Bekaert NV

Transaction in Own Shares • May 21, 2021

Disposal of own shares by Bekaert

Publication in accordance with Article 8:6, § 1 of the Royal Decree of 29 April 2019 implementing the Code on Companies and Associations

NV Bekaert SA ("Bekaert") disposed of 35 000 own shares outside the stock exchange following the exercise of stock options. As a result, the total number of treasury shares held by Bekaert decreased from 3 482 114 to 3 447 114 (out of a total of 60 414 841 shares or 5.71%).

Purpose	Date	Number of shares	Price (€)
SOP 2015-2017	12 May 2021	1 055	34.600
SOP 2010-2014	12 May 2021	17 500	21.450
SOP 2015-2017	13 May 2021	445	34.600
SOP 2015-2017	13 May 2021	2 000	26.375
SOP 2015-2017	17 May 2021	5 000	34.600
SOP 2010-2014	18 May 2021	9 000	25.380

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.

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