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Cofinimmo — Major Shareholding Notification 2017
Jul 20, 2017
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Major Shareholding Notification
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PRESS RELEASE
REGULATED INFORMATION Brussels, embargo until 20.07.2017, 5:40 PM CET
Disclosure pursuant to Article 14 of the Law of 02.05.2007
In accordance with the Law of 02.05.2007 relating to the disclosure of major holdings, Cofinimmo announces having received a notification of shareholding from the Group BlackRock, Inc. with registered offices at 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY, 10055, USA.
The situation before and after the transactions on shares conferring voting rights is summarised hereafter:
| Holder | Number of voting rights linked to shares before the transaction |
Number of voting rights linked to shares after the transaction |
% of voting rights1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. | 0 | 0 | 0.00 % |
| BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V. | 2,501 | 2,501 | 0.01 % |
| BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited | 365,239 | 365,266 | 1.71 % |
| BlackRock Advisors, LLC | 17,822 | 17,822 | 0.08 % |
| BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited |
24,583 | 24,583 | 0.12 % |
| BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG |
50,998 | 50,278 | 0.24 % |
| BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited |
3,818 | 745 | 0.00 % |
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | 6,265 | 6,265 | 0.03 % |
| BlackRock Fund Advisors | 167,033 | 167,161 | 0.78 % |
| BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association |
364,942 | 363,952 | 1.70 % |
| BlackRock International Limited | 6,980 | 6,980 | 0.03 % |
| BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited |
6,718 | 6,718 | 0.03 % |
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited |
33,327 | 33,327 | 0.16 % |
| BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. | 17,557 | 17,577 | 0.08 % |
| Subtotal | 1,067,783 | 1,063,175 | 4.98 % |
A) Holding of shares:
Between 12.07.20172 , date of the latest notification by the Group BlackRock, Inc. and 13.07.2017, the percentage of voting rights linked to Cofinimmo shares held by the Group BlackRock, Inc. decreased from 5.00 % to 4.98 %.
1 Calculated on the total number of voting rights, which stands at 21,350,874.
2 Also see our press release dated 17.07.2017, available on our website.
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B) Holding of other financial instruments:
| Holder | Number of voting rights linked to other financial instruments before the transaction |
Number of voting rights linked to other financial instruments after the transaction |
% of voting rights3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited | 18,174 | 18,174 | 0.09 % |
| BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited |
2,400 | 2,400 | 0.01 % |
| BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association |
2,269 | 3,241 | 0.02 % |
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited |
3,949 | 3,949 | 0.02 % |
| BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited | 2,850 | 2,850 | 0.01 % |
| BlackRock Advisors, LLC | 363 | 363 | 0.00 % |
| BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association |
5,943 | 6,186 | 0.03 % |
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited |
2,449 | 2,449 | 0.01 % |
| BlackRock Investment Management, LLC | 13,598 | 13,598 | 0.06 % |
| Subtotal | 51,995 | 53,210 | 0.25 % |
Between 12.07.20174 , date of the latest notification by the Group BlackRock, Inc. and 13.07.2017, the percentage of voting rights linked to other Cofinimmo financial instruments held by the Group BlackRock, Inc. rose from 0.24 % to 0.25 %.
The total percentage of voting rights held by the Group BlackRock, Inc. thus stands at 5.23 % since 13.07.2017.
The complete notification can also be consulted on the company's website www.cofinimmo.com under the heading Investors/shareholder_information/ownership.
3 Calculated on the total number of voting rights, which stands at 21,350,874.
4 Also see our press release dated 17.07.2017, available on our website.
REGULATED INFORMATION Brussels, embargo until 20.07.2017, 5:40 PM CET
For more information:
Ellen Grauls Benoît Mathieu Head of External Communication and Investor Relations Officer Investor Relations Tel.: +32 2 373 60 42 Tel.: +32 2 373 94 21 [email protected] [email protected]
About Cofinimmo:
Founded in 1983, Cofinimmo is today the foremost listed Belgian real estate company specialising in rental property and an important player in the European market.
The company owns a diversified property portfolio spread over Belgium, France, the Netherlands and Germany, worth 3.4 billion EUR, representing a total surface area of over 1,810,000 m². Riding on demographic trends, its main investment segments are healthcare properties (45 %), offices (38 %) and distribution networks (16 %). As an independent company that consistently applies the highest corporate governance and sustainability standards, Cofinimmo services its tenants and manages its properties through its team of 130 people, operating from Brussels, Paris and Breda.
Cofinimmo is listed on Euronext Brussels (BEL 20) and benefits from the fiscal REIT regime in Belgium (RREC), in France (SIIC) and in the Netherlands (FBI). Its activities are controlled by the Financial Services and Markets Authority, the Belgian regulator.
At 31.03.2017, its total market capitalisation stands at 2.3 billion EUR. The company pursues investment policies which seek to offer a high dividend yield and capital protection over the long term, targeting both institutional and private investors.