BRUSSELS, BELGIUM--(MARKET WIRE)--Oct 31, 2008 --
Fortis announces that General Shareholders' Meetings will take place on 1 December 2008 (for Fortis NV in Utrecht) and 2 December 2008 (for Fortis SA/NV in Brussels). A shareholders' circular will be made publicly available prior to the meetings.

Confronted with a systemic financial crisis in 2008, Fortis has undergone a complete metamorphosis. Its banking and insurance activities have been acquired by the Dutch and Belgian States of which the non-Dutch activities will be acquired by BNP Paribas subsequently. Fortis holding will henceforth include the international insurance activities, a 66% stake in a structured credit portfolio entity and financial assets and liabilities of the different financing vehicles.

Fortis Insurance International is present in UK, France, Hong Kong, Luxembourg (Non-Life), Germany, Turkey, Russia, Ukraine and has joint-ventures in Luxembourg (Life), Portugal, China, Malaysia, India and Thailand. As of 30 June 2008, Fortis Insurance International had a total equity of EUR 1.6 billion and funds under management within consolidated companies in the Life business of EUR 21 billion.

 
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