Galapagos NV — Major Shareholding Notification 2026

Feb 16, 2026

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Transparency notification Form TR-1 BE PART I

1) Status of the notification
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Final

2) Issuer

Name GALAPAGOS Identification number 0466-460-429

3) Reason for the notification

Acquisition or disposal of financial instruments that are treated as voting securities

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4) Notification by

A parent undertaking or a controlling person

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5) Persons subject to the notification requirement

Name	Address (for legal entities)
Bank of America Corporation	Wilmington, DE (United States)	+

6) Persons that dispose of voting rights (only to be filled in if art. 7 of the Law applies)

Name	Address (for legal entities)

^A +

Please continue entering the information in part II concerning the persons referred to in Sections 5 and 6

Part II

7) Date on which the threshold is crossed

09/02/2026 (DD/MM/YYYY)

8) Threshold that is crossed (in %)

5

If the holding has fallen below the lowest threshold, you have the option of not entering any numbers in Section 10

9) Denominator

65,897,071

Please enter the denominator before filling in the data

10) Notified details

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
Bank of America Corporation	0	0		0.00%
Bank of America, National Association	12,475	12,481		0.02%
Merrill Lynch International	105,026	77,455		0.12%
Managed Account Advisors LLC	3	3		0.00%
BofA Securities, Inc.	0	0		0.00%
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated	14,462	14,462		0.02%

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	TOTAL	104,522	0	0.16%	0.00%
Subtotal	132,087	104,522		0.16%		+ S
U.S. Trust Company of Delaware	121	121		0.00%		- 1

Start with "groups" of holders. Add subtotals with S, and then finish with the persons who are "alone". For groups, start with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity. The totals, subtotals and % will be updated once you have clicked on .

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B) Equivalent financial instruments	iments 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
Merrill Lynch International	Right to Recall			149,680	0.23%	physical	-
BofA Securities, Inc.	Right to Recall			29,400	0.04%	physical	-
BofA Securities, Inc.	Rights of Use			3,013,890	4.57%	physical	-
Merrill Lynch International	Rights of Use			1,275	0.00%	physical	-
Bank of America, National Association	Physical Call Option	19/06/2026		100,000	0.15%	physical	-
Bank of America, National Association	Swaps	15/06/2026		12,500	0.02%	cash	-
Bank of America, National Association	Swaps	15/01/2027		4,216	0.01%	cash	-
Bank of America, National Association	Swaps	15/10/2027		15	0.00%	cash	-
Bank of America, National Association	Swaps	31/01/2028		651	0.00%	cash	-
Bank of America, National Association	Swaps	09/03/2026		29,070	0.04%	cash	-
Merrill Lynch International	Swaps	15/06/2026		12,500	0.02%	cash	-
Merrill Lynch International	Swaps	15/01/2027		15,405	0.02%	cash	-
Merrill Lynch International	Swaps	15/10/2027		15	0.00%	cash	-
Merrill Lynch International	Swaps	30/04/2026		11,000	0.02%	cash	-
Merrill Lynch International	Swaps	02/07/2026		1,250	0.00%	cash	-
Merrill Lynch International	Swaps	01/11/2027		5,230	0.01%	cash	-
Merrill Lynch International	Swaps	29/01/2027		415	0.00%	cash	-
Merrill Lynch International	Swaps	27/02/2026		312	0.00%	cash	-
Merrill Lynch International	Swaps	09/03/2026		29,070	0.04%	cash	+
	TOTAL			3,415,894	5.18%

The totals will be updated once you have clicked on

TOTAL (A & B)		# of voting rights	% of voting rights
	CALCULATE	3,520,416	5.34%

$\underline{\text{11) Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the holding is effectively held}, \textit{if applicable}$

Bank of America, National Association, BofA Securities, Inc., Managed Account Advisors, LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Merrill Lynch International and U.S. Trust Company of Delaware are controlled by "Bank of America Corporation" (see enclosure). Bank of America Corporation is not a controlled entity.

12) In case of proxy voting for only one GM

				(DD/MM/YYYY)
Holder	will cease to hold / will hold again	0	voting rights as of

13) Additional information

Holding of Equivalent Financial Instruments (10B) going above 5%.

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Done at	London, United Kingdom
On	11/02/2026	(DD/MM/YYYY)
Name & capacity	Kamil Dziedzic, Vice President	Signature

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