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Ageas and BlackRock: Transparency notification

In accordance with the rules on financial transparency*, Blackrock has notified Ageas on 14 May 2018 that, on 10 May 2018, its shareholding stands at 4.80%.

Reason for the notification Acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights

Notification by A parent undertaking or a controlling person

Persons subject to the notification requirement

BlackRock, Inc.

55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY, 10055, U.S.A.

BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V.

Rembrandt Tower, 17th floor, Amstelplein, Amsterdam, Netherlands

BlackRock (Singapore) Limited

20 Anson Road #18-01, Singapore, 79912, Singapore

BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited

12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL, U.K.

BlackRock Advisors, LLC

100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE, 19809, U.S.A.

BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited

161 Bay Street, Suite 2500, Toronto, Ontario, M5J 2S1, Canada

BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG

Max-Joseph-Straße 6, Munich, 80333, Germany

BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited

15/F, 16/F, 17/F Citibank Tower & 17/F ICBC Tower, 3 Garden Road, Central, Hong Kong

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY, 10055, U.S.A.

BlackRock Fund Advisors

400 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA, 94105, U.S.A.

BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association

400 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA, 94105, U.S.A.

BlackRock International Limited

Exchange Place One, 1 Semple Street, Edinburgh, EH3 8BL, U.K.

BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited

Level 37, Chifley Tower, 2 Chifley Square, Sydney NSW 2000 Australia

BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited

12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL, U.K.

BlackRock Investment Management, LLC

1 University Square Drive, Princeton, NJ, 8540, U.S.A.

BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.

1-8-3 Marunouchi Chiyoda-ku, Trust Tower Main, Tokyo, 100-8217, Japan

Date on which the threshold is crossed 10 May 2018

Threshold that is crossed (in %) 5 %

Denominator 209,399,949 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

Not linked to

Linked to

Not linked to

securities

the securities

securities

the securities

BlackRock, Inc.

BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V.

BlackRock (Singapore) Limited

BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited

BlackRock Advisors, LLC

BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited

BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG

BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

BlackRock Fund Advisors

BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association

BlackRock International Limited

BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited

BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited

BlackRock Investment Management, LLC

BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.

0

30,766

11,536

1,830,019

152,940

51,025

419,043

49,096

13,158

3,183,662

2,917,263

7,700

56,846

677,543

257,052

348,705

0

30,766

11,536

1,405,250

152,135

51,025

419,043

49,187

18,244

3,182,085

2,917,263

7,700

55,596

588,029

251,915

275,158

0.00%

0.01%

0.01%

0.67%

0.07%

0.02%

0.20%

0.02%

0.01%

1.52%

1.39%

0.00%

0.03%

0.28%

0.12%

0.13%

10,006,354

9,414,932

4.50%

TOTAL

9,414,932

4.50

%

0.00%

B)

Equivalent financial instruments

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

BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited

Securities Lent

348,132

0.17%

physical

BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited

Securities Lent

88,740

0.04%

physical

BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited

Securities Lent

61,184

0.03%

physical

BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited

Contract For Difference

5,570

0.00%

cash

BlackRock Advisors, LLC

Contract For Difference

1,868

0.00%

cash

BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association

Contract For Difference

9,391

0.00%

cash

BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited

Contract For Difference

828

0.00%

cash

BlackRock Investment Management, LLC

Contract For Difference

115,409

0.06%

cash

TOTAL

631,122

0.30%

Total A & B

# of voting rights

% of voting rights

10,046,054

4.80%

* article 14, paragraph 1 of the law of 2 May 2007 on disclosure of major holdings us provisions

Chain of controlled undertakings through which the holding is effectively held, if applicable

BlackRock, Inc.

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.

BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.

BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd.

BlackRock HK Holdco Limited

BlackRock Lux Finco S.a.r.l.

BlackRock Trident Holding Company Limited

BlackRock Japan Holdings GK

BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.

BlackRock, Inc.

Trident Merger, LLC

BlackRock Investment Management, LLC

BlackRock, Inc.

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.

BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.

BlackRock Group Limited

BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited

BlackRock, Inc.

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.

BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.

BlackRock Australia Holdco Pty. Ltd.

BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited

BlackRock, Inc.

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.

BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.

BlackRock Group Limited

BlackRock International Limited

BlackRock, Inc.

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC

BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC

BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc.

BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association

BlackRock, Inc.

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC

BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC

BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc.

BlackRock Fund Advisors

BlackRock, Inc.

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

BlackRock, Inc.

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.

BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.

BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd.

BlackRock HK Holdco Limited

BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited

BlackRock, Inc.

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.

BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.

BlackRock Group Limited

BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited

BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG

BlackRock, Inc.

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.

BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.

BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC

BlackRock Canada Holdings LP

BlackRock Canada Holdings ULC

BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited

BlackRock, Inc.

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc.

BlackRock Advisors, LLC

BlackRock, Inc.

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.

BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.

BlackRock Group Limited

BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited

BlackRock, Inc.

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.

BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.

BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd.

BlackRock (Singapore) Limited

BlackRock, Inc.

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.

BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.

BlackRock Group Limited

BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V.

Additional information The disclosure obligation arose due to total holding in voting rights for BlackRock, Inc. going below 5%

In accordance with the rules on financial transparency*, Blackrock has notified Ageas on 14 May 2018 that, on 9 May 2018, its shareholding stands at 5.05%.

