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Agfa: Disclosure made according to the requirements of the Law of May 2, 2007

Thursday 05. March 2009 - The enclosed information constitutes regulated information as defined in the Royal Decree of November 14, 2007 regarding the duties of issuers of financial instruments which have been admitted for trading on a regulated market.

According to Agfa-Gevaert NV’s bylaws, the threshold as from which a shareholding needs to be disclosed, has been set at 3%.
 
In conformity with the Law of May 2, 2007 regarding the disclosure of important shareholdings in listed companies, Agfa-Gevaert (Euronext: AGFB) discloses the following declaration of the situation as per February 27, 2009:
 
Franklin Templeton Investment Management Ltd. (Edinburgh, Scotland) holds a stake in Agfa-Gevaert of 3,782,731 shares or 2.93%.
  
(Franklin Templeton Investment Management Ltd. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Templeton International Inc., which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Templeton Worldwide, Inc., which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc.)