Dexia: Dexia : Notice of forced sale of bearer shares still in circulationOREANDA-NEWS. August 17, 2015. In accordance with article 11 of the December 14, 2005 law, amended by the December 21, 2013 law, concerning the abolishment of bearer shares ( suppression des titres au porteur ) (the  Law ), Dexia SA/NV is entitled to sell all bearer shares, the holders of which remain unknown. Up until now, 714,982 bearer shares, which have not been conversed by their holders into dematerialized or registered shares, remain in Dexia SA/NV 's capital.

The shares for which the holders do not present themselves before September 16, 2015 in a Belfius Bank agency will be sold on the regulated market, Euronext Brussels, within 3 months as of today.

After deduction of the costs incurred by the issuer and covered by article 11 paragraph 3 of the Law, the proceeds of the sale will be recorded at the Belgian Caisse des Dpts et Consignations where the holders of bearer shares will be able to ask for reimbursement of the value of their shares between January 1, 2016 and December 31, 2024. A 10 % yearly penalty will be levied by the Caisse des Dpts et Consignations on the proceeds of the sale of the shares.

This notice is released on Dexia SA/NV's website www.dexia.com, at the Moniteur Belge and on Euronext, in accordance with article 11 paragraph 1 of the Law.