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Major Shareholding Notification Nov 2, 2018

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Major Shareholding Notification

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PRESS RELEASE

Brussels, 2 November 2018 – 17:40 (CET)

Ageas and BlackRock: Transparency notification

In accordance with the rules on financial transparency*, Blackrock has notified Ageas on 2 November 2018 that, on 31 October 2018, its shareholding stands at 4.96%.

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

Persons subject to the notification requirement

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 D BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. 1-8-3 Marunouchi Chiyoda-ku, Trust Tower Main, Tokyo, 100-

Date on which the threshold is crossed 31 October 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

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Notified details

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 14,321 0.01%
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited 1,864,155 1,861,753 0.92%
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 413,381 411,848 0.20%
BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited 23,142 23,142 0.01%
BlackRock Capital Management, Inc. 618 815 0.00%
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. 51,388 51,387 0.03%
BlackRock Fund Advisors 2,966,386 2,966,576 1.46%
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association 2,800,521 2,825,700 1.39%
BlackRock International Limited 12,683 12,683 0.01%
BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited 58,636 58,636 0.03%
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited 599,707 616,999 0.30%
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC 356,580 350,314 0.17%
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. 556,679 301,343 0.15%
10,060,798 9,838,118 4.85%
TOTAL 9,838,118 0
4.85%
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 Securities Lent 31,462 0.02% physical
Advisors
(UK)
Limited
BlackRock Securities Lent 21,486 0.01% physical
Investment
Management
(UK) Limited
BlackRock Contract For 5,074 0.00% cash
Advisors
(UK)
Limited
Difference
BlackRock Contract For 8,257 0.00% cash
Advisors, LLC Difference
BlackRock Contract For 11,560 0.01% cash
Institutional Trust Difference
Company,
National
Association
BlackRock Contract For 828 0.00% cash
Investment Difference
Management
(UK) Limited
BlackRock Contract For 154,592 0.08% cash
Investment Difference
Management,
LLC
TOTAL 233,259 0.11%
Total A & B # of voting rights % of voting rights
10,071,377 4.96%

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

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, 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.

Additional information

The disclosure obligation arose due to total holding in voting rights for BlackRock, Inc. going below 5%.

In accordance with the rules on financial transparency*, BlackRock has notified Ageas also on 31 October 2018 that, on 30 October 2018, its shareholding stood at 5.07%.

Reason for the notification

Acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights

Notification by

A parent undertaking or a controlling person

Persons subject to the notification requirement

BlackRock, Inc. 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY, 10055, U.S.A.
BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V. Rembrandt Tower, 17th floor, Amstelplein, Amsterdam,
Netherlands
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
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 1 University Square D
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. 1-8-3 Marunouchi Chiyoda-ku, Trust Tower Main, Tokyo, 100-
8217, Japan

Date on which the threshold is crossed 30 October 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

Notified details

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 14,321 0.01%
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited 1,938,661 1,864,155 0.92%
BlackRock Advisors, LLC 177,978 177,978 0.09%
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited 136,111 135,863 0.07%
BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG 413,381 413,381 0.20%
BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited 23,142 23,142 0.01%
BlackRock Capital Management, Inc. 551 618 0.00%
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. 51,383 51,388 0.03%
BlackRock Fund Advisors 2,965,096 2,966,386 1.46%
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association 2,800,521 2,800,521 1.38%
BlackRock International Limited 12,683 12,683 0.01%
BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited 58,636 58,636 0.03%
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited 568,547 599,707 0.30%
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC 360,110 356,580 0.18%
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. 301,048 556,679 0.27%
9,850,929 10,060,798 4.96%
TOTAL 10,060,798
0
4.96% 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 Securities Lent 31,462 0.02% physical
Advisors
(UK)
Limited
BlackRock Securities Lent 11,572 0.01% physical
Investment
Management
(UK) Limited
BlackRock
Advisors
(UK)
Contract
Difference
For 5,074 0.00% cash
Limited
BlackRock Contract For 8,257 0.00% cash
Advisors, LLC Difference
BlackRock Contract For 11,560 0.01% cash
Institutional Trust Difference
Company,
National
Association
BlackRock
Contract For 828 0.00% cash
Investment Difference
Management
(UK) Limited
BlackRock Contract For 154,592 0.08% cash
Investment Difference
Management,
LLC TOTAL 223,345 0.11%
Total A & B # of voting rights % of voting rights
10,284,143 5.07%

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

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, 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 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 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, LL C 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.

Additional information

The disclosure obligation arose due to total holding in voting rights for BlackRock, Inc. going above 5%.

In accordance with the rules on financial transparency*, BlackRock has notified Ageas also on 30 October 2018 that, on 29 October 2018, its shareholding stood at 4.98%.

