COMPOSITION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

On 5 May 2015 the General Meeting of the company approved:

  • the nomination of Mrs Laurence de Hemptinne as independent director,
  • the renewal of the mandate of independent director of Messrs Koen Dejonckheere and Eric Spiessens,
  • the renewal of the mandate of non-executive director of Messrs Wim Aurousseau and Johan Van Overstraeten,

for a term of 4 years to end after the ordinary general meeting of May 2019.

Mrs Laurence de Hemptinne, born in 1963, holds a Master Degree in Law from the ULB and was a lawyer for 4 years. After that, she was an economic and legal journalist. Specialized in themes related to the property market, urbanism and property tax law, she has cooperated for nearly 10 years with different editors, and mainly with La Libre Belgique. She created "Editions & Séminaires SA", a company specialized in editing publications and organising seminars related to property, of which she is the managing director.

Thanks to this nomination the Board of Directors extends its competences in terms of urban regulations and regarding communication, which is an important asset for the company.

The part of women in the Board consequently amounts to 25%, close to the objective to be reached in 2019 of one third of representatives of a different sex of the other two thirds.

> From left to right: Liévin Van Overstraeten, Johan Van Overstraeten, Sophie Lambrighs, Guillaume H. Botermans, Wim Aurousseau, Laurence de Hemptinne, Koen Dejonckheere, Eric Spiessens.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE – RELATED PARTIES

No related party-transactions took place in the course of the half-year under review in the sense of article 13 of the royal decree of 14 November 2007.

Moreover, some types of transactions are covered by article 37 of the law of 12 May 2014 on RRECs (except for cases explicitly covered by article 38 of the same law). In the course of the first half-year of the financial year 2015, no transaction covered by this article and beyond the scope of normal business relations between Home Invest Belgium and its usual service providers took place.

Events after the closing of the first half-year

With regard to the acquisitions, the company concluded a purchase agreement, subject to the condition precedent of obtaining the permit, for the redevelopment of an old industrial site located rue Brunfaut and rue Fin in 1080 Molenbeek. The studies preliminary to the introduction of the permit request are ongoing and allow us to expect a potential of ± 7 500 up to 10 000 m² of building area.

The letting of the buildings Livingstone, Trône and The Link have allowed the signing of respectively 12, 10 and 78 rental contracts on 28 August.

The arbitrage activity through sales per unit continued at a normal rhythm and different agreements could be concluded for the buildings Van Haelen, Birch House, Mélèzes and Quai de Rome.

Regarding the withholding tax on our dividends, the press announced in the course of August that the reduced withholding tax of 15% could be revised upwards by the government (25% vs 27%). On 28 August, the Board of Directors had however no knowledge that such kind of decision was indeed taken by the government.

Outlook

Since the company's stock exchange listing in June 1999, the dividend distributed by the RREC could be substantially increased each year.

For the current financial year, and except for unforeseen circumstances, no element is of that nature to bend this increasing curve. In these conditions the Board is of the opinion that the dividend for 2015 should at least be equal to that of the previous year, except in the case of a sudden and substantial degradation of the residential property market for sales and/or letting, which the Board does not expect at the date of editing this report. Finally, the Board reminds that the dividend growth partially results from the volume of arbitrages on the portfolio. In this respect it is important to draw the attention to the fact that the RREC has no grip on the evolution of the market prices and has no absolute control over the precise timing of the sales as the presumed buyer has the freedom of decision until the signature date.

This half-year financial report contains forecasts that are based on plans, estimations and forecasts of the company and on reasonable expectations related to outside events and factors. Due to their nature, these forecasts are subject to risks and uncertainties that could affect the results, financial position, performance and current achievements changing those parameters. In view of these uncertain factors, the forward-looking statements of the company are not subject to any guarantee.

Message to the shareholders

Property report

10Half-year financial report 2015

HOME INVEST BELGIUM

Property report Breakdown of the portfolio

in operation1

Evolution of the portfolio

On 30 June 2015 the fair value of the property portfolio of Home Invest Belgium amounts to € 342.8 million and comprises 72 buildings in operation (or 1 360 units with a total surface area of ± 148 000 m²) and 4 development projects (or approximately 390 units spread across ± 27 800 m²).

Breakdown of the portfolio of investment properties

BREAKDOWN ACCORDING TO THE TYPE OF BUILDINGS

The part of buildings qualified as "residential" in the portfolio remains higher than the 80%-threshold, defined as minimum to be reached by the RREC for its shareholders to benefit from the lower withholding tax rate of 15% on dividends distributed by the company. At the end of this half-year, it amounted to 81.44%.

GEOGRAPHICAL SPREAD

68.7% of the investment properties are located in the Brussels-Capital Region. The presence of the RREC in the Walloon Region amounts to 19.4% and in the Flemish Region to 11.9%.

This geographical spread across the whole of Belgium allows the RREC to limit the risks of geographical concentration. Moreover, in the Brussels-Capital Region, the RREC is present in 13 of the 19 communes, which also contributes to risk diversification.

SPREAD ACCORDING TO THE AGE OF THE BUILDINGS

39% of the buildings in operation were built or substantially renovated in the course of the last 10 years and more than 75% of the portfolio has less than 20 years. This figures still amounted to respectively 33.9% and 74% on 31 December 2014.

