Fortis

FORTIS (EBR:FORB) Fortis will hold Extraordinary General Meetings of Shareholders on 11 February in Brussels and 13 February in Utrecht.

FORTIS (EBR:FORB) In preparation of the contemplated closing of the transactions with the Belgian government and BNP Paribas announced on 6 October, Fortis acquired US dollars and pounds sterling on 8 December. These currency transactions were entered into in order to enable Fortis to provide its portion of the funding of the envisaged structured credit portfolio entity, Royal Park Investments, in the currency of the assets of the portfolio.

FORTIS (EBR:FORB) The Shareholders' Meeting of Fortis SA/NV has decided to vote on the proposal to continue the activities of the company in accordance with article 633 of the Companies Code. The proposal to continue the activities was approved with a 96.98% majority.

FORTIS (EBR:FORB) On 14 November 2008, Fortis published an Interim Management Statement reflecting the pro forma financial position of Fortis at the end of September after completion of all the transactions announced early October. On 12 December, the Court of Appeal of Brussels suspended the decisions taken by the Board of Directors of Fortis on 3, 5 and 6 October and hence the execution of some of these transactions. This necessitated a new update on the financial position of Fortis. This update is entirely dependent on whether or not the ruling will be successfully challenged.

FORTIS (EBR:FORB) The agenda of the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of Fortis SA/NV to be held on 19 December originally consisted of only one item, i.e. the proposal to continue the activities of the company in accordance with article 633 of the Companies Code.

FORTIS (EBR:FORB) Fortis notes the ruling of the Court of Appeal in Brussels on 12 December 2008 and is currently studying the implications for its legal position.

FORTIS (EBR:FORB) As stated before, Fortis reconfirms that sufficient means are made available in the Group to service all debt.

FORTIS (EBR:FORB) Further to information provided in the context of the general shareholders meeting held in Brussels on 2 December, Fortis wishes to clarify the position of holders of bonds issued by Fortis Finance N.V. under its Euro Medium Term Note Program.

FORTIS (EBR:FORB) The General Meetings of Shareholders of Fortis N.V. and Fortis SA/NV have adopted the proposals to elect Louis Cheung Chi Yan and Karel De Boeck to the Board of Directors.

FORTIS (EBR:FORB) The General Meeting of Shareholders of Fortis N.V. has approved of the proposed appointments of Messrs. Etienne Davignon, Louis Cheung Chi Yan and Karel De Boeck to the Board of Directors of Fortis.