UNIBAIL-RODAMCO-WESTFIELD TO FORM A STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH CRÉDIT AGRICOLE ASSURANCESAND LA FRANÇAISE ON A €2.0 BN PORTFOLIO OFFIVE FRENCH SHOPPING CENTRES•Crédit Agricole Assurances and La Française to acquire(1)a 54.2% stake ina strategic Joint Venture (JV) formed with Unibail-Rodamco-Westfieldfor fiveshopping centresin France.•URWtohold a 45.8% stake in the JV and to continuemanagement oftheassetsthrough long-term management contracts.•The implied offer price for the assets at 100%, €2,037 Mn, is in line with the last unaffected appraisal value(2)and represents a NIY of 4.80%.•Net disposal proceeds for URW: €1.5 Bn.•Transactionexpected to close in Q2-2020.Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield(URW)todayannouncesthat it has received binding offers from a consortium of leading French investorscomprised of Crédit Agricole Assurancesand La Française(collectively,the Consortium) to acquire a stake in a new JVto be formed, in which the Consortium will hold 54.2% and URW 45.8%. The new JV will ownthe following five French shopping centres: Aéroville,So Ouest, Rennes Alma, Toison d’Orand Confluence. Thesefive assets represent 320,800sqm of GLA with footfall of 42.5millionin 2019.Shopping CentreCity/RegionComplex GLA(sqm)URW consolidated GLA(sqm)FY19 footfall(Mn)AérovilleParis region84,90084,9009.2So OuestParis region56,90052,1007.6RennesAlmaRennes46,50032,5007.2Toison d’OrDijon78,70049,2008.3ConfluenceLyon53,80053,80010.2URWwillcontinue management of these assetson behalf of the JVthrough long-term management contracts. This portfolio offers solidorganic rental growth and significant upside from identified projects.The implied offerpricefor the assetsat 100%,€2,037 Mn,isin line withthelast unaffectedappraisal value(2)and represents a net initial yield of 4.80%. As part of the transaction, a syndicate of banks has underwritten €1.0 Bnin secured financingfor the JV. Net proceeds to URW are expected to amount to €1.5 Bn(3).This amount will increase as other investors join the Consortium now that this transaction is public.