Bekaert Group news

Bekaert and Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, current owner of Bridon, have reached an agreement to establish Bridon Bekaert Ropes Group, a new joint venture where Bekaert will hold a majority stake.

The new group will combine the ropes and advanced cords capabilities of almost 3 000 employees,19 manufacturing entities across 11 countries, market-focused R&D, and a global sales and service network.

Bruno Humblet, currently Chief Financial Officer of Bekaert, has been a

Bruno Humblet has been nominated Chief Executive Officer of the Bridon Bekaert Ropes Group, a joint venture between Bekaert and Ontario Teachers` Pension Plan which will combine the ropes and advanced cords businesses of Bekaert and Bridon. Bruno Humblet is currently CFO of the Bekaert Group and Executive Vice President of Bekaert`s Latin American operations. He will continue in these roles until early next year.

Bekaert and Pirelli have successfully closed the acquisition by Bekaert of the Pirelli steel cord plant in Yanzhou, Shandong Province, China.
The deal closing in China follows the recent ownership transfers of other steel cord plants in Figline (Italy), Slatina (Romania), Sumaré (Brazil) and Izmit (Turkey).

The integration of these steel cord activities and the long-term supply agreement with Pirelli further enhance Bekaert`s status as a preferred supplier to the tire indu

Prodac, the Bekaert Group`s leading steel wire company in Peru, celebrated today its 20th anniversary in the presence of HRH Princess Astrid of Belgium, who is presiding over the Belgian Economic Mission to Peru and Colombia. The celebration was attended by Belgian and Peruvian governmental, diplomatic and business association representatives, customers and suppliers, the company`s board members and shareholders, and Bekaert top executives.

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Mr Luis Guillermo Solís, President of Costa Rica, visited the new Bekaert Dramix plant in Costa Rica, where he was hosted by Mr Matthew Taylor, Chief Executive Officer of Bekaert and the Regional Bekaert Management Team. The President was accompanied by Mr Mora, Minister of Foreign Trade Affairs and representatives of the Government of Costa Rica.

The inauguration ceremony that took place last Friday was attended by Mrs Montero Jiménez, Mayor of Orotina, several diplomat

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.

For more information: www.bekaert.com/investors/share information/share buy back

Bekaert and Maccaferri will establish a global sales and distribution joint venture to provide total construction reinforcement solutions for underground infrastructure projects such as road, railway, metro, utility and mining tunnels, as well as hydro power stations.

Bekaert, a global market and technology leader in steel wire transformation and coatings, and Maccaferri, a global supplier of advanced solutions to the civil, geotechnical and environmental construction

Approval of a gross dividend of € 0.85
Approval of the proposed appointments
Changes at the top of the company are in effect

Today Bekaert`s Annual General Meeting of Shareholders took place, with Count Buysse, Chairman of the Board of Directors, in the chair. The following main subjects were considered.

The meeting approved the balance sheet and the income statement as at 31 December 2013, as submitted by the Board of Directors, including the d

As no legal quorum was reached at the Extraordinary General Meeting held on Thursday 10 April 2014, the shareholders, the holders of subscription rights and the holders of debentures are requested to attend a second Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on Wednesday 14 May 2014 at 9:00 a.m. at Kortrijk Xpo Meeting Center, Doorniksesteenweg 216 (P7), 8500 Kortrijk, and which will validly deliberate and decide irrespective of the portion of the capital represented by the shar

The shareholders, the holders of subscription rights and the holders of debentures are requested to attend the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on Wednesday 14 May 2014 at 10:30 a.m. at Kortrijk Xpo Meeting Center, Doorniksesteenweg 216 (P7), 8500 Kortrijk.

AGENDA

1. Annual report of the Board of Directors on the financial year 2013, including comments from the Nomination and Remuneration Committee on the remuneration report included i