Bekaert NV

Pre-Annual General Meeting Information • Apr 11, 2014

Right to ask questions

Shareholders may ask written questions to the Board of Directors or the Statutory Auditor ahead of the Annual General Meeting of 14 May 2014 by notifying such questions to NV Bekaert SA no later than Thursday 8 May 2014.

A timely asked written question will be answered at the Annual General Meeting of 14 May 2014:

• if the question relates to the agenda items of the Annual General Meeting;
• to the extent that communication of data or facts would not be detrimental to the business interests of NV Bekaert SA or to any confidentiality commitments made by NV Bekaert SA or its Directors; and
• if the shareholder asking the question is registered as a shareholder on the record date of Wednesday 30 April 2014 and notifies NV Bekaert SA no later than Thursday 8 May 2014 that he wishes to attend the Annual General Meeting.

An oral question asked at the Annual General Meeting will be answered subject to the same conditions.

Each written question must be addressed to one of the following addresses:

NV Bekaert SA Company Secretary - General Meetings President Kennedypark 18 BE-8500 Kortrijk Belgium

Telefax: + 32 56 23 05 46 - attention Company Secretary - General Meetings

E-mail address: generalmeetings@bekaert.com