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PRESS RELEASE Brussels, 21 June 2018 17:40 (CET) Ageas and : Transparency notification REGULATED INFORMATION In accordance with the rules on financial transparency*, Blackrock has notified Ageas on

1 PRESS RELEASE Brussels, 21 June :40 (CET) Ageas and : Transparency notification REGULATED INFORMATION In accordance with the rules on financial transparency*, Blackrock has notified Ageas on 19 June 2018 that, on 18 June 2018, its shareholding stands at 5.17%. 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 Date on which the threshold is crossed 18 June 2018 Threshold that is crossed (in %) 5 % Denominator 203,022, East 52nd Street, New York, NY, 10055, U.S.A. (Netherlands) B.V. Rembrandt Tower, 17th floor, Amstelplein, Amsterdam, (Singapore) Limited Advisors (UK) Limited Advisors, LLC Asset Management Canada Limited Asset Management Deutschland AG Asset Management North Asia Limited Fund Advisors Institutional Trust Company, National Association International Limited Netherlands 20 Anson Road #18-01, Singapore, 79912, Singapore 12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL, U.K. 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE, 19809, U.S.A. 161 Bay Street, Suite 2500, Toronto, Ontario, M5J 2S1, Canada Max-Joseph-Straße 6, Munich, 80333, Germany 15/F, 16/F, 17/F Citibank Tower & 17/F ICBC Tower, 3 Garden Road, Central, Hong Kong 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY, 10055, U.S.A. 400 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA, 94105, U.S.A. 400 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA, 94105, U.S.A. Exchange Place One, 1 Semple Street, Edinburgh, EH3 8BL, U.K. Investment Management (Australia) Limited Level 37, Chifley Tower, 2 Chifley Square, Sydney NSW 2000 Investment Management, LLC Australia 12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL, U.K. 1 University Square Drive, Princeton, NJ, 8540, U.S.A. Japan Co., Ltd Marunouchi Chiyoda-ku, Trust Tower Main, Tokyo, , Japan EURONEXT BRUSSELS Ticker: AGS ISIN: BE MEDIA CONTACT +32 (0) INVESTOR RELATIONS +32 (0) Ageas Rue du Marquis Brussels - Belgium PRESS RELEASE

2 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 (Netherlands) B.V. (Singapore) Limited Advisors (UK) Limited Advisors, LLC Asset Management Canada Limited Asset Management Deutschland AG Asset Management North Asia Limited Fund Advisors Institutional Trust Company, National Association International Limited Investment Management (Australia) Limited Investment Management, LLC Japan Co., Ltd. 0 30,766 12,814 1,530, , , ,831 30,946 35,148 3,155,747 2,878,867 10,594 56, , , , ,766 12,814 1,770, , , ,831 30,742 35,200 3,153,496 2,878,867 10,594 56, , , , % 0.01% 0.87% 0.09% 0.05% 0.21% 1.55% 1.42% 0.01% 0.03% 0.31% 0.15% 0.13% 10,177,384 9,882, % TOTAL 9,882, % 0.00% B) Equivalent financial instruments Holders of equivalent financial instruments Advisors (UK) Limited Asset Management Canada Limited Advisors (UK) Limited Advisors, LLC Institutional Trust Company, National Association Investment Management (UK) Limited Investment Management, LLC Type of financial instrument Expiration date Exercise period or date After the transaction # of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised Securities Lent 374, % Securities Lent 47,992 5, % 2, % 9, % % 165, % TOTAL 605, % % of voting rights Settlement physical physical Total A & B # of voting rights % of voting rights 10,488, % * article 14, paragraph 1 of the law of 2 May 2007 on disclosure of major holdings us provisions PRESS RELEASE 046 2

3 Chain of controlled undertakings through which the holding is effectively held, if applicable (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd. HK Holdco Limited Lux Finco S.a.r.l. Trident Holding Company Limited Japan Holdings GK Japan Co., Ltd. Trident Merger, LLC Investment Management, LLC Australia Holdco Pty. Ltd. Investment Management (Australia) Limited International Limited Holdco 4, LLC Holdco 6, LLC Delaware Holdings Inc. Institutional Trust Company, National Association Holdco 4, LLC Holdco 6, LLC PRESS RELEASE 046 3

4 Delaware Holdings Inc. Fund Advisors (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd. HK Holdco Limited Asset Management North Asia Limited Asset Management Deutschland AG Holdco 3, LLC Canada Holdings LP Canada Holdings ULC Asset Management Canada Limited Capital Holdings, Inc. Advisors, LLC Advisors (UK) Limited PRESS RELEASE 046 4

