ageas SA/NV

Major Shareholding Notification • Sep 30, 2019

COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE

Bruxelles, le 30 septembre 2019 – 17h45 (CET)

Ageas et BlackRock: Notification de transparence

Conformément aux règles de transparence financière*, BlackRock a introduit le 27 septembre 2019 une notification annonçant que, le 26 septembre 2019, sa participation a franchi, à la baisse, le seuil légal de 5% des actions émises par Ageas et atteint au total 4,98%.

Motif de la notification Acquisition ou cession de titres conférant le droit de vote ou de droits de vote

Notification par Une entreprise mère ou une personne détenant le contrôle

Personne(s) tenue(s) à notification Voir annexe 1a

Date de dépassement du seuil 26 septembre 2019

Seuil franchi (in %) 5% actions

Dénominateur 198.374.327

Détails de la notification Voir annexe 1b

Chaîne des entreprises contrôlées par l'intermédiaire desquelles la participation est effectivement détenue (le cas échéant)

La chaîne des entreprises contrôlées est disponible sur https://www.ageas.com/fr/investors/actionnaires.

Information supplémentaire

L'obligation de divulgation découle de la détention des droits de vote attachés aux actions de BlackRock, Inc. en-dessous de 5%.

* article 14, alinéa 1er de la loi du 2 mai 2007 relative à la publicité des participations importante

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ANNEXE 1a

Name	Address (for legal entities)
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	Lenbachplatz 1 1st Floor, Munich, 80333-MN3, 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 Capital Management, Inc.	100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, 19809, U.S.A.
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 26, 101 Collins Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000, 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

ANNEXE 1b

A) Voting rights	Previous notification	After the transaction
	# of voting rights		# of voting rights		% of voting rights
Holders of voting rights		Linked to securities	Not linked to the securities	Linked to securities	Not linked to the securities
BlackRock, Inc.	0	0		0.00%
BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V.	27,284	27,284		0.01%
BlackRock (Singapore) Limited	7,939	7,939		0.00%
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited	1,221,798	1,541,018		0.78%
BlackRock Advisors, LLC	114,326	114,326		0.06%
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited	146,698	146,698		0.07%
BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG	285,351	285,351		0.14%
BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited	24,329	23,460		0.01%
BlackRock Capital Management, Inc.	318	7		0.00%
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.	35,489	35,489		0.02%
BlackRock Fund Advisors	3,063,506	3,063,506		1.54%
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association	2,866,145	2,872,285		1.45%
BlackRock International Limited	4,181	4,181		0.00%
BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited	55,731	55,731		0.03%
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited	483,946	524,344		0.26%
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC	368,359	367,296		0.19%
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.	185,359	237,473		0.12%
Subtotal	8,890,759	9,306,388		4.69%
	TOTAL	9,306,388	0	4.69%	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			334,287	0.17%	physical
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited	Securities Lent			37,961	0.02%	physical
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited	Contract for Difference			3,627	0.00%	cash
BlackRock Advisors, LLC	Contract for Difference			14,426	0.01%	cash
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association	Contract for Difference			14,931	0.01%	cash
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited	Contract for Difference			938	0.00%	cash
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC	Contract for Difference			162,553	0.08%	cash
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC	Depositary Receipt			76	0.00%
	TOTAL			568,799	0.29%

The totals will be updated once you have clicked on

TOTAL (A & B)			# of voting rights % of voting rights
	CALCULATE	9,875,187	4.98%

Conformément aux règles de transparence financière*, BlackRock a introduit le 26 septembre 2019 une notification annonçant que, le 25 septembre 2019, sa participation a franchi, à la hausse, le seuil légal de 5% des actions émises par Ageas et atteint au total 5,00%.

Motif de la notification Acquisition ou cession de titres conférant le droit de vote ou de droits de vote

Notification par Une entreprise mère ou une personne détenant le contrôle

Personne(s) tenue(s) à notification Voir annexe 2a

Date de dépassement du seuil 25 septembre 2019

Seuil franchi (in %) 5% actions

Dénominateur 198.374.327

Détails de la notification Voir annexe 2b

Chaîne des entreprises contrôlées par l'intermédiaire desquelles la participation est effectivement détenue (le cas échéant) La chaîne des entreprises contrôlées est disponible sur https://www.ageas.com/fr/investors/actionnaires.

Information supplémentaire

L'obligation de divulgation découle de la détention des droits de vote attachés aux actions de BlackRock, Inc. au-dessus de 5%.

