Mercialys Recognized in the Gaïa Index: 3rd in Its Category and Now Part of the Top 20

Regulatory News:

Mercialys (Paris:MERY) has been part of the SRI Gaïa Index* since 2013 and achieved an outstanding performance this year, ranked third in the category for companies with 150 to 500 million euros of revenues. In the overall rankings, Mercialys is up eight places to 19th out of the 230 companies analyzed.

Following its achievements this year in the real estate industry’s top rankings (EPRA and GRESB) and the Grands Prix de la Transparence awards, Mercialys has received further recognition for its commitment to corporate social responsibility. The Company is confirming its leadership for the quality of its social and environmental reporting and performance. This latest recognition once again highlights Mercialys’ commitment to building relationships founded on confidence and trust with all its stakeholders, through a responsible engagement policy with clearly measurable effects.

The Gaïa Index makes it possible to assess the ESG performance of small and mid-size firms and provides analysts and investors with a rigorous tool supporting their socially responsible investment decisions.

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This press release is available on www.mercialys.com

About Gaïa Index*
Gaïa Index, an EthiFinance subsidiary, is specialized in environmental, social and governance (ESG) analysis and ratings for European SMEs and mid-market companies. More than 500 small and mid-caps are assessed annually. Each year since 2009, Gaïa Index has collected ESG information in particular concerning a panel of 230 SMEs and mid-market firms listed on the Paris stock exchange that meet at least two of the following three criteria: 1/ revenues of under €5bn, 2/ market capitalization of less than €5bn, with sufficient liquidity, and 3/ fewer than 5,000 employees. These companies are rated based on their level of CSR performance and transparency. The top 70 companies from the panel make up the socially responsible investment (SRI) Gaïa Index.

About Mercialys
Mercialys is one of France’s leading real estate companies, focused exclusively on retail property. At June 30, 2017, Mercialys had a portfolio of 2,108 leases, representing a rental value of Euro 174.6 million on an annualized basis. At June 30, 2017, it owned properties with an estimated value of Euro 3.7 billion (including transfer taxes). Mercialys has had "SIIC” real estate investment trust (REIT) tax status since November 1, 2005 and has been listed on Euronext Paris Compartment A (ticker: MERY) since its initial public offering on October 12, 2005. At June 30, 2017, there were 92,049,169 shares outstanding.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements regarding future events, trends, projects or targets. These forward-looking statements are subject to identified and unidentified risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results anticipated in the forward-looking statements. Please refer to the Mercialys shelf registration document available at www.mercialys.com for the year ended December 31, 2016 for more details regarding certain factors, risks and uncertainties that could affect Mercialys’ business. Mercialys makes no undertaking in any form to publish updates or adjustments to these forward-looking statements, nor to report new information, new future events or any other circumstances that might cause these statements to be revised.

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