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Aedifica SA

Remuneration Information Mar 27, 2025

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EXPLANATORY NOTE ON PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE REMUNERATION POLICY

Dear Shareholders,

We are pleased to present this explanatory note regarding the revised remuneration policy for Board of Directors and Executive Committee.

The current version of the remuneration policy was approved by the Ordinary General Meeting in May 2021, and a revised version is now submitted for approval to the Ordinary General Meeting of 13 May 2025.

This document outlines the key changes proposed to the policy, reflecting our commitment to further shape our policy in line with investor expectations and market trends, in compliance with Belgian legislation, including the Corporate Governance Code 2020. The policy adheres to principles promoting sustainable long-term value creation, transparency, and a balanced competitive remuneration structure.

In the revison of this remuneration policy, the Company took into account specific comments and suggestions from shareholders expressed in relation to the Company's last remuneration report and, more generally, the views set forth in shareholder principles and voting guidelines. The Company will continue to monitor shareholder views going forward and commit to consulting with shareholders prior to any significant changes to this policy.

1. Changes compared to the current policy

See the compare red-line version on our website (https://aedifica.eu/investors/shareholder-information/) for all textual changes. By way of overview, we list the key changes below.

Persons Remuneration
element
Proposed changes Rationale for the change
Non-Executive
Directors
Share ownership
requirement
Annual registration in share
register of
shares for an equivalent of 10% of fixed
remuneration is replaced by a mere
requirement to acquire annually shares for
an equivalent
of 10% of the fixed remuneration
Technical constraints in banking and securities system
preventing Non-Executive Directors to convert
dematerialised
shares held in non-Belgian securities
accounts into registered shares
Executives Variable
remuneration
(Opportunity)
STI maximum is increased from 50% to 60%
of base salary.
LTI maximum is increased from 50% to 75%
of base salary.
Further alignment with the Company's pay for performance
philosophy in case of exceptional outperformance.
Variable
remuneration
(KPI selection)
Introduction of a decision framework for the
Board of Directors to annually select most
relevant KPIs and relative weigthing.
Improve the opportunity for the Board of Directors to
consider the strategic challenges for a given year when
setting the KPI targets. Transparency is maintained as
selected KPIs are disclosed on an ex-ante basis in the
remuneration report.
Long-term
incentive
Introduction of Relative TSR as a KPI, with a
weighting of 10%-25%
and obligation to
invest net cash award under TSR in shares
of the Company.
Enhance alignment with long-term value shareholder value
creation.
Share ownership
requirement
Increase of the minimum share ownership Further alignment of Executives' interests with those of
shareholders
Good and Bad
Leaver
Reference to the good and bad leaver
arrangements in the management
agreements
Increased transparency –
the management agreements
already include such provisions since several years
Governance Expanded clawback clause with additional
triggers and
added new hire arrangements.
Align with best market practice on governance provisions.
Ensure the remuneration for any new hires are set in
accordance with the Company's policy.
Non-Executive
Directors
+
Executives
Discretions Redrafting of the clause on the discretionary
powers of the Board to deviate from the
policy in exceptional ciricumstances
Allow sufficient flexibility for the Board to manage the policy
in exceptional circumstances, provided it serves the long
term interests of the company –
this was already provided in
the current version of the policy, but is further clarified

2. Relative TSR performance measure as new KPI

The primary objective of the introduction of a relative TSR as a KPI (with a weighting of 10%-25%) is to further align the interests of our Executives with those of our shareholders. By incorporating Relative TSR as a KPI, we aim to:

    1. Enhance shareholder value: Relative TSR measures the performance of our company's stock price, including dividends, relative to a peer group of companies, with vesting commencing based on median positioning within the peer group. This ensures that our Executives are rewarded for outperforming our peers, thereby driving long-term shareholder value.
    1. Promote long-term performance: The inclusion of Relative TSR measured over a three-year period encourages a focus on sustainable, long-term performance rather than short-term gains. This aligns with our strategic goals and commitment to delivering consistent value to our shareholders.
    1. Increase transparency and accountability: Using a well-defined and widely recognized metric like Relative TSR provides clear and transparent criteria for performance evaluation. This enhances accountability and ensures that remuneration outcomes are directly linked to the company's performance relative to its peers.
    1. Alignment with shareholders' interests: The introduction of Relative TSR further increases the alignment of interests between our Executives and our shareholders, as Executives are required to invest any cash awards related to the Relative TSR KPI in Company shares. Furthermore, the KPI establishes a direct link between LTI vesting for Executives and share performance delivered to shareholders.
Design
elements
Measure
ment
period

TSR is measured over a three-year period based on the three-month average share price before the start of the
performance period and before the end of the performance period, using the following approach:
Illustration
for potential 2025 award
Average TSR performance
01/10/2027

31/12/2027
______
Average TSR performance
01/10/2024

31/12/2024
Currency
Measure performance in local currency
Peer group
Tailored peer group of broad-based real estate companies in Aedifica's key countries, with a similar share /
business
profile. The composition of the peer group will be reviewed on an annual basis before the start of the
performance period to ensure suitability for new grant
and will be disclosed on ex-ante basis in the remuneration
report.

The composition may be adjusted in case of de-listing and/or significant changes in share / scope profile of
Aedifica and/or peer
group constituents.

See annex below for the complete overview.
Vesting
schedule

Vesting starts per
median performance at 75% of the target award, with maximum performance resulting in
187.5% vesting of the target award. Straight-line interpolation
will be applied for vesting
between median and
maximum performance.

For the 2025 award, the vesting schedule (considering
an even number of companies) is:
Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Vesting 187.5%175%162.5%150%137.5%125%112.5%100%88%75% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%

Annex: Relative TSR peer group for the 2025 award

Company Headquarters Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS)
1. Aedifica NV Belgium Health Care REITs
2. Derwent London PLC United Kingdom Office REITs
3. Grainger PLC United Kingdom Real Estate Management & Development
4. Great Portland Estates PLC United Kingdom Office REITs
5. Primary Health Properties PLC United Kingdom Health Care REITs
6. LondonMetric Property PLC United Kingdom Diversified REITs
7. Assura PLC United Kingdom Health Care REITs
8. Big Yellow Group PLC United Kingdom Specialized REITs
9. Cofinimmo SA Belgium Health Care REITs
10. Warehouses de Pauw NV Belgium Industrial REITs
11. Montea NV Belgium Industrial REITs
12. Xior
Student Housing NV
Belgium Residential REITs
13. Kojamo Oyj Finland Real Estate Management & Development
14. Eurocommercial Properties NV Netherlands Retail REITs
15. LEG Immobilien SE Germany Real Estate Management & Development
16. Gecina SA France Office REITs
17. Icade SA France Diversified REITs
18. Covivio SA France Diversified REITs

The Relative TSR peer group differs somewhat from the peer group used for compensation benchmarking. This peer group is primarily designed to reflect Aedifica's share profile and scope in relation to the economic cycle and (macro) economic environment it operates in, rather than being used to ensure compensation levels are set to attract and retain Executive Committee members.

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