AFFINE (EPA:IML) Presentation of the programme to repurchase own shares

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A French limited company (SA) with share capital of EUR53, 100,000
Head Office: 5, rue Saint-Georges - 75009 Paris, FRANCE
Paris register of companies ref. 712 048 735 Paris

     Presentation of the programme to repurchase own shares approved by the
           Combined General Meeting of Shareholders of 27 April 2012

Pursuant to Articles 241-1 to 241-6 of the General Regulations of the French
Financial Markets Authority (AMF) and Commission Regulation (EC) No 2273/2003
of 22 December 2003, which came into force on 13 October 2004, concerning the
methods of implementation of Directive 2003/6/EC of 28 January 2003, the
purpose of the present document is to describe the objectives and the terms and
conditions of the share repurchase programme approved by the General Meeting of
Shareholders of 27 April 2012. The Board of Directors of 27 April 2012 decided
to run this programme.

I - SUMMARY OF THE MAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF THE OPERATION

> Issuer: Affine, a company listed on the NYSE Euronext Paris regulated market,
  ISIN FR 0000036105, included in the CAC Mid & Small, IEIF-SIIC and EPRA
  indexes.

> Share repurchase programme:

* Securities concerned: Affine shares
* Maximum percentage of the share capital concerned: 10%
* Maximum unit purchase price: EUR30 excluding expenses
* Objectives of the programme:
   * market making through a liquidity contract;
   * allocation of shares to the employees;
   * purchase for retention or remittance in exchange or as payment in
     connection with potential external growth transactions (within the limit
     of 5% of the share capital);
   * cancellation of shares.
* Maximum duration of the programme: 18 months from the date of the General
   Meeting, i.e. until 27 October 2013 at the latest.

II - ASSESSMENT OF THE PREVIOUS SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAMME

The liquidity contract signed on 21 January 2010 with Société Générale
complies with the new code of ethics of the French Association of Investment
Firms (AFEI) included as an appendix to the decision of the French Financial
Market Authority (AMF) of 22 March 2005.

> Summary declaration table

  Declaration by the issuer of transactions in own shares from 08 june 2011 to
                                  27 April 2012

Percentage of the share capital held directly or indirectly
at 27 April 2012                                                    3.67%

Number of shares cancelled during the past 24 months                  0

Number of shares in the portfolio on 27 April 2012(1)              330,231

Book value of the portfolio on 27 April 2012                   EUR6,671,937.23

Market value of the portfolio on 27 April 2012 based on
the last quoted price (EUR12.90)                               EUR4,259,979.90

(1) including 47,570 for market making, 0 for the free allocation of shares and
282,661 for retention and remittance in exchange or in payment in connection
with potential external growth transactions (within the limit of 5% of the
share capital).

               Cumulative gross flows     Open positions at 27 April 2012
                Purchases    Sales /     Open purchases         Open sales
                           Transfers  Call       Forward     Call      Forward
Number of                            options    purchases   options     sales
securities        72,738     49,587   bought                 sold

Maximum
average
due date                                -           -          -          -

Average
transaction
price (EUR)        15.25      14.41

Average
exercise
price (EUR)                             -           -          -          -

Total (EUR) 1,108,988.62 714,757.41

The company did not use derivative products.

III - OBJECTIVES OF THE SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAMME AND USE OF THE SHARES
PURCHASED

The objectives of this repurchase programme as defined in Resolutions 8 and 15
of the General Meeting of Shareholders of 27 April 2012 are classified by
decreasing order of priority (which bears no relation to the actual order of
implementation, which will be determined according to requirements and
opportunities), and concern the following situations:

* market making by means of a liquidity contract, in accordance with the code
  of ethics of the French Association of Investment Firms (AFEI), recognised by
  the Financial Markets Authority,

* grants of shares to employees subject to legal provisions,

* purchase for retention or remittance in exchange or in payment, in connection
  with potential external growth transactions (within the limit of 5% of the
  share capital)

* cancellation of shares

The shares bought and retained by Affine shall be deprived of voting rights and
will not confer dividend rights.

The Board of Directors will inform the shareholders at the Annual General
Meeting of the purchases and transfers of shares carried out in this way, as
well as the different objectives to which the shares acquired are allocated,
and, where appropriate, reallocated, in accordance with legal requirements.

