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ageas SA/NV

Major Shareholding Notification Apr 8, 2019

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Major Shareholding Notification

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PRESS RELEASE

Brussels, 8 April 2019 – 17:45 (CET)

Ageas and BlackRock: Transparency notification

In accordance with the rules on financial transparency*, BlackRock has notified Ageas on 5 April 2019 that, on 3 April 2019, its interest has exceeded the legal threshold of 5% of the shares issued by Ageas. Its current shareholding stands at 5.13%.

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 See annex 1a

Date on which the threshold is crossed 3 April 2019

Threshold that is crossed (in %) 5% shares

Denominator 203,022,199

Notified details See annex 1b

Chain of controlled undertakings through which the holding is effectively held, if applicable The full chain of command can be found on https://www.ageas.com/investors/shareholders

Additional information

The disclosure obligation arose due to voting rights attached to shares for BlackRock, Inc. going above 5%. Additionally, total holdings for BlackRock Inc. went above 5%.

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

REGULATED INFORMATION

EURONEXT BRUSSELS Ticker: AGS

ISIN: BE0974264930

MEDIA CONTACT +32 (0)2 557 57 36

INVESTOR RELATIONS +32 (0)2 557 57 32

Ageas Rue du Marquis 1 1000 Brussels - Belgium www.ageas.com

@AgeasGroup

ANNEX 1a

Name Address (for legal entities)
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 Lenbachplatz 1 1st Floor, Munich, 80333-MN3, 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 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 26, 101 Collins Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia
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, 100-8217, Japan

ANNEX 1b

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. 0 0 0.00%
BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V. 27,703 27,703 0.01%
BlackRock (Singapore) Limited 14,848 14,848 0.01%
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited 1,988,890 2,735,648 1.35%
BlackRock Advisors, LLC 150,619 150,619 0.07%
BlackRock Asset Management
Canada Limited
130,144 130,144 0.06%
BlackRock Asset Management
Deutschland AG
381,724 381,724 0.19%
BlackRock Asset Management North
Asia Limited
23,142 23,142 0.01%
BlackRock Financial Management,
Inc.
44,673 44,673 0.02%
BlackRock Fund Advisors 3,069,811 3,068,309 1.51%
BlackRock Institutional Trust
Company, National Association
2,649,534 2,649,534 1.31%
BlackRock International Limited 12,769 12,769 0.01%
BlackRock Investment Management
(Australia) Limited
58,313 58,313 0.03%
BlackRock Investment Management
(UK) Limited
523,436 523,499 0.26%
BlackRock Investment Management,
LLC
286,582 286,582 0.14%
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. 131,464 131,464 0.06%
Subtotal 9,493,652 10,238,971 5.04%
TOTAL 10,238,971 0 5.04% 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 Contract for Difference 1,614 0.00% cash
BlackRock Advisors, LLC Contract for Difference 3,675 0.00% cash
BlackRock Institutional Trust
Company, National Association
Contract for Difference 19,871 0.01% cash
BlackRock Investment Management
(UK) Limited
Contract for Difference 5,961 0.00% cash
BlackRock Investment Management,
LLC
Contract for Difference 66,653 0.03% cash
BlackRock Investment Management
(UK) Limited
Securities Lent 5,500 0.00% physical
BlackRock Institutional Trust
Company, National Association
Securities Lent 66,800 0.03% physical
BlackRock Investment Management,
LLC
Depositary Receipt 76 0.00%
TOTAL 170,150 0.08%
TOTAL (A & B) # of voting rights % of voting rights
CALCULATE 10,409,121 5.13%

In accordance with the rules on financial transparency*, BlackRock has notified Ageas on 4 April 2019 that, on 2 April 2019, its interest has fallen below the legal threshold of 5% of the shares issued by Ageas. Its current shareholding stands at 4.76%.

Reason for the notification

Acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights Acquisition or disposal of financial instruments that are treated as voting securities

Notification by A parent undertaking or a controlling person

Persons subject to the notification requirement See annex 1c

Date on which the threshold is crossed 2 April 2019

Threshold that is crossed (in %) 5% shares

Denominator 203,022,199

Notified details See annex 1d

Chain of controlled undertakings through which the holding is effectively held, if applicable The full chain of command can be found on https://www.ageas.com/investors/shareholders

Additional information

The disclosure obligation arose due to voting rights attached to shares for BlackRock, Inc. going below 5%.

