Benelux Morning Notes

Colruyt: Guidance reiterated despite weaker-than-expected 1H25/26. Dutch Pension Buyouts: Regulator DNB's view, c.€7bn so far, insurers at 15% market share now. OCI: Dutch investor association VEB and other shareholders take legal action to block Orascom merger. Proximus: CFO Mark Reid to leave Proximus by end of January 2026. Staffing Sector: US temp volume YoY declined vs October; NFP jobs beat expectations. Var Energy: Boosting production bodes well for years to come. Events Calendar

Benelux Morning Notes

Ageas: CEO interview in local press. Ageas at ING conference in New York. ASR: Solvency gets +10 to +12% uplift, as expected but brings ASR to above 210% Sol 2 ratio. OCI: Exchange terms set for OCI/Orascom merger. Events Calendar

Benelux Morning Notes

Acomo: Acquires Manuzzi, expanding footprint in Southern Europe ASR: Ingrid de Swart to succeed Jos Baeten as CEO of ASR in May 2026 Fagron: Antitrust clearance for Brazilian Purifarma and Injeplast deals PostNL: Relaxation USO D+3 brought forward, pre-earnings analyst call 3Q25 Sofina: Over €0.5bn of additional firepower

Morning Notes : ASRNL NA, FAGR BB, HAL NA, TESB BB

: ASRNL NA, FAGR BB, HAL NA, TESB BB

Benelux Morning Notes

ASR: Small funeral deal, waiting for larger M&A. DEME Group: Bags another offshore wind contract. GBL: Sienna Investment Managers transaction pending. Kinepolis: Sept 2025 box office in US/Canada at 83% of pre covid levels, France at 84%

Benelux Morning Notes

Belgian telcos: Digi launches new mobile offer at €7 per month with 30GB D'Ieteren: Belgium Sept car registration, Febiac cuts 2025 outlook to 405-410k new cars Dutch insurance: Achmea Sixth Steet JV done, new entrant for buyouts for ASR and NN Heijmans: I'm a steamroller baby Prosus: Just Eat Takeaway offer unconditional WDP: €22m investment in Romania

Benelux Morning Notes

Aedifica, Cofinimmo: Update on the Belgian Competition Authority. Arcadis: Share buyback programme. ASR: Focus on rural Real Estate – Farmland Fund. Coca-Cola Europacific Partners plc: Disasters strike. Heineken: From green to red. Zabka: Raising medium term store opening guidance

ASR/Carrying the advantage/BUY

With the benefit of an unfolding stronger capital position, ASR is accelerating its buyouts as other players are stepping back. The recent placement of AEGON of 6% of its ASR stake bringing it down to 24% is a positive step that allows ASR to better manage its excess capital expectations. Core messages for us coming out of our ING London conference is the potential ASR has for longevity deals that will lead to further releases of capital in 2026-27, and the integration speed that already incorpo...

Benelux Morning Notes

AEGON: US Life Brighthouse sale to PE a (slow) trend. Athora: Peer of ASR, NN, 1H25 results. Strong OCG growth, lower Solvency. EVS: Peer Evertz 1Q26 results

ODDO BHF SECURITIES LARGE CAPS MORNING NEWS 09/09/2025

ODDO BHF SECURITIES LARGE CAPS MORNING NEWS 09/09/2025

ASR : Aegon lockup and SBB positive, we expect more positive news

Benelux Morning Notes

Ageas: Highlights ING Benelux Conference London. Alfen: Highlights from ING Benelux Conference London. Arcadis: Highlights ING Benelux Conference London. ASR: Highlights ING Benelux Conference London. BAM: Highlights ING Benelux Conference London. Basic-Fit: Highlights ING Benelux Conference London. CTP: Highlights from ING Benelux Conference London. DEME Group: Highlights ING Benelux Conference London. Fugro: Highlights ING Benelux Conference London. Heijmans: Highlights ING Bene...

Benelux Morning Notes

AEGON & ASR: placing a 6% stake in ASR, happy family. Events Calendar

ODDO BHF SECURITIES LARGE CAPS MORNING NEWS 08/27/2025

ODDO BHF SECURITIES LARGE CAPS MORNING NEWS 27/08/2025

ASR : Solvency better, excess cap enhancing value, positive on pension...

ODDO BHF SECURITIES LARGE CAPS MORNING NEWS 08/20/2025

ODDO BHF SECURITIES LARGE CAPS MORNING NEWS 20/08/2025

ASR : H1 Solvency better and OCC touch better, positive on pension buy...