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 a notification of shareholding from the Group BlackRock, Inc. with registered offices at 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY, 10055, USA. Following the acquisition of shares conferring voting rights, the Group's shareholding has dropped below the minimum notification threshold of 5 % on 19.05.2017.

The situation before and after the transaction is summarised hereafter:

  1. Holding of shares:

    Holder

    Number of voting rights linked to shares

    before the transaction

    Number of voting rights linked to shares

    after the transaction

    % of voting rights1

    BlackRock, Inc.

    0

    0

    0.00 %

    BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V.

    2,501

    2,501

    0.01 %

    BlackRock (Singapore) Limited

    2,175

    2,175

    0.01 %

    BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited

    372,588

    385,582

    1.83 %

    BlackRock Advisors, LLC

    16,464

    16,369

    0.08 %

    BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited

    2,168

    25,168

    0.12 %

    BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG

    53,865

    54,015

    0.26 %

    BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited

    876

    896

    0.00%

    BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

    9,083

    8,976

    0.04 %

    BlackRock Fund Advisors

    159,409

    160,043

    0.76 %

    BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association

    390,564

    258,892

    1.23 %

    BlackRock International Limited

    6,980

    6,980

    0.03 %

    BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited

    6,473

    6,473

    0.03 %

    BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited

    32,460

    40,758

    0.19 %

    BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.

    789

    611

    0.00 %

    Subtotal

    1,056,395

    969,439

    4.61 %

    1 Calculated on the total number of voting rights, which stands at 21,031,190.

    Between 15.05.20172, date of the latest notification by the Group BlackRock, Inc. and 19.05.2017, the percentage of voting rights linked to Cofinimmo shares held by the Group BlackRock, Inc. decreased from 5.02 % to 4,61 %.

  2. Holding of other financial instruments:

Holder

Number of voting rights linked to other

financial instruments before the transaction

Number of voting rights linked to other

financial instruments after the transaction

% of voting rights3

BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited

2,055

0

0.00 %

BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited

2,283

2,283

0.01 %

BlackRock Advisors, LLC

363

363

0.00 %

BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited

24,000

1,000

0.00 %

BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association

9,083

139,964

0.67 %

BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association

5,233

5,233

0.02 %

BlackRock International Limited

163

163

0.00 %

BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited

6,131

6,131

0.03 %

BlackRock Investment Management, LLC

10,415

12,491

0.06 %

Subtotal

59,726

167,628

0.80 %

Between 15.05.20174, date of the latest notification by the Group BlackRock, Inc. and 19.05.2017, the percentage of voting rights linked to other Cofinimmo financial instruments held by the Group BlackRock, Inc. rose from 0.28 % to 0.80 %.

The total percentage of voting rights held by the Group BlackRock, Inc. thus stands at 5.41 % since 15.05.2017.

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

2 Also see our press release dated 18.05.2017, available on our website.

3 Calculated on the total number of voting rights, which stands at 21,031,190.

4 Also see our press release dated 18.05.2017, available on our website.

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 bmathieu@cofinimmo.be egrauls@cofinimmo.be

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 1,802,000 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.

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