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The information contained in this Report on Form 6-K, including Exhibit 99.1, is hereby incorporated by reference into the Company’s Registration Statements on Forms F-3 (File No. 333-230639) and S-8 (File Nos. 333-204567, 333-208697, 333-211834, 333-215783, 333-218160, 333-225263 and 333-231765).

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On October 7, 2019, the Registrant issued a press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

(c) Exhibit 99.1. Press release dated October 7, 2019

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

		GALAPAGOS NV
		(Registrant)
Date: October 7, 2019		/s/ Xavier Maes
		Xavier Maes
		Company Secretary

EXHIBIT 99.1

Galapagos receives transparency notification from Wellington Management Group LLP

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Mechelen, Belgium; 7 October 2019; 22:01 CET; regulated information – Galapagos NV (Euronext & NASDAQ: GLPG) received a transparency notification from Wellington Management Group LLP.

Pursuant to Belgian transparency legislation¹, Galapagos received a transparency notification on 4 October 2019 from Wellington Management Group LLP, who notified that the 3,445,603 Galapagos shares held by its entirely-controlled subsidiary Wellington Management Company LLP on 1 October 2019 represent 5.56% of the current 61,953,831 outstanding Galapagos shares. Wellington Management Company LLP thus crossed above the 5% threshold of Galapagos’ voting rights by purchase of voting securities on 1 October 2019.  The full transparency notice is available on the Galapagos website.

About Galapagos

Galapagos (Euronext & NASDAQ: GLPG) discovers and develops small molecule medicines with novel modes of action, three of which show promising patient results and are currently in late-stage development in multiple diseases. The company’s pipeline comprises Phase 3 through to discovery programs in inflammation, fibrosis, osteoarthritis and other indications. Galapagos’ ambition is to become a leading global biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of innovative medicines. More information at www.glpg.com.

Galapagos Contacts
Investors:                                                          Media:
Elizabeth Goodwin                                                Carmen Vroonen
VP IR                                                                   Senior Director Communications
+1 781 460 1784                                                  +32 473 824 874
                                                                           
Sofie Van Gijsel                                                     Evelyn Fox
Director IR                                                            Director Communications
+32 485 19 14 15                                                +31 6 53 591 999
ir@glpg.com                                                        communications@glpg.com

 

¹    Belgian Act of 2 May 2007 on the disclosure of major shareholdings in issuers whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market