Fortis holding and Barclays Global Investors UK Holdings Ltd - Notification

In accordance with the rules on financial transparency, Barclays Global Investors UK Holdings Ltd sent a notification on 18 June 2009 (acknowledged by Fortis holding on 22 June 2009) that its interest has exceeded the statutory threshold of 3% of the shares issued by Fortis. On 15 May 2009, Barclays Global Investors UK Holdings Ltd held 76,859,831 Fortis shares or an interest of 3.05% of the shares issued by Fortis. A copy of the notification form from Barclays Global Investors UK Holdings Ltd is attached to this press release. The notifications received by Fortis are available on the Fortis Holding website under "Investor relations - The share - Transparency requirements" (http://www.fortis.com/Shareholders/transparency_requirements.asp). Fortis holding (Fortis SA/NV and Fortis N.V.) consists of (1) a 75% ownership of AG Insurance (2) Fortis Insurance International, (3) a 45% stake in Royal Park Investments - a structured credit portfolio entity - and (4) financial assets and liabilities of various financing vehicles. AG Insurance is overall market leader and a leading player in the Employee Benefits market. The international insurance activities (Fortis Insurance International) are located in the UK, where Fortis is the third largest player in the market for private car insurance, France, Hong Kong, Luxembourg (Non-Life), Germany, Turkey, Russia, Ukraine and joint ventures in Luxembourg (Life), Portugal, with Millenniumbcp Fortis being a clear market leader, China, Malaysia, India and Thailand. Fortis currently employs over 10,000 people.