Press release
Outside trading hours - Regulated information*
Brussels, 20 April 2018, 08 h CEST
Publication of transparency notification(s) received by KBC Group NV
(art. 14, 1st section of the Act of 2 May 2007 concerning the disclosure of significant participations)
Summary of the notification(s)
KBC Group NV has received transparency notifications dd. 16 April 2018 and 17 April 2018, which state that BlackRock Inc. has crossed the reporting threshold of 5% (voting rights, excluding equivalent financial instruments) first upwards and then downwards.
Content of the notification(s)
The notification(s) contain(s) following information:
Reason for the notification(s): acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights
Notification(s) by: BlackRock Inc.
Persons subject to the notification requirement: see annex 1
Date(s) on which the threshold is crossed: 13 April 2018 and 16 April 2018
Threshold that is crossed: 5%
(KBC Group's Articles of Association set a notification threshold of 3% of the total number of voting rights. In addition, the legal thresholds of 5% or any multiple thereof also apply)
Denominator (number of shares KBC Group NV): 418 597 567
Notified details: see annex 1
Chain of controlled undertakings through which the holding is effectively held:
See "11: Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the holding is effectively held" in the PDF-file onwww.kbc.com(see below).
The relevant notification(s) is (are) available atwww.kbc.com> Investor relations > Shareholder information > Shareholder structure.
For more information, please contact:
Kurt De Baenst, General Manager, Investor Relations, KBC Group E-mail:investor.relations@kbc.be
Viviane Huybrecht, General Manager, Corporate Communication/Spokesperson, KBC Group E-mail:pressofficekbc@kbc.be
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Annex 1
Notification dd. 16 April 2018
A) Voting rights
Holders of voting rights
Previous notification
# of voting rights
BlackRock, Inc.
BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V.
BlackRock (Singapore) Limited
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited
BlackRock Advisors, LLC
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited
BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG
BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited
BlackRock Capital Management, Inc.
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
BlackRock Fund Advisors
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association
BlackRock International Limited
BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.
Subtotal
TOTAL
20.894.625
1.536.017
1.804.638
4.040.075 4.196.918
7.513.893
326.976 134.435
143.553
141.575 90.561
564.987 332.665
39.119 10.735
18.242
236
0
B) Equivalent financial instruments
After the transactionHolders of equivalent financial instrumentsType of financial instrument
# of voting rights
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited
Securities LentSecurities Lent
BlackRock Advisors (UK) LimitedContract For Difference
BlackRock Advisors, LLC
Contract For Difference
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
Contract For Difference
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National AssociationContract For Difference
BlackRock International LimitedContract For Difference
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited
Contract For Difference
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC
Contract For Difference
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC
Depository Receipt
TOTALExpiration date
Exercise period or da te
that may be | ||
acquired if the | % of voting rights | Settlement |
instrument is | ||
exercised | ||
89.784 | 0,02% | physical |
14.059 | 0,00% | physical |
1.415 | 0,00% | cash |
42.894 | 0,01% | cash |
4.292 | 0,00% | cash |
250.173 | 0,06% | cash |
1.444 | 0,00% | cash |
38.931 | 0,01% | cash |
39.926 | 0,01% | cash |
1.910 | 0,00% | |
484.828 | 0,12% |
Notification dd. 17 April 2018
A) Voting rights
Holders of voting rights
Previous notification
# of voting rights
BlackRock, Inc.
BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V.
BlackRock (Singapore) Limited
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited
BlackRock Advisors, LLC
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited
BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG
BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited
BlackRock Capital Management, Inc.
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
BlackRock Fund Advisors
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association
BlackRock International Limited
BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.
Subtotal
TOTAL
20.991.438
1.641.113
1.796.704
4.034.381 4.196.949
7.516.999
326.857 134.435
143.560
141.575 90.561
567.040 332.735
39.119 10.735
18.424
251
0
B) Equivalent financial instrumentsHolders of equivalent financial instrumentsType of financial instrumentAfter the transaction
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited
Securities LentSecurities Lent
BlackRock Advisors (UK) LimitedContract For Difference
BlackRock Advisors, LLC
Contract For Difference
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
Contract For Difference
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National AssociationContract For Difference
BlackRock International LimitedContract For Difference
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited
Contract For Difference
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC
Contract For Difference
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association BlackRock Investment Management, LLC
Depository ReceiptDepository Receipt
TOTALExpiration dateExercise period or date
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