Bekaert NV

Transaction in Own Shares • Jul 31, 2025

Press release Regulated information 31 July 2025 • 7.10 am CET Investor Relations Guy Marks T +32 56 76 74 73 guy.marks@bekaert.com

Press Kim De Raedt T +32 56 76 66 10 kim.deraedt@bekaert.com

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Bekaert announces the next tranche of its Share Buyback Program

Bekaert announces that it will start the next tranche of its buyback program on 31 July 2025, for a total consideration of up to € 25 million. It is intended that, subject to market conditions, this tranche will be completed prior to the release of the Q3 trading update, scheduled for 21 November 2025. During this period, Bekaert will regularly publish press releases with updates on the progress made, as required by law. This information will also be available on the investor relations pages of our website.

As announced previously, all shares bought as part of the Program will be cancelled.

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Company Profile

Bekaert's ambition is to be the leading partner for shaping the way we live and move, and to always do this in a way that is safe, smart, and sustainable. As a global market and technology leader in material science of steel wire transformation and coating technologies, Bekaert (bekaert.com) also applies its expertise beyond steel to create new solutions with innovative materials and services for markets including new mobility, sustainable construction, and energy transition. Founded in 1880, with its headquarters in Belgium, Bekaert (Euronext Brussels, BEKB) is a global technology company whose 21 000 employees worldwide together generated € 4.0 billion in consolidated sales in 2024.