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

ANNEX 1c

Name Address (for legal entities)
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 Lenbachplatz 1 1st Floor, Munich, 80333-MN3, 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 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 26, 101 Collins Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia
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, 100-8217, Japan

ANNEX 1d

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. 0 0 0.00%
BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V. 27,703 27,703 0.01%
BlackRock (Singapore) Limited 14,848 14,848 0.01%
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited 2,515,059 1,988,890 0.98%
BlackRock Advisors, LLC 150,619 150,619 0.07%
BlackRock Asset Management
Canada Limited
130,144 130,144 0.06%
BlackRock Asset Management
Deutschland AG
381,982 381,724 0.19%
BlackRock Asset Management North
Asia Limited
23,142 23,142 0.01%
BlackRock Financial Management,
Inc.
44,673 44,673 0.02%
BlackRock Fund Advisors 3,067,459 3,069,811 1.51%
BlackRock Institutional Trust
Company, National Association
2,715,494 2,649,534 1.31%
BlackRock International Limited 12,769 12,769 0.01%
BlackRock Investment Management
(Australia) Limited
58,313 58,313 0.03%
BlackRock Investment Management
(UK) Limited
523,431 523,436 0.26%
BlackRock Investment Management,
LLC
286,333 286,582 0.14%
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. 187,699 131,464 0.06%
Subtotal 10,139,668 9,493,652 4.68%
TOTAL 9,493,652 0 4.68% 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 Contract for Difference 1,614 0.00% cash
BlackRock Advisors, LLC Contract for Difference 3,675 0.00% cash
BlackRock Institutional Trust
Company, National Association
Contract for Difference 19,871 0.01% cash
BlackRock Investment Management
(UK) Limited
Contract for Difference 5,961 0.00% cash
BlackRock Investment Management,
LLC
Contract for Difference 66,653 0.03% cash
BlackRock Investment Management
(UK) Limited
Securities Lent 5,504 0.00% physical
BlackRock Institutional Trust
Company, National Association
Securities Lent 66,800 0.03% physical
BlackRock Investment Management,
LLC
Depositary Receipt 76 0.00%
TOTAL 170,154 0.08%
TOTAL (A & B) # of voting rights % of voting rights
CALCULATE 9,663,806 4.76%

In accordance with the rules on financial transparency*, BlackRock has notified Ageas on 4 April 2019 that, on 1 April 2019, its interest has exceeded the legal threshold of 5% of the shares issued by Ageas. Its current shareholding stands at 5.05%.

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 See annex 1e

Date on which the threshold is crossed 1 April 2019

Threshold that is crossed (in %) 5% shares

Denominator 203,022,199

Notified details See annex 1f

Chain of controlled undertakings through which the holding is effectively held, if applicable The full chain of command can be found on https://www.ageas.com/investors/shareholders

Additional information The disclosure obligation arose due to voting rights attached to shares for BlackRock, Inc. going above 5%.

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

ANNEX 1e

Name Address (for legal entities)
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 Lenbachplatz 1 1st Floor, Munich, 80333-MN3, 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 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 26, 101 Collins Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia
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, 100-8217, Japan

