Information for the Press Berlin, 10 March 2014 Berlin Hyp and Helaba finance Galeria Mokotów in Warsaw The two German banks Berlin Hyp and Helaba are providing Unibail Rodamco with a €200 million term loan for their prime shopping center Galeria Mokotów in Warsaw. Purpose of the five-year facility is to refinance an existing loan. In this transaction, Berlin Hyp and Helaba are acting as co-arrangers and lenders for the whole loan amount. Berlin Hyp is the agent of the facility. Galeria Mokotów is a landmark property located in the heart of Warsaw’s modern Mokotów Business District. As one of the most-visited shopping centers in Poland’s Capital it has been extended several times since its completion in 2000, last time in 2013. Galeria Mokotów comprises 66,800 sqm of gross leasable area with 260 shop units. Among the tenants are international brands such as Zara, H&M and Peek&Cloppenburg as well as a Cinema City multiplex cinema. The shopping center is owned and managed by Unibail-Rodamco, Europe's leading listed commercial property company specialised in shopping centers in European capital cities. White&Case acted as legal advisor to the lenders in this transaction. The borrower was advised by the law firm Gide. Notes to editors Berlin Hyp specialises in high-volume real estate financing for professional investors and housing companies and provides them with individually tailored finance solutions. As an affiliate of the German savings banks, it also offers these financial institutions a comprehensive range of products and services. Its clear focus, almost 150 years of experience and close relationship with the Savings Banks Finance Group make Berlin Hyp one of Germany’s leading mortgage lenders and issuers of Pfandbriefe. http://www.berlinhyp.de Information for the Press Berlin Hyp AG www.berlinhyp.de Page 1 of 2 Information for the Press Helaba is a German Landesbank headquartered in Frankfurt and Erfurt and at important financial centres worldwide. As a balance-sheet lender with a sustainable business model, real estate business is focused on commercial properties in Germany, Europe and the US. Helaba started business in Central Europe in 2006. The bank finances office, retail and logistics properties in Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia for institutional investors. http://realestatefinance.helaba.com Media Contacts: Berlin Hyp Assem El Alami, +49 302599-5720, [email protected] Bodo Winkler, +49 30 2599-9124, [email protected] Helaba Michael Kröger, +49 69 9132-4482, [email protected] Wolfgang Kuß, +49 69 9132-2877, [email protected] Information for the Press Berlin Hyp AG www.berlinhyp.de Page 2 of 2