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Aedifica SA

AGM Information Jun 30, 2021

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AEDIFICA

limited liability company (naamloze vennootschap / société anonyme), public regulated real estate company under Belgian law (openbare gereglementeerde vastgoedvennootschap naar Belgisch recht / société immobilière réglementée publique de droit belge) Belliardstraat / rue Belliard 40 box 11, 1040 Brussels RLE Brussels: 0877.248.501

The shareholders, Directors and Statutory Auditor are invited to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting that will be held on 30 July 2021 at 11:00 CET at 1040 Brussels, Belliardstraat / rue Belliard 40 box 11 before Ms Catherine GILLARDIN, Notary public in Brussels (and in case of lack of quorum, a second Extraordinary General Meeting will be held on 17 August 2021 at 08:00 CET at the place and in the way indicated in the convocation). The Extraordinary General Meeting has the following agenda:

Given the current circumstances and the measures in place to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 virus, Aedifica asks its shareholders to show understanding for this exceptional context and requests its shareholders to exercise their voting rights through vote by correspondence or by (electronic) proxy to the Company in accordance with the modalities set out in this convocation.

Additionally, shareholders have also the opportunity to submit written questions to the Company in accordance with the modalities set out in this convocation.

Depending on the evolution of the health situation and the applicable measures at the time of the meeting, Aedifica reserves the right to change the terms of participation by means of an announcement in the form of a press release and via its website.

Preliminary note

On 15 June 2021 Aedifica has made use of the authorization regarding the authorized capital granted by the General Meeting of 11 May 2021 to increase its capital by way of an accelerated bookbuilding in order to finance the execution of the committed investment program and to strengthen its balance sheet.

As a result of that transaction, not only the available room for capital increases in cash without the possibility for the shareholders to exercise the preferential subscription right or the priority allocation right is nearly completely exhausted, but also the available room for capital increases by way of contribution in kind (since both types of capital increases share currently the same authorisation).

While a capital increase in cash without the possibility for the shareholders to exercise the preferential subscription right or the priority allocation right is by law only permitted for an amount of 10% of the capital over a period of 12 months (and thus only permitting a new capital increase by way of an accelerated bookbuilding as from 15 June 2022), it is of key importance for the Company to have the capacity to proceed

at any time to contributions in kind as a (cost-)efficient manner to further extent its real estate portfolio. The Company therefore proposes to renew the current authorization regarding the authorized capital as follows:

  • Proposal 1.2a
    • o Renewal of the current sub-authorisations 1) and 2), unchanged
    • o Split the sub-authorisation 3) (the authorisation to increase the capital by (i) contribution in kind, (ii) contribution in cash without the possibility for the shareholders of the Company to exercise the preferential right or priority allocation right, or (iii) any other kind of capital increase) into two separate sub-authorisations, each limited to 10% of the capital.

In this way, for the period for which the authorisation is granted and within the limits of the proposed sub-authorisations, the Company will be able to further expand its real estate portfolio through contributions of real estate in its capital, and at the same time it will be able to react quickly to fluctuations on the capital markets and, if necessary, to strengthen its equity quickly and efficiently (with a view, amongst others, to reducing the (legally limited to 65%) debt ratio) by increasing its capital by way of a contribution in cash without any preferential subscription right or priority allocation right for the shareholders (in particular by means of an "accelerated bookbuilding" (an accelerated private placement with composition of an order book)), without the use of one sub-authorisation affecting the other.

  • Proposal 1.2b
    • o Renewal of the current sub-authorisations 1), 2) and 3) unchanged

1. RENEWAL OF THE AUTHORISED CAPITAL

1.1 Acknowledgement of the special report of the Board of the Directors established pursuant to Article 7:199 of the Belgian Code of companies and associations ("BCCA") regarding the renewal of the authorised capital, in which the special circumstances under which the authorised capital can be used and the intended aims thereof are described.

As this agenda item is for information only, no proposed resolution is included.

