Barco NV

Major Shareholding Notification • Jun 20, 2017

Transparency declaration by Norges Bank (the Central Bank of Norway): Threshold crossed

Disclosure in accordance with the provisions of the Act of 2 May 2007: Transparency law

Kortrijk, Belgium, 20 June 2017, 07:00 PM – Norges Bank, Oslo (Norway), has notified Barco (Euronext: BAR; Reuters: BARBt.BR; Bloomberg: BAR BB) 10 16 June 2017 it has crossed the statutory threshold of 5%, holding 653,680 shares i.e. 5.01% of Barco's shares and voting rights as of 14 June 2017.

Content of the notifications

Categories of notification	Results of the received form
Reason for notification	Acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights
Notification by	A person that notifies alone
Persons subject to the notification requirement	Norges Bank, Bankplassen 2, P.O Box 1179 Sentrum, Oslo 0107, Norway
Date on which the threshold is crossed	14/06/2017
Threshold that is crossed	5%
Denominator	13,056,607
Notified details	Previous notification: #of voting rights: 645,971 After the transaction: # of voting rights: 653,680 After the transaction: % of voting rights: 5.01%
Chain of controlled undertakings through which the holding is effectively held, if applicable	Norges Bank is the central bank of Norway. As part of its central bank activities, Norges Bank manages Norway's foreign exchange reserves and is responsible for management of the Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG). The formal responsibility for management of the GPFG is placed with the Ministry of Finance, but is delegated to Norges Bank. All investments are executed by Norges Bank acting as principal and all holdings are registered in the name of Norges Bank.
Additional information	The increase in Norges Bank's ownership to above 5% of the voting rights of Barco NV relates to an increase in shares held as collateral.

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