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Transparency declaration by Norges Bank (the Central Bank of Norway): Threshold crossed

REGULATED INFORMATION

Disclosure in accordance with the provisions of the Act of 2 May 2007: Transparency law

Kortrijk, Belgium, 16 August 2016, 06:00 PM – Norges Bank, Oslo (Norway), has notified Barco (Nyse/Euronext: BAR; Reuters: BARBt.BR; Bloomberg: BAR BB) it has crossed the statutory threshold of 5%. As a result of different transactions, the latest notified position is 5.17% i.e. holding 673,109 shares.

Content of the notifications

Barco received notifications on 10, 4 and 2 August 2016:

Notification of 10 August 2016 includes the following information:

Categories of notification	Results of the received form
Reason for notification	Acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights
Notification by	A person that notifies alone
Persons subject to the notification requirement	Norges Bank, Bankplassen 2, P.O Box 1179, Oslo 0107, Norway
Date on which the threshold is crossed	09/08/2016
Threshold that is crossed	5%
Denominator	13,020,582
Notified details	Previous notification: #of voting rights: 642,448 After the transaction: # of voting rights: 673,109 After the transaction: % of voting rights: 5.17%
Chain of controlled undertakings through which the holding is effectively held, if applicable	Norges Bank is the central bank of Norway. As part of its central bank activities, Norges Bank manages Norway's foreign exchange reserves and is responsible for management of the Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG). The formal responsibility for management of the GPFG is placed with the Ministry of Finance, but is delegated to Norges Bank. All investments are executed by Norges Bank acting as principal and all holdings are registered in the name of Norges Bank.
Additional information	The increase in Norges Bank's ownership to above 5% of the voting rights of Barco NV relates to an increase in shares held as collateral.

Notification of 4 August 2016 includes the following information:

Categories of notification	Results of the received form
Reason for notification	Acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights
Date on which the threshold is crossed	03/08/2016
Threshold that is crossed	5%
Denominator	13,020,582
Notified details	Previous notification: #of voting rights: 653,380 After the transaction: # of voting rights: 642,448 After the transaction: % of voting rights: 4.93%
Additional information	The decrease in Norges Bank’s ownership to below 5% of the voting rights of Barco NV relates to a decrease in shares held as collateral.

Notification of 2 August 2016 includes the following information:

Categories of notification	Results of the received form
Reason for notification	Acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights
Date on which the threshold is crossed	01/08/2016
Threshold that is crossed	5%
Denominator	13,020,582
Notified details	Previous notification: #of voting rights: 409,216 After the transaction: # of voting rights: 653,380 After the transaction: % of voting rights: 5.02%
Additional information	The increase in Norges Bank’s ownership to above 5% of the voting rights of Barco NV relates to an increase in shares held as collateral.

About Barco
Barco, a global technology company, designs and develops networked visualization products for the Entertainment, Enterprise and Healthcare markets. Barco has its own facilities for Sales & Marketing, Customer Support, R&D and Manufacturing in Europe, North America and APAC. Barco (NYSE Euronext Brussels: BAR) is active in more than 90 countries with 3,300 employees worldwide. Barco posted sales of 1.029 billion euro in 2015.

For more information, please visit the Company’s website at www.barco.com.

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Transparency declaration by Norges Bank (the Central Bank of Norway): Threshold crossed

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