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June 10, 2015

For Immediate Release
REIT Issuer
Hankyu REIT, Inc. (Securities Code: 8977)
19-19 Chaya-machi, Kita-ku, Osaka
Yoshiaki Shiraki, Executive Director
Asset Management Company
Hankyu REIT Asset Management, Inc.
Yoshiaki Shiraki, President & Representative Director
Contact:
Akihisa Nakano
General Manager, Corporate Planning Dept.
Email: hankyureit-ir@hankyu-rt.jp

Notice Concerning Acquisition of DBJ Green Building Certification
Hankyu REIT, Inc. (hereafter “Hankyu REIT”) hereby notifies that Hankyu REIT received DBJ Green Building
Certification for properties whose interests it partially owns (HANKYU NISHINOMIYA GARDENS and HEPFive) from Development Bank of Japan Inc. (hereafter “DBJ”) on June 5, 2015.
Furthermore, HANKYU NISHINOMIYA GARDENS received assessment of “five stars”, the highest ranking,for the first time in retail facilities owned by J-REITs.
1. Overview of DBJ Green Building Certification
The DBJ Green Building Certification program (hereafter “Program”) is a program designed to identify
excellent real estate in terms of meeting the demands of the present age by rating real estate using ascoring model developed independently by DBJ in an aim to increase and promote real estate that
demonstrate consideration for not only the building’s environmental performance but also convenience oftenant users and considerations on surrounding environment and communities and other social
requirements of various stakeholders surrounding real estate (hereafter “Green Buildings”).
Please refer to the following for the announcement made by DBJ and details of the Program.
DBJ’s website: http://www.dbj.jp/en/service/finance/g_building/index.html
2. Assessment Rank in DBJ Green Building Certification
Property NameLocation

Assessment Rank

14-2,
HANKYU NISHINOMIYATakamatsu-cho,

GARDENS (Note 1)

Nishinomiya-shi,[★★★★★/five stars]
Properties with the bestclass environmental &Hyogo

HEP Five (Note 2)social awareness[★★★★/four stars]

5-15, Kakuda-cho,

Properties with exceptionally

Kita-ku, Osakahigh environmental &social awareness(Note 1) Hankyu REIT owns 28% interest in quasi co-ownership and Hankyu Corporation owns 72% interest in quasi
co-ownership.
(Note 2) Hankyu REIT owns 14% interest in quasi co-ownership and Hankyu Realty Co., Ltd. owns 86% interest inquasi co-ownership.

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3. Points of Properties Recognized for the Certifications and Overview of Properties(1) HANKYU NISHINOMIYA GARDENS(i) Recognized points
・It implements environmental considerations by not only promoting energy-saving of the entire
facility through measures such as adopting LED lighting for common areas, but also making
aggressive efforts for energy creation by even utilizing photovoltaic power generation and wind
power generation.
・By establishing a rooftop garden called Sky Garden and implementing events such as fruitharvests and concerts, it aims to contribute to the community through creating a recreational
area for users while working on large-scale greening that exhibits consideration for theecosystem in the surrounding areas.
・It implements consideration for culture and history such as the Hankyu Nishinomiya Gallery
dispatching information on the Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium which once had existed on the siteand placing monuments of home plate, etc.
(ii) Overview of the property
The property, which opened in 2008 as a redevelopment of the former site of Hankyu Nishinomiya
Stadium, is one of the largest shopping centers in western Japan. Having Nishinomiya Hankyu(business category: department store), Izumiya Nishinomiya Gardens Store (business category:GMS) and Toho Cinemas Nishinomiya OS (cinema complex) as the anchor stores, the total
number of stores is as high as about 260. In addition, there is a rooftop garden named Sky Garden
which is available for holding events, etc.

Exterior

Sky GardenInterior

Hankyu Nishinomiya Gallery

Sky Garden (an event being held)
2Lot area: 79,003.72m
Month/Year built: October 2008

2Total floor area: 233,472.92m
Floors: 9 floors and 6 floors above ground2

(2) HEP Five(i) Recognized points
・It implements environmental considerations by making efforts for energy creation utilizing
photovoltaic power generation in addition to promoting energy-saving of the entire facility
through measures such as adopting LED lighting for common areas.
・It aims to contribute to the community through establishing a multipurpose hall called HEP HALL
and promoting utilization for events to support culture, etc. in addition to implementing ecoevents such as Uchimizu (sprinkling of water on concrete or asphalt) events and campaigns toturn off lights.
・It even focuses on dealing with inbound tourists such as preparing facility brochures written inforeign languages and conducting foreign language training for tenant employees.
(ii) Overview of the property
Umeda area where the property is located is the largest rail terminal in western Japan, serving theHankyu, Hanshin, JR, and Osaka City Subway lines. The area boasts Japan’s largest accumulationof large retail facilities and department stores. The property has a red rooftop Ferris wheel that is
75m in diameter (the highest point of the Ferris wheel is 106m above the ground, including theheight of the building) and has become a landmark in the Umeda area. Inside the building isartwork, namely two huge red whales that have become a place to meet up for young people. Ithouses mostly fashion retail shops that cater to young consumers, and is enhancing its
entertainment capability with restaurants, an event hall and amusement facilities (such as Joypolis
and the Ferris wheel).

Exterior

Lot area: 5,596.11m

Interior
2Month/Year built: November 1998

Total floor area: 45,266.96m

2Floors: 10 floors above ground and 3 floors below

4. Hankyu REIT’s Future Initiatives
Hankyu REIT will continuously take environmental and energy-saving measures and make efforts toimprove the energy usage efficiency of properties it owns. In addition, Hankyu REIT will advancecorrespondence to social requirements including convenience of tenant users and consideration forthe surrounding environment and communities while cooperating with property managers. All of theseare to be implemented in an aim to enhance the asset value of its portfolio.
3••The Japanese original document was distributed to press clubs within the Tokyo Stock Exchange (Kabuto Club), Osaka
Securities Exchange, and Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, and to the press club of the construction
trade newspaper of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
Hankyu REIT website: http://www.hankyu-reit.jp/eng/4