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Situation on 28 April 2009
  FORTIS SA/NV   FORTIS N.V.
       
I. Issued capital 1,056,996,044,16 EUR   1,056,996,044,16 EUR
(subscribed capital/ paid up capital and called-up capital)      
       
II. Voting rights attached to voting securities (Total) 2,516,657,248   2,516,657,248
       
1. Shares with voting rights 2,351,661,425   2,351,661,425
       
2. FRESH* 39,682,540   39,682,540
       
3 CASHES* 125,313,283   125,313,283
       
* these 164,995,823 Fortis shares are:      
       
-included in net equity related to securities which were not included in the calculation of the dividend and earnings per share      
       
-related to by Fortfinlux and Fortis Bank emitted underlying hybrid bonds, exchangeable in shares      
       
-only entitled to dividend and to vote as from the effective exchange of the bonds      
       
III. Denominator 2,516,657,248   2,516,657,248
(Total number of voting rights, on which basis the percentage of participation must be calculated that could lead to notification)      
       
IV. Additional data      
       
a. Fortis shares potentially to be issued resulting from      
       
1. Options 41,432,398   41,432,398
2. Mandatory Convertible Securities (MCS) 105,386,849         105,386,849
       
b. Other -   -
       
       
V. Statutory/legal thresholds 3%   5%
       

VI. Notifications of an interest in Fortis

1. Principle

a. Shareholders with an interest of 3% or more in Fortis’s capital are required under Belgian law and under the articles of association of Fortis SA/NV, the Belgian parent company of the group, to notify:

* Fortis SA/NV (see below)
* the CBFA (via trp.fin@cbfa.be)

b. Shareholders with an interest of 5% or more in Fortis’s capital are required under Belgian and Dutch law to notify:

* both parent companies (see below)
* the CBFA
* the AFM

c. The same notification requirements apply for each shareholding of subsequent multiples of 5%

d. Determination of whether a threshold has been exceeded should be based on the total number of voting rights specified under Section III.

2. Main shareholders (above the statutory threshold of 3%) :

Fortis Bank 4.98%
Ping An 4.81%
Blackrock, Inc. 3.39%


3. Notifications received from 1 September 2008

Date of notification Date of reason of the notification Shareholder(s) Percentage of total voting rights on date of notification Reason More info
22/01/2010 18/01/2010 UBS AG % not disclosed Crossed downwards the threshold of 3%
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19/01/2010 13/01/2010 UBS AG 3.02% Crossed the threshold of 3%
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18/01/2010 12/01/2010 UBS AG % not disclosed Crossed downwards the threshold of 3%
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15/01/2010 11/01/2010 UBS AG 3.15% Crossed the threshold of 3%
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13/01/2010 07/01/2010 UBS AG % not disclosed Crossed downwards the threshold of 3%
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22/12/2009 16/12/2009 UBS AG 3.10% Crossed the threshold of 3%
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18/12/2009 14/12/2009 UBS AG % not disclosed Crossed downwards the threshold of 3%
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15/12/2009 10/12/2009 UBS AG 3.03% Crossed the threshold of 3%
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04/12/2009 01/12/2009 Blackrock Inc. 3.39% On 1 December 2009, Barclays Global Investors (BGI) business was acquired by Blackrock, Inc. The combined holdings of Blackrock, Inc. following this acquisition triggered this disclosure requirement.
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01/12/2009 25/11/2009 UBS AG 0% Crossed the threshold of 3%
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16/11/2009 (received on 20/11/2009) 09/11/2009 Fidelity International 2.90% Crossed the threshold of 3%
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16/11/2009 (received on 20/11/2009) 06/11/2009 Fidelity International 3.01% Crossed the threshold of 3%
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25/09/2009 21/09/2009 UBS AG 3.68% Crossed the threshold of 3%
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14/09/2009 08/09/2009 UBS AG 0% Crossed the threshold of 3%
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18/06/2009
(received on 22/06/2009)
15/05/2009 Barclays Global Investors UK Holdings Ltd 3.05% Crossed the threshold of 3%
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05/06/2009 01/06/2009 UBS AG 3.71% Crossed the threshold of 3%
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20/04/2009 14/04/2009 UBS AG 0% Crossed the threshold of 3%
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16/04/2009 08/04/2009 UBS AG 3.66% Crossed the threshold of 3%
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19/03/2009 13/03/2009 Ping An 4.81% This disclosure is because the 5% threshold is no longer reached owing to the end of the agreement to act in concert between Ping An and Fortis SA/NV on 13 March 2009.
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16/03/2009 13/03/2009 Fortis SA/NV 0.00% As a consequence of the expiry of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) of 28 November 2007, the agreement to act in concert between Fortis SA/NV and Ping An has come to an end. Since the participating interest of the companies of the Fortis Group under this agreement was less than 3%, these companies — now that the the agreement to act in concert has ended — are no longer obliged to make disclosure to the regulator.
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04/11/2008 10/10/2008 Fortis Bank 4.98% This notification is a result of the disappearance of Fortis Bank out of the Fortis Holding.
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29/10/2008 23/10/2008 Ping An and Fortis SA/NV 6.43% The interest held by Ping An in Fortis is 4,81%. The interest held by Fortis SA/NV via Fortis Group Companies is 1,62%. All percentages are calculated with reference to the denominator of Fortis on 01/09/2008.
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31/10/2008 30/10/2008 Alliance Bernstein 2.87% Crossed the threshold of 3%
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17/10/2008 15/10/2008 Alliance Bernstein 3.71% Crossed the threshold of 3%
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Contact :
Fortis SA/NV (Belgian parent company)

Fortis N.V. (Dutch parent company)

Dimitri Van Eenoo
Tel. +32 (0)2 565 1373
Mail corporate.adm@fortis.com

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