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Ageas and BlackRock: Transparency notification

 

In accordance with the rules on financial transparency*, Blackrock has notified Ageas on 14 June 2018 that, on 12 June 2018, its shareholding stands at 5.07%.

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 12 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 1,361,622 171,265 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 30,766 11,536 1,465,098 173,625 100,050 422,964 23,142 31,401 3,173,876 2,916,714 10,594 56,928 515,245 204,525 596,157    0.00% 0.02% 0.01% 0.72% 0.09% 0.05% 0.21% 0.01% 0.02% 1.56% 1.44% 0.01% 0.03% 0.25% 0.10% 0.29%  
           
  9,527,660 9,732,621   4.79%  
  TOTAL 9,732,621   4.79 % 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     120,229 0.06% physical  
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited Securities Lent     47,992 0.02% physical  
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited Securities Lent     9,100 0.00% physical  
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. Securities Lent     212,135 0.10% 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     149,701 0.07% cash  
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC Depositary Receipt     36 0.00% physical  
               
  TOTAL     556,850 0.27%    
Total A & B # of voting rights % of voting rights
  10,289,471 5.07%

* 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 .

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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