Major Shareholding Notification • Nov 9, 2018
Major Shareholding Notification
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Brussels, 9 November 2018 – 17:40 (CET)
In accordance with the rules on financial transparency*, Blackrock has notified Ageas on 8 November 2018 that, on 7 November 2018, its shareholding stands at 4.98%.
Netherlands
Australia
8217, Japan
Road, Central, Hong Kong
Reason for the notification Acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights
Notification by A parent undertaking or a controlling person
BlackRock, Inc. 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY, 10055, U.S.A. BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V. Rembrandt Tower, 17th floor, Amstelplein, Amsterdam,
BlackRock (Singapore) Limited 20 Anson Road #18-01, Singapore, 79912, Singapore BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited 12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL, U.K. BlackRock Advisors, LLC 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE, 19809, U.S.A. BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited 161 Bay Street, Suite 2500, Toronto, Ontario, M5J 2S1, Canada BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG Max-Joseph-Straße 6, Munich, 80333, Germany BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited 15/F, 16/F, 17/F Citibank Tower & 17/F ICBC Tower, 3 Garden
BlackRock Capital Management, Inc. 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, 19809, U.S.A. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY, 10055, U.S.A. BlackRock Fund Advisors 400 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA, 94105, U.S.A. BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association 400 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA, 94105, U.S.A. BlackRock International Limited Exchange Place One, 1 Semple Street, Edinburgh, EH3 8BL, U.K. BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited Level 37, Chifley Tower, 2 Chifley Square, Sydney NSW 2000
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited 12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL, U.K. BlackRock Investment Management, LLC 1 University Square Drive, Princeton, NJ, 8540, U.S.A. BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. 1-8-3 Marunouchi Chiyoda-ku, Trust Tower Main, Tokyo, 100-
Threshold that is crossed (in %) 5 %
Denominator 203,022,199
* article 14, paragraph 1 of the law of 2 May 2007 on disclosure of major holdings us provisions
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| A) Voting rights | Previous notification | After the transaction | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # of voting rights | # of voting rights | % of voting rights | |||
| Linked to | Not linked to | Linked to | Not linked to | ||
| Holders of voting rights | securities | the securities | securities | the securities | |
| BlackRock, Inc. | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V. | 28,760 | 28,760 | 0.01% | ||
| BlackRock (Singapore) Limited | 15,582 | 15,582 | 0.01% | ||
| BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited | 2,016,216 | 1,901,217 | 0.94% | ||
| BlackRock Advisors, LLC | 177,978 | 177,978 | 0.09% | ||
| BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited | 135,863 | 135,863 | 0.07% | ||
| BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG | 409,676 | 408,737 | 0.20% | ||
| BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited | 23,142 | 23,142 | 0.01% | ||
| BlackRock Capital Management, Inc. | 640 | 808 | 0.00% | ||
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | 51,244 | 51,310 | 0.03% | ||
| BlackRock Fund Advisors | 2,971,095 | 2,972,561 | 1.46% | ||
| BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association | 2,820,176 | 2,813,986 | 1.39% | ||
| BlackRock International Limited | 12,683 | 12,683 | 0.01% | ||
| BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited | 60,147 | 60,147 | 0.03% | ||
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited | 610,675 | 609,827 | 0.30% | ||
| BlackRock Investment Management, LLC | 360,149 | 368,356 | 0.18% | ||
| BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. | 244,073 | 136,004 | 0.07% | ||
| 9,938,099 | 9,716,961 | 4.79% | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 9,716,961 | 0 4.79% |
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 |
| BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited |
Securities Lent | 210,095 | 0.10% | physical | ||
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited |
Securities Lent | 5,027 | 0.00% | physical | ||
| BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited |
Contract Difference |
For | 5,074 | 0.00% | cash | |
| BlackRock Advisors, LLC |
Contract Difference |
For | 7,282 | 0.00% | cash | |
| BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association |
Contract Difference |
For | 9,639 | 0.00% | cash | |
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited |
Contract Difference |
For | 828 | 0.00% | cash | |
| BlackRock Investment Management, LLC |
Contract Difference |
For | 153,957 | 0.08% | cash | |
| TOTAL | 391,902 | 0.19% | ||||
| Total A & B | # of voting rights | % of voting rights | ||||
| 10,108,863 | 4,98% | |||||
BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd. BlackRock HK Holdco Limited BlackRock Lux Finco S.a.r.l. BlackRock Trident Holding Company Limited BlackRock Japan Holdings GK BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.
