Fortis and Fidelity International - Notification

Fidelity International has taken an interest in Fortis. In compliance with the rules on financial transparency, Fidelity International sent a notification to Fortis on 6 November 2009 mentioning that it had a stake of 3.01% of the shares issued by Fortis, i.e. just above the statutory threshold of 3%. On 9 November 2009, Fidelity International sent a further notification that its interest now amounts to 2.90% of the shares issued by Fortis, just below the statutory threshold of 3%.

The copies of the notification forms emanating from Fidelity International are attached to this press release.

The notifications received by Fortis are available on the Fortis website under "Investor relations - The share - Transparency requirements" (http://www.fortis.com/Shareholders/transparency_requirements.asp).

Fortis 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.



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