Greenyard NV — Major Shareholding Notification 2014

Dec 4, 2014

Greenyard Foods NV: publication of notifications of participation

Publication of notifications of participation

Greenyard Foods NV notifies receipt of three signed notifications of participation on December 1, 2014 and two signed notifications of participation on December 2, 2014, 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'). More specifically the joint notifications relate to:

• 1) On the one hand Gimv NV, Gimv-XL Partners Comm. VA, Adviesbeheer Gimv-XL NV, Gimv-XL Partners Invest Comm V. (hereafter together "Gimv-XL") and on the other hand Food Invest International NV, Hein Deprez, Deprez Holding NV 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.
• 2) Hein Deprez, Food Invest International NV, Deprez Holding NV and 2D NV on the one hand and M.R.B.B. CVBA and Agri Investment Fund CVBA on the other hand who act in concert following the signature on 15 February 2012 of a 'Shareholders' Agreement' by Food Invest International NV and Agri Investment Fund CVBA.
• 3) Hein Deprez, Food Invest International NV, Deprez Holding NV and 2D NV on the one hand and Union Fermière Morbihannaise SCA on the other hand who act in concert based on article 3, §1, 13°, b) and c) of the Transparency Law following the signing on 30 August 2013 of a 'Shareholders' Agreement'.
• 4) The family Herwig Dejonghe and the family Koen Dejonghe, who acted in concert based on their close family relationship.
• 5) Hein Deprez, Food Invest International NV, Deprez Holding NV and 2D NV on the hand and Volys Star NV on the other hand who acted in concert based on a shareholder agreement of 1 September 2003.

On 24 November 2014 Herwig Dejonghe, Vijverbos NV and the Burgerlijke Maatschap without legal personality Dejonghe-Dejonckheere have jointly transferred 471,186 shares in Greenyard Foods NV to Deprez Holding NV, which increases the direct and indirect participation of Hein Deprez to 45.56%. This causes the following changes in the related concerted actions:

• 1) Deprez Holding NV joins the current concerted action between on the one hand Gimv NV, Gimv-XL Partners Comm. VA, Adviesbeheer Gimv-XL NV, Gimv-XL Partners Invest Comm. V ("Gimv-XL") and on the other hand Food Invest International NV, Hein Deprez and 2D NV. Hence the concerted action increases from 59.27% to 62.83% and crosses the 60% notification threshold;
• 2) Deprez Holding NV joins the current concerted action between on the one hand Hein Deprez, Food Invest International NV and 2D NV and on the other hand M.R.B.B. CVBA and Agri Investment Fund CVBA. Hence the concerted action increases from 52.79% to 56.35% and crosses the 55% notification threshold;
• 3) Deprez Holding NV joins the current concerted action between on the one hand Hein Deprez, Food Invest International NV and 2D NV and on the other hand Union Fermière Morbihannaise SCA. Hence the concerted action increases from 45.90% to 49.47%;
• 4) Following the abovementioned transfer of 471,186 shares in Greenyard Foods NV, the concerted action within the family Dejonghe between on the one hand the family Herwig Dejonghe and on the other hand the family Koen Dejonghe was terminated.

Apart from the changes in the current concerted actions following the transfer of 471,189 shares of Greenyard Foods NV, the current concerted action between Hein Deprez, Food Invest International NV, 2D NV and Volys Star NV was terminated following the expiration of the duration of the related shareholders agreement on 31 December 2013.

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

• Announcement of annual results of the Group (01/04/2014-31/03/2015): 19 May 2015 (17:45 hrs)

• Availability of annual report 2014-2015: 22 July 2015 (17:45 hrs)

• General Assembly 2014-2015: 18 September 2015 (14:00 hrs)

For additional information, please contact Greenyard Foods:

Marleen Vaesen, CEO: Tel. +32 (0)9/255.32.30 E-mail: marleen.vaesen@greenyardfoods.com

Valerie Vanhoutte, CFO: Tel. + 32 (0)9/255.32.31 E-mail: valerie.vanhoutte@greenyardfoods.com

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 14 production sites in 5 different countries (Belgium, France, United Kingdom, Poland and Hungary) and subsidiaries and sales offices on five continents. (www.greenyardfoods.com)