Lotus Bakeries NV

Share Issue/Capital Change • Apr 8, 2013

LOTUS BAKERIES NV

Disclosure of information in accordance with Article 15 § 1 of the Act of 2 May 2007.

As of 5 April 2013, 14,870 warrants have been executed by employees of Lotus Bakeries. As a result of this, the number of Lotus Bakeries shares has been increased from 779,643 to 794,513.

Pursuant to Article 15 § 1 of the Act of 2 May 2007 on the disclosure of significant participations in listed companies, Lotus Bakeries publishes the following information:

Status as of 5 April 2013:

1. Basic data

Total capital:	3,496,583.65 EUR
Total number of securities conferring voting rights:	794,513 actions
Total number of voting rights (the denominator):	794,513

2. Supplementary data

Total number of rights, whether or not reflected by securities, to	21,500 warrants
subscribe for securities conferring voting rights yet to be issued:
Total number of voting rights that may result from the exercise of	21,500
such subscription rights:

3. Reason for the changes

Capital increase on 5 April 2013 as a result of the exercise of warrants.

Lotus Bakeries in a nutshell

Lotus Bakeries focuses on authentic specialties from the biscuit and cake world: caramelized biscuits (speculoos), gingerbread, cake specialties, waffles and pepparkakor biscuits. Lotus Bakeries, with headquarters in Belgium, is a dynamic, internationally oriented company with production facilities in Belgium, the Netherlands, France and Sweden, own sales organizations in 10 European countries, in the United States, Hong Kong, China, Chile and an export department for the other countries. With around 1,218 employees, Lotus Bakeries produces and sells high-quality, tasty products under the Lotus, Peijnenburg and Annas brand names. By maintaining a healthy balance between tradition and innovation, Lotus Bakeries indulges consumers with a unique range of products. In 2012 the Group achieved a turnover of EUR 288.5 million. The shares of Lotus Bakeries are listed on Euronext Brussels.

For further information, please contact: Jan Boone - CEO Sofie Dumarey - Corporate Secretary

tel. + 32 9 376 26 02 tel. + 32 9 376 69 39

Further information on Lotus Bakeries can be found on www.lotusbakeries.com