GECINA - REFERENCE DOCUMENT 2017

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Legal information

LEGAL INFORMATION 9.3

9.3.1

REGISTERED OFFICE, LEGAL FORM AND APPLICABLE LEGISLATION

Name

Gecina

Registered office

14-16, rue des Capucines, Paris (II e )

Legal form

French Société Anonyme (public limited company) governed by Articles L. 225-1 et seq . and R. 210-1 et seq . of the French Commercial Code and all subsequent legislation

Legislation

French legislation

Date of formation and termination of company

The company was found on January 14, 1959 for 99 years. It will expire on January 14, 2058

Trade and company registry

592 014 476 RCS PARIS SIRET 592 014 476 00150

Identification number

APE Code

6820A

Place where documents and information relating to the company may be consulted

At head office (telephone: +33 (0)1 40 40 50 50)

Financial year

The financial year starts on January 1 and ends on December 31. It lasts twelve months

French listed real estate investment trusts system The company opted for the tax system introduced by the 2003 Finance law dated December 30, 2002 and applicable from January 1, 2003, which provided for the creation of listed real estate investment trusts (SIIC). It allows companies opting for this system to claim exemption from the tax imposed on the income and capital gains deriving from their business as a real estate company, contingent on the payment of an exit tax now calculated at a rate of 19% on unrealized capital gains existing on the date of the option, and for which the payment is to be spread over four years. In return for this tax exemption, the SIICs are subject to the mandatory distribution of 95% of their exempt rental income and 60% of their exempt capital gains within two years, and 100% of profits received from subsidiaries. BY-LAWS 9.3.2 Title I – Form – purpose – corporate name – registered office - term the financing of the acquisitions and construction ■ operations; the rental, administration and the management of all ■

buildings for itself or on behalf of third parties; the sale of all real estate rights or property; ■

Article 1 - Form of the company The company is incorporated under the form of a société anonyme (public limited company) with a Board of Directors.

the acquisition of holdings in all Companies or ■ organisations, the activities of which are in relation with the corporate purpose through the contribution, subscription, purchase or exchange of securities or company rights or otherwise, and generally all financial, real estate and movable property transactions directly or indirectly relating to this purpose and likely to facilitate the development and the completion thereof. Article 4 - Registered office The registered office is located in Paris (2 e ) – 14-16, rue des Capucines. Article 5 - Term of the company Except in the event of an early winding up or extension decided upon by the Extraordinary General Meeting of shareholders, the term of the company is fixed at ninety-nine years as from the date of its incorporation at the Registry of Trade.

Article 2 - Corporate name The corporate name is: Gecina

Article 3 - Company purpose The company has the purpose of running buildings or groups of buildings to be rented out located in France or abroad. In particular for such purpose: the acquisition through the purchase, exchange, ■ contribution in kind or other manner, of building plots or equivalent; the construction of buildings or groups of buildings; ■ the acquisition through the purchase, exchange, ■ contribution in kind or other manner of buildings or groups of buildings, which have already been constructed;

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