* article 14, alinéa 1er de la loi du 2 mai 2007 relative à la publicité des participations importante

ANNEXE 2a

Name	Address (for legal entities)
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	Lenbachplatz 1 1st Floor, Munich, 80333-MN3, 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 Capital Management, Inc.	100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, 19809, U.S.A.
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 26, 101 Collins Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000, 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

ANNEXE 2b

A) Voting rights	Previous notification	After the transaction
	# of voting rights		# of voting rights		% of voting rights
Holders of voting rights		Linked to securities	Not linked to the securities	Linked to securities	Not linked to the securities
BlackRock, Inc.	0	0		0.00%
BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V.	27,284	27,284		0.01%
BlackRock (Singapore) Limited	7,939	7,939		0.00%
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited	1,205,695	1,221,798		0.62%
BlackRock Advisors, LLC	108,806	114,326		0.06%
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited	146,698	146,698		0.07%
BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG	285,351	285,351		0.14%
BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited	24,366	24,329		0.01%
BlackRock Capital Management, Inc.	306	318		0.00%
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.	31,217	35,489		0.02%
BlackRock Fund Advisors	3,064,944	3,063,506		1.54%
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association	2,866,211	2,866,145		1.44%
BlackRock International Limited	3,890	4,181		0.00%
BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited	55,731	55,731		0.03%
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited	467,298	483,946		0.24%
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC	375,570	368,359		0.19%
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.	182,361	185,359		0.09%
Subtotal	8,853,667	8,890,759		4.48%
	TOTAL	8,890,759	0	4.48%	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			671,990	0.34%	physical
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited	Securities Lent			164,401	0.08%	physical
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited	Contract for Difference			3,627	0.00%	cash
BlackRock Advisors, LLC	Contract for Difference			13,886	0.01%	cash
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association	Contract for Difference			15,442	0.01%	cash
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited	Contract for Difference			938	0.00%	cash
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC	Contract for Difference			162,553	0.08%	cash
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC	Depositary Receipt			76	0.00%
	TOTAL			1,032,913	0.52%

The totals will be updated once you have clicked on

TOTAL (A & B)			# of voting rights % of voting rights
	CALCULATE	9,923,672	5.00%

Conformément aux règles de transparence financière*, BlackRock a introduit le 25 septembre 2019 une notification annonçant que, le 24 septembre 2019, sa participation a franchi, à la baisse, le seuil légal de 5% des actions émises par Ageas et atteint au total 4,99%.

Motif de la notification Acquisition ou cession d'instruments financiers assimilés

Notification par Une entreprise mère ou une personne détenant le contrôle

Personne(s) tenue(s) à notification Voir annexe 3a

Date de dépassement du seuil 24 septembre 2019

Seuil franchi (in %) 5% actions

Dénominateur 198.374.327

Détails de la notification Voir annexe 3b

Chaîne des entreprises contrôlées par l'intermédiaire desquelles la participation est effectivement détenue (le cas échéant) La chaîne des entreprises contrôlées est disponible sur https://www.ageas.com/fr/investors/actionnaires.

Information supplémentaire

L'obligation de divulgation découle de la détention des droits de vote attachés aux actions de BlackRock, Inc. en-dessous de 5%.

* article 14, alinéa 1er de la loi du 2 mai 2007 relative à la publicité des participations importante

ANNEXE 3a

Name	Address (for legal entities)
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	Lenbachplatz 1 1st Floor, Munich, 80333-MN3, 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 Capital Management, Inc.	100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, 19809, U.S.A.
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 26, 101 Collins Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000, 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

ANNEXE 3b

A) Voting rights	Previous notification	After the transaction
	# of voting rights		# of voting rights		% of voting rights
Holders of voting rights		Linked to securities	Not linked to the securities	Linked to securities	Not linked to the securities
BlackRock, Inc.	0	0		0.00%
BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V.	27,284	27,284		0.01%
BlackRock (Singapore) Limited	7,939	7,939		0.00%
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited	1,607,488	1,205,695		0.61%
BlackRock Advisors, LLC	108,806	108,806		0.05%
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited	146,618	146,698		0.07%
BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG	283,675	285,351		0.14%
BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited	24,467	24,366		0.01%
BlackRock Capital Management, Inc.	192	306		0.00%
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.	30,677	31,217		0.02%
BlackRock Fund Advisors	3,084,129	3,064,944		1.55%
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association	2,877,573	2,866,211		1.44%
BlackRock International Limited	3,890	3,890		0.00%
BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited	54,473	55,731		0.03%
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited	467,357	467,298		0.24%
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC	370,864	375,570		0.19%
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.	182,360	182,361		0.09%
Subtotal	9,277,792	8,853,667		4.46%
	TOTAL	8,853,667	0	4.46%	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			671,990	0.34%	physical
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited	Securities Lent			180,866	0.09%	physical
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited	Contract for Difference			3,627	0.00%	cash
BlackRock Advisors, LLC	Contract for Difference			12,736	0.01%	cash
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association	Contract for Difference			18,129	0.01%	cash
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited	Contract for Difference			938	0.00%	cash
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC	Contract for Difference			162,553	0.08%	cash
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC	Depositary Receipt			76	0.00%
	TOTAL			1,050,915	0.53%

The totals will be updated once you have clicked on

TOTAL (A & B)			# of voting rights % of voting rights
	CALCULATE	9,904,582	4.99%

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