This average "rejuvenation" of the portfolio is attributable to including new buildings (Trône and Livingstone) and the end of the works in the shopping center Charles Woeste.

This trend will continue in the following financial years and will positively impact the technical maintenance costs of the portfolio.

SPREAD ACCORDING TO SITE

The graph shows the 10 sites that each represent more than 3% of the total value of the portfolio. Together they represent 57% of the portfolio value.

The regulation applicable to RRECs requires them to diversify their risks. That way, Home Invest Belgium cannot invest more than 20% of its assets in one building complex.

Given the fact that the main site – composed of 3 buildings located in Louvain-la-Neuve – only represents 11.07% of the total property portfolio, followed by the Lambermont complex in Schaerbeek with 9.98%, diversification is fully assured.

(1) Calculations based on the fair value.

Message to the shareholders Important events and key figures of the half-year Interim management report Property report Home Invest Belgium on the stock exchange 11Profile Abridged consolidated financial statements

Details of the property portfolio

Situation of the property on 30 June 2015 1 Main destination Year 2 Units Surface Gross rents 3 ERV 4 Effective rents 5 Occupancy rate 6
Name City Nbr %
Brussels-Capital Region 818 88 525 11 804 363 10 751 130 10 175 664 91.5%
Belliard 21 Brussels Residential 2013 6 278 47 920 47 905 47 920 100.0%
Clos de la Pépinière Brussels Residential - Offices 1993 25 3 275 449 340 435 420 428 100 94.3%
La Résidence Joseph II Brussels Residential 1994 17 1 610 343 501 205 409 343 501 81.9%
Lebeau Brussels Residential 1998 12 1 153 252 762 187 015 252 762 98.1%
Livingstone Brussels Residential 2015 38 4 701 675 683 675 683 0 0.0%
Résidences du Quartier Européen Brussels Residential 1997 50 4 290 857 530 554 987 857 530 83.7%
Trône Brussels Residential 2015 16 1 913 280 391 280 391 0 0.0%
Birch House Etterbeek Residential 2001 32 3 438 478 726 476 490 476 326 99.1%
Erainn Etterbeek Residential 2001 12 1 252 215 200 205 517 209 200 91.7%
Yser Etterbeek Residential 1974 15 1 961 273 690 237 690 0 0.0%
Giotto Evere Residential 2005 85 8 647 1 169 632 1 118 538 1 124 344 94.6%
Belgrade Forest Residential 1999 1 1 368 - - - 100.0%
Les Jardins de la Cambre Ixelles Residential 1992 28 3 552 464 668 455 341 454 668 96.4%
Charles Woeste (apartments) Jette Residential 1998 92 5 091 588 936 552 920 547 745 93.6%
Charles Woeste (retail) Jette Commerce 2015 14 2 995 387 333 344 693 387 333 99.1%
Odon Warland - Bulins Jette Residential 2012 35 3 123 386 448 379 369 349 542 91.0%
Baeck Molenbeek-St-Jean Residential 2001 28 2 652 236 290 231 102 230 746 95.6%
Lemaire Molenbeek-St-Jean Nursing home 1990 1 754 - - - 100.0%
La Toque d'Argent Molenbeek-St-Jean Nursing home 1990 1 1 618 202 839 166 373 202 839 100.0%
Sippelberg Molenbeek-St-Jean Residential 2003 33 3 290 389 648 380 439 361 768 95.3%
Bosquet - Jourdan Saint-Gilles Residential 1997 27 2 326 291 661 282 937 291 661 98.1%
Jourdan - Monnaies Saint-Gilles Residential 2002 26 2 814 352 095 350 012 343 995 96.3%
Jourdan 85 Saint-Gilles Residential 2010 24 2 430 368 068 364 080 363 748 96.4%
Lambermont Schaerbeek Residential 2008 131 14 110 1 686 752 1 636 144 1 644 983 97.1%
Melkriek Uccle Nursing home 1998 1 1 971 306 179 210 578 306 179 100.0%
Ryckmans Uccle Residential 1990 5 1 332 167 731 159 840 167 731 95.5%
Les Erables Woluwé-St-Lambert Residential 2001 24 2 202 303 116 270 239 288 298 95.7%
Les Mélèzes Woluwé-St-Lambert Residential 1995 30 3 456 469 060 406 914 379 599 82.8%
Voisin Woluwé-St-Pierre Residential 1996 9 923 159 164 135 104 115 146 90.6%
Flemish Region 146 14 029 2 140 977 2 138 435 2 062 368 91.9%
Nieuwpoort Nieuport Retail 1997 1 296 29 935 64 000 29 935 100.0%
Grote Markt Sint-Niklaas Residential - Offices 2004 17 2 752 389 801 369 226 384 801 96.8%
City Gardens Leuven Residential 2010 106 5 236 1 069 377 1 060 235 1 037 127 95.6%
Haverwerf Mechelen Retail 2002 4 3 399 434 402 424 450 434 402 100.0%
Gent Zuid Gent Residential 2000 18 2 346 217 462 220 524 176 103 76.4%
Walloon Region 395 45 012 5 470 537 5 155 796 5 061 802 93.6%
Clos Saint-Géry Ghlin Residential 1993 1 4 140 227 187 185 000 15 000 24.1%
Quai de Compiègne Huy Bureau 1971 1 2 479 252 520 161 135 252 520 100.0%
Galerie de l'Ange (apartments) Namur Residential 1995 56 2 346 319 044 296 336 293 946 97.1%
Galerie de l'Ange (retail) Namur Retail 2002 12 2 552 696 576 620 360 674 926 95.4%
Léopold Liège Residential 1988 53 3 080 295 900 298 500 211 900 71.4%
Mont Saint Martin Liège Residential 1988 6 335 30 534 29 600 30 534 82.1%
Saint Hubert 4 Liège Residential 1988 14 910 76 892 72 850 32 092 49.2%
Saint Hubert 51 Liège Residential 1988 4 360 26 951 32 280 26 951 100.0%
Florida Waterloo Residential 1998 5 1 460 107 850 112 420 107 850 95.9%
Louvain La Neuve CV9 Louvain-La-Neuve Offices - Retail 1977 16 7 091 748 309 734 275 748 309 100.0%
Louvain La Neuve CV10&18 Louvain-La-Neuve Residential - Offices - Retail 1977 176 16 519 2 265 826 2 193 845 2 256 326 99.9%
Colombus Jambes Residential 2007 51 3 740 422 948 419 195 411 448 96.2%
Total 1 359 147 566 19 415 877 18 045 361 17 299 834 92.2%

