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Press release Paris, October 28, 2015


Gecina has been rewarded for its gender-diverse governance structure, while building on its commitment and positioning diversity at the heart of its performance


Gecina's office portfolio is focused primarily on city center locations and it wants to reflect society's diversity within its organization. This committed approach aims to promote a quality workplace environment that is free from all forms of discrimination and encourages diverse profiles. This can be seen in particular with the many initiatives rolled out to promote various aspects, from workplace equality to the employment of young people and seniors, as well as parenting and disability. Gecina is now building on this commitment with its actions to promote diversity in the broadest sense, supporting the company's performance.


On October 8, Gecina became the top-ranked real estate company in the Ethics & Boards league table for SBF 120 companies with the strongest commitment to the challenges of developing the representation of women in their governance structures. The percentage of women on the Group's Board of Directors has increased from 11% to 50% in five years, coming in even higher than the legal threshold of 40%. Within its Board, women hold three of the five positions on its Audit Committee and two of the four positions on its Strategic Committee.


Bernard Michel, Gecina's Chairman, and Pascale Boistard, French Secretary of State for Women's Rights.


Further strengthening this commitment, Bernard Michel, Gecina's Chairman, joined the 'leaders championing change' (Patrons, champions du changement) movement on October 22. This initiative, launched by the French business federation MEDEF, aims to position social and managerial innovation as a sustainable performance driver for businesses, with gender diversity as the first area to be worked on. Gecina's initiatives enabled it to achieve equal pay for men and women in 2014 and this has been confirmed in 2015.


On October 27, Gecina took a further step forward with its societal commitment by signing up to the LGBT engagement charter promoted by L'Autre Cercle. This association aims to combat discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. Through this approach, Gecina is confirming its actions to promote diversity and tackle discrimination in all its forms.


Gecina, a leading real estate group

Gecina owns, manages and develops property holdings worth 10.6 billion euros at June 30, 2015, with 90% located in the Paris Region. The Group is building its business around France's leading office portfolio and a diversification division with residential assets, student residences and healthcare facilities. Gecina has put sustainable innovation at the heart of its strategy to create value, anticipate its customers' expectations and invest while respecting the environment, thanks to the dedication and expertise of its staff.

Gecina is a French real estate investment trust (SIIC) listed on Euronext Paris, and is part of the SBF 120, Euronext 100, FTSE4Good, DJSI Europe and World, Stoxx Global ESG Leaders and Vigeo indices. In line with its commitments to the community, Gecina has created a company foundation, which is focused on protecting the environment and supporting all forms of disability.

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Brigitte Cachon Armelle Miclo

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