KBC Group: Publication of transparency notificatio
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Press release Outside trading hours - Regulated information*
Brussels, 6 December 2017, 08 h
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. 30 November 2017, which states that BlackRock Inc. has crossed the reporting threshold of 5% in voting rights (under A in annex 1) upwards.
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: 28 November 2017
- Threshold that is crossed: crossing of the 5% treshold 'voting rights' (part A in annex 1)
(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): 418 372 082
- 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.
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