(1) Not including buildings currently being sold and development projects. The addresses of the buildings have been reproduced in the Annual Financial Report 2014.

(2) Year of construction or last important renovation.

(3) Annual gross rents in force on 30/06/2015, including the estimated rental value on unoccupied surfaces.

(4) Estimated rental value as defined by the real estate surveyor (if necessary, without furniture). (5) Annualized gross rents on 30/06/2015. (6) Average rate over the first half-year of 2015.

Home Invest Belgium on the stock exchange

Details of the property portfolio

Development projects under study Estimated
date of
delivery
Estimated amount
until the obtention
of the
building permit
Investment as
at 30/06/2015
Reine Astrid
Av. Reine Astrid, 278, Kraainem
2017 3.70 M€ 3.62 M€
TOTAL 3.70 mio 3,62 mio
Development projects in execution Number
of units
Surface Estimated
date of
delivery
Estimated amount
of investment
Investment as
at 30/06/2015
The Link
Rue M. Charlent, 51-53, Auderghem
124 5 276 m2 2015 11.00 M€ 8.10 M€
Marcel Thiry 204C
Av. Marcel Thiry, 204C, Woluwe St Lambert
96 8 929 m2 2016/2017 17.5 M€ 10.00 M€
Ariane
Av. Marcel Thiry, 208, Woluwe St Lambert
167 13 165 m2 2016 22.00 M€ 12.79 M€
TOTAL 390 27 369 m2 50.50 M€ 30.89 M€
GENERAL TOTAL 54.20 M€ 34.51 M€

GLOBAL PORTFOLIO SPREAD

Report of the real estate expert 1

In compliance with legal and statutory provisions, we are proud to provide you with our opinion on the investment value of the portfolio belonging to the RREC (regulated real estate company) HOME INVEST BELGIUM as of 30 June 2015.

We have carried out our valuations using the NPV-method of the rental income and in compliance with International Valuation Standards (IVS) and RICS ('Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors'). As is customary, our mission is executed on the basis of information provided by HOME INVEST BELGIUM regarding the rental status, charges and taxes to be paid by the lessor, the works to be done, together with any other factors influencing property values. We presume this information to be exact and complete. As stated explicitly in our valuation reports, these do not include any structural or technical examination of properties or any analysis of the possible presence of harmful materials. These elements are well known by HOME INVEST BELGIUM which manages its assets in a professional manner and proceeds with due diligence in technical as well as legal respect before the purchase of any property.

The investment value is defined as the value most likely to be reasonably obtained under normal selling conditions between consenting and well-informed parties, before deduction of transfer costs.

The fair value can be obtained as follows:

  • for residential or mixed-purpose properties which are by nature and conception appropriate for resale by separate units: by deducting from the investment value the transfer rights (amounting to 10% in Flanders and 12.5% in the Brussels-Capital region and Wallonia). For residential property the fair value partially takes into account the potential capital gain in the case of sales per apartment.
  • for the other properties contained in the portfolio: by deducting from the investment value a rate of 2.5% when this value exceeds 2 500 000 EUR, and the total transfer rights if their investment value is below 2 500 000 EUR.

An analysis of sales realised on the Belgian market in the 2003 – 2005 period shows an average rate of 2.5% for transfer rights for properties sold as a whole with an investment value exceeding 2 500 000 EUR. This 2.5% rate will be reviewed periodically and adjusted insofar as the gap shown for the institutional market exceeds ± 0.5%.

In our analysis of the property portfolio, we have arrived at the following findings: 1) the portfolio consists of 80.34% residential buildings of which 1.93% nursing homes, 15.95% commercial spaces and 3.71% office space 2 .

  • 2) the occupancy rate of the property portfolio on 30 June 2015 amounts to 89.22%3
  • for the property.

. 3) the average level of collected or guaranteed rents is 2.89% higher compared to the currently estimated value

Based on the remarks made in the previous paragraphs, we hereby confirm that the Investment Value of HOME INVEST BELGIUM's property portfolio on 30 June 2015 amounts to 338 472 000 EUR (three hundred thirty-eight million four hundred and seventy-two thousand euro).

