Bekaert : Share buy-back 30 Jan 2018

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Company Secretary Isabelle Vander Vekens

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30 January 2018, 11:30

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Bekaert reports on the progress of its share buy-back program

Further to the activation of its share buy-back program announced on 19 December 2017, NV Bekaert SA ("Bekaert") reports the purchase of 36 000 Bekaert shares on Euronext Brussels in the period from 23 January 2018 until 29 January 2018.

For more information:https://www.bekaert.com/en/investors/the-bekaert-share/share-buy-back

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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.