Greenyard NV — Major Shareholding Notification 2013

Dec 18, 2013

PRESS RELEASE: REGULATED INFORMATION

Greenyard Foods NV: publication of notification of participation

Greenyard Foods NV notifies receipt of one signed notification of participation on November 27, 2013, in accordance with the provisions of article 14 of the Law of 2 May 2007 regarding the publication of major shareholdings in issuers whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market ('Transparency Law'). The notification relates to:

On the one hand Gimv NV, Gimv-XL Partners Comm. VA, Gimv-XL Partners Invest Comm. V, Adviesbeheer Gimv-XL NV (hereafter together "Gimv-XL") and on the other hand Food Invest International NV, Hein Deprez and 2D NV who act in concert based on article 3, §1, 13°, c) of the Transparency Law following the signing on 15 February 2012 of an 'Investment & Shareholders' Agreement' by Gimv-XL, Food Invest International NV and Hein Deprez.

This transparency declaration related to the transfer of 1,672,666 shares of Greenyard Foods, previously held by Gimv-XL Partners Comm. VA, to Gimv-XL Partners Invest Comm. V. This relates to a transfer of shares between companies of the same group.

Based upon the transfer of these shares of Greenyard Foods NV between Gimv-XL Partners Comm. VA and Gimv-XL Partners Invest Comm. V, a new concerted action has raised based on article 3, §1, 13°, c) of the Transparency Law, more specifically an amendment with respect to the coordinated investment and shareholder agreement of 27 November 2013 between Hein Deprez, Food Invest International NV, 2D NV and Gimv NV, Gimv-XL Partners Invest Comm. V, Adviesbeheer Gimv-XL NV ("Gimv-XL").

An overview of all current notifications received by Greenyard Foods NV, and the corresponding shareholder structure, is available on www.greenyardfoods.com under the heading "Financial information > Information for the shareholders > transparency disclosures".

Notifications

Notifications should be transmitted to both Greenyard Foods NV and the FSMA. Persons with a notification duty may submit their notifications to the company electronically for the attention of Mrs. Marleen Vaesen, CEO: marleen.vaesen@greenyardfoods.com, or by fax +32 (0)9 255 32 40

Financial calendar

• Trading update Q3 accounting year 2013-2014: 30 January 2014 (17:45 hrs) - Announcement of annual results of the Group (01/04/2013-31/03/2014): 20 May 2014 (17:45 hrs)

• Availability of annual report 2013-2014: 23 July 2014 (17:45 hrs)

• Trading update Q1 accounting year 2014-2015: 23 July 2014 (17:45 hrs)
• General Assembly 2013-2014: 19 September 2014 (14:00 hrs)
• Announcement of half-year results of the
• Group (01/04/2014-30/09/2014): 20 November 2014 (17:45 hrs)

For additional information, please contact Greenyard Foods:

Marleen Vaesen, CEO:

Tel : +32 (0)9/255.32.32

Valerie Vanhoutte, CFO Tel. : +32 (0)9/255.32.31

About Greenyard Foods

Greenyard Foods NV is active predominantly in the processing and commercialization of fruit and vegetables and ready-to-eat food, both deep-frozen and canned. The Group has 15 production sites in 6 different countries (Belgium, France, United Kingdom, Poland, Germany and Hungary) and subsidiaries and sales offices on five continents. (www.greenyardfoods.com)