The likely realisable value of HOME INVEST BELGIUM's property portfolio on 30 June 2015 corresponding to its fair value in the sense of IAS/IFRS, is set at 307 007 000 EUR (three hundred and seven million seven thousand euro).

Brussels, 27 July 2015

WINSSINGER & ASSOCIATES S.A. Christophe ACKERMANS 4 – MRICS – Director Message to the shareholders

Important events and key figures of the half-year Interim management report 15Profile

Property report

Home Invest Belgium on the stock exchange

> The Link 1 Letter from the real estate expert dated 27 July 2015 literally reproduced with his approval. 2 These calculations were made based on parameters that differ from those used by Home Invest Belgium; they are based on the investment value of the buildings of the portfolio and comprise the buildings held for sale..

3 The occupancy rate differs from the one published by Home Invest Belgium, which is an average occupancy rate over the entire half-year of the financial year, excluding the buildings held for sale, the development projects and the buildings subject to important renovations. 4 SPRL

Home Invest Belgium on the stock exchange

Evolution of the share

In the course of the half-year under review, the closing price of the Home Invest Belgium share fluctuated between the lowest share price on 15 June of € 81.95 and the highest one of € 95.50 on 11 March. The share recorded an increase of 2.15%, taking into account the closing price on 30 June 2015 (€ 86.93) compared to that on 31 December 2014 (€ 85.10).

Globally, the first six months of the financial year 2015 were characterized by an important increase of the share price in January, a stabilization in February and March, before a decrease in April, May and June led by uncertainties on the international financial markets and the increase of interest. The share price at the end of August remained at the same level as at the end of June. It has to be noted that the liquidity of the share slightly improves with an average daily turnover of 1 198 shares per trading day in comparison with an average of 996 for the entire financial year 2014.

The premium on the share price of 30 June 2015, last listing day of the half-year (€ 86.93) compared to the net asset value of that same day (€ 65.08), amounted to 33.6% (in comparison with a premium of 26.8% on 30 June 2014 and a premium of 28.7% on 31 December 2014). This premium reflects the confidence of the shareholder in the significant performance arising from an investment in shares of Home Invest Belgium.

Comparison of the stock exchange evolution: Home Invest Belgium – Bel 20 – EPRA Belgium index

Shareholding structure on 30 June 2015

Mainly based on the transparency declarations of the shareholders which exceed the statutory threshold of 3% of the capital, and based on the register of registered shareholders, the shareholding of Home Invest Belgium on 30 June 2015 is as follows:

Evolution of the share price and the gross dividend

Forced sale of bearer shares

In accordance with article 11 of the law of 14 December 2005, Home Invest Belgium has proceeded to the sale of bearer shares of which the holders have not presented themselves by 17 July 2015. This sale took place on 3 August 2015 on the market of Euronext Brussels (cf. press release of 17 June 2015) and related to 260 shares. The average price of the sale amounted to € 87.504 per share. The sale was realized by the intervention of BNP Paribas Fortis bank SA. Shareholders Number

General total 3 160 809 100.00%

Message to the shareholders

Property report

Home Invest Belgium on the stock exchange

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Abridged consolidated financial statements

The Board of Directors of Home Invest Belgium SA met on 28 August 2015 to establish the consolidated half-yearly financial statements of the RREC Home Invest Belgium closed at 30 June 2015.

The accounting and valuation criteria used for the interim financial statements, as recorded in the current half-year report, are identical to those used for the annual financial statements closed on 31 December 2014, with the exception of the implementation of the new IFRIC21 standard. This standard provides to reflect immediately and in full in the accounts the fiscal levies that are due within the period of presentation of the financial statements. In the case of Home Invest Belgium, this concerns the property tax and its possible rebilling and the subscription tax. In the past, those amounts were reflected in the accounts prorata temporis.

This new standard has a merely temporary negative impact on the property result and the results that are impacted by the property result on the accounts on 30 June 2015, in instance of € - 788 349 or € - 0.25 per share.

This half-year report applies the IAS 34 standard, which prescribes the minimum content of this interim financial report, as well as the applicable accounting and valuation principles.

Taking into account the company's activities, the figures presented hereafter do not have a cyclic or seasonal nature.

Finally, the percentages quoted in the comments below are calculated on the basis of non-rounded figures from the income statement or from the balance sheet and can therefore deviate from those which were calculated on the basis of the rounded figures recorded hereafter.

The company has not applied any new standards or any amendments to existing standards in an anticipatory manner; consequently, these have no impact on the financial statements under review.

The net rental result decreases by 10.3% compared to that of the first half-year of 2014. The property result records in its turn a decrease of 17.27%. These decreases are explained by the exceptional arbitrage on the portfolio end-2014, with the objective to bring the residential part of the portfolio over the 80%-threshold. As a reminder, this arbitrage mainly related to the hotel Adagio and the office building Belliard 205. It reflects also the impact of the implementation of IFRIC 21 regarding the property result; without this implementation, the decrease would have been 9.55%.

This decrease was forecasted and will be progressively compensated by revenues from new acquisitions and development projects as of their respective completions from 2015 to 2017.