Reason for the notification

Acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights

Notification by

A parent undertaking or a controlling person

Persons subject to the notification requirement

BlackRock, Inc. 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY, 10055, U.S.A.
BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V. Rembrandt Tower, 17th floor, Amstelplein, Amsterdam,
Netherlands
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
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 1 University Square D
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. 1-8-3 Marunouchi Chiyoda-ku, Trust Tower Main, Tokyo, 100-
8217, Japan

Date on which the threshold is crossed 29 October 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

Notified details

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 14,321 0.01%
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited 1,953,945 1,938,661 0.95%
BlackRock Advisors, LLC 177,978 177,978 0.09%
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited 132,849 136,111 0.07%
BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG 413,381 413,381 0.20%
BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited 23,142 23,142 0.01%
BlackRock Capital Management, Inc. 522 551 0.00%
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. 51,390 51,383 0.03%
BlackRock Fund Advisors 2,964,084 2,965,096 1.46%
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association 2,799,340 2,800,521 1.38%
BlackRock International Limited 12,683 12,683 0.01%
BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited 58,636 58,636 0.03%
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited 568,727 568,547 0.28%
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC 346,787 360,110 0.18%
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. 556,366 301,048 0.15%
B) Equivalent
financial
instruments
10,102,911
TOTAL
9,850,929
9,850,929
0 4.85%
4.85%
0.00%
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)
Securities Lent 34,874 0.02% physical
Limited
BlackRock
Investment
Management
(UK) Limited
Securities Lent 41,836 0.02% 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 152,976 0.08% cash
TOTAL 255,405 0.13%
Total A & B # of voting rights % of voting rights
10,106,334 4.98%

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

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, 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.

Additional information

The disclosure obligation arose due to total holding in voting rights for BlackRock, Inc. going below 5%.

In accordance with the rules on financial transparency*, BlackRock has notified Ageas also on 30 October 2018 that, on 26 October 2018, its shareholding stood at 5.11%.

Reason for the notification

Acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights

Notification by

A parent undertaking or a controlling person

Persons subject to the notification requirement

BlackRock, Inc. 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY, 10055, U.S.A.
BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V. Rembrandt Tower, 17th floor, Amstelplein, Amsterdam,
Netherlands
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
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 1 University Square D
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. 1-8-3 Marunouchi Chiyoda-ku, Trust Tower Main, Tokyo, 100-
8217, Japan

Date on which the threshold is crossed 26 October 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

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
BlackRock, Inc.
BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V.
BlackRock (Singapore) Limited
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited
BlackRock Advisors, LLC
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited
BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG
BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited
BlackRock Capital Management, Inc.
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
BlackRock Fund Advisors
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association
BlackRock International Limited
BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.
0
28,760
14,321
2,253,099
185,476
132,894
404,239
43,938
697
61,172
2,966,330
2,787,609
13,628
58,302
544,585
282,645
452,327
0
28,760
14,321
1,953,945
177,978
132,849
413,381
23,142
522
51,390
2,964,084
2,799,340
12,683
58,636
568,727
346,787
556,366
0.00%
0.01%
0.01%
0.96%
0.09%
0.07%
0.20%
0.01%
0.00%
0.03%
1.46%
1.38%
0.01%
0.03%
0.28%
0.17%
0.27%
TOTAL
10,102,911
0
4.98%
B) Equivalent
financial
After the transaction
instruments
Type of financial
Expiration
Exercise period
# of voting
% of voting rights
Holders of
instrument
date
or date
rights that may
equivalent
be acquired if
financial
the instrument
instruments
is exercised
BlackRock
Securities Lent
43,167
0.02%
Advisors
(UK)
Limited
BlackRock
Securities Lent
41,679
0.02%
Investment
Management
(UK) Limited
BlackRock
Contract
For
5,074
0.00%
Advisors
(UK)
Difference
Limited
BlackRock
Contract
For
8,257
0.00%
Advisors, LLC
Difference
BlackRock
Contract
For
11,560
0.01%
Institutional Trust
Difference
Company,
National
Association
BlackRock
Contract
For
828
0.00%
Investment
Difference
Management
(UK) Limited
BlackRock
Contract
For
152,554
0.08%
10,230,022 10,102,911 4.98%
0.00%
Settlement
physical
physical
cash
cash
cash
cash
Investment
Difference
Management,
LLC
cash
263,119
0.13%
TOTAL
Total A & B
# of voting rights
% of voting rights
10,366,030
5.11%

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

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, 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.

Additional information

The disclosure obligation arose due to total holding in voting rights for BlackRock, Inc. going below 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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