On 11 August 2015 Ageas sold 54,875 physical bearer securities, the holders of which were unknown at 6 July 2015, on Euronext Brussels via financial intermediary BNP Paribas Fortis.

The sale, which was announced on 3 June 2015, falls within the framework of the law of 14 December 2005 stipulating that bearer securities are to be gradually abolished and converted into nominative or dematerialised securities.

The average selling price was EUR 38.97. The net proceeds of the sale will be transferred to the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations in accordance with the legal stipulations.

From 1 January 2016 the owners of the bearer securities can claim the restitution of the proceeds of the sale from the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations providing they can prove their status as holder.

Ageas is an international insurance group with a heritage spanning 190 years. Ranked among the top 20 insurance companies in Europe, Ageas has chosen to concentrate its business activities in Europe and Asia, which together make up the largest share of the global insurance market. These are grouped around four segments: Belgium, United Kingdom, Continental Europe and Asia and served through a combination of wholly owned subsidiaries and partnerships with strong financial institutions and key distributors around the world. Ageas operates successful partnerships in Belgium, the UK, Luxembourg, Italy, Portugal, Turkey, China, Malaysia, India, Thailand, the Philippines and Vietnam and has subsidiaries in France, Portugal, Hong Kong and the UK. Ageas is the market leader in Belgium for individual life and employee benefits, as well as a leading Non-Life player through AG Insurance. In the UK, Ageas occupies the number 3 position in cars insured and has a strong presence in the over 50's market.Ageas employs more than 13,000 people in the consolidated entities and over 30,000 in the non-consolidated partnerships, and has reported annual inflows close to EUR 26 billion in 2014.