Disclosure in accordance with the Law of 2 May 2007

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LEUVEN – Belgium – December 8, 2014 – On 4 December 2014 Option NV received a notification of participation in accordance with the law of 2 May 2007 on the disclosure of major holdings in issuers. ParticipatieMaatschappij Vlaanderen NV (PMV) informed Option that as per 1 December 2014 its participation exceeded the threshold of 3% of the total outstanding voting rights. PMV holds a total of 3,508,771 voting rights, i.e. 3.70% of the total outstanding voting rights.

More information on the above notification is available on the Option website: https://www.option.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/TR2014-3.pdf