Ageas and BlackRock: Transparency notification

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 Fina Elf	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 Fina Elf			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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