Fortis’ two Parent Companies are Fortis SA/NV, incorporated in Belgium with its registered office at Rue Royale 20/ Koningsstraat 20, Brussels, Belgium and Fortis N.V., incorporated in the Netherlands with its registered office at Archimedeslaan 6, Utrecht, the Netherlands. The parent companies own, on a 50/50 basis, all the shares of two holding companies, Fortis Brussels SA/NV and Fortis Utrecht N.V. The holding companies are shareholders in operating companies and service companies, either direct or indirect through subsidiaries.

The Consolidated Financial Statements include the Financial Statements of Fortis SA/NV and Fortis N.V. (the ’Parent Companies‘) and all of their subsidiaries. In combining the financial statements of Fortis SA/NV and Fortis N.V., Fortis has opted for consortium accounting in order to reflect its Banking and Insurance activities in the most reliable manner.

A list of all group companies and other participating interests has been filed with the National Bank of Belgium in Brussels and with the commercial register of the Chamber of Commerce in Utrecht. The list is available upon request, free of charge, from Fortis in Brussels and Utrecht.

When purchasing a Fortis share, shareholders effectively acquire a unit that comprises one ordinary Fortis SA/NV share and one ordinary Fortis N.V. share. Fortis shares have a primary listing on the regulated market of Euronext Brussels and Euronext Amsterdam. It is possible to trade Fortis shares on either market, and also to buy on one market and sell on the other. Fortis also has a secondary listing on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange and a sponsored ADR programme in the United States.