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Cofinimmo Major Shareholding Notification 2017

Jul 17, 2017

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Major Shareholding Notification

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PRESS RELEASE

REGULATED INFORMATION Brussels, embargo until 17.07.2017, 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 three notifications of shareholding from the Group BlackRock, Inc. with registered offices at 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY, 10055, USA. Following the acquisition, the sale and subsequently the acquisition of shares conferring voting rights, the Group's shareholding exceeded the notification threshold of 5 % on 10.07.2017, then dropped below the notification threshold of 5 % on 11.07.2017 and subsequently exceeded the notification threshold of 5 % on 12.07.2017.

The situation before and after the transactions on shares conferring voting rights is summarised hereafter:

A) Holding of shares:

Holder Number of voting
rights linked to
shares before the
transactions
Number of
voting rights
linked to
shares on
10.07.2017
Number of
voting rights
linked to
shares on
11.07.2017
Number of
voting rights
linked to
shares on
12.07.2017
% of
voting
rights1 on
12.07.2017
BlackRock, Inc. 0 0 0 0 0.00 %
BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V. 2,501 2,501 2,501 2,501 0.01 %
BlackRock (Singapore) Limited 2,175 0 0 0 0.00 %
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited 366,453 365,338 365,322 365,239 1.71 %
BlackRock Advisors, LLC 16,847 16,847 17,822 17,822 0.08 %
BlackRock Asset Management Canada
Limited
23,768 24,583 24,583 24,583 0.12 %
BlackRock Asset Management
Deutschland AG
54,160 50,998 50,998 50,998 0.24 %
BlackRock Asset Management North
Asia Limited
745 6,811 3,210 3,818 0.02 %
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. 8,966 6,265 6,265 6,265 0.03 %
BlackRock Fund Advisors 161,958 167,033 167,033 167,033 0.78 %
BlackRock Institutional Trust
Company, National Association
370,868 365,022 365,022 364,942 1.71 %
BlackRock International Limited 6,980 6,980 6,980 6,980 0.03 %
BlackRock Investment Management
(Australia) Limited
6,559 6,718 6,718 6,718 0.03 %
BlackRock Investment Management
(UK) Limited
32,805 33,327 33,327 33,327 0.16 %
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. 12,091 17,729 17,633 17,557 0.08 %
Subtotal 1,066,876 1,070,152 1,067,414 1,067,783 5.00 %

Between 13.06.20172 , date of the latest notification by the Group BlackRock, Inc. and 12.07.2017, the percentage of voting rights linked to Cofinimmo shares held by the Group BlackRock, Inc. rose from 4.99 % to 5.00 %.

1 Calculated on the total number of voting rights, which stands at 21,350,874.

2 Also see our press release dated 15.06.2017, available on our website.

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The modifications can also be consulted on the company's website www.cofinimmo.com under the heading Investors/shareholder_information/ownership.

B) Holding of other financial instruments:

Holder Number of
voting rights
linked to other
financial
instruments
before the
transactions
Number of
voting rights
linked to other
financial
instruments on
10.07.2016
Number of
voting rights
linked to
other
financial
instruments
on 11.07.2016
Number of
voting rights
linked to
other
financial
instruments
on 12.07.2017
% of
voting
rights3 on
12.07.2017
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited 14,002 18,174 18,174 18,174 0.09 %
BlackRock Asset Management
Canada Limited
2,400 2,400 2,400 2,400 0.01 %
BlackRock Institutional Trust
Company, National Association
44,433 2,269 2,269 2,269 0.01 %
BlackRock Investment
Management (UK) Limited
1,986 3,949 3,949 3,949 0.02 %
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited 2,850 2,850 2,850 2,850 0.01 %
BlackRock Advisors, LLC 363 363 363 363 0.00 %
BlackRock Institutional Trust
Company, National Association
5,668 5,943 5,943 5,943 0.03 %
BlackRock Investment
Management (UK) Limited
3,107 2,449 2,449 2,449 0.01 %
BlackRock Investment
Management, LLC
13,234 13,598 13,598 13,598 0.06 %
Sous-total 88,043 51,995 51,995 51,995 0.24 %

Between 13.06.20174 , date of the latest notification by the Group BlackRock, Inc. and 12.07.2017, the percentage of voting rights linked to other Cofinimmo financial instruments held by the Group BlackRock, Inc. decreased from 0.41 % to 0.24 %.

The total percentage of voting rights held by the Group BlackRock, Inc. thus stands at 5.24 % since 12.07.2017.

3 Calculated on the total number of voting rights, which stands at 21,350,874.

4 Also see our press release dated 15.06.2017, available on our website.

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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.

www.cofinimmo.com

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