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Plaza Centers N.V.

04 July 2019

July 4, 2019

PLAZA CENTERS N.V.

PRE-SALE AGREEMENT FOR THE SALE OF THE COMPANY'S INDIRECT SHAREHOLDINGS IN THE DAMBOVITA CENTER PROJECT ("CASA RADIO")

Plaza Centers N.V. ("Plaza" or the "Company") announced today, further to its announcements dated February 11, 2019 and June 14, 2019, that it has signed a pre-sale agreement (the "Agreement") with AFI Europe N.V. (the "Purchaser", and together with the Company, the "Parties"), an indirectly wholly-owned subsidiary of Africa Israel Properties Ltd., an Israeli Company listed on TA-90 Index (the top 90 companies traded on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange), for the sale of its subsidiary (the "SPV") which holds 75% in the Casa Radio Project (the "Project"), for a maximum consideration of EUR 60 million, subject to the fulfilment of certain conditions (the "Transaction").

Below are the principal changes made in the Agreement compared to the non-binding Letter of Intent, as detailed in the Company announcement dated February 11, 2019:

1. The Purchaser's due diligence review period was extended to no later than September 5, 2019, following which, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent, the Parties will have 15 months to execute a share purchase agreement (the "SPA").

   2.         The payment schedule was changed as follows: 

3.

 
 Stage                             Payment Amount        Comments 
 Down Payment                      EUR 200,000           The down payment is refundable 
  (upon satisfactory completion                           upon the occurrence of any 
  of due diligence)                                       of the following (i) cancellation 
                                                          of the PPP Agreement; (ii) 
                                                          initiation of SPV's dissolution 
                                                          due to negative equity requirements; 
                                                          or (iii) the existence of 
                                                          elements of criminal investigation 
                                                          against the SPV beyond the 
                                                          information disclosed to 
                                                          the Purchaser as of this 
                                                          date; or, if against the 
                                                          SPV's directors or employees, 
                                                          in case such elements would 
                                                          trigger a significant impact 
                                                          on the Project. 
                                  --------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 Execution of the SPA              EUR 20,000,000 
                                  --------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 Issuance of Building              EUR 22,000,000        "Phase 1" was defined as 
  Permit for Phase 1.                                     the development of any of 
                                                          the elements of Component 
                                                          A under the PPP Agreement, 
                                                          i.e., a shopping mall and/or 
                                                          an office park, excluding 
                                                          the development of the Public 
                                                          Authority building. 
                                  --------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 Obtaining of all permits          The balance between   The Purchase Price is defined 
  required for the operation        the Purchase Price    in the Agreement as Euro 
  of any of the components          and the payments      60 million minus 75% of the 
  (buildings) of Phase              made by that time     SPV's liabilities computed 
  I, namely for the office          (see above).          based on the closing accounts 
  building or for the shopping                            (as defined in the Agreement) 
  mall, including the fire                                and excluding the inter-company 
  permit and the operation                                loan granted to the SPV; 
  permit.                                                 plus 75% of the SPV's available 
                                                          cash and other current assets 
                                                          as shown in the closing accounts 
                                                          (as defined in the Agreement) 
                                                          and minus, if applicable, 
                                                          the amount agreed upon by 
                                                          the Parties to be reduced 
                                                          from the Purchase Price if 
                                                          the 49-year lease period 
                                                          shall commence before 2012. 
                                  --------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 

4. The conditions precedent for the consummation of the Transaction were broadened to include also the receipt of the Company's shareholders' and bondholders' approval for the Transaction as well as no material adverse change, as defined in the Agreement.

5. The Company undertook to indemnify the Purchaser against all losses, charges, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorney fees) which the Purchaser sustained or incurred by reason of breach of the warranties set forth in the Agreement.

There can be no certainty that the SPA will eventually be executed and/or that the Transaction will be consummated as presented above or at all.

Ends

For further details, please contact:

Plaza

   Avi Hakhamov, Executive Director                                              +36 1 6104523 

Forward-looking statements

This press release may contain forward-looking statements with respect to the possibility of completing the Transaction with the Purchaser. Such statements are based on current expectations, estimates and projections of Plaza Centers N.V. and information currently available to the company. Plaza Centers N.V. cautions readers that such statements involve certain risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict and therefore it should be understood that many factors can cause actual performance and position to differ materially from these statements. Plaza Centers N.V. has no obligation to update the statements contained in this press release, unless required by law.

Notes to Editors

Plaza Centers N.V. (www.plazacenters.com) is listed on the Main Board of the London Stock Exchange, as of 19 October 2007, on the Warsaw Stock Exchange (LSE: "PLAZ", WSE: "PLZ/PLAZACNTR") and, on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. Plaza Centers has been active in real estate development in emerging markets for over 23 years.

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