ageas SA/NV

Major Shareholding Notification • Jan 21, 2019

PRESS RELEASE

Brussels, 21 January 2019 – 17:45 (CET)

Ageas: Transparency notification

In accordance with the rules on financial transparency*, Ageas notifies that on 28 June 2018, its interest has exceeded the legal threshold of 3% of the shares issued by Ageas and stood at 3.02%.

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 ageas SA/NV

Date on which the threshold is crossed 28 June 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
ageas SA/NV	1,456,571	2,109,966		1.04%
AG Insurance SA/NV	47,620	47,620		0.02%
Ageasfinlux S.A. (related to FRESH)	3,968,254	3,968,254		1.95%
subtotal	5,472,445	6,125,840		3.02%
	TOTAL	6,125,840		3.02%

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
	6,125,840	3.02%

REGULATED INFORMATION

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

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

ageas SA/NV fully owns Ageas Insurance International N.V. that in turn holds 75% of the share capital of AG Insurance SA/NV and 100% of Ageasfinlux S.A.

Additional information

The shares related to the FRESH do not bear dividend nor voting rights as long as they are attributed to Ageasfinlux S.A.

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 50,000 people and reported annual inflows close to EUR 34 billion in 2017 (all figures at 100%).