Bekaert NV

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

Right to ask questions

Shareholders, holders of subscription rights and holders of debentures¹ may ask written questions to the Board of Directors and to the Statutory Auditor ahead of the Annual General Meeting of 11 May 2022 by notifying such questions to NV Bekaert SA no later than Thursday 5 May 2022.

A timely asked written question will be answered at the Annual General Meeting of 11 May 2022:

• if the question relates to the agenda items of the Annual General Meeting;
• to the extent that communication of data or facts would not cause damage to NV Bekaert SA or breach any confidentiality commitments made by NV Bekaert SA or its Directors; and
• if the securities of the shareholder, holder of subscription rights or holder of debentures¹ asking the question, are registered in his/her name on the record date of Wednesday 27 April 2022, and if the shareholder, holder of subscription rights or holder of debentures¹ notifies NV Bekaert SA no later than Thursday 5 May 2022 that he/she wishes to attend the Annual General Meeting.

A question asked at the Annual General Meeting will be answered subject to the same conditions.

Each written question must be addressed to one of the following addresses:

NV Bekaert SA Company Secretary - General Meetings Bekaertstraat 2 BE-8550 Zwevegem Belgium

Email address: generalmeetings@bekaert.com.

For shareholders, holders of subscription rights and holders of debentures¹ who choose to use the Lumi platform, this platform allows them to forward written questions in advance, provided the deadline mentioned above is met.

Shareholders, holders of subscription rights and holders of debentures¹ who participate virtually in the Annual General Meeting may also ask questions during the meeting via the Lumi platform. More information in this regard will be communicated via the following website address: www.bekaert.com/generalmeetings.

¹ Only holders of debentures issued before 1 January 2020 have the right to participate and to ask questions in the Annual General Meeting.