BlackRock, Inc. Trident Merger, LLC BlackRock Investment Management, LLC
BlackRock, Inc.
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC BlackRock Cayman 1 LP BlackRock Cayman West Bay Finco Limited BlackRock Cayman West Bay IV Limited BlackRock Group Limited BlackRock Finance Europe Limited BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited
BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock Australia Holdco Pty. Ltd. BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited
BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC BlackRock Cayman 1 LP BlackRock Cayman West Bay Finco Limited BlackRock Cayman West Bay IV Limited BlackRock Group Limited BlackRock International Limited
BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC
BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc. BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association
BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc. BlackRock Fund Advisors
BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc. BlackRock Advisors, LLC BlackRock Capital Management, Inc.
BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd. BlackRock HK Holdco Limited BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited
BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC BlackRock Cayman 1 LP BlackRock Cayman West Bay Finco Limited BlackRock Cayman West Bay IV Limited BlackRock Group Limited BlackRock Finance Europe Limited BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG
BlackRock, Inc.
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC BlackRock Canada Holdings LP BlackRock Canada Holdings ULC
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited
BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc. BlackRock Advisors, LLC
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC BlackRock Cayman 1 LP BlackRock Cayman West Bay Finco Limited BlackRock Cayman West Bay IV Limited BlackRock Group Limited BlackRock Finance Europe Limited BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd. BlackRock (Singapore) Limited
BlackRock, Inc.
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC BlackRock Cayman 1 LP BlackRock Cayman West Bay Finco Limited BlackRock Cayman West Bay IV Limited BlackRock Group Limited BlackRock Finance Europe Limited BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V. BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
The disclosure obligation arose due to total holdings in voting rights for BlackRock, Inc. going below 5%.
In accordance with the rules on financial transparency*, Blackrock has notified Ageas on 6 November 2018 that, on 5 November 2018, its shareholding stands at 5.06%.
Reason for the notification Acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights
A parent undertaking or a controlling person
| BlackRock, Inc. | 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY, 10055, U.S.A. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V. | Rembrandt Tower, 17th floor, Amstelplein, Amsterdam, Netherlands |
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| BlackRock (Singapore) Limited | 20 Anson Road #18-01, Singapore, 79912, Singapore | ||||||
| BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited | 12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL, U.K. | ||||||
| BlackRock Advisors, LLC | 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE, 19809, U.S.A. | ||||||
| BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited | 161 Bay Street, Suite 2500, Toronto, Ontario, M5J 2S1, Canada | ||||||
| BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG | Max-Joseph-Straße 6, Munich, 80333, Germany | ||||||
| BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited | 15/F, 16/F, 17/F Citibank Tower & 17/F ICBC Tower, 3 Garden Road, Central, Hong Kong |
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| BlackRock Capital Management, Inc. | 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, 19809, U.S.A. | ||||||
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY, 10055, U.S.A. | ||||||
| BlackRock Fund Advisors | 400 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA, 94105, U.S.A. | ||||||
| BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association | 400 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA, 94105, U.S.A. | ||||||
| BlackRock International Limited | Exchange Place One, 1 Semple Street, Edinburgh, EH3 8BL, U.K. | ||||||
| BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited | Level 37, Chifley Tower, 2 Chifley Square, Sydney NSW 2000 Australia |
||||||
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited | 12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL, U.K. | ||||||
| BlackRock Investment Management, LLC BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. |
1 University Square Drive, Princeton, NJ, 8540, U.S.A. 1-8-3 Marunouchi Chiyoda-ku, Trust Tower Main, Tokyo, 100- 8217, Japan |
Date on which the threshold is crossed 5 November 2018
Threshold that is crossed (in %) 5 %
Denominator 203,022,199
* article 14, paragraph 1 of the law of 2 May 2007 on disclosure of major holdings us provisions
| A) Voting rights | Previous notification | After the transaction | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # of voting rights | # of voting rights | % of voting rights | |||
| Linked to | Not linked to | Linked to | Not linked to | ||
