Press release Regulated information

3 May 2017, 16:30

Publication of transparency notifications

Press - Investors

Katelijn Bohez

T +32 56 23 05 71

Company Secretary Isabelle Vander Vekens T +32 56 23 05 11

www.bekaert.com

(Article 14, first paragraph, of the Law of 2 May 2007 on disclosure of major holdings)

NV Bekaert SA ("Bekaert") has received two transparency notifications:

  1. The first transparency notification dated 28 April 2017 indicates that Norges Bank, by virtue of a decrease in shares held as collateral on 27 April 2017, held 2.96% of the voting rights of the company. Therefore the threshold of 3% was crossed downward.

    The notification dated 28 April 2017 contains the following information:

    • Reason for the notification: acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights.

    • Notification by: a person that notifies alone.

    • Person subject to the notification requirement: Norges Bank (the Central Bank of Norway), Bankplassen 2, PO Box 1179 Sentrum, Oslo, 0107, Norway.

    • Transaction date: 27 April 2017.

    • Threshold that is crossed: 3%.

    • Denominator: 60 347 525.

    • Notified Details:

      A) Voting rights

      Previous notification

      After the transaction

      Number of voting rights

      Number of voting rights

      % of voting rights

      Holders of voting rights

      Linked to securities

      Not linked to securities

      Linked to securities

      Not linked to securities

      Norges Bank

      1 822 943

      1 764 652

      0

      2.92%

      0.00%

      B) Equivalent financial instruments

      After the transaction

      Holders of

      Type of

      Expiration

      Exercise

      Number of voting

      % of voting

      Settlement

      equivalent financial instruments

      financial instrument

      date

      period or date

      rights that may be acquired if the instrument is

      rights

      exercised

      Norges Bank

      Shares on loan (right to recall)

      At any time

      20 600

      0.03%

      Physical

      Total (A & B)

      Number of voting rights

      % of voting rights

      1 785 252

      2.96%

    • Chain of controlled undertakings through which the holding is effectively held: Norges Bank is the central bank of Norway. As part of its central bank activities, Norges Bank manages Norway's foreign exchange reserves and is responsible for management of the Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG). The formal responsibility for management of the GPFG is placed with the Ministry of Finance, but is delegated to Norges Bank. All investments are executed by Norges Bank acting as principal and all holdings are registered in the name of Norges Bank.

    • Additional information: This notification was triggered by a decrease in shares held as collateral.

  2. The second transparency notification dated 1 May 2017 indicates that Norges Bank, by virtue of an increase in shares held as collateral on 28 April 2017, now holds 3.20% of the voting rights of the company. Therefore the threshold of 3% was crossed.

    The notification dated 1 May 2017 contains the following information:

    • Reason for the notification: acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights.

    • Notification by: a person that notifies alone.

    • Person subject to the notification requirement: Norges Bank (the Central Bank of Norway), Bankplassen 2, PO Box 1179 Sentrum, Oslo, 0107, Norway.

    • Transaction date: 28 April 2017.

    • Threshold that is crossed: 3%.

    • Denominator: 60 347 525.

  • Notified Details:

    C) Voting rights

    Previous notification

    After the transaction

    Number of voting rights

    Number of voting rights

    % of voting rights

    Holders of voting rights

    Linked to securities

    Not linked to securities

    Linked to securities

    Not linked to securities

    Norges Bank

    1 764 652

    1 908 286

    0

    3.16%

    0.00%

    D) Equivalent financial instruments

    After the transaction

    Holders of

    Type of

    Expiration

    Exercise

    Number of voting

    % of voting

    Settlement

    equivalent

    financial

    date

    period

    rights that may be

    rights

    financial

    instrument

    or date

    acquired if the

    instruments

    instrument is

    exercised

    Norges Bank

    Shares on loan (right to recall)

    At any time

    20 600

    0.03%

    Physical

    Total (A & B)

    Number of voting rights

    % of voting rights

    1 928 886

    3.20%

  • Chain of controlled undertakings through which the holding is effectively held: Norges Bank is the central bank of Norway. As part of its central bank activities, Norges Bank manages Norway's foreign exchange reserves and is responsible for management of the Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG). The formal responsibility for management of the GPFG is placed with the Ministry of Finance, but is delegated to Norges Bank. All investments are executed by Norges Bank acting as principal and all holdings are registered in the name of Norges Bank.

  • Additional information: This notification was triggered by an increase in shares held as collateral.

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Bekaert (www.bekaert.com) is a world market and technology leader in steel wire transformation and coating technologies. We pursue to be the preferred supplier for our steel wire products and solutions by continuously delivering superior value to our customers worldwide. Bekaert (Euronext Brussels: BEKB) is a global company with almost 30 000 employees worldwide, headquarters in Belgium and € 4.4 billion in annual revenue.

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