Gecina Ranked as Europe's Leading Office Real Estate Company by GRESB and Number Two Worldwide by DJSI

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Gecina (Paris:GFC) is now Europe’s leading office real estate company in the GRESB rankings, with a score of 93/100, up 18 points. Alongside this, DJSI has confirmed this leading position in Europe and ranked Gecina as number two for office real estate worldwide.

The progress made with these results notably reflects the limited environmental footprint of operational assets, the risk management policy deployed and the dialogue established with stakeholders. Gecina has also been recognized by the European Public Real Estate Association (EPRA) for the quality and transparency of its financial and sustainability reporting.

For Méka Brunel, Chief Executive Officer and Director:

"We are delighted with these results, which confirm the relevance of our CSR strategy and recognize the improvement in our performance. We are maintaining our strong focus, particularly in terms of carbon, as shown by our commitment to reducing our office portfolio's CO2 emissions by 60% by 2030. This is a demanding but necessary target to meet the climate challenge”.

About GRESB

The Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) assesses the sustainable performance of real estate portfolios around the world for institutional investors. GRESB compares data provided by the companies on social, environmental and societal issues. The final ranking benchmarks real estate companies’ sustainable performance levels against their direct competitors. Gecina's category includes real estate companies whose office assets represent more than 75% of their NAV. In 2017, GRESB assessed 850 real estate companies worldwide. Gecina has been part of this benchmark since 2012, making progress globally each year (with the exception of 2015).

About DJSI

The Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI) indices recognize the best-performing listed companies worldwide based on a range of economic, environmental and social criteria. These indices are calculated jointly by S&P Dow Jones Indices and RobecoSAM, and include the best performers in each industry. In 2017, 2,086 companies were assessed.

About EPRA

The European Public Real Estate Association (EPRA) is an association representing companies from the real estate industry. Its role is to promote, develop and represent listed real estate companies at European level.

Gecina, living the city in a different way

Gecina owns, manages and develops property holdings worth 19.5 billion euros at end-August 2017, with nearly 92% located in the Paris Region. The Group is building its business around France’s leading office portfolio and a diversification division with residential assets and student residences. 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 Eiris indices. In line with its community commitments, Gecina has created a company foundation, which is focused on protecting the environment and supporting all forms of disability.

www.gecina.fr

Further details concerning Gecina's sustainability ratings are available online:

http://www.gecina.fr/en/csr/policy-and-performance.html

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