Bekaert NV

Declaration of Voting Results & Voting Rights Announcements • Jul 8, 2022

Publication of a transparency notification

(in accordance with the Law of 2 May 2007 on disclosure of major holdings)

NV Bekaert SA has crossed the threshold of 5% on 5 July 2022 following the acquisition of own shares.

• Reason for the notification: acquisition of voting securities or voting rights
• Notification by a parent undertaking or a controlling person
• Persons subject to the notification requirement:
• o Stichting Administratiekantoor Bekaert, Chasséveld 1, 4811 DH Breda, Nederland
• o NV Bekaert SA, Bekaertstraat 2, 8550 Zwevegem
• Date on which the threshold is crossed: 5 July 2022
• Threshold that is crossed: 5%
• Denominator: 59 004 952
• 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	20 295 591	20 295 591		34.40%
NV Bekaert SA	2 846 935	2 967 698		5.03%
TOTAL	23 142 526	23 263 289	0	39.43%	0.00%

• Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the holding is effectively held: NV Bekaert SA is controlled by Stichting Administratiekantoor Bekaert. Stichting Administratiekantoor Bekaert is not controlled.

Contact persons

Press & Investor Relations

Katelijn Bohez Phone: +32 56 76 66 10 - E-mail: katelijn.bohez@bekaert.com

Company Secretary

Isabelle Vander Vekens Phone: +32 56 76 66 90 - E-mail: isabelle.vandervekens@bekaert.com

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.

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