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 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 1 June 2018
Threshold that is crossed (in %) 5 %
Denominator 203,022,199
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) 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 1,721,488 171,265 62,535 419,217 23,142 30,905 3,192,753 2,911,494 10,594 56,624 529,988 206,912 522,588 | 0 30,766 11,536 1,361,622 171,265 71,865 419,217 23,142 30,905 3,187,636 2,895,266 10,594 56,624 522,361 206,912 527,949 | 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
Ageas is a listed international insurance Group with a heritage spanning 190 years. It offers Retail and Business customers Life and Non-Life insurance products designed to suit their specific needs, today and tomorrow. As one of Europe's larger insurance companies, Ageas concentrates its activities in Europe and Asia, which together make up the major part of the global insurance market. It operates successful insurance businesses in Belgium, the UK, Luxembourg, France, Portugal, Turkey, China, Malaysia, India, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Singapore, and the Philippines through a combination of wholly owned subsidiaries and long term partnerships with strong financial institutions and key distributors. Ageas ranks among the market leaders in the countries in which it operates. It represents a staff force of over 50,000 people and reported annual inflows close to EUR 34 billion in 2017 (all figures at 100%).
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