Bekaert NV

Declaration of Voting Results & Voting Rights Announcements • Mar 3, 2023

Press release Regulated information 3 March 2023 • 08.30 CET Press Katelijn Bohez T +32 56 76 66 10 katelijn.bohez@bekaert.com

Investor Relations

Guy Marks T +32 56 76 74 73 guy.marks@bekaert.com

Company Secretary Isabelle Vander Vekens T +32 56 76 66 90 isabelle.vandervekens@bekaert.com

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Publication of a transparency notification

(Article 14, first paragraph, of the Law of 2 May 2007 on disclosure of major holdings)

On 1 March 2023, NV Bekaert SA ("Bekaert") received a transparency notification that contains the following information:

• Notification by persons acting in concert
• Persons subject to the notification requirement:

Name	Address (for legal entities)
Stichting Administratiekantoor Bekaert	Chasséveld 1, 4811 DH Breda, The Netherlands
Individual controlling Aliundé Ltd and P2 Cap
Aliundé Ltd	Barnhouse Farm, Barnhouse Lane, Brookland, Kent TN29 9TR, United Kingdom
Individual controlling Velge ID srl
Velge ID srl	Avenue Des Princess Brabançons 43, 1170 Watermael-Boitsfort, Belgium
Individual controlling Dabest Capital
Dabest Capital	9 Talbot Road, London W2 KJE, Verenigd Koninkrijk
Individual controlling Berfin sa
Berfin sa	Square Vergote 19, 1200 Brussels, Belgium
Four individuals controlling Genefin sa
Genefin sa	Avenue Bois du Dimanche 3, 1150 Brussels, Belgium
Individual controlling Charisa sa
Charisa sa	Avenue Nestor Plissart, 1040 Brussels, Belgium
Individual controlling CPA sa
CPA sa	Avenue Champel 24a, 1640 Rhode-St-Génèse, Belgium

P2 Cap	Barnhouse Farm, Barnhouse Lane, Brookland, Kent TN29 9TR, United Kingdom
Individual holding less than 1%
Individual holding less than 1%

• Date on which the thresholds are crossed: 24 February 2023
• Thresholds that are crossed: 35%
• Denominator: 56 990 317
• Notified Details:

Voting rights	Previous notification	After the transaction
Holders of voting rights	Number of voting rights	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
		Linked to securities	Not linked to securities	Linked to securities	Not linked to securities
Stichting Administratiekantoor Bekaert	20 522 237	18 492 767		32.45%
Subtotal	20 522 237	18 492 767		32.45%
Four individuals controlling Genefin sa	0	0		0.00%
Genefin sa	600 000	600 000		1.05%
Subtotal	600 000	600 000		1.05%
Individual controlling Velge ID		0		0.00%
Velge ID srl		100 000		0.18%
Subtotal		100 000		0.18%
Individual controlling Dabest Capital		0		0.00%
Dabest Capital		100 000		0.18%
Subtotal		100 000		0.18%
Individual controlling Berfin sa		0		0.00%
Berfin sa	108 470	91 000		0.16%
Subtotal	108 470	91 000		0.16%
Individual controlling charisa sa		0		0.00%
Charisa sa		100 000		0.18%
Subtotal		100 000		0.18%

Individual controlling CPA sa
CPA sa		100 000		0.18%
Subtotal		100 000		0.18%
Individual controlling Aliundé Ltd and P2- Cap
Aliundé Ltd	421 370	423 380		0.74%
P2-CAP		100 000		0.18%
Subtotal	421 370	523 380		0.92%
Two individuals holding less than 1%		200 000		0.35%
TOTAL		20 307 147	0	35.63%	0.00%

• Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the holding is effectively held: Stichting Administratiekantoor Bekaert is not controlled. Aliundé Ltd is controlled by one individual. Velge ID srl is controlled by one individual. Dabest Capital is controlled by one individual. Berfin sa is controlled by one individual. Genefin sa is controlled by four individuals. Charisa sa is controlled by one individual. CPA SA is controlled by one individual. P2 Cap is controlled by one individual. P2 CAP has the same owner as Alliundé: an individual.
• Additional information: Since the last notification of crossing a threshold on 16 June 2021, the following members have left the concert: Millennium 3 SA, Velge Holding. The following members joined the concert: P2 CAP, Dabest Capital, Charissa SA, CPA SA, Velge ID, individual persons holding less than 1%. Charisa sa absorbed Millenium 3 SA on 8 February 2023.

About Bekaert

Bekaert's ambition is to be the leading partner for shaping the way we live and move, and to always do this in a way that is safe, smart, and sustainable. As a global market and technology leader in material science of steel wire transformation and coating technologies, Bekaert also applies its expertise beyond steel to create new solutions with innovative materials and services for markets including new mobility, low-carbon construction, and green energy. Founded in 1880, with its headquarters in Belgium, Bekaert (Euronext Brussels, BEKB) is a global company whose 27 000 employees worldwide together generated almost € 7 billion in combined revenue in 2022.

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