TEL-AVIV, Israel, Feb. 21, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gazit-Globe (NYSE:GZT) (TSX:GZT) (TASE:GZT), a leading
global real estate company focused on the ownership, management and development of retail and mixed use properties in urban
markets, announced that on February 15, 2018, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company sold an aggregate of approximately 1.7
million shares of common stock of Regency Centers Corporation (NYSE:REG) (“Regency”), representing approximately 1.0% of the
outstanding share capital of Regency, for an aggregate consideration of approximately $101 million.
In addition, the Company reported that through January 10, 2018 till January 26 2018 the Company's wholly owned
subsidiary sold approximately 740 thousand Regency shares, for an aggregate consideration of approximately $48 million, under the
10b5-1(c) plan adopted by the Company. As of the date of this report the Company cancelled such plan.
Following such sales, the Company holds approximately 16.0 million shares of Regency common stock, representing
approximately 9.3% of the outstanding share capital and voting power of Regency.
The Company also reported it has a position in a basket of equity derivatives relating to securities of United
States real estate companies (which were purchased during the recent year and do not include Regency), which were acquired, inter
alia, to mitigate potential changes in the Company's investments in the United States, as well as based on other business
considerations, in the amount of $250 million*. It is hereby clarified that the Company's position in such derivatives is
independent of its holdings in Regency. The Company is acting to sell approximately $120 million of such derivatives in the short
term, subject to the discretion of the Company's management and market conditions.
The sale of Regency shares as well as the position in such derivatives and its expected sale has no material
impact on the Company.
* An increase and/or decrease in the share price of such basket of securities of United States real estate
companies that serve as the underlying asset of such derivatives will result in the opposite outcome in the performance of such
derivatives in a similar rate.
About Gazit-Globe
Gazit-Globe is a leading global real estate company focused on the ownership, management and development of
retail and mixed use properties in North America, Brazil, Israel, northern, central and Eastern Europe, located in urban growth
markets. Gazit-Globe is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE:GZT), the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX:GZT) and the Tel Aviv
Stock Exchange (TASE:GZT) and is included in the TA-35 index in Israel. As of September 30, 2017 Gazit-Globe owns and operates 130
properties, with a gross leasable area of approximately 2.7 million square meters and a total value of approximately NIS 37.5
billion. In addition, the Company owns 32.6% of First Capital Realty Inc and following this sale 9.3% of Regency Centers
Corporation.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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Gazit-Globe Headquarters, Tel-Aviv, Israel, Tel: +972 3 6948000
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1995. Such statements involve a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside our control, that
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