Bekaert NV

Transaction in Own Shares • Jan 30, 2018

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30 January 2018, 11:30

Press - Investors Katelijn Bohez T +32 56 76 66 10

Company Secretary Isabelle Vander Vekens T +32 56 76 66 90

www.bekaert.com

Bekaert reports on the progress of its share buy-back program

Further to the activation of its share buy-back program announced on 19 December 2017, NV Bekaert SA ("Bekaert") reports the purchase of 36 000 Bekaert shares on Euronext Brussels in the period from 23 January 2018 until 29 January 2018.

Date	Number of shares	Average price (€)	Highest price (€)	Lowest price (€)	Total price (€)
23 January 2018	6 000	36.8419	37.0200	36.5200	221 051.40
24 January 2018	9 000	37.0612	37.2600	36.8600	333 550.80
25 January 2018	7 000	36.9346	37.1000	36.8200	258 542.20
26 January 2018	5 000	36.9728	37.1600	36.6600	184 864.00
29 January 2018	9 000	37.1116	37.3200	36.9800	334 004.40
Total since
20 December 2017	353 600	36.6465	38.4400	34.3400	12 958 199.64

For more information: https://www.bekaert.com/en/investors/the-bekaert-share/share-buy-back

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Bekaert (www.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 almost 30 000 employees worldwide, headquarters in Belgium and € 4.4 billion in annual revenue.