Press release Press Regulated information T +32 56 23 05 71 25 August 2014 Investor Relations Katelijn Bohez Jérôme Lebecque T +32 56 23 05 72 www.bekaert.com Purchase of own shares Publication on the basis of Article 207 of the Royal Decree of 30 January 2001 implementing the Companies Code On the basis of Article 207 of the Royal Decree of 30 January 2001 implementing the Companies Code, Bekaert communicates the following share buy-back transactions effected on the regulated market of NYSE Euronext Brussels. Date 14 August 2014 15 August 2014 15 August 2014 18 August 2014 19 August 2014 19 August 2014 19 August 2014 20 August 2014 20 August 2014 21 August 2014 21 August 2014 21 August 2014 22 August 2014 22 August 2014 22 August 2014 22 August 2014 Total since 10 June 2014 Number of shares 10 000 13 371 30 000 (block) 14 000 8 000 4 000 (block) 34 489 (block) 9 100 5 000 (block) 10 845 2 000 (block) 2 500 (block) 13 000 2 000 (block) 1 875 (block) 4 000 (block) 1 389 418 Average price (€) 27.2968 27.5035 27.5750 27.5056 27.8459 27.9300 27.9650 27.8539 27.8200 28.1114 28.2400 28.0000 28.2792 28.3000 28.4600 28.2950 Highest price (€) 27.48 27.70 Lowest price (€) 27.10 27.34 27.59 28.08 27.38 27.47 28.02 27.74 28.23 28.19 28.46 28.10 Total price (€) 272 968.00 367 749.30 827 250.00 385 078.40 222 767.20 111 720.00 964 484.89 253 470.49 139 100.00 304 868.13 56 480.00 70 000.00 367 629.60 56 600.00 53 362.50 113 180.00 38 671 270.85 For more information: www.bekaert.com/investors/share information/share buy back Disclaimer This press release may contain forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect the current views of management regarding future events, and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Bekaert is providing the information in this press release as of this date and does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this press release in light of new information, future events or otherwise. Bekaert disclaims any liability for statements made or published by third parties and does not undertake any obligation to correct inaccurate data, information, conclusions or opinions published by third parties in relation to this or any other press release issued by Bekaert. Profile Bekaert (www.bekaert.com) is a world market and technology leader in steel wire transformation and coatings. Bekaert (Euronext Brussels: BEKB) is a global company with headquarters in Belgium, employing 27 000 people worldwide. Serving customers in 120 countries, Bekaert pursues sustainable profitable growth in all its activities and generated combined sales of € 4.1 billion in 2013. Press release – Purchase of own shares - 25 August 2014 1/1