Bekaert: Publication transparency notification

09 Oct 2025 08:00 CEST

Issuer

BEKAERT S.A.

Publication of a transparency notification
(in accordance with the Law of 2 May 2007 on disclosure of major holdings)

NV Bekaert SA (“Bekaert”) has received a transparency notification dated 6 October 2025 indicating that Norges Bank has crossed the threshold of 3%, as a result of the acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights in Bekaert.

The notification dated 6 October 2025 contains the following information:

Reason for the notification:
- acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights
- downward crossing of the lowest threshold
Notification by a person that notifies alone

Persons subject to the notification requirement: Norges Bank, Bankplassen 2, PO Box 1179 Sentrum, 0107 Oslo, Norway
Date on which the threshold is crossed: 3 October 2025

Threshold that is crossed: 3%
Denominator: 51 839 461
Notified Details:

A) Voting rights	Previous notification	After the transaction
A) Voting rights	Number of voting rights	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
Holders of voting rights		Linked to securities	Not linked to securities	Linked to securities	Not linked to securities
Norges Bank	1 528 377	1 321 056		2.55%
	TOTAL	1 321 056	0	2.55%	0.00%

B) Equivalent financial instruments	After the transaction
Holders of equivalent financial instruments	Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise period or date	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised	% of voting rights	Settlement
Norges Bank	Shares on loan (right to recall)		At any time	83 188	0.16%	Physical
Norges Bank	CFD		At any time	143 133	0.28%	Cash
	TOTAL			226 321	0.44%

Total (A & B)	Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
	1 547 377	2.98%

Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the holding is effectively held: Norges Bank is the central bank of Norway. As part of its central bank activities, Norges Bank manages Norway's foreign exchange reserves and is responsible for management of the Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG). The formal responsibility for management of the GPFG is placed with the Ministry of Finance, but is delegated to Norges Bank. All investments are executed by Norges Bank acting as principal and all holdings are registered in the name of Norges Bank.

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