Disclosure pursuant to Art. 21 of the Stock Exchange Act

Basel, 12 December 2014. Notification by Bâloise Holding Ltd, Aeschengraben 21, 4002 Basel, Switzerland.

Bâloise Holding Ltd hereby discloses that BlackRock, Inc., 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10055, U.S.A., and several of its subsidiaries (cf. the notification on the publication platform of SIX Swiss Exchange Ltd: http://www.six-exchange-regulation.com/obligations/disclosure/major_shareholders_en.html) together exceeded the threshold of 5% on 8 December 2014 due to the acquisition of shares of Bâloise Holding Ltd. BlackRock, Inc., and its subsidiaries hold together 2,743,345 registered shares of Bâloise Holding Ltd (corresponding to 5.49% of the 50,000,000 outstanding shares of Bâloise Holding Ltd) and contracts for difference referring to 112,787 registered shares of Bâloise Holding Ltd (corresponding to 0.23% of the outstanding shares). The total holding of BlackRock corresponds to 5.71% of the outstanding shares of Bâloise Holding Ltd.

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Email: media.relations@baloise.com / investor.relations@baloise.com

Investor Relations: tel. +4158 285 81 81

Media Relations: tel. +41 58 285 84 67

Headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, the Baloise Group is a European provider of insurance and pension solutions. It positions itself as an insurer with an intelligent risk-prevention concept, the "Safety World". In Switzerland, the Group operates as a specialised financial services provider offering a combination of insurance and banking services. The Group also has a market presence in Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg and Liechtenstein. Its distribution network includes its own sales organisation as well as brokers and other partners. Baloise operates its innovative life and pensions business for private customers throughout Europe, with its competence centre in Luxembourg.

Bâloise Holding Ltd shares are quoted in the main segment of the SIX Swiss Exchange. The Baloise Group employs some 8,000 people.


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