Press release
Ageas and BlackRock: Transparency notification
In accordance with the rules on financial transparency*, Blackrock has notified Ageas on 4 June 2018 that, on 1 June 2018, its shareholding stands at 4.91%.
Reason for the notificationAcquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights
Notification byA 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 crossed1 June 2018
Threshold that is crossed (in %)5 %
Denominator203,022,199
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) LimitedBlackRock Advisors (UK) LimitedBlackRock Advisors, LLCBlackRock Asset Management Canada LimitedBlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AGBlackRock Asset Management North Asia LimitedBlackRock Financial Management, Inc.BlackRock Fund AdvisorsBlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National AssociationBlackRock International LimitedBlackRock Investment Management (Australia) LimitedBlackRock Investment Management (UK) LimitedBlackRock Investment Management, LLCBlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. | 030,76611,5361,721,488171,26562,535419,21723,14230,9053,192,7532,911,49410,59456,624529,988206,912522,588 | 030,76611,5361,361,622171,26571,865419,21723,14230,9053,187,6362,895,26610,59456,624522,361206,912527,949 | 0.00%0.02%0.01%0.67%0.08%0.04%0.21%0.01%0.02%1.57%1.43%0.01%0.03%0.26%0.10%0.26% | ||
| 9,901,807 | 9,527,660 | 4.69% | |||
| TOTAL | 9,527,660 | 4.69% | 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 | 219,210 | 0.11% | physical | |||
| BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited | Securities Lent | 75,577 | 0.04% | 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 | 137,017 | 0.07% | cash | |||
| TOTAL | 449,461 | 0.22% | |||||
| Total A & B | # of voting rights | % of voting rights |
| 9,977,121 | 4.91% |
* article 14, paragraph 1 of the law of 2 May 2007 on disclosure of major holdings us provisions