Mercialys Obtains Outstanding Breeam In-Use Certification for Its Chateaufarine Shopping Center

Regulatory News:

Mercialys (Paris:MERY):

The Chateaufarine shopping center in Besançon obtained the highest level (Outstanding) of Breeam In-Use building management certification. That achievement recognizes the day-to-day commitment shown by all of the center's teams towards providing a comfortable, healthy and environmentally friendly space for customers.

Chateaufarine is the leading shopping center in Besançon area and the biggest shopping center in Franche-Comté region, containing a diverse range of 85 stores, a Géant Casino hypermarket as well as seven mid-sized stores.

Its certification marks a new milestone in Mercialys' strategy of obtaining the highest possible level of Breeam In-Use environmental certification for its properties. After the La Caserne de Bonne center in Grenoble, which was certified in September 2014, Chateaufarine is Mercialys' second property to obtain Breeam In-Use certification, and the group is making progress towards its target of having Outstanding certifications for 30% of its portfolio in value terms by the end of 2015.

BREEAM (BRE Environmental Assessment Method) is the world's foremost environmental assessment method and rating system for buildings, with more than 110,000 buildings certified. BREEAM sets the standard for best practice in sustainable building construction and is one of the most widely used measures of a building's environmental performance. The operation of BREEAM is overseen by an independent Sustainability Board, representing a wide cross-section of construction industry stakeholders.

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The press release is available on www.mercialys.com

About Mercialys

Mercialys is one of France's leading real estate companies, solely active in retail property. At June 30, 2014, Mercialys had a portfolio of 2,170 leases representing a rental value of Euro 137.5 million on an annualized basis.
At June 30, 2014, it owned properties with an estimated value of Euro 2.6 billion (including transfer taxes).
Mercialys has benefited from "SIIC" tax status (REIT) since November 1, 2005 and has been listed on compartment A of Euronext Paris, symbol MERY, since its initial public offering on October 12, 2005. The number of outstanding shares was 92,049,169 as of June 30, 2014.

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