Publication of a transparency notification

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

NV Bekaert SA ("Bekaert") has received a transparency notification dated 8 December 2022 indicating that Norges Bank has crossed the threshold of 3% upward, as a result of the acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights in Bekaert.

The notification dated 8 December 2022 contains the following information:

Reason for the notification: acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights
Notification by: a person that notifies alone
Persons subject to the notification requirement: Norges Bank, Bankplassen 2, PO Box 1179 Sentrum, 0107 Oslo, Norway
Transaction date: 7 December 2022
Threshold that is crossed: 3%
Denominator: 59 013 952
Notified Details:

A) Voting rights	Previous notification	After the transaction
	Number of voting rights	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
Holders of voting rights		Linked to securities	Not linked to securities	Linked to securities	Not linked to securities
Norges Bank	1 686 559	1 782 376	0	3.02%	0.00%

B) Equivalent financial instruments	After the transaction
Holders of equivalent financial instruments	Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise period or date	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised	% of voting rights	Settlement
Norges Bank	Shares on loan (right to recall)		At any time	6 510	0.01%	Physical
	Total (A & B)		Number of voting	% of

rights

voting rights

1 788 886 3.03%

• Chain of controlled undertakings through which the holding is effectively held: Norges Bank is the central bank of Norway. As part of its central bank activities, Norges Bank manages Norway's foreign exchange reserves and is responsible for management of the Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG). The formal responsibility for management of the GPFG is placed with the Ministry of Finance, but is delegated to Norges Bank. All investments are executed by Norges Bank acting as principal and all holdings are registered in the name of Norges Bank.

Contact persons

Press & Investor Relations Katelijn Bohez Phone: +32 56 76 66 10 - E-mail: [email protected]

Investor Relations Guy Marks Phone: +32 56 76 74 73 - E-mail: [email protected]

Company Secretary

Isabelle Vander Vekens Phone: +32 56 76 66 90 - E-mail: [email protected]

Company Profile

Bekaert (bekaert.com) is a world market and technology leader in steel wire transformation and coating technologies. We pursue to be the preferred supplier for our steel wire products and solutions by continuously delivering superior value to our customers worldwide. Bekaert (Euronext Brussels: BEKB) is a global company with more than 27 000 employees worldwide, headquarters in Belgium and € 5.9 billion in combined revenue in 2021.

Disclaimer

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