Press release

Ageas and Schroders plc: Transparency notification

In accordance with the rules on financial transparency*, Schroders plc has notified Ageas on 29 May 2018 that, on 25 May 2018, its shareholding stands at 4.90%.

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 requirementSchroders plc - 31 Gresham Street, London EC2V 7QA

Date on which the threshold is crossed25 May 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
Schroders plc 0
Schroder Investment Management Limited 10,300,848 9,840,634 4.85%
Schroder Investment Management (Hong Kong) Limited 10,067 6,976 0.00%
Schroder Investment Management (North America) Limited 164,245 105,198 0.05%
Subtotal 10,475,160 9,952,808 4.90%
TOTAL 9,952,808 0 4.90% 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
TOTAL 0 0.00%
Total A & B # of voting rights % of voting rights
9,952,808 4.90%

* 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 applicableSchroders plc is not a controlled entity, it is the parent company of Schroder Administration Limited, which itself is the parent company of Schroder International Holdings Limited; which itself is the parent company of Schroder Investment Management (Hong Kong) Limited and Schroder Investment Management Limited, which are discretionary fund managers holding shares on behalf of our clients and can exercise the voting rights for all shares mentioned in Section 10.Schroder Investment Management (North America) is a subsidiary of Schroder Investment Management Limited; and is a discretionary fund manager holding shares on behalf of our clients and can exercise the voting rights for all shares mentioned in Section 10.

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