Reason for the notification Acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights

Notification by A parent undertaking or a controlling person

Persons subject to the notification requirement

BlackRock, Inc.

55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY, 10055, U.S.A.

BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V.

Rembrandt Tower, 17th floor, Amstelplein, Amsterdam, Netherlands

BlackRock (Singapore) Limited

20 Anson Road #18-01, Singapore, 79912, Singapore

BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited

12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL, U.K.

BlackRock Advisors, LLC

100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE, 19809, U.S.A.

BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited

161 Bay Street, Suite 2500, Toronto, Ontario, M5J 2S1, Canada

BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG

Max-Joseph-Straße 6, Munich, 80333, Germany

BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited

15/F, 16/F, 17/F Citibank Tower & 17/F ICBC Tower, 3 Garden Road, Central, Hong Kong

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY, 10055, U.S.A.

BlackRock Fund Advisors

400 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA, 94105, U.S.A.

BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association

400 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA, 94105, U.S.A.

BlackRock International Limited

Exchange Place One, 1 Semple Street, Edinburgh, EH3 8BL, U.K.

BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited

Level 37, Chifley Tower, 2 Chifley Square, Sydney NSW 2000 Australia

BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited

12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL, U.K.

BlackRock Investment Management, LLC

1 University Square Drive, Princeton, NJ, 8540, U.S.A.

BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.

1-8-3 Marunouchi Chiyoda-ku, Trust Tower Main, Tokyo, 100-8217, Japan

Date on which the threshold is crossed 9 May 2018

Threshold that is crossed (in %) 5 %

Denominator 209,399,949

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

Not linked to

Linked to

Not linked to

securities

the securities

securities

the securities

BlackRock, Inc.

0

0

0.00%

BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V.

52,963

30,766

0.01%

BlackRock (Singapore) Limited

0

11,536

0.01%

BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited

795,203

1,830,019

0.87%

BlackRock Advisors, LLC

343,032

152,940

0.07%

BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited

73,374

51,025

0.02%

BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG

158,296

419,043

0.20%

BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited

0

49,096

0.02%

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

195,565

13,158

0.01%

BlackRock Fund Advisors

1,917,644

3,183,662

1.52%

BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association

5,298,996

2,917,263

1.39%

BlackRock International Limited

74,144

7,700

0.00%

BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited

205,682

56,846

0.03%

BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited

148,596

677,543

0.32%

BlackRock Investment Management, LLC

234,455

257,052

0.12%

BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.

432,507

348,705

0.17%

iShares (DE) I Investmentaktiengesellschaft mit Teilvermögen

37,939

0

0.00%

BlackRock (Luxembourg) S.A.

126,044

0

0.00%

BlackRock Asset Management Ireland Limited

523,787

0

0.00%

BlackRock Fund Managers Limited

116,397

0

0.00%

BlackRock Life Limited

899,507

0

0.00%

11,634,131

10,006,354

4,78%

TOTAL

10,006,354

4.78%

0.00%

B)

Equivalent financial instruments

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

BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited

Securities Lent

283,024

0.14%

physical

BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited

Securities Lent

88,740

0.04%

physical

BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited

Securities Lent

53,277

0.03%

physical

BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited

Contract For Difference

5,570

0.00%

cash

BlackRock Advisors, LLC

Contract For Difference

1,868

0.00%

cash

BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association

Contract For Difference

9,391

0.00%

cash

BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited

Contract For Difference

828

0.00%

cash

BlackRock Investment Management, LLC

Contract For Difference

115,409

0.06%

cash

TOTAL

558,107

0.27%

Total A & B

# of voting rights

% of voting rights

10,564,461

5.05%

* article 14, paragraph 1 of the law of 2 May 2007 on disclosure of major holdings us provisions

Chain of controlled undertakings through which the holding is effectively held, if applicable

BlackRock, Inc.

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.

BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.

BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd.

BlackRock HK Holdco Limited

BlackRock Lux Finco S.a.r.l.

BlackRock Trident Holding Company Limited

BlackRock Japan Holdings GK

BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.

BlackRock, Inc.

Trident Merger, LLC

BlackRock Investment Management, LLC

BlackRock, Inc.

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.

BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.

BlackRock Group Limited

BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited

BlackRock, Inc.

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.

BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.

BlackRock Australia Holdco Pty. Ltd.

BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited

BlackRock, Inc.

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.

BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.

BlackRock Group Limited

BlackRock International Limited

BlackRock, Inc.

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC

BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC

BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc.

BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association

BlackRock, Inc.

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC

BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC

BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc.

BlackRock Fund Advisors

BlackRock, Inc.

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

BlackRock, Inc.

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.

BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.

BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd.

BlackRock HK Holdco Limited

BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited

BlackRock, Inc.

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.

BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.

BlackRock Group Limited

BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited

BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG

BlackRock, Inc.

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.

BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.

BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC

BlackRock Canada Holdings LP

BlackRock Canada Holdings ULC

BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited

BlackRock, Inc.

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc.

BlackRock Advisors, LLC

BlackRock, Inc.

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.

BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.

BlackRock Group Limited

BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited

BlackRock, Inc.

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.

BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.

BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd.

BlackRock (Singapore) Limited

BlackRock, Inc.

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.

BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.

BlackRock Group Limited

BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V.

Additional information The disclosure obligation arose due to total holding in voting rights for BlackRock, Inc. going above 5%

This press release and the notifications received by Ageas are available on the website.

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