Bekaert ( www.bekaert.com ) is a global technological and market leader in advanced solutions based on metal transformation and coatings, and the world's largest independent manufacturer of drawn steel wire products. Bekaert (Euronext Brussels: BEKB) is a global company with headquarters in Belgium, employing 28 000 people worldwide. Serving customers in 120 countries, Bekaert pursues sustainable profitable growth in all its activities and generated € 4.5 billion combined sales in 2010.

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Katelijn Bohez
Corporate Communications Manager

President Kennedypark 18
B-8500 Kortrijk (Belgium)
Telephone: +32 56 23 05 11
Telefax: +32 56 23 05 48

Jacques Anckaert
Investor Relations Manager

President Kennedypark 18
B-8500 Kortrijk (Belgium)
Telephone: +32 56 23 05 11
Telefax: +32 56 22 85 57

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