In accordance with the rules on financial transparency*, Blackrock has notified Ageas on 28 September 2018 that, on 27 September 2018, its shareholding stands at 5.07%.
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 Capital Management, Inc. | 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, 19809, U.S.A. |
| 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. |
Date on which the threshold is crossed
27 September 2018
Threshold that is crossed (in %)
5 %
Denominator
203,022,199
* article 14, paragraph 1 of the law of 2 May 2007 on disclosure of major holdings us provisions
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 Capital Management, Inc. 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 28,760 12,814 1,616,639 193,740 134,759 408,145 33,864 456 115,914 2,958,829 2,808,745 13,628 57,979 505,997 336,738 273,389 | 0 28,760 12,814 1,725,244 193,702 134,759 408,145 34,171 467 122,441 2,960,414 2,803,977 13,628 57,979 509,917 326,957 323,629 | 0.00% 0.01% 0.01% 0.85% 0.10% 0.07% 0.20% 0.02% 0.00% 0.06% 1.46% 1.38% 0.01% 0.03% 0.25% 0.16% 0.16% | ||
| 9,500,396 | 9,657,004 | 4.76% | |||
| TOTAL | 9,657,004 | 0 | 4.76% | 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 | 298,867 | 0.15% | physical | |||
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited | Securities Lent | 128,676 | 0.06% | physical | |||
| BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited | Contract For Difference | 5,074 | 0.00% | cash | |||
| BlackRock Advisors, LLC | Contract For Difference | 8,857 | 0.00% | cash | |||
| BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association | Contract For Difference | 24,506 | 0.01% | cash | |||
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited | Contract For Difference | 9,577 | 0.00% | cash | |||
| BlackRock Investment Management, LLC | Contract For Difference | 152,554 | 0.08% | cash | |||
| TOTAL | 628,111 | 0.31% | |||||
| Total A & B | # of voting rights | % of voting rights |
| 10,285,115 | 5.07% |
Chain of controlled undertakings through which the holding is effectively held, if applicable
| BlackRock, Inc. |
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. |
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. |
| BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. |
| BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. |
| BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd. |
| BlackRock HK Holdco Limited |
| BlackRock Lux Finco S.a.r.l. |
| BlackRock Trident Holding Company Limited |
| BlackRock Japan Holdings GK |
| BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. |
| BlackRock, Inc. |
| Trident Merger, LLC |
| BlackRock Investment Management, LLC |
| BlackRock, Inc. |
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. |
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. |
| BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. |
| BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. |
| BlackRock Group Limited |
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited |
| BlackRock, Inc. |
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. |
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. |
| BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. |
| BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. |
| BlackRock Australia Holdco Pty. Ltd. |
| BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited |
| BlackRock, Inc. |
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. |
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. |
| BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. |
| BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. |
| BlackRock Group Limited |
| BlackRock International Limited |
| BlackRock, Inc. |
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. |
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. |
| BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC |
| BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC |
| BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc. |
| BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association |
| BlackRock, Inc. |
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. |
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. |
| BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC |
| BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC |
| BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc. |
| BlackRock Fund Advisors |
| BlackRock, Inc. |
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. |
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. |
| BlackRock, Inc. |
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. |
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. |
| BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc. |
| BlackRock Advisors, LLC |
| BlackRock Capital Management, Inc. |
| BlackRock, Inc. |
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. |
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. |
| BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. |
| BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. |
| BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd. |
| BlackRock HK Holdco Limited |
| BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited |
| BlackRock, Inc. |
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. |
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. |
| BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. |
| BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. |
| BlackRock Group Limited |
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited |
| BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG |
| BlackRock, Inc. |
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. |
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. |
| BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. |
| BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. |
| BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC |
| BlackRock Canada Holdings LP |
| BlackRock Canada Holdings ULC |
| BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited |
| BlackRock, Inc. |
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. |
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. |
| BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc. |
| BlackRock Advisors, LLC |
| BlackRock, Inc. |
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. |
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. |
| BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. |
| BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. |
| BlackRock Group Limited |
| BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited |
| BlackRock, Inc. |
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. |
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. |
| BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. |
| BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. |
| BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd. |
| BlackRock (Singapore) Limited |
Additional information
The disclosure obligation arose due to total holding in voting rights for BlackRock, Inc. going above 5%.
In accordance with the rules on financial transparency*, Blackrock has notified Ageas on 27 September 2018 that, on 26 September 2018, its shareholding stands at 4.99%.
