Major Shareholding Notification • Dec 5, 2022
Major Shareholding Notification
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Regulated information • Brussels, 5 December 2022 – 17:40 (CET)
In accordance with the rules on financial transparency*, BlackRock has notified Ageas on 30 November 2022 that, on 29 November 2022, its interest has crossed the legal threshold of 5% of the shares issued by Ageas. Its current shareholding stands at 6.48%.
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 29 November 2022
Threshold that is crossed (in %) 5%
Denominator 189,731,187
Notified details See annex 1 b
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. went below 5%.
This press release and the notifications received by Ageas are available on the website.
* article 14, paragraph 1 of the law of 2 May 2007 on disclosure of major holdings us provisions.
Ageas is a listed international insurance Group with a heritage spanning almost 200 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-termpartnerships 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 about 40,000 people and reported annual inflows close to EUR 40 billion in 2021 (all figures at 100%).
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| Name | Address (for legal entities) |
|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. | 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY, 10055, U.S.A. |
| 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 | 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY, 10055, 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 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 Drive, Princeton, NJ, 8540, U.S.A. |
| BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. | 1-8-3 Marunouchi Chiyoda-ku, Trust Tower Main, Tokyo, 100-8217, Japan |
| Aperio Group, LLC | 3 Harbor Dr Suite 204, Sausalito, CA 94965, United States |
| 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. | 21.246 | 0 | 0,00% | |||
| BlackRock (Singapore) Limited | 315 | 14.838 | 0,01% | |||
| BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited | 1.091.346 | 571.340 | 0,30% | |||
| BlackRock Advisors, LLC | 78.751 | 21.479 | 0,01% | |||
| BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited |
143.335 | 150.443 | 0,08% | |||
| BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG |
1.038.500 | 1.605.479 | 0,85% | |||
| BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited |
27.781 | 31.057 | 0,02% | |||
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. |
40.573 | 31.909 | 0,02% | |||
| BlackRock Fund Advisors | 3.456.382 | 3.027.513 | 1,60% | |||
| BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association |
2.502.005 | 2.341.421 | 1,23% | |||
| BlackRock International Limited | 483 | 3.743 | 0,00% | |||
| BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited |
70.245 | 63.089 | 0,03% | |||
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited |
536.877 | 108.178 | 0,06% | |||
| BlackRock Investment Management, LLC |
556.219 | 394.235 | 0,21% | |||
| BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. | 414.573 | 295.539 | 0,16% | |||
| Aperio Group, LLC | 0 | 21.435 | 0,01% | |||
| Subtotal | 9.978.631 | 8.681.698 | 4,58% | |||
| TOTAL | 8.681.698 | 0 | 4,58% | 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 | 1.513.009 | 0,80% | physical | ||
| BlackRock Advisors, LLC | Securities Lent | 87.607 | 0,05% | physical | ||
| BlackRock Fund Advisors | Securities Lent | 1.615.650 | 0,85% | physical | ||
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited |
Securities Lent | 175.958 | 0,09% | physical | ||
| BlackRock Investment Management, LLC |
Securities Lent | 10.465 | 0,01% | physical | ||
| BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. | Securities Lent | 6.264 | 0,00% | physical | ||
| BlackRock Advisors, LLC | Contract Difference | 1.590 | 0,00% | cash | ||
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. |
Contract Difference | 22.444 | 0,01% | cash | ||
| BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association |
Contract Difference | 34.418 | 0,02% | cash | ||
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited |
Contract Difference | 641 | 0,00% | cash | ||
| BlackRock Investment Management, LLC |
Contract Difference | 312 | 0,00% | cash | ||
| Aperio Group, LLC | Depositary Receipt | 142.487 | 0,08% | |||
| TOTAL | 3.610.845 | 1,90% |
| TOTAL (A & B) | # of voting rights % of voting rights | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALCULATE | 12.292.543 | 6,48% |
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