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Declaration of Voting Results & Voting Rights Announcements • Sep 25, 2018

PRESS RELEASE

Brussels, 25 September 2018 – 17:40 (CET)

Ageas and Schroders plc: Transparency notification

In accordance with the rules on financial transparency*, Schroders plc has notified Ageas on 20 September 2018 that, on 19 September 2018, its shareholding stands at 2.94%.

Reason for the notification

Acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights Downward crossing of the lowest threshold

Notification by

A parent undertaking or a controlling person

Persons subject to the notification requirement Schroders plc – 31 Gresham Street, London EC2V 7QA

Date on which the threshold is crossed 19 September 2018

Threshold that is crossed (in %) 3%

Denominator 203,022,199

Notified details

A) Voting rights	Previous notification	After the transaction
	# of voting rights		# of voting rights	% of voting rights
Holders of voting rights		Linked to securities	Not linked to the securities	Linked to securities	Not linked to the securities
Schroders plc Schroder Investment Management Limited Schroder Investment Management (Hong Kong) Limited Schroder Investment Management	0 9,693,394 5,896	0 5,671,571 0		0.00% 2.79% 0.00%
(North America) Limited Subtotal	271,310 9,916,600	292,002 5,963,573		0.14% 2.94%
	TOTAL	5,963,573	0	2.94%	0.00%

B) Equivalent financial instruments		After the transaction
Holders of equivalent financial instruments	Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise period or date		# of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised	% of voting rights	Settlement
	TOTAL				0	0.00%

Total A & B	# of voting rights	% of voting rights
	5,963,573	2.94%

* article 14, paragraph 1 of the law of 2 May 2007 on disclosure of major holdings us provisions.

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Chain of controlled undertakings through which the holding is effectively held, if applicable

Schroders plc is not a controlled entity, it is the parent company of Schroder Administration Limited, which itself is the parent company of Schroder International Holdings Limited; which itself is the parent company of Schroder Investment Management Limited, which is a discretionary fund managers holding shares on behalf of our clients and can exercise the voting rights for all shares mentioned in Section 10.

Schroder Investment Management (North America) is a subsidiary of Schroder Investment Management Limited; and is a discretionary fund manager holding shares on behalf of our clients and can exercise the voting rights for all shares mentioned in Section 10.

This press release and the notifications received by Ageas are available on the website.

Ageas is a listed international insurance Group with a heritage spanning 190 years. It offers Retail and Business customers Life and Non-Life insurance products designed to suit their specific needs, today and tomorrow. As one of Europe's larger insurance companies, Ageas concentrates its activities in Europe and Asia, which together make up the major part of the global insurance market. It operates successful insurance businesses in Belgium, the UK, Luxembourg, France, Portugal, Turkey, China, Malaysia, India, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Singapore, and the Philippines through a combination of wholly owned subsidiaries and long term partnerships with strong financial institutions and key distributors. Ageas ranks among the market leaders in the countries in which it operates. It represents a staff force of over 50,000 people and reported annual inflows close to EUR 34 billion in 2017 (all figures at 100%).