ANNEX 1f

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. 0 0 0.00%
BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V. 27,703 27,703 0.01%
BlackRock (Singapore) Limited 14,848 14,848 0.01%
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited 2,387,241 2,515,059 1.24%
BlackRock Advisors, LLC 150,619 150,619 0.07%
BlackRock Asset Management
Canada Limited
130,144 130,144 0.06%
BlackRock Asset Management
Deutschland AG
381,982 381,982 0.19%
BlackRock Asset Management North
Asia Limited
23,142 23,142 0.01%
BlackRock Financial Management,
Inc.
44,673 44,673 0.02%
BlackRock Fund Advisors 3,061,681 3,067,459 1.51%
BlackRock Institutional Trust
Company, National Association
2,710,989 2,715,494 1.34%
BlackRock International Limited 12,769 12,769 0.01%
BlackRock Investment Management
(Australia) Limited
58,313 58,313 0.03%
BlackRock Investment Management
(UK) Limited
523,425 523,431 0.26%
BlackRock Investment Management,
LLC
286,333 286,333 0.14%
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. 131,464 187,699 0.09%
Subtotal 9,945,326 10,139,668 4.99%
TOTAL 10,139,668 0 4.99% 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 Contract for Difference 1,614 0.00% cash
BlackRock Advisors, LLC Contract for Difference 3,675 0.00% cash
BlackRock Institutional Trust
Company, National Association
Contract for Difference 20,704 0.01% cash
BlackRock Investment Management
(UK) Limited
Contract for Difference 5,961 0.00% cash
BlackRock Investment Management,
LLC
Contract for Difference 66,653 0.03% cash
BlackRock Investment Management
(UK) Limited
Securities Lent 5,509 0.00% physical
BlackRock Investment Management,
LLC
Depositary Receipt 76 0.00%
TOTAL 104,192 0.05%
TOTAL (A & B) # of voting rights % of voting rights
CALCULATE 10,243,860 5.05%

In accordance with the rules on financial transparency*, BlackRock has notified Ageas on 3 April 2019 that, on 29 March 2019, its interest has fallen below the legal threshold of 5% of the shares issued by Ageas. Its current shareholding stands at 4.95%.

Reason for the notification

Acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights Acquisition or disposal of financial instruments that are treated as voting securities

Notification by A parent undertaking or a controlling person

Persons subject to the notification requirement See annex 1g

Date on which the threshold is crossed 29 March 2019

Threshold that is crossed (in %) 5% shares

Denominator 203,022,199

Notified details See annex 1h

Chain of controlled undertakings through which the holding is effectively held, if applicable The full chain of command can be found on https://www.ageas.com/investors/shareholders

Additional information

The disclosure obligation arose due to voting rights attached to shares for BlackRock, Inc. going below 5%. Additionally, total holdings for BlackRock Inc. went below 5%.

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

ANNEX 1g

Name Address (for legal entities)
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 Lenbachplatz 1 1st Floor, Munich, 80333-MN3, 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 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 26, 101 Collins Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia
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, 100-8217, Japan

ANNEX 1h

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. 0 0 0.00%
BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V. 28,760 27,703 0.01%
BlackRock (Singapore) Limited 14,848 14,848 0.01%
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited 2,684,699 2,387,241 1.18%
BlackRock Advisors, LLC 150,619 150,619 0.07%
BlackRock Asset Management
Canada Limited
129,844 130,144 0.06%
BlackRock Asset Management
Deutschland AG
381,982 381,982 0.19%
BlackRock Asset Management North
Asia Limited
23,142 23,142 0.01%
BlackRock Financial Management,
Inc.
44,673 44,673 0.02%
BlackRock Fund Advisors 3,059,323 3,061,681 1.51%
BlackRock Institutional Trust
Company, National Association
2,712,230 2,710,989 1.34%
BlackRock International Limited 12,769 12,769 0.01%
BlackRock Investment Management
(Australia) Limited
58,313 58,313 0.03%
BlackRock Investment Management
(UK) Limited
521,529 523,425 0.26%
BlackRock Investment Management,
LLC
282,234 286,333 0.14%
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. 131,464 131,464 0.06%
Subtotal 10,236,429 9,945,326 4.90%
TOTAL 9,945,326 0 4.90% 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 Investment Management
(UK) Limited
Securities Lent 5,515 0.00% physical
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited Contract for Difference 1,614 0.00% cash
BlackRock Advisors, LLC Contract for Difference 3,675 0.00% cash
BlackRock Institutional Trust
Company, National Association
Contract for Difference 24,810 0.01% cash
BlackRock Investment Management
(UK) Limited
Contract for Difference 6,085 0.00% cash
BlackRock Investment Management,
LLC
Contract for Difference 66,653 0.03% cash
BlackRock Investment Management,
LLC
Depositary Receipt 76 0.00%
TOTAL 108,428 0.05%
TOTAL (A & B) # of voting rights % of voting rights
CALCULATE 10,053,754 4.95%

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, 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 45,000 people and reported annual inflows of over EUR 34 billion in 2018 (all figures at 100%).

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