Galapagos Holding S.A.: Bob Rajan joins the board of directors

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Galapagos Holding S.A.
Société Anonyme
Registered Office: 2C Rue Albert Borschette
L-1246 Luxembourg
R.C.S. Luxembourg: B 186 312

7.000% Senior Notes due 2022

ISIN Code: XS1071420027 / XS1072200204

Luxembourg - 3 p.m., 7 February 2019

We are pleased to announce that Bob Rajan has joined the board of directors of Galapagos Holding S.A. as an additional independent non-executive director, effective as of 7 February 2019.

Mr. Rajan is a managing director with Alvarez & Marsal, where he co-heads Alvarez & Marsal's German practice and jointly oversees the European Private Equity Performance Improvement group. He has 20 years of experience in non-executive director positions and advising private equity firms with their portfolio companies on both financial and operational matters. Mr. Rajan earned a bachelor's degree, with distinction, in biophysics from the University of Western Ontario and holds an MBA, with concentrations in accounting and finance, from the University of Toronto. He is based out of Munich.

We are confident that Mr. Rajan will provide substantive and independent advice to our Kelvion and ENEXIO businesses. Mr. Rajan will also assist with investor relations as we move that group-wide function to the Galapagos Holding S.A. level.

For further information, please contact:

Nicolas Zörner, Investor Relations
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +49 234 980 1563

This announcement contains inside information of Galapagos Holding S.A. for the purposes of Article 7 under Regulation (EU) 596/2014.