Fortis holding and UBS AG - Notification
(Thomson Reuters ONE) - In accordance with the rules on financial transparency, UBS AG sent anotification on 14 September 2009 that its interest has fallen belowthe statutory threshold of 3% of the shares issued by Fortis.On 8 September 2009, UBS AG held no Fortis shares anymore.A copy of the notification form from UBS AG is attached to this pressrelease.The notifications received by Fortis are available on the FortisHolding website under "Investor relations - The share - Transparencyrequirements"(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) a45% stake in Royal Park Investments - a structured credit portfolioentity - and (4) financial assets and liabilities of variousfinancing vehicles. AG Insurance is overall market leader and aleading player in the Employee Benefits market. The internationalinsurance activities (Fortis Insurance International) are located inthe UK, where Fortis is the third largest player in the market forprivate 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 marketleader, China, Malaysia, India and Thailand. Fortis currently employsover 10,000 people.Press Contacts:Brussels: +32 (0)2 565 22 66 Utrecht: +31 (0)30 226 32 61Investor Relations:Brussels: +32 (0)2 565 53 78 Utrecht: +31 (0)30 226 65 66http://hugin.info/134212/R/1341499/320893.pdfhttp://hugin.info/134212/R/1341499/320894.pdfThis announcement was originally distributed by Hugin. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
Datum: 15.09.2009 - 17:45 Uhr
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