KBC Group: Publication of transparency notification received by KBC Group NV

Press release
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Brussels, 3 May 2018, 08 h CEST

Publication of transparency notification(s) received by KBC Group NV

(art. 14, 1^st section of the Act of 2 May 2007 concerning the disclosure of significant participations)

Summary of the notification(s)

KBC Group NV has received a transparency notification dd. 27 April 2018, which states that BlackRock Inc. has crossed the reporting threshold of 5% (voting rights, excluding equivalent financial instruments) 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: 26 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 on www.kbc.com (see below).

• The relevant notification(s) is (are) available at www.kbc.com > Investor relations > Shareholder information > Shareholder structure.

Full press release attached.

Press release KBC Group dd 03-05-2018

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