The property charges record an increase of 4.16% in comparison with the first half-year of 2014.

The general costs increase by 5.62% in comparison with the first half-year of 2014.

The operating result before the portfolio result amounts to € 4.5 million (€ 5.2 million without the impact of IFRIC21).

The result on the sale of investment properties,

calculated in comparison with the latest fair value, minus the investments of the current year, amounts to € 0.4 million; the distributable capital gain on these sales in its turn amounts to € 2.6 million.

The changes in fair value of the investment properties are positive and amount to € 2.7 million in comparison with € 5.3 million in the first half-year of

  1. The growth of the value of the current portfolio thus carries on.

The operating result consequently stands

at € 7.5 million (€ 8.3 million without IFRIC21) compared to € 13.3 million on 30 June 2014.

The financial result records a significant improvement and amounts to € - 0.1 million compared to € - 4.0 million on 30 June 2014, explained by the latent positive change in fair value of the hedges, after a year of negative changes in 2014.

The net result amounts to € 7.4 million (€ 8.2 million without IFRIC21) compared to € 9.3 million on 30 June 2014.

The net current result excluding IAS 39 evolves from € 4.2 million to € 2.6 million (€ 3.4 million without IFRIC21) at the end of the first half-year of 2015. Per share, it stands at € 0.82 (€ 1.07 without IFRIC21) compared to € 1.39 a year ago.

The distributable result amounts to € 5.3 million (6.1 million without IFRIC21) compared to € 6.3 million a year ago. Per share it stands at € 1.68 (€ 1.93 without IFRIC21) compared to € 2.07 on 30 June 2014. The active arbitrage policy of the company allows to generate capital gains on older buildings that partially compensate the loss in recurrent income.

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30/06/2015 30/06/2014
I. Rental income (+) 8 688 827 9 631 516
III. Rental-related expenses (±) -111 277 -69 282
NET RENTAL RESULT 8 577 550 9 562 234
IV. Recovery of property charges (+) 37 663 52 028
V. Recovery of charges and taxes normally borne by the tenant on let properties (+) 587 960 406 699
VII. Charges and taxes normally borne by the tenant on let properties (-) -1 797 413 -1 069 063
VIII. Other revenues and expenditures related to the renting (±) 0 29
PROPERTY RESULT 7 405 760 8 951 926
IX. Technical costs (-) -742 811 -593 298
X. Commercial costs (-) -149 213 -105 156
XI. Taxes and charges on un-let properties (-) -156 400 -116 772
XII. Property management costs (-) -1 367 449 -1 503 068
XIII. Other property costs -57 503 -56 309
PROPERTY COSTS -2 473 377 -2 374 603
PROPERTY OPERATING RESULT 4 932 383 6 577 322
XIV. General corporate expenses (-) -479 670 -454 132
XV. Other income and operating charges (±) 0 -23 223
OPERATING RESULT BEFORE PORTFOLIO RESULT 4 452 713 6 099 967
XVI. Result on sale of investment properties (±) 365 578 1 838 333
XVIII. Changes in fair value of investment properties (±) 2 653 986 5 342 200
OPERATING RESULT 7 472 277 13 280 501
XX. Financial income (+) 31 200 31 574
XXI. Net interest charges (-) -1 847 703 -1 829 458
XXII. Other financial charges (-) -30 154 -38 528
XXIII. Changes in fair value of financial assets and liabilities 1 762 778 -2 167 190
FINANCIAL RESULT -83 879 -4 003 601
PRE-TAX RESULT 7 388 398 9 276 900
XXIV. Corporation tax (-) -17 367 -15 665
TAXES -17 367 -15 665
NET RESULT 7 371 031 9 261 234
NET RESULT ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE OWNERS OF THE PARENT COMPANY 7 371 031 9 261 234
NET RESULT PER SHARE 2.34 3.03
30/06/2014 30/06/2015
Average number of shares (1) 3 147 897 3 054 796
NET CURRENT RESULT (EXCLUDING THE ITEMS XVI. XVII. XVIII AND XIX.) 4 351 467 2 080 701
NET CURRENT RESULT PER SHARE
(EXCLUDING THE ITEMS XVI. XVII. XVIII AND XIX.)
1.38 0.68
NET CURRENT RESULT EXCLUDING IAS 39
(EXCLUDING THE ITEMS XVI. XVII. XVIII. XIX. AND XXIII.)
2 588 689 4 247 891
NET CURRENT RESULT EXCLUDING IAS 39 PER SHARE
(EXCLUDING THE ITEMS XVI. XVII. XVIII. XIX. AND XXIII.)
0.82 1.39
PORTFOLIO RESULT (XVI. TO XIX.) 3 019 564 7 180 533
PORTFOLIO RESULT PER SHARE (XVI. TO XIX.) 0.96 2.35
DISTRIBUTABLE RESULT 5 286 502 6 327 621
DISTRIBUTABLE RESULT PER SHARE 1.68 2.07
Operating margin (Operating result before the portfolio result) / Property result 60.12% 68.14%
Operating margin before taxes (Pre-tax result – portfolio result) / Property result 58.99% 23.42%
Net current margin (Net result – portfolio result) / Property result 58.76% 23.24%
(1) The number of shares at the end of the period is calculated excluding the 12 912 shares held under auto-control.
Statement of global result 30/06/2015 30/06/2014
I. Net result 7 371 031 9 261 234
II. Other items of global result:
B. Changes in the efficient part of the fair value of hedging instruments
authorized as cash flow as defined in IFRS
143 966 -425 958
1. Effective hedging instruments 143 966 -508 808
2. Requalification according to IAS 39 § 101 0 82 851
GLOBAL RESULT (I + II) 7 514 997 8 835 277

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The values on 30 June 2015 integrate the implementation of the IFRIC21 standard, which was not the case on 30 June 2014. The direct comparison of the figures of both periods is therefor impossible.

