Colruyt : Declaration of transparency 19/12/2016

Ets Fr. COLRUYT SA

Limited Liability Company Edingensesteenweg 196 - 1500 Halle

Company number: 0400.378.485

Structure of the shareholdership of the Ets Fr. Colruyt S.A. according to the latest transparency notifications of 19/12/2016

In the framework of the law of 2 May 2007 and the Royal decree of 14 February 2008 (publication of the important participations in the companies listed on the stock exchange) we received an updated notification of the participation of the Colruyt family, Sofina Group and Colruyt Group on 19/12/2016.

On 19/12/2016, the shareholders acting in concert (Colruyt family and relatives, Group Sofina and Colruyt Group) crossed all together the notification threshold of 60%.

The new denominator of 149.935.894 shares takes into account the capital increase reserved for employees, for which 326.508 new shares were issued on 15/12/2016.

The company has no knowledge of other agreements between shareholders. The legal thresholds per 5% portion apply..

1. Colruyt family and relatives

   Number	%
   1. Stichting Administratiekantoor Cozin	0	0,00
   2. Colruyt family	9.100.208	6,07
   3. S.A. Korys	68.569.298	45,73
   4. S.A. D.H.A.M.	0	0,00
   5. S.A. ANIMA	1	0,00
   6. S.A. HERBECO	1	0,00
   7. S.A. FARIK	1	0,00
   8. Stiftung Pro Creatura	149.605	0,10
   9. S.A. Impact Capital	70.000	0,05
   TOTAL COLRUYT FAMILY ACTING IN CONCERT	77.889.114	51,95

2. Colruyt Group

   Etn. Fr. Colruyt N.V. (Treasury shares purchased)	4.300.386	2,87
   TOTAL COLRUYT GROUP	4.300.386	2,87

3. Sofina Group

S.A. REBELCO	7.780.000	5,19
TOTAL SOFINA GROUP	7.780.000	5,19

TOTAL PERSONS ACTING IN CONCERT: (Colruyt family + Colruyt Group + Sofina Group)

89.969.500

60,01

Denominator : 149.935.894 (situation 15/12/2016)

Chain of controlled undertakings:

• Etablissementen Fr. Colruyt S.A. is controlled by Korys S.A. which in turn is controlled by Stichting Administratiekantoor Cozin.

• Korys S.A. is controlled by Stichting Administratiekantoor Cozin.

• Dham S.A. is controlled by Korys S.A. which in turn is controlled by Stichting Administratiekantoor Cozin.

• Stiftung Pro Creatura, a foundation under Swiss law and S.A. Impact Capital, are controlled by natural persons (directly or indirectly holding less than 3 % of the voting securities of the Company).

• S.A. Rebelco is a 100% subsidiary of S.A. Sofina.

Financial calendar

• Publication annual results 2016/17 20/06/2017 (17:45h)

• Information to financial analysts 21/06/2017 (14:00h)

• Publication annual report 2016/17 31/07/2017

• General Assembly of Shareholders 27/09/2017 (16:00h)

  Contacts

• Kris Castelein [phone]

About Colruyt Group

Colruyt Group operates in the food and non-food distribution sector in Belgium, France and Luxembourg with approximately 525 own stores and over 500 affiliated stores. In Belgium this includes Colruyt, OKay, Bio-Planet, Cru, Dreamland, Dreambaby and the affiliated stores Spar and Spar Compact. In France, in addition to approximately 70 Colruyt stores, there are also affiliated Coccinelle, CocciMarket and Panier Sympa stores. The group is also actively involved in the foodservice business (supply of food products to hospitals, company canteens and catering businesses) in France (Pro à Pro) and in Belgium (Solucious). The other activities comprise the sale of fuel (DATS 24), printing and document management solutions (Symeta) and the production of green energy. The group employs over 29.000 employees and recorded a EUR 9,1 billion revenue in 2015/16. Colruyt is listed on NYSE Euronext Brussels (COLR) under ISIN code BE0974256852.