Ageas and BlackRock: Transparency notification

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In accordance with the rules on financial transparency*, Blackrock has notified Ageas on 14 June 2018 that, on 12 June 2018, its shareholding stands at 5.07%.

Reason for the notification
Acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights

Notification by
A parent undertaking or a controlling person

Persons subject to the notification requirement

BlackRock, Inc.

55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY, 10055, U.S.A.

BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V.

Rembrandt Tower, 17th floor, Amstelplein, Amsterdam, Netherlands

BlackRock (Singapore) Limited

20 Anson Road #18-01, Singapore, 79912, Singapore

BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited

12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL, U.K.

BlackRock Advisors, LLC

100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE, 19809, U.S.A.

BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited

161 Bay Street, Suite 2500, Toronto, Ontario, M5J 2S1, Canada

BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG

Max-Joseph-Straße 6, Munich, 80333, Germany

BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited

15/F, 16/F, 17/F Citibank Tower & 17/F ICBC Tower, 3 Garden Road, Central, Hong Kong

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY, 10055, U.S.A.

BlackRock Fund Advisors

400 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA, 94105, U.S.A.

BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association

400 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA, 94105, U.S.A.

BlackRock International Limited

Exchange Place One, 1 Semple Street, Edinburgh, EH3 8BL, U.K.

BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited

Level 37, Chifley Tower, 2 Chifley Square, Sydney NSW 2000 Australia

BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited

12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL, U.K.

BlackRock Investment Management, LLC

1 University Square Drive, Princeton, NJ, 8540, U.S.A.

BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.

1-8-3 Marunouchi Chiyoda-ku, Trust Tower Main, Tokyo, 100-8217, Japan

Date on which the threshold is crossed
12 June 2018

Threshold that is crossed (in %)
5 %

Denominator
203,022,199

Notified details

A) Voting rights

Previous notification

After the transaction

# of voting rights

# of voting rights

% of voting rights

Holders of voting rights

Linked to

Not linked to

Linked to

Not linked to

securities

the securities

securities

the securities

BlackRock, Inc.
BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V.
BlackRock (Singapore) Limited
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited
BlackRock Advisors, LLC
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited
BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG
BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
BlackRock Fund Advisors
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association
BlackRock International Limited
BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.

0
30,766
11,536
1,361,622
171,265
71,865
419,217
23,142
30,905
3,187,636
2,895,266
10,594
56,624
522,361
206,912
527,949

0
30,766
11,536
1,465,098
173,625
100,050
422,964
23,142
31,401
3,173,876
2,916,714
10,594
56,928
515,245
204,525
596,157

0.00%
0.02%
0.01%
0.72%
0.09%
0.05%
0.21%
0.01%
0.02%
1.56%
1.44%
0.01%
0.03%
0.25%
0.10%
0.29%

9,527,660

9,732,621

4.79%

TOTAL

9,732,621

4.79%

0.00%

B) Equivalent financial instruments

After the transaction

Holders of equivalent financial instruments

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise period or date

# of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised

% of voting rights

Settlement

BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited

Securities Lent

120,229

0.06%

physical

BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited

Securities Lent

47,992

0.02%

physical

BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited

Securities Lent

9,100

0.00%

physical

BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.

Securities Lent

212,135

0.10%

physical

BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited

Contract For Difference

5,570

0.00%

cash

BlackRock Advisors, LLC

Contract For Difference

1,868

0.00%

cash

BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association

Contract For Difference

9,391

0.00%

cash

BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited

Contract For Difference

828

0.00%

cash

BlackRock Investment Management, LLC

Contract For Difference

149,701

0.07%

cash

BlackRock Investment Management, LLC

Depositary Receipt

36

0.00%

physical

TOTAL

556,850

0.27%


Total A & B

# of voting rights

% of voting rights

10,289,471

5.07%

* article 14, paragraph 1 of the law of 2 May 2007 on disclosure of major holdings us provisions

Chain of controlled undertakings through which the holding is effectively held, if applicable

BlackRock, Inc.

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.

BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.

BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd.

BlackRock HK Holdco Limited

BlackRock Lux Finco S.a.r.l.

BlackRock Trident Holding Company Limited

BlackRock Japan Holdings GK

BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.

BlackRock, Inc.

Trident Merger, LLC

BlackRock Investment Management, LLC

BlackRock, Inc.

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.

BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.

BlackRock Group Limited

BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited

BlackRock, Inc.

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.

BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.

BlackRock Australia Holdco Pty. Ltd.

BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited

BlackRock, Inc.

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.

BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.

BlackRock Group Limited

BlackRock International Limited

BlackRock, Inc.

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC

BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC

BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc.

BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association

BlackRock, Inc.

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC

BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC

BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc.

BlackRock Fund Advisors

BlackRock, Inc.

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

BlackRock, Inc.

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.

BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.

BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd.

BlackRock HK Holdco Limited

BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited

BlackRock, Inc.

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.

BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.

BlackRock Group Limited

BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited

BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG

BlackRock, Inc.

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.

BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.

BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC

BlackRock Canada Holdings LP

BlackRock Canada Holdings ULC

BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited

BlackRock, Inc.

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc.

BlackRock Advisors, LLC

BlackRock, Inc.

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.

BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.

BlackRock Group Limited

BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited

BlackRock, Inc.

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.

BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.

BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd.

BlackRock (Singapore) Limited

BlackRock, Inc.

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.

BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.

BlackRock Group Limited

BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V.

Additional information
The disclosure obligation arose due to total holding in voting rights for BlackRock, Inc. going above 5%.

This press release and the notifications received by Ageas are available on the website.

Ageas is a listed international insurance Group with a heritage spanning 190 years. It offers Retail and Business customers Life and Non-Life insurance products designed to suit their specific needs, today and tomorrow. As one of Europe`s larger insurance companies, Ageas concentrates its activities in Europe and Asia, which together make up the major part of the global insurance market. It operates successful insurance businesses in Belgium, the UK, Luxembourg, France, Portugal, Turkey, China, Malaysia, India, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Singapore, and the Philippines through a combination of wholly owned subsidiaries and long term partnerships with strong financial institutions and key distributors. Ageas ranks among the market leaders in the countries in which it operates. It represents a staff force of over 50,000 people and reported annual inflows close to EUR 34 billion in 2017 (all figures at 100%).

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