30/06/2015 31/12/2014
341 065 881 317 610 294
9 812 11891
339 971 658 316 492 961
174 705 190 973
64 676 69 440
845 029 845 029
9 509 774 14 170 877
2 833 576 5 810 465
83 312 119486
4 098 507 2 694 041
318 230 312992
1 592 042 4925898
584 107 307 995
350 575 655 331 781 170

Under the assets on the balance sheet we mainly note, under the item non-current assets, the item "Investment properties", reflecting the fair value of the property portfolio of Home Invest Belgium (including the development projects). On 30 June 2015 the fair value reaches € 340.0 million to be compared to € 316.5 million on 31 December 2014, or a progression of 7.4%.

The shareholders' equity evolves from € 208.2 millions at the end of the previous financial year to € 204.1 million.

On 30 June 2015 the debt ratio of Home Invest Belgium amounted to 39.8% compared to 34.3% on 31 December 2014, which remains thus considerably lower than the legal limit of 65%, which constitutes a precious advantage in the currently still unstable context of the financial and capital markets. Moreover, on this basis, the company's additional debt capacity amounts to € 260 million; it stands at € 75 millions for a debt ratio no higher than 50%, which is the threshold determined by the Board of Directors.

Based on the fair value of the investment properties, as defined in the report of the real estate expert, and taking into account the cumulative result in the course of the past half-year, the net asset value of the Home Invest Belgium share 1 on 30 June 2015 amounts to € 64.84, in comparison with € 66.15 on 31 December 2014, this last figure still including the total result of the financial year of 2014.

(1) After elimination of the 12 912 shares held in auto-control.

ASSETS 30/06/2015 31/12/2014
I. Non-current assets 341 065 881 317 610 294
B. Intangible assets 9 812 11 891
C. Investment properties 339 971 658 316 492 961
D. Other tangible assets 174 705 190 973
E. Non-current financial assets 64 676 69 440
F. Finance lease receivables 845 029 845 029
II. Current assets 9 509 774 14 170 877
A. Assets held for sale 2 833 576 5 810 465
C. Finance lease receivables 83 312 119 486
D. Trade receivables 4 098 507 2 694 041
E. Tax receivables and other current assets 318 230 312 992
F. Cash and cash equivalents 1 592 042 4 925 898
G. Deferred charges and accrued income 584 107 307 995
TOTAL ASSETS 350 575 655 331 781 170
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE SHAREHOLDERS OF THE PARENT COMPANY
A. Capital 75 999 055 75 999 055
B. Share premium account 24 903 199 24 903 199
C. Reserves 95 834 457 91 384 022
D. Net result of the financial year 7 371 031 15 937 954
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
LIABILITIES
204 107 742 208 224 230
I. Non-current liabilities 139 246 682 117 633 818
B. Non-current financial debts 133 147 062 109 627 454
a. Credit institutions 93 500 000 70 000 000
c. Other 39 647 062 39 627 454
C. Other non-current financial liabilities 6 099 620 8 006 364
II. Current liabilities 7 221 231 5 923 123
B. Current financial debts 601 800 644 327
c. Other 601 800 644 327
D. Trade debts and other current debts 5 550 531 3 509 489
b. Other 5 550 531 3 509 489
E. Other current liabilities 115 545 119 654
F. Accrued charges and deferred income 953 355 1 649 654
LIABILITIES 146 467 913 123 556 941
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY AND LIABILITIES 350 575 655 331 781 170
Number of shares at end of period
1
3 147 897 3 147 897
Net asset value 204 107 742 208 224 230
Net asset value per share 64.84 66.15
EPRA NAV
2
66.78 68.69
Indebtedness 139 414 938 113 900 923
Debt ratio 39.77% 34.33%
1 3 147 897 3 147 897

(1) The number of shares at the end of the period is calculated with the exclusion of 12 912 shares held in auto-control. (2) "EPRA NAV" corresponds to the net asset value, adjusted in order to exclude, among others, the fair value of the financial hedging instruments.