  • 1.2 Proposal, subject to prior approval of the FSMA, to renew the existing authorisation regarding the authorised capital and to replace it with an extended authorisation granted to the Board of Directors to increase the capital in one or more instalments under the conditions set out in the aforementioned special report and to amend article 6.4. of the Articles of Association ("Authorised capital") accordingly in accordance with the resolution passed.
    • (a) Proposal to authorise the Board of Directors to increase the capital, on the dates and in accordance with the terms and conditions as will be determined by the Board of Directors, in one or more instalments by a maximum amount of:

  • 1) 50% of the amount of the capital on the date of the Extraordinary General Meeting of 30 July [or, in case of lack of quorum 17 August] 2021, as the case may be, rounded down to the euro cent, for capital increases by contribution in cash whereby the possibility is provided for the exercise of the preferential subscription right or the priority allocation right by the shareholders of the Company,
  • 2) 50% of the amount of the capital on the date of the Extraordinary General Meeting of 30 July [or, in case of lack of quorum 17 August] 2021, as the case may be, rounded down to the euro cent, for capital increases in the framework of the distribution of an optional dividend,
  • 3) 10% of the amount of the capital on the date of the Extraordinary General Meeting of 30 July [or, in case of lack of quorum 17 August] 2021, as the case may be, rounded down to the euro cent, for capital increases by contribution in cash without the possibility for the shareholders of the Company to exercise the preferential right or priority allocation right, provided that the Board of Directors may only increase the capital in accordance with this point 3) insofar as and to the extent that the cumulative amount of the capital increases, executed in accordance with this point over a period of 12 months, does not exceed 10% of the capital amount at the moment of the decision to increase the capital, and
  • 4) 10% of the amount of the capital on the date of the Extraordinary General Meeting of 30 July [or, in case of lack of quorum 17 August] 2021, as the case may be, rounded down to the euro cent, for a. capital increases by contribution in kind, or b. any other kind of capital increase,

provided that the capital within the context of the authorised capital can never be increased by an amount higher than the capital on the date of the Extraordinary General Meeting that has approved the authorisation (in other words, the sum of the capital increases in application of the proposed authorisations cannot exceed the amount of the capital on the date of the Extraordinary General Meeting that has approved the authorisation).

  • (b) If the proposal under 1.2 (a) is not approved, proposal to authorise the Board of Directors to increase the capital, on the dates and in accordance with the terms and conditions as will be determined by the Board of Directors, in one or more instalments by a maximum amount of:
    • 1) 50% of the amount of the capital on the date of the Extraordinary General Meeting of 30 July [or, in case of lack of quorum 17 August] 2021, as the case may be, rounded down to the euro cent, for capital increases by contribution in cash whereby the possibility is provided for the exercise of the preferential subscription right or the priority allocation right by the shareholders of the Company,
    • 2) 50% of the amount of the capital on the date of the Extraordinary General Meeting of 30 July[or, in case of lack of quorum 17 August] 2021, as the case may be, rounded down to the euro cent, for capital increases in the framework of the distribution of an optional dividend, and
    • 3) 10% of the amount of the capital on the date of the Extraordinary General Meeting of 30 July [or, in case of lack of quorum 17 August] 2021, as the case may be, rounded down to the euro cent, for a. capital increases by contribution in kind, b. capital increases by contribution in cash without the possibility for the shareholders of the Company to exercise the preferential right or priority allocation right, or c. any other kind of capital increase,

provided that the capital within the context of the authorised capital can never be increased by an amount higher than the capital on the date of the Extraordinary General Meeting that has approved the authorisation (in other words, the sum of the capital increases in application of the proposed authorisations cannot exceed the amount of the capital on the date of the Extraordinary General Meeting that has approved the authorisation).

These proposed authorisations will be granted for a period of five years calculated from the publication of the decision of the Extraordinary General Meeting approving the proposed authorisations in the annexes to the Belgian Official Gazette. From that date, the existing authorisations granted by the Extraordinary General Meeting of 11 May 2021 will lapse and the proposed authorisations will take their place. For the avoidance of doubt, should the proposed authorisations not be approved, the existing authorisations will continue to apply.

2. MODIFICATION OF ARTICLE 23 OF THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

Proposal, subject to prior approval of the FSMA, to change the last sentence of article 23 of the Articles of Association with respect to the composition of the bureau, by adding the word "present" after "directors" so that it is stipulated that the other directors present will complete the bureau of the general meeting.

