Gimv NV — Major Shareholding Notification 2017

Jul 10, 2017

Antwerp, 10 July 2017, 5:45 PM CET (embargo)

Publication in accordance with the law of 2 May 2007 regarding the publication of major shareholdings (the "Transparency law")

Transparency notification by Norges Bank

On 7 July 2017, Norges Bank, located at Bankplassen 2, PO Box 1179 Sentrum, Oslo, 0107, Norway has notified the FSMA and Gimv that on 6 July 2017 its participation in Gimv increased to 858.557 shares and 862.532 voting rights (or 3,39%), thereby increasing above the 3% statutory threshold.

Name	Previous notification	After the transaction on 06/07/2017
	Voting rights #	Voting rights #		Voting rights %
		Linked to	Not linked to	Linked to	Not linked to
		securities	securities	securities	securities
Norges Bank	651.194	858.557	3.975	3,38%	0,02%
Total	651.194	862.532		3,39%

The full version of the transparency declaration is available on Gimv's website under the heading Investors.

ABOUT GIMV

Gimv is a European investment company with over three decades experience in private equity and venture capital. The company is listed on Euronext Brussels. Gimv currently manages around 1.6 billion EUR (including co-investment partnerships) of investments in about 50 portfolio companies.

As a recognized market leader in selected investment platforms, Gimv identifies entrepreneurial and innovative companies with high-growth potential and supports them in their transformation into market leaders. Gimv's four investment platforms are: Connected Consumer, Health & Care, Smart Industries and Sustainable Cities. Each of these platforms works with a skilled and dedicated team across Gimv's home markets of the Benelux, France and Germany and can count on an extended international network of experts.

More information on Gimv can be found on www.gimv.com.

For further information please contact:

Frank De Leenheer, Investor Relations & Corporate Communications Manager Gimv T +32 3 290 22 18 – frank.deleenheer@gimv.com