Disposal of own shares by Bekaert

• on 17 December 2020, 5 000 shares following the exercise of options under its stock option plan SOP 2010-2014 at an exercise price of € 21.450 per option, and
• on 18 December 2020, 7 491 shares free of charge in accordance with its share matching plan.

As a result, the total number of treasury shares held by Bekaert decreased from 3 836 425 to 3 823 934

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