Bekaert NV

Declaration of Voting Results & Voting Rights Announcements • Jul 29, 2021

Transparency Law

Disclosure in accordance with the Act of 2 May 2007

Pursuant to Articles 15 §1 and 18 §1 of the Act of 2 May 2007 on the disclosure of significant participations in listed companies, Bekaert publishes the following information:

Status as of 31 July 2021

Basic data

Total capital: € 177 892 000.00 Total number of securities conferring voting rights: 60 441 991 shares

Total number of voting rights (the denominator): 60 441 991 (one voting right per share)

Supplementary data

Total number of rights, whether or not reflected by securities, to subscribe for securities

Total number of voting rights that may result

Total number of shares without voting rights: none

conferring voting rights yet to be issued: 36 670 subscription rights (each subscription right entitles the holder to one new share upon exercise)

from the exercise of such subscription rights: 36 670 (one voting right per new share)

Reason for the changes

Capital increase on 5 July 2021 as a result of the exercise of 27 150 subscription rights.

Additional information

On 19 May 2016, Bekaert issued senior unsecured convertible bonds due 9 June 2021 in a principal amount of € 380 million. These bonds were convertible into Bekaert shares from 20 July 2016 till 31 May 2021 at a conversion price of € 50.71 (adjusted conversion price, effective as of 11 May 2018). These convertible bonds were fully repaid in cash on 9 June 2021. None of these bonds were converted into shares.

Thresholds set by the Articles of Association

According to Article 12 of the Articles of Association, the provisions of Articles 6 through 17 of the Act apply not only to the legal thresholds of 5 % and of each multiple of 5%, but also to the thresholds of 3% and 7.50%.

Notifications

The notifications should be transmitted to both NV Bekaert SA and the FSMA. The FSMA recommends transmitting the notifications electronically to the e-mail address trp.fin@fsma.be.

It is recommended to transmit notifications to NV Bekaert SA electronically as well, to the attention of 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 € 4.4 billion in combined revenue in 2020.

Disclaimer

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