| Holders of voting rights | securities | the securities | securities | the securities | |
| BlackRock, Inc. | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V. | 28,760 | 28,760 | 0.01% | ||
| BlackRock (Singapore) Limited | 14,321 | 15,582 | 0.01% | ||
| BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited | 1,861,753 | 2,016,216 | 0.99% | ||
| BlackRock Advisors, LLC | 177,978 | 177,978 | 0.09% | ||
| BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited | 135,863 | 135,863 | 0.07% | ||
| BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG | 411,848 | 409,676 | 0.20% | ||
| BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited | 23,142 | 23,142 | 0.01% | ||
| BlackRock Capital Management, Inc. | 815 | 640 | 0.00% | ||
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | 51,387 | 51,244 | 0.03% | ||
| BlackRock Fund Advisors | 2,966,576 | 2,971,095 | 1.46% | ||
| BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association | 2,825,700 | 2,820,176 | 1.39% | ||
| BlackRock International Limited | 12,683 | 12,683 | 0.01% | ||
| BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited | 58,636 | 60,147 | 0.03% | ||
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited | 616,999 | 610,675 | 0.30% | ||
| BlackRock Investment Management, LLC | 350,314 | 360,149 | 0.18% | ||
| BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. | 301,343 | 244,073 | 0.12% | ||
| 9,838,118 9,938,099 |
4.90% | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 9,938,099 | 0 4.90% |
0.00% | ||||
| B) Equivalent financial instruments |
After the transaction | ||||||
| Holders of equivalent financial instruments |
Type of financial instrument |
date | Expiration Exercise |
period or date | # of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised |
% of voting rights | Settlement |
| BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited |
Securities Lent | 150,752 | 0.07% | physical | |||
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited |
Securities Lent | 5,027 | 0.00% | physical | |||
| BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited |
Contract Difference |
For | 5,074 | 0.00% | cash | ||
| BlackRock Advisors, LLC |
Contract Difference |
For | 8,257 | 0.00% | cash | ||
| BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association |
Contract Difference |
For | 11,560 | 0.01% | cash | ||
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited |
Contract Difference |
For | 828 | 0.00% | cash | ||
| BlackRock Investment Management, LLC |
Contract Difference |
For | 154,592 | 0.08% | cash | ||
| TOTAL | 336,090 | 0.17% | |||||
| Total A & B | # of voting rights | % of voting rights | |||||
| 10,274,189 | 5,06% | ||||||
BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd. BlackRock HK Holdco Limited BlackRock Lux Finco S.a.r.l. BlackRock Trident Holding Company Limited BlackRock Japan Holdings GK BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.
BlackRock, Inc. Trident Merger, LLC BlackRock Investment Management, LLC
BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC BlackRock Cayman 1 LP BlackRock Cayman West Bay Finco Limited BlackRock Cayman West Bay IV Limited BlackRock Group Limited BlackRock Finance Europe Limited
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock Australia Holdco Pty. Ltd. BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited
BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC BlackRock Cayman 1 LP BlackRock Cayman West Bay Finco Limited BlackRock Cayman West Bay IV Limited BlackRock Group Limited BlackRock International Limited
BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc. BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association
BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc. BlackRock Fund Advisors
BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc. BlackRock Advisors, LLC BlackRock Capital Management, Inc.
BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd. BlackRock HK Holdco Limited BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited
BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC BlackRock Cayman 1 LP BlackRock Cayman West Bay Finco Limited BlackRock Cayman West Bay IV Limited BlackRock Group Limited BlackRock Finance Europe Limited BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG
BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC BlackRock Canada Holdings LP
BlackRock Canada Holdings ULC BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited
BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc. BlackRock Advisors, LLC
BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC BlackRock Cayman 1 LP BlackRock Cayman West Bay Finco Limited BlackRock Cayman West Bay IV Limited BlackRock Group Limited BlackRock Finance Europe Limited BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited
BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd. BlackRock (Singapore) Limited
BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC BlackRock Cayman 1 LP BlackRock Cayman West Bay Finco Limited BlackRock Cayman West Bay IV Limited BlackRock Group Limited BlackRock Finance Europe Limited BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V. BlackRock, Inc.
The disclosure obligation arose due to total holdings in voting rights for BlackRock, Inc. going above 5%.
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%).
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