ageas SA/NV — AGM Information 2012

Jun 29, 2012

PRESS RELEASE Brussels / Utrecht, 29 June 2012 - 17:40

Regulated information - Ageas receives shareholder support in Brussels for simplification of legal structure

On 29 March 2012, Ageas proposed new steps in the simplification of its legal structure. Further to the approval of the merger of ageas SA/NV and ageas N.V. by the shareholders of ageas N.V. in Utrecht yesterday, the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of ageas SA/NV in Brussels has today approved all the proposals submitted by the Board of Directors.

Specifically:

• the merger of ageas SA/NV and ageas N.V.;
• the Reverse Stock Split and Reverse VVPR Strip Split;
• all other agenda points, including the amendments to the Articles of Association.

All relevant documents related to the transaction as well as a Q&A can be found on http://www.ageas.com/en/Pages/simplification%20structure.aspx.

28.57% of the share capital was represented in Brussels.

Ageas confirms that the two conditions of the merger set out in the press releases of 29 March and 16 May 2012 have been met. Consequently, subject to the formal acknowledgement by the Board of Directors on 3 August 2012, the merger as well as the Reverse Stock Split and Reverse VVPR Strip Split will come into effect on 7 August 20121 . From an accounting perspective, the merger will apply retrospectively as from 1 July 2012.

Ageas is an international insurance company with a heritage spanning more than 180 years. Ranked among the top 20 insurance companies in Europe, Ageas has chosen to concentrate its business activities in Europe and Asia, which together make up the largest share of the global insurance market. These are grouped around four segments: Belgium, United Kingdom, Continental Europe and Asia and served through a combination of wholly owned subsidiaries and partnerships with strong financial institutions and key distributors around the world. Ageas operates successful partnerships in Belgium, UK, Luxembourg, Italy, Portugal, Turkey, China, Malaysia, India and Thailand and has subsidiaries in France, Hong Kong and UK. It is the market leader in Belgium for individual life and employee benefits, as well as a leading non-life player, through AG Insurance, and in the UK, it has a strong presence as the third largest player in private car insurance and the over 50's market. It employs more than 13,000 people and has annual inflows of more than EUR 17 billion.

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¹ Note that the stock-tickers for both share and VVPR strip change temporarily (on 7, 8 and 9 August 2012) from AGS to AGSN (share) and from AGSS to AGSSN (strip).

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