KBC Group : Publication of a transparency notif...

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

Brussels, 17 December 2015, 8 h

Publication of a transparency notification 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

KBC Group NV has received a transparency notification dated 10 December 2015, which states that BlackRock Inc., as a result of the net purchase of shares, now has 5.01% of the voting rights in KBC Group NV and as a consequence crossed the reporting threshold of 5%. 

Content of the notification

The notification contains following information:

  • Reason for the notification: acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights
  • Notification by: BlackRock Inc (a parent undertaking or a controlling person)
  • Persons subject to the notification requirement: see annex 1
  • Date on which the threshold is crossed: 4 December 2015
  • 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): 417 780 658
  • Notified details: see annex 1
  • Chain of controlled undertakings through which the holding is effectively held: BlackRock Inc. is the ultimate controller but the legal entities detailed in annex 1 are the discretionary investment managers who hold the shares and exercise the voting rights.
  • The relevant notification are available at www.kbc.com > Investor relations > Shareholder information > Shareholder structure.

For more information, please contact:

Wim Allegaert, General Manager, Investor Relations, KBC Group
Tel + 32 2 429 50 51 - E-mail: wim.allegaert@kbc.be

Viviane Huybrecht, General Manager, Corporate Communication/Spokesperson, KBC Group
Tel + 32 2 429 85 45 - E-mail: pressofficekbc@kbc.be

* This press release contains information provided in compliance with European transparency legislation for listed companies. KBC Group NV is listed at NYSE Brussels.
 

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Annex 1:

  1. Stemrechten
Voting rights
Vorige notificatie (aantal stemrechten)
Previous notification
(number of voting rights)
Na de transactie
After the transaction
    Aantal stemrechten
Number of voting rights
% van stemrechten
% of voting rights
    Gelinked aan effecten
Linked to securities
Niet gelinked aan effecten
Not linked to securities
Gelinked aan effecten
Linked to securities
Niet gelinked aan effecten
Not linked to securities
BlackRock, Inc
.

 
0 0 - 0.00% -
BlackRock Advisors, LLC

 

 
520 701 598 247 - 0.14% -
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited

 

 
62 191 299 027 - 0.07% -
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited

 
105 077 99 068 - 0.02% -
BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG 968 421 892 840 - 0.21% -
BlackRock Asset Management Ireland Limited 709 638 781 522 - 0.19% -
BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited 1 804 1 804 - 0.00% -
BlackRock Asset Management Schweiz AG 1 219 1 219 - 0.00% -
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. 123 900 524 845 - 0.13% -
BlackRock Fund Advisors 2 565 609 2 886 645 - 0.69% -
BlackRock Fund Managers Limited 1 938 263 1 449 946 - 0.35% -
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association 3 450 386 3 601 325 - 0.86% -
BlackRock International Limited 184 382 307 537 - 0.07% -
BlackRock Investment Management LLC 775 495 1 022 044 - 0.24% -
BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited 57 373 66 825 - 0.02% -
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited 1 074 111 1 930 654 - 0.46% -
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd 406 421 423 667 - 0.10% -
BlackRock Life Limited 849 145 816 309 - 0.20% -
BlackRock (Luxembourg) S.A. 6 864 503 4 903 019 - 1.17% -
BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V. 85 374 176 082 - 0.04% -
iShares (DE)  Investmentaktien-gesellschaft mit Teilvermögen 137 239 152 257 - 0.04% -
Totaal
Total
20 881 252 20 934 882 - 5.01% -

Adressen: zie formulier op www.kbc.com / Addresses: see forms on www.kbc.com

B) Equivalente financiële instru-menten (equivalent financial instruments) Geen
None
Press release KBC Group dd 17-12-2015



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