Ion Beam Applications, SA

Major Shareholding Notification • Mar 22, 2019

IBA – TRANSPARENCY NOTIFICATION

Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, March 22, 2019, 17.35 - IBA (Ion Beam Applications SA), the world's leading provider of proton therapy solutions for the treatment of cancer, announces that it has to issue a transparency notification, in accordance with Article 14, al. 1 of the Transparency Law of May 2, 2007 on disclosure of major holdings, further to the notification received on March 21, 2019.

Reason for the notification	Upwards crossing of the 3% threshold further to the acquisition of
	shares –and thus voting rights- held as loan collateral
Persons subject to the	IBA SA, émetteur
notification requirement
Persons that dispose of voting	Norges Bank
rights
Transaction date	21/03/2019
Threshold that is crossed (in %)	3%
	Upwards crossing further to the acquisition of voting rights
Dénominator	30 122 528
Voting rights (number)	923 989
Voting rights (%)	3,07%
Chain of control	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.

About IBA

IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A.) is a global medical technology company focused on bringing integrated and innovative solutions for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. The company is the worldwide technology leader in the field of proton therapy, considered to be the most advanced form of radiation therapy available today. IBA's proton therapy solutions are flexible and adaptable, allowing customers to choose from universal full-scale proton therapy centers as well as compact, single room solutions. In addition, IBA also has a radiation dosimetry business and develops particle accelerators for the medical world and industry. Headquartered in Belgium and employing about 1,500 people worldwide, IBA has installed systems across the world.

IBA is listed on the pan-European stock exchange NYSE EURONEXT (IBA: Reuters IBAB.BR and Bloomberg IBAB.BB). More information can be found at: www.iba-worldwide.com

For further information, please contact:

IBA

Stephanie Bauwin Legal Counsel +32 10 203 924 Stephanie.bauwin@iba-group.com

Press release | 22/03/2019