Ageas and BlackRock, Inc. - Notification
12/30/2010 11:41 AM EST
In accordance with the rules on financial transparency, BlackRock, Inc. sent a
notification on 29 December 2010 advising that, on 20 December 2010, its
interest has fallen below the statutory threshold of 3% of the shares issued by
Ageas and reached 2,96%.
A copy of the notification form is attached to this press release.
The notifications received by Ageas are available on the Ageas website under
"Investor relations - The share - Transparency requirements"
(http://www.ageas.com/en/Pages/transparency_requirementsaspx).
Ageas is an international insurance company with a heritage spanning more than
180 years. Ranked among the top 20 insurance companies in Europe, Ageas has
chosen to concentrate its business activities in Europe and Asia, which together
make up the largest share of the global insurance market. They are grouped
around four segments: Belgium, United Kingdom, Continental Europe and Asia. It
is an undisputed leader in the Belgian market for individual life and employee
benefits, as well as a leading non-life player, through AG Insurance.
Internationally Ageas has a strong presence in the UK, where it is the third
largest player in private car insurance. The company also has subsidiaries
in France, Germany and Hong Kong. Ageas has a track record in developing
partnerships with strong financial institutions and key distributors in
different markets around the world and successfully operates partnerships in
Luxembourg, Italy, Portugal, China, Malaysia, India and Thailand. Ageas employs
more than 11,000 people and has annual inflows of almost EUR 16 billion.
Press contact
+32 (0)2 557 57 37
Investor Relations
Brussels
+32 (0)2 557 57 33
Utrecht
+31 (0)30 252 53 05
Ageas
Rue du Marquis 1 - 1000 Brussels - Belgium
Archimedeslaan 6 - 3584 BA Utrecht - The Netherlands
www.ageas.com
Notification:
http://hugin.info/134212/R/1476305/412415pdf
Pdf version press release:
http://hugin.info/134212/R/1476305/412414pdf
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