Resolutions of the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of 18 September 2009

The General Meeting of Shareholders of Fortis N.V. has today approved the appointment of Bart De Smet as executive director as proposed by the Board of Directors, until the close of the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders in 2013. Bart De Smet holds the position of CEO of Fortis Holding.

The shareholders of Fortis N.V. have authorised the Board of Directors to buy back the company's own shares for a period of 18 months. This authority is effectively limited to 10% of the outstanding shares.

15,39% of the share capital was present or represented at the Meeting.

Fortis holding (Fortis SA/NV and Fortis N.V.) 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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