Bekaert NV

Transaction in Own Shares • Apr 2, 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 46 562 own shares outside the stock exchange following the exercise of stock options and the sale of own shares to members of the Bekaert Group Executive in the framework of the Bekaert Personal Shareholding Requirement Plan. As a result, the total number of treasury shares held by Bekaert decreased from 3 623 426 to 3 576 864 (out of a total of 60 414 841 shares or 5.92%).

Purpose	Date	Number of shares	Price (€)
SOP 2010-2014	24 March 2021	3 500	25.140
SOP 2010-2014	24 March 2021	6 000	26.055
SOP 2015-2017	26 March 2021	6 250	26.375
SOP 2010-2014	31 March 2021	4 000	19.200
SOP 2010-2014	31 March 2021	14 000	25.380
SOP 2010-2014	31 March 2021	1 000	25.140
SOP 2010-2014	31 March 2021	2 100	26.055
SOP 2015-2017	31 March 2021	600	26.375
Personal Shareholding	31 March 2021	9 112	35.780
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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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