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Leasinvest Real Estate Comm. VA (EBR:LEAS) In accordance with Article 14 of the Law of 02/05/07 on the disclosure of important shareholdings in issuers whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market. (transparency regulations), Leasinvest Real Estate announces the following:
1) on October 31st 2008 the company received a (definitive) notification from the legal persons held to a notification, as mentioned hereafter:
- Extensa Participations II SARL, 20, Eugène Ruppert, L-2453 Luxembourg - Leasinvest Real Estate Management NV, Schermersstraat 42, 2000 Antwerpen - Ackermans & van Haaren NV, Begijnenvest 113, 2000 Antwerpen - Stichting Administratiekantoor "Het Torentje", Westblaak 89, 3012 KG Rotterdam, Nederland
With reference to 'the motif of the notification': "Participation on September 1st 2008 (transitional provision)".
That Ackermans & van Haaren has declared the following regarding the holders of the voting rights of Leasinvest Real Estate:
+-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Holders of the voting rights | Total of voting | % of voting | | | rights attached | rights attached | | | to securities | to securities | |-------------------------------+-----------------+-----------------| | Extensa Participations II | 1,173,860 | 29.25% | | SARL | | | |-------------------------------+-----------------+-----------------| | Leasinvest Real Estate | 6 | 0.00% | | Management NV | | | |-------------------------------+-----------------+-----------------| | Ackermans & van Haaren NV | 30,236 | 0.75% | |-------------------------------+-----------------+-----------------| | Leasinvest Real Estate | 16,334 | 0.41% | | Comm.VA | | | |-------------------------------+-----------------+-----------------| | Leasinvest Services NV | 204 | 0.01% | |-------------------------------+-----------------+-----------------| | Stichting | 0 | 0.00% | | Administratiekantoor 'Het | | | | Torentje' | | | |-------------------------------+-----------------+-----------------| | | | | |-------------------------------+-----------------+-----------------| | TOTAL (Voting rights & | 1,220,640 | 30.42% | | financial instruments with | | | | equal status) | | | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+
Declaration regarding the chain of control of the above mentioned controlled companies through which the participation is actually held:
'Extensa Participations II Sàrl is directly controlled by Extensa Participations I Sàrl, a company under Luxembourg law. Extensa Participations I Sàrl is directly controlled by Extensa Group NV, a company under Belgian law. Leasinvest Real Estate Management NV is directly controlled by Extensa Group NV. Extensa Group NV is directly controlled by the 'Société Nationale d'Investissement SA', a company under Belgian law. 'Société Nationale d'Investissement SA' is directly controlled by Ackermans & van Haaren NV, a company under Belgian law. Ackermans & van Haaren NV is directly controlled by Scaldis Invest NV, a company under Belgian law. Scaldis Invest NV is directly controlled by Belfimas NV, a company under Belgian law. Belfimas NV is directly controlled by Celfloor SA, a company under Luxembourg law. Celfloor SA is directly controlled by Apodia International Holding BV, a company under the law of The Netherlands. Apodia International Holding BV is directly controlled by Palamount NV, a company established under the law of the Netherlands Antilles. Palamount NV is directly controlled by 'Het Torentje, stichting administratiekantoor' established according to the law of The Netherlands. 'Stichting Administratiekantoor Het Torentje' is the shareholder, holding the final control.'
2) on October 30th 2008 the company received a (definitive) notification from the legal person held to a notification, as mentioned hereafter:
- AXA SA, Avenue Matignon 25, 75008 Paris, France
With reference to 'the motif of the notification': "Participation on September 1st 2008 (transitional provision)".
That AXA SA has declared the following regarding the holders of the voting rights of Leasinvest Real Estate:
+-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Holders of the voting | Total of voting | % of voting rights | | rights | rights attached to | attached to | | | securities | securities | |-------------------------+--------------------+--------------------| | AXA SA | 0 | 0.00% | |-------------------------+--------------------+--------------------| | AXA Belgium | 1,163,407 | 28.99% | |-------------------------+--------------------+--------------------| | | | | |-------------------------+--------------------+--------------------| | TOTAL (Voting rights & | 1,163,407 | 28.99% | | financial instruments | | | | with equal status) | | | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+
Declaration regarding the chain of control of the above mentioned controlled companies through which the participation is actually held:
'AXA Belgium is a subsidiary of AXA Holdings Belgium, which is a subsidiary of AXA. The operational entities of the AXA Group comprise the subsidiary insurance companies of AXA, acting and executing their voting rights independently from any other entity of the AXA Group active in asset management, subject to the provisions of article 11§2 of the law of 2 May 2007.'
3) on October 22nd 2008 the company received a (definitive) notification from the legal persons held to a notification, as mentioned hereafter:
- Fortis SA, 20, Rue Royale, 1000 Bruxelles - Fortis Insurance Belgium SA, 53, Boulevard Emile Jacqmain, 1000 Bruxelles - Fortis Real Estate Asset Management SA, 4-10, Boulevard Saint-Lazare, 1210 Bruxelles
With reference to 'the motif of the notification': "Participation on September 1st 2008 (transitional provision)".
That Fortis Real Estate SA has declared the following regarding the holders of the voting rights of Leasinvest Real Estate:
+-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Holders of the voting | Total of voting | % of voting rights | | rights | rights attached to | attached to | | | securities | securities | |-------------------------+--------------------+--------------------| | Fortis SA | 0 | 0 | |-------------------------+--------------------+--------------------| | Fortis Insurance | 295,447 | 7.36% | | Belgium | | | |-------------------------+--------------------+--------------------| | Fortis Real Estate | 1 | 0,00% | | Asset Management | | | |-------------------------+--------------------+--------------------| | | | | |-------------------------+--------------------+--------------------| | TOTAL (Voting rights & | 295,448 | 7.36% | | financial instruments | | | | with equal status) | | | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+
Declaration regarding the chain of control of the above mentioned controlled companies through which the participation is actually held:
'On September 1st 2008, Fortis SA/NV holds 50% of Fortis Utrecht (the other 50% being held by Fortis NV), which Fortis Utrecht holds 100% of Fortis Insurance NV, which holds 99.99% of Fortis Insurance Belgium. Fortis Insurance Belgium holds 99.99% of Fortis Real Estate. Fortis Real Estate Asset Management is held for 99.99% by Fortis Real Estate Management, held for 99.99% by Fortis Real Estate.'
The information mentioned above has no impact on the denominator, which means that the total number of shares (each share granting 1 voting right), still comes to 4.012.832.
The information regarding the number of shares and the shareholder structure of Leasinvest Real Estate is permanently available on the website www.leasinvest.be (investors, share, evolution of shares).
E: jeanlouis.appelmans@leasinvest.be micheline.paredis@leasinvest.be Leasinvest Real Estate Comm. VA
Real estate investment trust Leasinvest Real Estate SCA invests in high-quality and well-located office, logistics and retail buildings in Belgium and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Currently, the real estate portfolio comprises 52 buildings in operation, of which 41 in Belgium and 11 in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, covering a total surface of nearly 310,000 m². The real estate investment trust is listed on NYSE Euronext Brussels and has a market capitalization of approximately 240 million euros.
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