A coordinated version of the Articles of Association, including this proposed modification of article 23, is available on the Company's website https://aedifica.eu/investors/shareholder-information/.

3. SPECIAL POWERS – COORDINATION OF ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

Proposal to confer all the necessary powers to the acting notary public in view of the filing and publication of the deed as well as the coordination of the Articles of Association in accordance with the adopted resolutions.

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Information for the shareholders

I. Approval of the proposed resolutions of the agenda

It is specified that in order to be adopted, the resolutions with respect to the change of the Articles of Association mentioned under items 1 and 2 of the agenda, require a quorum of at least half of the existing shares, and a majority of at least three quarters of the votes cast, whereby abstentions are not counted neither in the numerator nor in the denominator.

In the event the required quorum is not reached at the General Meeting of 30 July 2021, a second General Meeting will be held on 17 August 2021 at 08:00 CET at the place and in the way indicated in the convocation, with the same agenda. At this second General Meeting, the afore-mentioned proposed resolutions under items 1 and 2 of the agenda may be adopted with a majority of three quarters of the votes cast at the meeting, and the proposed

resolution under item 3 of the agenda may be adopted by simple majority, regardless of the number of shares present or represented.

II. Amendment of the agenda

Shareholders who individually or jointly hold at least 3% of the capital, have the right to place items on the agenda of the General Meeting and to submit proposed resolutions with respect to items included or to be included in the agenda. The items to be placed on the agenda and/or the proposed resolutions have to be received by the Company at the latest on 8 July 2021, by ordinary letter (to Belliardstraat/rue Belliard 40 box 11, 1040 Brussels) or by e-mail (to [email protected]). As the case may be, the Company will publish an amended agenda, an amended proxy form and an amended form for vote by correspondence at the latest on 15 July 2021. Proxies and forms for vote by correspondence received by the Company before notification of the amended agenda remain valid for the items already covered therein. For more information about the aforementioned rights and their exercise, reference is made to the website of the Company (https://aedifica.eu/investors/shareholder-information/).

III. Admission requirements

Shareholders who wish to participate in and vote at the General Meeting of 30 July 2021, or wish to be represented, have to comply with the following two conditions, in accordance with article 20 of the Articles of Association:

1. Registration of the shares in name of the shareholder

On the basis of the evidence submitted in application of the registration procedure described below, the Company must be able to establish that, on 16 July 2021 at midnight (24:00 CET) (the "registration date"), the shareholder was in possession of the number of shares for which the shareholder intends to participate in or be represented at the General Meeting of 30 July 2021. Only individuals who are shareholders on the registration date can participate in, vote or be represented at the General Meeting of 30 July 2021, irrespective of the number of shares in their possession at the day of the General Meeting.

The registration procedure is as follows:

For the holders of registered shares, the registration on the registration date of the number of shares for which they intend to participate in the General Meeting of the Company in the share register of the Company, is sufficient. If the holders of registered shares wish to participate in the General Meeting with less shares than those registered in the Company's share register, they can indicate this in the notification referred to in point III.2 below.

The holders of dematerialised shares must request a certificate issued by their authorized account holder(s) or settlement institution that hold(s) the account(s) on which their dematerialised shares are held. This certificate must attest that the number of shares for which they intend to participate in the General Meeting is registered on their account(s) on the registration date.

2. Notification of participation in the General Meeting

Additionally, holders of registered shares and of dematerialised shares who intend to participate in the General Meeting of 30 July 2021 or to be represented at that meeting, have to notify their intention at the latest on 24 July 2021 as follows:

  • by ordinary letter to the Company (Belliardstraat/rue Belliard 40 box 11, 1040 Brussels), or
  • by e-mail to the Company ([email protected]), or

Holders of dematerialised shares must attach the certificate referred to in point III.1 to the notification. In the event of an electronic notification to ABN AMRO Bank N.V./S.A., the authorized account holder or settlement institution must provide such certificate electronically via www.abnamro.com/intermediary. In that case, the authorized account holders and settlement institutions are requested to include the full address details of the relevant ultimate beneficial holders in order to be able to verify the shareholding on the registration date in an efficient manner.

