ageas SA/NV — Share Issue/Capital Change 2013

Apr 30, 2013

PRESS RELEASE

Brussels, 30/04/2013 - 17:40 (CET)

Regulated information - Ageas communicates on revised total number of issued shares

Following the cancellation of 9,165,454 shares bought back during the buy-back programme launched in August 2012, the total number of issued shares (the 'denominator') has fallen to 233,955,818.

The Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of Ageas approved on 24 April 2013 the cancellation of 9,165,454 shares (result of the shares bought-back between 13 August 2012 and 15 February 2013). As from that date, the total number of issued shares is reduced to 233,955,818. This number (the 'denominator') will be used to calculate percentage shareholdings.

As a further consequence, and in accordance with the rules on financial transparency, Ageas confirms that its interest fell below the threshold of 3% on 24 April 2013.

The transparency information is available on the Ageas website under "Investor relations – The share – Transparency requirements" (http://www.ageas.com/en/Pages/transparency\_requirements.aspx).

Ageas is an international insurance group with a heritage spanning more than 180 years. Ranked among the top 20 insurance companies in Europe, Ageas has chosen to concentrate its business activities in Europe and Asia, which together make up the largest share of the global insurance market. These are grouped around four segments: Belgium, United Kingdom, Continental Europe and Asia and served through a combination of wholly owned subsidiaries and partnerships with strong financial institutions and key distributors around the world. Ageas operates successful partnerships in Belgium, UK, Luxembourg, Italy, Portugal, Turkey, China, Malaysia, India and Thailand and has subsidiaries in France, Hong Kong and UK. Ageas is the market leader in Belgium for individual life and employee benefits, as well as a leading non-life player through AG Insurance. In the UK, Ageas has a strong presence as the fourth largest player in private car insurance and the over 50's market. Ageas employs more than 13,000 people and has annual inflows of more than EUR 21 billion.

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