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