Fortis offers its shareholders the opportunity to register their shares in dematerialised form. These registered shares remain dematerialised and are administered at no cost. Holders of registered shares may arrange, on request and free of charge, for their shares to be converted into bearer shares. Holders of bearer shares may arrange, on request and free of charge, for their shares to be dematerialised and registered. Fortis has devised a procedure for the rapid dematerialisation of shares, facilitating rapid delivery. Please refer to the Fortis Governance Statement for more details, or contact:

Corporate Administration
Fortis SA/NV,
Rue Royale 20, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
Tel. +32 2 565.5418 or +32 2 565.5423
Fax +32 2 565.2384

Or:

Board of Directors Secretariat
Fortis N.V.
P.O. Box 2049, 3500 GA Utrecht, Netherlands
Tel. +31 30 226 3655
Fax +31 30 226 9838

Information and communication

Fortis sends out notices, including those relating to the quarterly and annual results, and to the Fortis Annual Report, free of charge to holders of both bearer shares and registered shares. Fortis sends all holders of both bearer and registered shares a personal invitation to attend the AGMs, and encloses the agenda, proposed resolutions and a form by means of which shareholders can nominate a proxy to vote on their behalf at the AGMs. When dividend becomes payable, Fortis automatically credits the dividend accruing to the holders of both bearer and registered shares to those bank accounts of which it has previously received details from the pertinent shareholders.