Gimv NV — Major Shareholding Notification 2018

Jan 4, 2018

Antwerp, 4 January 2018, 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 3 January 2018, Norges Bank, located at Bankplassen 2, PO Box 1179 Sentrum, Oslo, 0107, Norway has notified the FSMA and Gimv that on 2 January 2018 its participation in Gimv dropped to 754.513 shares and 755.145 voting rights (or 2,97%), thereby decreasing below the 3% statutory threshold.

Name	Previous notification	After the transaction on 02/01/2018
	Voting rights #	Voting rights #		Voting rights %
		Linked to	Not linked to	Linked to	Not linked to
		securities	securities	securities	securities
Norges Bank	862.532	754.513	632	2,97%	0,00%
Total	862.532	755.145		2,97%

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