In accordance with the rules on financial transparency, UBS AG sent a
notification on 22 January 2010 advising that its interest has fallen below the
statutory threshold of 3% of the shares issued by Fortis on 18 January 2010.

A copy of the notification form sent by UBS AG is 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) 75% ownership of AG Insurance, (2) Fortis Insurance
International, (3) a 45% stake in Royal Park Investments - a structured credit
portfolio entity - and (4) the financial assets and liabilities of various
financing vehicles. AG Insurance is the undisputed leader of the Belgian market
for Individual Life and Employee Benefits and is also one of the top players in
Non-Life. 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, Germany, Turkey and
Ukraine. In addition, Fortis operates in partnership through joint ventures in
Luxembourg (Life), Italy, Portugal, where Millenniumbcp Fortis is among the
market leaders, China, Malaysia, India and Thailand. Fortis currently employs
over 10,000 people.



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[HUG#1376165]





    Notification: http://hugin.info/134212/R/1376165/337763.pdf
    Pdf version press release: http://hugin.info/134212/R/1376165/337762.pdf