Reason for the notification
Acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights
Acquisition or disposal of financial instruments that are treated as voting securities
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 Capital Management, Inc. | 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, 19809, U.S.A. |
| 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. |
Date on which the threshold is crossed
26 September 2018
Threshold that is crossed (in %)
5 %
Denominator
203,022,199
* article 14, paragraph 1 of the law of 2 May 2007 on disclosure of major holdings us provisions
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 Capital Management, Inc. 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. BlackRock Life Limited | 0 28,760 12,814 1,634,058 203,604 134,910 425,757 36,152 436 70,414 2,970,663 2,897,327 15,038 59,166 767,053 346,436 269,301 2,599 | 0 28,760 12,814 1,616,639 193,740 134,759 408,145 33,864 456 115,914 2,958,829 2,808,745 13,628 57,979 505,997 336,738 273,389 0 | 0.00% 0.01% 0.01% 0.80% 0.10% 0.07% 0.20% 0.02% 0.00% 0.06% 1.46% 1.38% 0.01% 0.03% 0.25% 0.17% 0.13% 0.00% | ||
| 9,874,488 | 9,500,396 | 4.68% | |||
| TOTAL | 9,500,396 | 0 | 4.68% | 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 | 279,509 | 0.14% | physical | |||
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited | Securities Lent | 128,676 | 0.06% | physical | |||
| BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited | Contract For Difference | 5,074 | 0.00% | cash | |||
| BlackRock Advisors, LLC | Contract For Difference | 8,857 | 0.00% | cash | |||
| BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association | Contract For Difference | 37,170 | 0.02% | cash | |||
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited | Contract For Difference | 16,545 | 0.01% | cash | |||
| BlackRock Investment Management, LLC | Contract For Difference | 152,554 | 0.08% | cash | |||
| TOTAL | 628,385 | 0.31% | |||||
| Total A & B | # of voting rights | % of voting rights |
| 10,128,781 | 4.99% |
Chain of controlled undertakings through which the holding is effectively held, if applicable
| BlackRock, Inc. |
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. |
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. |
| BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. |
| BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. |
| BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd. |
| BlackRock HK Holdco Limited |
| BlackRock Lux Finco S.a.r.l. |
| BlackRock Trident Holding Company Limited |
| BlackRock Japan Holdings GK |
| BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. |
| BlackRock, Inc. |
| Trident Merger, LLC |
| BlackRock Investment Management, LLC |
| BlackRock, Inc. |
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. |
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. |
| BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. |
| BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. |
| BlackRock Group Limited |
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited |
| BlackRock, Inc. |
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. |
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. |
| BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. |
| BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. |
| BlackRock Australia Holdco Pty. Ltd. |
| BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited |
| BlackRock, Inc. |
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. |
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. |
| BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. |
| BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. |
| BlackRock Group Limited |
| BlackRock International Limited |
| BlackRock, Inc. |
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. |
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. |
| BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC |
| BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC |
| BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc. |
| BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association |
| BlackRock, Inc. |
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. |
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. |
| BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC |
| BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC |
| BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc. |
| BlackRock Fund Advisors |
| BlackRock, Inc. |
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. |
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. |
| BlackRock, Inc. |
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. |
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. |
| BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc. |
| BlackRock Advisors, LLC |
| BlackRock Capital Management, Inc. |
| BlackRock, Inc. |
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. |
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. |
| BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. |
| BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. |
| BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd. |
| BlackRock HK Holdco Limited |
| BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited |
| BlackRock, Inc. |
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. |
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. |
| BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. |
| BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. |
| BlackRock Group Limited |
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited |
| BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG |
| BlackRock, Inc. |
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. |
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. |
| BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. |
| BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. |
| BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC |
| BlackRock Canada Holdings LP |
| BlackRock Canada Holdings ULC |
| BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited |
| BlackRock, Inc. |
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. |
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. |
| BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc. |
| BlackRock Advisors, LLC |
| BlackRock, Inc. |
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. |
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. |
| BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. |
| BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. |
| BlackRock Group Limited |
| BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited |
| BlackRock, Inc. |
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. |
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. |
| BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. |
| BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. |
| BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd. |
| BlackRock (Singapore) Limited |
Additional information
The disclosure obligation arose due to total holding in voting rights for BlackRock, Inc. going below 5%.
This press release and the notifications received by Ageas are available on the website.
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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