Buy back OLO 37 (ISIN Code BE0000297060)

Press release from the Belgian Debt Agency

Within the framework of its announced Buyback program for bonds coming to maturity within 12 months, the Belgian Debt Agency will start quoting bid prices on a special window on the MTS AM electronic platform as of next September 29th, to buy back its OLO 37 (ISIN Code BE0000297060). The current outstanding of the bond is 9,610,900,000 EUR, it is maturing on 28th September 2006.