Managing shares

The Bekaert shares can be held as:

• Registered shares: your shares are registered in Bekaert’s register of shareholders, and managed by the Bekaert Registered Shares Management Service. This type of holding shares offers a number of benefits.
• Dematerialized shares: your shares remain with your financial intermediary, who manages them.

• Free custody and administration fees
• Registered shares are not subject to tax on securities accounts
• Automatic and personalized invitation to the general meetings of shareholders
• Printed integrated annual report

Contact Bekaert’s registered shares management service on corporate@bekaert.com or +32 56 766 697

• To buy Bekaert shares, you must place an order with your financial intermediary for dematerialized shares. If you want to transform your dematerialized shares into registered shares, you must send your request to your financial intermediary.
• To sell Bekaert shares, you must place an order with your financial intermediary for dematerialized shares. To sell registered shares, first ask the Bekaert Registered Shares Management Service to transfer the shares to a securities account by following the below-mentioned procedure.