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Major Shareholding Notification • Oct 9, 2024
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Major Shareholding Notification
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PRESS RELEASE Regulated information
9 October 2024 – after closing of markets
AEDIFICA
Public limited liability company Public regulated real estate company under Belgian law Registered office: Rue Belliard 40 (box 11), 1040 Brussels Enterprise number: 0877.248.501 (RLE Brussels, French division) (the "Company")
Publication relating to a transparency notification
(Article 14, 1 st paragraph, of the Law of 2 May 2007 on the disclosure of major holdings)
1. Summary of the notification
On 7 October 2024, pursuant to Article 14, 1st paragraph, of the Law of 2 May 2007 on the disclosure of major holdings, Aedifica NV/SA has received a transparency notification from BlackRock, Inc. (having its registered offices at 50 Hudson Yards, New York, NY, 10001, USA) following changes to BlackRock's group structure as announced by BlackRock on 1 October 2024.
BlackRock, Inc. now holds 7.11% of voting rights linked to securities and 0.24% of voting rights that may be acquired upon the exercise of equivalent financial instruments (previously, according to the previous notification of 23 September 2022, it held 5.04% of voting rights linked to securities and 0.38% of voting rights that may be acquired upon the exercise of equivalent financial instruments). The aggregate percentage held by BlackRock, Inc (securities conferring voting rights and equivalent financial instruments) amounts to 7.35%.
2. Content of the notification
The notification of 7 October 2024 contains the following information:
- Reason of the notification: acquisition or disposal of the control of an undertaking that holds a participating interest in an issuer.
- Notification by: a parent undertaking or a controlling person.
- Persons subject to the notification requirement:
| BlackRock, Inc. | 50 Hudson Yards, New York, NY, 10001, U.S.A. |
|---|---|
| BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited | 12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL, U.K. |
| BlackRock Advisors, LLC | 50 Hudson Yards, New York, NY, 10001, U.S.A. |
| BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited | 161 Bay Street, Suite 2500, Toronto, Ontario, M5J 2S1, Canada |
| BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG | Lenbachplatz 1 1st Floor, Munich, 80333-MN3, Germany |
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | 50 Hudson Yards, New York, NY, 10001, U.S.A. |
| BlackRock Fund Advisors | 400 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA, 94105, U.S.A. |
| BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association | 400 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA, 94105, U.S.A. |
| BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited | Level 37 Chifley Tower, 2 Chifley Square, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia |
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited | 12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL, U.K. |
| BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. | 1-8-3 Marunouchi Chiyoda-ku, Trust Tower Main, Tokyo, 100-8217, Japan |
PRESS RELEASE Regulated information
9 October 2024 – after closing of markets
- Date on which the threshold is crossed: 1 October 2024
- Threshold crossed: 5%
- Denominator: 47,550,119
- Notified details:
| A) Voting rights | Previous notification | After the transaction | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # of voting rights | # of voting rights | % of voting rights | |||
| Holders of voting rights | Linked to securities | Not linked to the securities |
Linked to securities |
Not linked to the securities |
|
| BlackRock, Inc. | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited | 516,404 | 1,033,589 | 2.17% | ||
| BlackRock Advisors, LLC | 52,600 | 77,534 | 0.16% | ||
| BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited |
64,305 | 87,890 | 0.18% | ||
| BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG |
88,240 | 150,808 | 0.32% | ||
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. |
8,266 | 14 | 0.00% | ||
| BlackRock Fund Advisors | 518,712 | 675,977 | 1.42% | ||
| BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association |
539,561 | 812,805 | 1.71% | ||
| BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited |
20,402 | 26,106 | 0.05% | ||
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited |
196,433 | 515,227 | 1.08% | ||
| BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. | 1,809 | 2,204 | 0.00% | ||
| Subtotal | 2,006,732 | 3,382,154 | 7.11% | ||
| TOTAL | 3,382,154 | 0 | 7.11% | 0.00% |
| B) Equivalent financial instruments | After the transaction | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holders of equivalent financial instruments |
Type of financial instrument | Expiration date Exercise period or date |
# of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised |
% of voting rights | Settlement | |
| BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited | Securities Lent | 755 | 0.00% | physical | ||
| BlackRock Advisors, LLC | Contract for Difference | 28,419 | 0.06% | cash | ||
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. |
Contract for Difference | 35,956 | 0.08% | cash | ||
| BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association |
Contract for Difference | 49,284 | 0.10% | cash | ||
| TOTAL | 114,414 | 0.24% |
| TOTAL (A & B) | # of voting rights % of voting rights | |
|---|---|---|
| 3,496,568 | 7.35% |
- Chain of controlled undertakings through which the holding is effectively held: the complete chain of controlled undertakings has been added to the notification.
- Additional information: As a result of the acquisition of Global Infrastructure Partners there has been a change to BlackRock's group Structure. Upon the close of the transaction BlackRock, Inc. was renamed BlackRock Finance, Inc. and a NewCo became the publicly listed company with the name BlackRock, Inc.
PRESS RELEASE Regulated information
9 October 2024 – after closing of markets
3. Sundry
This press release is available on Aedifica's website (www.aedifica.eu/press-releases).
The transparency notification is available on Aedifica's website (www.aedifica.eu/aedifica/corporate-governance).
About Aedifica
Aedifica is a Regulated Real Estate Company under Belgian law specialised in European healthcare real estate, particularly in elderly care. Aedifica has developed a portfolio of approx. 630 sites in Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Finland, Sweden, Ireland and Spain, worth over €6 billion.
Aedifica has been quoted on Euronext Brussels (regulated market) since 2006 and is identified by the following ticker symbols: AED; AED:BB (Bloomberg); AOO.BR (Reuters).
Since 2020, Aedifica has been part of the BEL 20, Euronext Brussels' leading share index. Moreover, since 2023, Aedifica has been part of the BEL ESG, the index tracking companies that perform best on ESG criteria. Aedifica is also included in the EPRA, Stoxx Europe 600 and GPR indices. Its market capitalisation was approx. €3 billion as at 9 October 2024.
For all additional information
Ingrid Daerden Chief Financial Officer
T +32 2 626 07 70 [email protected]
Delphine Noirhomme
Investor Relations Manager
T +32 2 626 07 70 [email protected]
www.aedifica.eu
