Regulated information - Ageas: Transparency notification

In accordance with the rules on financial transparency*, Ageas informs that on
30 November 2016, its interest has exceeded the legal threshold of 5% of the shares issued by Ageas. Its current shareholding stands at 5.01%. This is the result of the share buy-back programme that started on 15 August 2016.

Reason for the notification
Acquisition of voting securities or voting rights

Date on which the threshold is crossed
30 November 2016

Threshold that is crossed (in %)
5%

Denominator
216,570,471 shares

Notified details

Chain of controlled undertakings through which the holding is effectively held, if applicable
Ageas SA/NV fully owns Ageas Insurance International N.V. that in turn holds 75% of the share capital of AG Insurance SA/NV and 100% of Ageasfinlux S.A.

Additional information
The shares related to the FRESH do not bear dividend nor voting rights as long as they are attributed to Ageasfinlux S.A.

This press release and the notifications received by Ageas are available on the website.

* 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, Italy, Portugal, Turkey, China, Malaysia, India, Thailand, Vietnam 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 40,000 people and reported annual inflows close to EUR 30 billion in 2015 (all figures at 100%).