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CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

Capital Capital
increase
expenses
Share
premium
Legal
reserve
Reserve from
the balance
of changes in
fair value of
investment
properties
Reserve from
estimated
transfer costs
and rights
Reserve from the
balance of changes in
fair value of hedges
Reserve
for treasury
shares
Other
reserves
Result
carried
forward
from
previous
financial
years
Net result
of the
financial
year
Total
BALANCE ON 31/12/2013 74 401 222 -931 552 19 093 664 98 778 90 909 201 -25 730 630 -671 198 -757 323 1 259 467 12 446 842 24 907 336 195 025 808
Transfer 1 868 626 -1 868 626 0
Contribution AXA 2 548 073 -18 688 5 809 535 8 338 920
Changes resulting from
the sale of a building
-601 243 378 694 222 549 0
Dividend distribution -10 651 309 -10 651 309
Result of the financial year 9 261 234 9 261 234
Changes in fair value of hedges -425 958 -425 958
Changes in fair value of buildings 15 524 054 -3 136 652 -12 387 402 0
BALANCE ON 30/06/2014 76 949 295 -950 240 24 903 199 98 778 105 832 012 -28 488 588 -1 097 156 -757 323 1 259 467 14 538 017 9 261 234 201 548 697
BALANCE ON 31/12/2014 76 949 295 -950 240 24 903 199 98 778 103 516 959 -27 561 611 -1 098 342 -757 323 1 259 467 15 926 094 15 937 954 208 224 230
Transfer -2 683 611 2 683 611 0
Changes resulting from
the sale of a building
-4 049 458 779 974 3 269 484 0
Dividend distribution -11 631 485 -11 631 485
Result of the financial year 7 371 031 7 371 031
Changes in fair value of hedges 143 966 143 966
Changes in fair value of buildings 8 543 550 -1 553 471 -6 990 080 0
BALANCE ON 30/06/2015 76 949 295 -950 240 24 903 199 98 778 108 011 051 -28 335 108 -954 376 -757 323 1 259 467 16 511 967 7 371 031 204 107 742
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CASH FLOW STATEMENT

30/06/2015 30/06/2014
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD 4 925 898 3 882 740
1. Cash flow from operating activities 2 279 809 71 959
Result for the financial year 7 371 031 9 261 234
Result for the financial year before interest and taxes 7 472 277 13 280 501
Interest received 31 200 31 574
Interest paid -1 877 857 -1 867 986
Changes in fair value of financial assets and liabilities 1 762 778 -2 167 190
Taxes -17 367 -15 665
Adjustment of profit for non-current transactions -4 743 105 -4 960 523
Depreciation and write-downs 39 237 52 820
- Depreciation and write-downs on non-current assets 39 237 52 820
Other non-monetary elements -4 416 764 -3 175 010
- Changes in fair value of investment properties (±) -2 653 986 -5 342 200
- Other non-current transactions -1 762 778 2 167 190
Gain on realization of assets -365 578 -1 838 333
- Capital gains realized on the sale of non-current assets -365 578 -1 838 333
Change in working capital needs -348 117 -4 228 752
Movements in asset items: -1 649 642 -5 257 060
- Current financial assets 36 174 -4 719 900
- Trade receivables -1 404 466 -212 987
- Tax receivables and other short-term assets -5 238 -68 541
- Deferred charges and accrued income -276 112 -255 633
Movements of liabilities items: 1 301 525 1 028 308
- Trade and other current debts 1 998 516 1 263 509
- Other current liabilities -692 -292 467
- Accrued charges and deferred income -696 299 57 267
2. Cash flow from investment activities -17 498 371 3 343 978
Investment properties - capitalized investments -2 286 532 -540 145
Investment properties - new acquisitions -14 767 277 0
Divestments 6 605 370 8 403 033
Development projects -7 033 805 -4 514 951
Other tangible assets -20 890 -119 479
Other non-current financial assets 4 764 2 890
Acquisition of subsidiaries 0 112 630
3. Cash flow from financing activities 11 884 706 -4 546 338
Changes in financial liabilities and debts
Increase (+) / Decrease (-) in financial debts 23 519 608 6 128 700
Changes in capital (±) 0 -18 688
Dividend of the previous financial year -11 634 901 -10 656 350
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD 1 592 042 2 752 338

Income statement per region

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30/06/2015 Total
consolidated
Brussels
Capital
Region
Flemish
Region
Walloon
Region
Fair value 305 145 630 202 439 525 36 775 698 65 930 407
Rental surface 147 566 88 525 14 029 45 012
Number of units 1 359 818 146 395
Occupancy rate 92.2% 91.5% 91.9% 93.6%
30/06/2015 Total
consolidated
Brussels
Capital
Region
Flemish
Region
Walloon
Region
Unallocated
Rental income (+) 8 688 827 5 125 998 1 023 797 2 539 032
OPERATING RESULT BEFORE THE PORTFOLIO
RESULT
5 241 062 4 710 873 934 980 2 433 210 -2 838 000
Result on sale of investment properties (±) 365 578 122 168 297 985 -54 575
Changes in fair value of investment properties (±) 2 635 986
FINANCIAL RESULT -83 879 28 547 -112 426
30/06/2014 Total
consolidated
Brussels
Capital
Region
Flemish
Region
Walloon
Region
Unallocated
Rental income (+) 9 631 516 5 870 141 1 063 137 2 698 238
OPERATING RESULT BEFORE THE PORTFOLIO
RESULT
6 099 967 5 456 090 1 012 853 2 591 959 -2 960 935
Result on sale of investment properties (±) 1 838 333 1 715 869 156 646 -34 182
Changes in fair value of investment properties (±) 5 342 200 5 101 793 277 808 -37 401
30/06/2014 Total
consolidated
Brussels
Capital
Region
Flemish
Region
Walloon
Region
Fair value 295 624 323 189 621 344 36 880 089 69 122 890
Rental surface 147 562 87 789 14 029 45 744
Number of units 1 315 773 146 396
Occupancy rate 95.3% 94.6% 97.2% 96.0%

(1) Excluding buildings held for sale and development projects.

