LAR ESPAÑA REAL ESTATE SOCIMI S.A. is a Spanish company that trades on the Spanish Stock Market, incorporated as a SOCIMI "Sociedad Anónima Cotizada de Inversión en el Mercado Inmobiliaria" (Listed Corporation for Investment in the Real Estate Market). The company, whose objective is to invest in the Spanish real estate sector, particularly in the retail sector, raised EUR 400million in initial capital from its IPO and in January 2015 completed the first bond issue carried out by a SOCIMI in Spain for EUR140 million. In August 2015 it successfully completed a EUR135 million share capital increase, and another EUR147 million one in August 2016. In 2015, LAR ESPAÑA was included on the FTSA EPRA/NAREIT Global index, a select global index designed to showcase the general trends of listed real estate companies around the world. In 2017, it achieved the EPRA Gold Award for the third consecutive year in recognition of the quality of information provided by LAR ESPAÑA. In 2017, it also received the Silver Award and the Most Improved Award for Sustainability in recognition of the improvements made in terms of the information published concerning Corporate Social Responsibility. The company is managed by a highly-experienced independent Board of Directors, which combines renowned Spanish and international professionals from the real estate and finance sectors. The management of LAR ESPAÑA has been solely mandated to GRUPO LAR.