Ageas And Blackrock, Inc.: Transparency Notification

(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) In accordance with the rules on financial transparency*, BlackRock, Inc. has notified Ageas on 3 July 2025 that, on 1 July 2025, its interest has exceeded the legal threshold of 5% of the shares issued by Ageas. Its current shareholding stands at 7,78%.

Reason for the notification
Acquisition or disposal of the control of an undertaking that holds a participating interest in an issuer

Notification by
A parent undertaking or a controlling person

Persons subject to the notification requirement
See annex 1a

Date on which the threshold is crossed
1 July 2025

Threshold that is crossed (in %)
5%

Denominator
198.938.286

Notified details
See annex 1 b

Chain of controlled undertakings through which the holding is effectively held, if applicable
The full chain of command can be found on

Additional information
As a result of the acquisition of HPS Investment Partners, there has been a change to BlackRock's group structure. Upon the close of the transaction, BlackRock, Inc. contributed all of its equity interests in BlackRock Finance, Inc. and Global Infrastructure Management, LLC to BlackRock Saturn Subco, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.

This press release and the notifications received by Ageas are available on the website .

* article 14, paragraph 1 of the law of 2 May 2007 on disclosure of major holdings us provisions.

Ageas is a Belgian rooted listed international insurance Group with a heritage spanning 200 years. It offers Retail and Business customers Life and Non-Life insurance products designed to suit their specific needs, today and tomorrow, and is also engaged in reinsurance activities. 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, Portugal, Türkiye, 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 about 50,000 people and reported annual inflows of EUR 18.5 billion in 2024.

ANNEX 1a

Name	Address (for legal entities)
BlackRock, Inc.	50 Hudson Yards, New York, NY, 10001, U.S.A.
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	50 Hudson Yards, New York, NY, 10001, U.S.A.
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited	161 Bay Street, Suite 2500, Toronto, Ontario, M5J 2S1, Canada
BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG	Lenbachplatz 1 1st Floor, Munich, 80333-MN3, 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.	50 Hudson Yards, New York, NY, 10001, 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
Aperio Group, LLC	3 Harbor Dr Suite 204, Sausalito, CA 94965, U.S.A.
SpiderRock Advisors, LLC	Corporation Service Company, 251 Little Falls Drive, Wilmington, DE 19808, U.S.A.

ANNEX 1b

A) Voting rights	Previous notification	After the transaction
	# of voting rights	# of voting rights	% of voting rights
Holders of voting rights		Linked to securities	Not linked to the securities	Linked to securities	Not linked to the securities	S
BlackRock, Inc.	0	0		0,00%		1
BlackRock (Singapore) Limited	26.755	26.310		0,01%		1
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited	2.917.790	3.172.318		1,59%		1
BlackRock Advisors, LLC	203.203	332.981		0,17%		1
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited	147.243	262.978		0,13%		1
BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG	1.811.227	1.362.308		0,68%		1
BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited	25.474	25.829		0,01%		1
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.	50.348	190.132		0,10%		1
BlackRock Fund Advisors	3.769.688	3.810.650		1,92%		1
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association	2.088.675	2.690.187		1,35%		1
BlackRock International Limited	1.637	12.647		0,01%		1
BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited	69.199	56.242		0,03%		1
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited	895.264	1.142.495		0,57%		1
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC	418.682	373.405		0,19%		1
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.	285.173	300.448		0,15%		1
Aperio Group, LLC	18.343	21.757		0,01%		1
Subtotal	12.728.700	13.780.688		6,93%		S
	TOTAL	13.780.688	0	6,93%	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, LLC	Contract Difference			641.303	0,32%	cash
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.	Contract Difference			513.136	0,26%	cash
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association	Contract Difference			326.027	0,16%	cash
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited	Contract Difference			13.097	0,01%	cash
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC	Contract Difference			845	0,00%	cash
Aperio Group, LLC	Depositary Receipt			195.684	0,10%
SpiderRock Advisors, LLC	Depositary Receipt			158	0,00%
	TOTAL		1.690.250	0,85%

	TOTAL (A & B)			# of voting rights	% of voting rights
			CALCULATE	15.470.938	7,78%

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