SEGMENT INFORMATION

As a residential RREC, Home Invest Belgium has chosen to focus its investment strategy entirely on residential property (apartment buildings and houses). Its investment strategy is thus largely determined by the geographical location of the buildings concerned. As a consequence, the segmentation below is based on these geographical locations.

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(2) Dividend calculated on statutory basis, in conformity with the RD of 13 July 2014 and thus without the elimination of the shares held in auto-control by Home Invest Development SA.

INVESTMENT PROPERTIES – ITEM I.C. OF THE ASSETS (IN €)

Notes explicatives

1st half-year 2015 1st half-year 2014
Investment properties, balance at the beginning of the period 316 492 961 306 753 952
Development projects
Balance at the beginning of the period 33 935 640 16 315 294
Investments – development projects 7 033 805 9 633 079
Contributions 8 357 608
Sales -3 535 151
Completion of development projects (-) -6 143 417
Balance at the end of the period 34 826 029 30 770 830
Investment properties in operation
Balance at the beginning of the period 282 557 321 290 438 658
Completion of buildings under construction 6 143 417 0
Acquisition of buildings 14 767 277 0
Capitalized subsequent expenses 2 286 532 540 145
Changes in fair value 2 653 986 5 342 200
Disposals (-) -3 262 903 -3 029 549
Transfer to assets held for sale 2 332 869
Balance at the end of the period 305 145 630 295 624 323
Investment properties, balance at the end of the period 339 971 658 326 395 153

CONSOLIDATION SCOPE

The consolidation scope on 30 June 2015 has not changed in respect to that of 31 December 2014. It comprises SA Home Invest Belgium (0420.767.885), SA Home Invest Development (0466.151.118) and SPRL Charlent 53 Freehold (0536.280.237).

DISTRIBUTED DIVIDEND

The general meeting of 5 May 2015 approved the appropriation of results proposed by the Board of Directors. A gross dividend of € 3.75 per share1 has since then been paid on 15 May 2015 (upon presentation of coupon nr18) for a total amount of € 11 853 033.752 .

As a reminder, the distributed dividends by the residential RREC (which includes Home Invest Belgium) are currently subject to a 15% withholding tax.

CONDITIONAL ASSETS AND LIABILITIES ON 30 JUNE 2015

On 30 June 2015 Home Invest Belgium had no conditional assets or liabilities.

REPORT ON THE LIMITED REVIEW OF THE INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION FOR THE SIX-MONTHS PERIOD ENDED ON 30 JUNE 2015

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Introduction

We have reviewed the related interim consolidated balance sheet of Home Invest Belgium as of 30 June 2015 and the related consolidated statements of income, changes in equity and cash flows for the six-month period then ended, and a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory notes. Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of this interim consolidated financial information in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards as approved by the European Union, applicable to the communication of interim financial information ("IAS 34"). Our responsibility is to express a conclusion on this interim consolidated financial information based on our limited review.

Scope of the limited review

We conducted our review in accordance with International Standards on Review Engagements 2410, "Review of Interim Financial Information Performed by the Independent Auditor of the Entity." A limited review of interim financial information consists of making inquiries, primarily of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters, and applying analytical and other review procedures of limited review. A review is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with International Standards on Auditing and consequently does not enable us to obtain assurance that we would become aware of all significant matters that might be identified in an audit. Accordingly, we do not express an audit opinion.

Conclusion

Based on our limited review, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the accompanying interim consolidated financial information does not present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the entity as at 30 June 2015, and of its financial performance and its cash flows for the six-month period then ended in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards as approved by the European Union.

Antwerp, 28 August 2015

Karel Nijs

Company auditor and auditor certified by the FSMA for UCI's Statutory auditor

Statement of responsible persons

In accordance with article 13 §2, 3° of the royal decree of 14 November 2007, Sophie Lambrighs, Managing Director of the RREC, states that to her knowledge:

a) the summary financial statements, established in accordance with the applicable accounting principles, present a fair view of the assets, financial situation and results of the RREC and the companies included in the consolidation; b) the interim management report contains a fair presentation of the mandatory information, and particularly the information recorded in §5 and §6 of article 13 of the RD of 14 November 2007.

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(1) Corresponds to a net dividend of € 3.1875 after deduction of the withholding tax of 15%.

SHAREHOLDERS' CALENDAR

2015
October 29 Interim statement: results on 30 September 2015
2016
February 25 Annual press release for the 2015 financial year
April 07 Posting of the annual financial report on the website
May 03 Ordinary General Meeting of the 2015 financial year
May 03 Interim statement: results on 31 March 2016
May 13 Payment of the dividend for the 2015 financial year

INVESTOR RELATIONS

The present half-year financial report is available on the website of the company or can be sent by mail in French, Dutch or English, on simple request to the registered office:

HOME INVEST BELGIUM SA

Residential public RREC under Belgian law Boulevard de la Woluwe 60, Bte 4 B - 1200 Brussels T +32 2 740 14 50 [email protected] www.homeinvestbelgium.be Register of legal persons: 0420.767.885. ISIN BE 003760742 My Kaywa QR-Code

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