Choice of Belgian or Dutch taxation of AGEAS shares

For the dividend payment on AGEAS shares with ISIN BE0003801181 (common code 19317897), shareholders have the choice to receive dividends from the Belgian or from the Dutch source.

Impact on customers

Due to the possibility to elect the taxation source of dividend income for the above-mentioned security, customers must inform Clearstream Banking at the latest by

18 May 2012

as to whether final beneficial owners prefer to be taxed at source based on the Belgian standard rate of withholding tax (25%) or based on the Dutch standard rate of withholding tax (15%).

The customer election must be sent; for the attention of PTR - Tax department, via SWIFT or other authenticated means of communication, with the following details:

• ISIN and COMMON CODE of the respective security; that is BE0003801181 and 19317897;
• Four-digit CASCADE account number at Clearstream Banking;
• Quantity of securities;
• Choice between Belgian or Dutch source;
• Taxation rate to be applied.

Note: Failure to provide Clearstream Banking with a valid instruction by 10:00 CET on 18 May 2012, the 25% Belgian withholding tax will be applied by default.

Further information

For further information, please contact the Clearstream Banking¹ Tax Help Desk on:

or Clearstream Banking Customer Service or your Relationship Officer.

1. Clearstream Banking refers collectively to Clearstream Banking AG, registered office at 61, Mergenthalerallee, 65760 Eschborn, Germany and registered in the Register B of the Amtsgericht Frankfurt am Main, Germany under number HRB 7500 (CBF) and Clearstream Banking, société anonyme, registered office at 42, avenue John F. Kennedy, L-1855 Luxembourg, and registered with the Luxembourg Register of Commerce and Companies under number B-9248 (CBL).