IV. Participation

1. Vote by correspondence

In accordance with article 22 of the Articles of Association, shareholders may vote by correspondence. The vote must be cast on the voting form drawn up by the Company for this purpose and made available on the website of the Company (https://aedifica.eu/investors/shareholder-information/). Shareholders are requested to follow the instructions given on the voting form. The voting form must be validly signed by the shareholder. In addition, shareholders who wish to vote by correspondence will have to comply with the procedure of registration and notification of participation mentioned in point III above. The voting form must be notified to the Company by ordinary letter (to Belliardstraat/rue Belliard 40 box 11, 1040 Brussels) or by e-mail (to [email protected]). The voting form has to be received by the Company on 24 July 2021 at the latest.

2. Proxy

Each shareholder who has complied with the procedure of registration and notification of participation mentioned in point III above, may be represented during the General Meeting by a proxy holder. When appointing a proxy holder, a shareholder should use the proxy form that is made available on the website of the Company (https://aedifica.eu/investors/shareholder-information/). Taking into account the exceptional Covid-19 situation, shareholders who wish to vote by proxy are encouraged to give a proxy to the secretary of the Company or any other person designated by the Company in case of an impediment. (A copy of) the signed proxy form has to be received by the Company on 24 July 2021 at the latest, by ordinary letter (to Belliardstraat/rue Belliard 40 box 11, 1040 Brussels) or by e-mail (to [email protected]).

In addition, an electronic proxy is available to the shareholders who have registered electronically, by using the ABN AMRO platform (www.abnamro.com/evoting) where the shareholder can issue a proxy with voting instructions to the Company via an electronic form. The electronic proxy has to be received by ABN AMRO Bank N.V./S.A. on 24 July 2021 at the latest.

Each appointment of a proxy holder has to be carried out in accordance with the applicable Belgian legislation, in particular on conflicts of interest and the keeping of a register.

3. Physical presence

Given the current circumstances and the measures in force to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 virus, the Company asks for the understanding of the shareholders not to participate in person to the meeting but to make use of the above possibilities to vote by correspondence or by giving a proxy to the Company. The Board of Directors does not provide the possibility to participate virtually at the General Meetings.

V. Written questions

The shareholders can address written questions with respect to the report of the Board of Directors and the items on the agenda of this General Meeting to the Directors. These questions have to be received by the Company at the latest on 24 July 2021, by ordinary letter (to Belliardstraat/rue Belliard 40 box 11, 1040 Brussels) or by e-mail (to [email protected]). More detailed information can be found on the website of the Company, at: https://aedifica.eu/investors/shareholder-information/.

VI. Availability of documents

All documents with respect to the General Meeting that are required by law to be made available to the shareholders, can be obtained by the shareholders as of today at the office of the Company (Belliarstraat/rue Belliard 40 box 11 at 1040 Brussels) during regular business hours on business days. This information is also available onhttps://aedifica.eu/ and on the ABN AMRO platform (www.abnamro.com/evoting).

VII. Data Protection

The Company is responsible for processing personal data received from security holders and proxy holders within the framework of the Extraordinary General Meeting in accordance with the applicable data protection legislation. The processing of such personal data shall be carried out on the basis of the necessity for the performance of the company agreement or a legal obligation imposed on the Company, whichever basis applies. The processing shall take place for the purpose of analysing and managing the attendance and voting procedure relating to the Extraordinary General Meeting and this in accordance with the applicable legislation and the Privacy Policy of the Company. These personal data will be transferred to ABN AMRO Bank N.V./S.A. and its partners for the purpose of providing assistance in the organisation of the Extraordinary General Meeting, the management of the attendance and voting procedure, and for the analysis of the composition of the participants in the Meeting. The personal data will not be kept longer than necessary in view of the aforementioned purpose and will consequently be deleted in accordance with the Company's Privacy Policy.

Security holders and proxy holders can find the Company's Privacy Policy on the Company's website. This Privacy Policy contains detailed information regarding the processing of personal data of, amongst others, security holders and proxy holders. Security holders and proxy holders have the right to access, correct or remove their personal data, to restrict processing, to object to processing and the right to data portability, to the extent they have these rights under the applicable law, as well as the right to file a complaint with the competent data protection authority.

Security holders and proxy holders may validate their rights in relation to their personal data provided to the Company by contacting the Company's Compliance Officer at [email protected].

The Board of Directors.

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