IV - LEGAL FRAMEWORK

This program is in line with the provisions of Articles 241-1 to 241-6 of the
general regulations of the French Financial Markets Authority (AMF) and EC
Regulation 2273/2003 of 22 December 2003. It was approved by the Combined
General Meeting of Shareholders (Resolutions Nos. 8 and 15) of 27 April 2012.
The Board of Directors of 27 April 2012 decided to run this programme.

V - TERMS AND CONDITIONS

1) Maximum amount of the share capital that may be acquired, and maximum amount
payable by Affine

The maximum proportion of the share capital that Affine may acquire at any time
is limited to 10% of the share capital. Given that the company directly held
307,080 own shares at 27 April 2012, i.e. about 3.67% of the share capital, a
maximum of 569,973 shares may be bought back, i.e. 6.33% of the share capital,
unless the company sells or transfers the securities it already holds.

The maximum purchase price of each share is EUR30. The maximum amount of
capital that may be allocated to the share repurchase is EUR27,006,120.

In accordance with current legislation, the company undertakes not to hold,
directly or indirectly, more than 10% of the share capital

2) Repurchase procedure

The purchases, sales and transfers may be carried out using any methods
available on the market, or by mutual agreement, including transactions
concerning blocks of securities. It is stated that the resolution put to the
shareholders does not limit the proportion of the programme that can be carried
out by purchasing blocks of securities. The Board of Directors may choose to
carry out these transactions at any time, including during the public offering
of shares, within the limits allowed under stock market regulations. If
derivative products are used, the company shall make sure that it does not
increase the volatility of the security.

3) Programme duration and schedule

The share repurchase programme will end:

- either at the end of the General Meeting called to give a ruling on the
  financial statements for the financial year which ended on 31 December 2012,
  if the programme is ended by the General Meeting with immediate effect, for
  the unused part;

- or at the latest on 27 October 2013, at the end of the maximum period of
  18 months.

4) Financing ofthe repurchase programme

The repurchase programme will be funded by Affine's own resources.

VI - BREAKDOWN OF AFFINE'S CAPITAL

On 27 April 2011 Affine's share capital amounted to EUR53,100,000 divided into
9,002,042 shares without statement of their par value. Shares registered in the
name of the same shareholder for more than two years confer double voting
rights.

To the company's best knowledge, the breakdown of its capital at 30 April 2012
was as follows:

                        Breakdown of the capital    Breakdown of voting rights
                        Number of shares     %      Number of voting rights  %

Holdaffine BV            3,189,945        35.4       6,083,802            51.7
La Tricogne                506,301         5.6         506,301             4.3
Float                    5,305,796        58.9       5,178,479            44.0
TOTAL                    9,002,042       100.0      11,768,582           100.0

This presentation and previous presentations are available on the company's
website (www.affine.fr).

About the Affine Group

A property company specializing in commercial real estate, Affine and its
subsidiary AffiParis own and manage directly 70 properties worth EUR709m, with
a total surface area of 556,000 sqm. The firm mostly owns office properties
(60%), retail properties (11%) and warehouses (27%). Its activity is
distributed more or less equally between Ile-de France and the other French
regions.

Affine is the reference shareholder of Banimmo, a Belgian property
repositioning company with a presence in Belgium, France and Luxembourg, and of
Concerto European Developer, a subsidiary specializing in managing development
transactions in logistics properties.

In 2003, Affine opted for the tax treatment applicable to French real estate
investment trusts (SIIC). The Affine share is listed on NYSE Euronext Paris
(Ticker: IML FP/BTTP.PA; ISIN code: FR0000036105) and admitted to the deferred
settlement system (long only). The Affine share is included in the CAC
Mid&Small, SIIC IEIF and EPRA indices. AffiParis and Banimmo are also listed on
NYSE Euronext. www.affine.fr

Contacts
INVESTOR RELATIONS                     PRESS RELATIONS
Frank Lutz                             Citigate Dewe Rogerson - Agnès Villeret
+33 (0)1 44 90 43 53 -                 +33 (0)1 53 32 78 95 -
frank.lutz@affine.fr                   agnes.villeret@citigate.fr

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