ageas SA/NV — Board/Management Information 2005

Oct 14, 2005

Press release

Brussels / Utrecht, 14 October 2005

FORTIS

Solid partners, flexible solutions

Joop Feilzer to withdraw from Fortis Executive Committee

Joop Feilzer (56), Chief Institutional Relations, has decided to step down as a member of the Fortis Executive Committee and to give up his related management duties. Fortis respects his wish to cut back the international activities related to his current position and has asked him to concentrate on the Netherlands and to significantly strengthen Fortis's position in this market.

As from 1 November this year, Mr Feilzer will focus on his duties as a member of the Management Committee of Fortis Bank NV/SA and as chairman of the Supervisory Board of Fortis Bank Nederland. In this capacity, he will be responsible for monitoring the implementation of Fortis's banking policy in the Netherlands. He will also continue his role as Chairman of the Board of Directors at Fortis Investments and as a member of the Supervisory Board of Fortis ASR.

In addition, Mr Feilzer will focus on Fortis's contacts with clients, the supervisory authorities, other financial institutions and government bodies in the Netherlands. He will also play a representative role on behalf of all Fortis operations in the Netherlands.

Chief Financial Officer Gilbert Mittler will for the time being take charge of Mr Feilzer's other duties, including Investor Relations, as from 1 November.

Fortis is an integrated financial services provider active in the fields of banking and insurance. With a market capitalization of EUR 31.3 billion (30/09/2005) and around 55,000 employees, Fortis ranks in the top 20 of European financial institutions. In its home market, the Benelux countries, Fortis occupies a leading position which it aims to develop and bolster. Fortis is drawing on the expertise it has acquired in its home market to realize its European ambitions via growth platforms. Fortis also operates successfully worldwide in selected activities. In specific countries in Europe and Asia it effectively exploits its know-how and experience in bancassurance. Fortis is listed on the exchanges of Amsterdam, Brussels and Luxembourg and has a sponsored ADR programme in the United States. More information is available on www.fortis.com

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