5 (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd. (Singapore) Limited (Netherlands) B.V. Additional information The disclosure obligation arose due to voting rights attached to shares for, Inc going below 5%. In accordance with the rules on financial transparency*, Blackrock has notified Ageas on 18 June 2018 that, on 15 June 2018, its shareholding stands at 5.27%. 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 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY, 10055, U.S.A. (Netherlands) B.V. Rembrandt Tower, 17th floor, Amstelplein, Amsterdam, (Singapore) Limited Advisors (UK) Limited Advisors, LLC Asset Management Canada Limited Asset Management Deutschland AG Asset Management North Asia Limited Fund Advisors Institutional Trust Company, National Association International Limited Netherlands 20 Anson Road #18-01, Singapore, 79912, Singapore 12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL, U.K. 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE, 19809, U.S.A. 161 Bay Street, Suite 2500, Toronto, Ontario, M5J 2S1, Canada Max-Joseph-Straße 6, Munich, 80333, Germany 15/F, 16/F, 17/F Citibank Tower & 17/F ICBC Tower, 3 Garden Road, Central, Hong Kong 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY, 10055, U.S.A. 400 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA, 94105, U.S.A. 400 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA, 94105, U.S.A. Exchange Place One, 1 Semple Street, Edinburgh, EH3 8BL, U.K. Investment Management (Australia) Limited Level 37, Chifley Tower, 2 Chifley Square, Sydney NSW 2000 Investment Management, LLC Australia 12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL, U.K. 1 University Square Drive, Princeton, NJ, 8540, U.S.A. Japan Co., Ltd Marunouchi Chiyoda-ku, Trust Tower Main, Tokyo, , Japan Date on which the threshold is crossed 15 June 2018 Threshold that is crossed (in %) 5 % PRESS RELEASE 046 5

6 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 (Netherlands) B.V. (Singapore) Limited Advisors (UK) Limited Advisors, LLC Asset Management Canada Limited Asset Management Deutschland AG Asset Management North Asia Limited Fund Advisors Institutional Trust Company, National Association International Limited Investment Management (Australia) Limited Investment Management, LLC Japan Co., Ltd. 0 30,766 11,536 1,465, , , ,964 23,142 31,401 3,173,876 2,916,714 10,594 56, , , , ,766 12,814 1,530, , , ,831 30,946 35,148 3,155,747 2,878,867 10,594 56, , , , % 0.01% 0.75% 0.09% 0.05% 0.21% 1.55% 1.42% 0.01% 0.03% 0.48% 0.15% 0.23% 9,732,621 10,177, % TOTAL 10,177, % 0.00% B) Equivalent financial instruments Holders of equivalent financial instruments Advisors (UK) Limited Management Canada Limited Asset Advisors (UK) Limited Advisors, LLC Institutional Company, Association Investment Management Limited Investment Trust National Management, LLC (UK) Type of financial instrument Securities Lent Securities Lent Expiration date Exercise period or date After the transaction # of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised % of voting rights Settlement 299, % physical 47,992 physical 5, % 2, % 9, % % 165, % TOTAL 531, % Total A & B # of voting rights % of voting rights 10,708, % * article 14, paragraph 1 of the law of 2 May 2007 on disclosure of major holdings us provisions PRESS RELEASE 046 6

7 Chain of controlled undertakings through which the holding is effectively held, if applicable (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd. HK Holdco Limited Lux Finco S.a.r.l. Trident Holding Company Limited Japan Holdings GK Japan Co., Ltd. Trident Merger, LLC Investment Management, LLC Australia Holdco Pty. Ltd. Investment Management (Australia) Limited International Limited Holdco 4, LLC Holdco 6, LLC Delaware Holdings Inc. Institutional Trust Company, National Association Holdco 4, LLC Holdco 6, LLC PRESS RELEASE 046 7

8 Delaware Holdings Inc. Fund Advisors (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd. HK Holdco Limited Asset Management North Asia Limited Asset Management Deutschland AG Holdco 3, LLC Canada Holdings LP Canada Holdings ULC Asset Management Canada Limited Capital Holdings, Inc. Advisors, LLC Advisors (UK) Limited PRESS RELEASE 046 8

9 (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd. (Singapore) Limited (Netherlands) B.V. Additional information The disclosure obligation arose due to total holding in voting rights for 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%). PRESS RELEASE 046 9

55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY, 10055, U.S.A. BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V. Rembrandt Tower, 17th floor, Amstelplein, Amsterdam, Netherlands

55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY, 10055, U.S.A. BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V. Rembrandt Tower, 17th floor, Amstelplein, Amsterdam, Netherlands PRESS RELEASE Brussels, 19 June 2018 17:40 (CET) Ageas and : Transparency notification REGULATED INFORMATION In accordance with the rules on financial transparency*, Blackrock has notified Ageas on 14