Banque nationale de Belgique

Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement • Apr 14, 2022

PROXY FOR THE ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS OF THE NATIONAL BANK OF BELGIUM ON 16 MAY 2022

The undersigned:

Surname and first name: Address: owner of share(s) in the National Bank of Belgium, hereby give power of attorney to: Surname and first name:
Address:
Legal person:
Name and legal form:
Registered office:
Company number:
Lawful representative:
Mr/Ms position: and
Mr/Ms position:
owner of share(s) in the National Bank of Belgium,
hereby gives proxy to:
Mr/Ms position:
to
- represent the mandator at the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of the National Bank of Belgium, to be held on Monday 16 May 2022 at 14.00 hrs,
- to take part in all deliberations in accordance with the agenda,
- cast all votes which the representative considers appropriate,
- in the event of a conflict of interests as mentioned below, to vote in accordance with the specific
votvoting instructions indicated below, and
- for that purpose, to sign any documents, elect domicile, make substitutions and generally do everything necessary or appropriate.
Pursuant to Article 7:143, §4 of the Companies and Associations Code, in the event of any potential conflict of interests between a shareholder and his appointed representative, the representative is not authorised to exercise the voting right on behalf of the shareholder unless he has specific voting instructions for each item on the agenda. Without that, proxies will not be valid.
Conflicts of interest exist in particular if the representative:
1° is the Bank, is a shareholder who controls the Bank or is another entity controlled by such a shareholder;
2° is a member of the Bank's Board of Directors, or a member of the management bodies of a shareholder who controls the Bank or a controlled entity referred to in 1°;
3° is an employee or external auditor of the Bank or of the Bank's controlling shareholder or of a controlled entity referred to in 1°;
4° is related to a natural person referred to in 1° to 3° or is the spouse or legal partner of such a person, or of a relation of such a person.
Proxies returned to the Bank without indicating a representative will be deemed to be addressed to the chairman of the Board of Directors and consequently fall within the scope of potential con flicts of interest. They will not be valid unless voting instructions are indicated for each item on the agenda.

AGENDA FOR THE GENERAL MEETING

• 1. Introductory statement by the Governor
• 1. Report on operations during the financial year ending 31 December 2021
• 1. Statutory elections Proposals for decisions: election of Mr Thierry Bodson, Mrs Estelle Cantillon, Mrs Louise Fromont, Mrs Christine Mahy and Mr Lode Ceyssens as regents

(tick the appropriate box if you are in the situation of a potential conflict of interests - see box above)

Election of Mr Thierry Bodsonn

• For Mr Thierry Bodson
• For Mr Hugues Ghenne
  • Against
  • Abstention

Election of Mrs Estelle Cantillon

• For Mrs Estelle Cantillon
• For Mr Amaury Caprasse
  • Against
  • Abstention

Election of Mrs Louise Fromont

• For Mrs Louise Fromont
• For Mr Benoit Bayenet
  • Against
  • Abstention

Election of Mrs Christine Mahy

• For Mrs Christine Mahy
• For Mr Florent Legrand
  • Against
  • Abstention

Election of Mr Lode Ceyssens

• For Mr Lode Ceyssens
• For Mr Chris Botterman
  • Against
  • Abstention
    -

In the case of extra items added to the agenda and proposals for decisions relating to them in accordance with Article 7:130 of the Companies and Associations Code after notification of this proxy, the representative:

(tick the appropriate box)

is authorised to vote on the new items entered on the agenda

must abstain

Done at	(date)
THE SHAREHOLDER

(Signature)