PRESS RELEASE SABCA – EURONEXT Brussels Regulated information March 7, 2019 – 18:00 Publication of a transparency notification (Art 14, first paragraph, of the Act of 2 May 2007 on disclosure of major holdings) 1. Summary of the notification SABCA received a transparency notification dated March 5, 2019 indicating that Melrose Industries Plc, as a result of a disposal of voting rights by its subsidiary Fokker Aerospace B.V. on March 4, 2019, has reduced its (indirect) control of 43,57% of the voting rights (Cf. infra, the chain of controlled undertakings) to zero (0%). Melrose Industries Plc therefore crossed the lowest threshold of 5%. 2. Content of the notification The notification dated March 5, 2019 contains the following information: o Reason for the notification: Downward crossing of the lowest threshold. Acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights. o Notification by: A parent undertaking or a controlling person. o Persons subject to the notification requirement: Melrose Industries Plc, 11th Floor, The Colmore Building, Colmore Circus Queensway, Birmingham, United Kingdom, B4 6AT. o Transaction date: 04/03/2019 o Threshold that is crossed: 5%. o Denominator: 2.400.000 o Notifieddetails: The number, 1.045.662, and the percentage, 43,57%, of the voting rights of Fokker Aerospace B.V. existing before the transaction have been reduced to zero (0%). 1 PRESS RELEASE o Chain of controlled undertakings through which the holding is effectively held: Melrose Industries PLC owns GKN Limited (100%) / GKN Limited owns GKN Holdings Limited (100%) / GKN Holdings Limited owns GKN Enterprise Limited (100%) / GKN Enterprise Limited holds GKN Industries Limited (100%) / GKN Industries Limited holds GKN Aerospace Netherlands B.V. (100%) / GKN Aerospace Netherlands B.V. holds Fokker Technologies Group B.V. (100%) / Fokker Technologies Group B.V. holds Fokker Technologies Holding B.V. (100%) / Fokker Technologies Holding B.V. holds Fokker Aerospace B.V. (100%) / Fokker Aerospace B.V. holds 0% in SABCA as of the date of this notification. 3. Miscellaneous This press release may be consulted on the website of SABCA via this link: www.sabca.be/pages/0144/Shareholder-Info.en.php - Thibauld JONGEN, CEO Email: [email protected] Tel: +32 2 729 57 00 - Dirk LAMBERMONT, Legal Affairs Manager Email : [email protected] Tel: +32 2 729 59 08 About SABCA SABCA is a tier 1 worldwide leading multi-technology aerospace supplier. Serving the world’s leading aircraft and space launchers manufacturers, SABCA designs, develops, manufactures and maintains aircraft and launcher components and systems. The company asserts its expertise in 4 markets – Integrated Assemblies, Actuation Systems, MRO and Unmanned Systems, and achieved a turnover of 217 million euros in 2017. SABCA’s Unmanned Systems Business Unit builds on the experience gained since 1920 to offer a range of services such as drone design, payload and systems integration, ground- and flight testing, drone qualification and certification, operations and inspection, maintenance, and repair activities. The company, which is listed on the Euronext stock market (EBR: SAB), conducts operations in the three Belgian regions and has one facility in Morocco. More information: www.sabca.be 2 .