KBC Group: Publication of a transparency notification received by KBC Group NV
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Press release
Outside trading hours - Regulated information*
Brussels, 30 May 2017, 18 h
Publication of a transparency notification 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
KBC Group NV has received a transparency notification dated 26 May 2017, which
states that FMR LLC (Fidelity), as a result of a net purchase of shares, now has
crossed the reporting threshold of 3%.
Content of the notification
The notification contains following information:
* Reason for the notification: acquisition or disposal of voting securities or
voting rights
* Notification by: FMR LLC (Fidelity)
* Persons subject to the notification requirement: see annex 1
* Date on which the threshold is crossed: 25 May 2017
* Threshold that is crossed: 3%
(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:
"The holdings attributable to FMR LLC arise from holdings of various
undertakings for collective investment that are managed by FMR Co, Inc,
Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Trust Company, FMR INVESTMENT
MANAGEMENT (UK) LIMITED, STRATEGIC ADVISORS INC and FIAM LLC, each of which
are entities that are subsidiaries of and controlled by FMR LLC. These
undertakings for collective investment have granted FMR LLC discretionary
power to vote the securities in accordance with the FMR LLC board proxy
voting policy. FMR LLC is not a controlled undertaking."
* The relevant notification is 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(at)kbc.be
Viviane Huybrecht, General Manager, Corporate Communication/Spokesperson, KBC
Group
Tel + 32 2 429 85 45 - E-mail: pressofficekbc(at)kbc.be
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* 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:
+----------------+-------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| A. Stemrechten |Vorige | Na de transactie |
|Voting rights |notificatie | After the transaction |
| |(aantal | |
| |stemrechten) | |
| |Previous | |
| |notification | |
| |(number of | |
| |voting | |
| |rights) | |
+----------------+-------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| | |Aantal stemrechten |% van stemrechten |
| | |Number of voting rights|% of voting rights |
+----------------+-------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| | |Gelinked |Niet |Gelinked |Niet |
| | |aan |gelinked |aan |gelinked |
| | |effecten |aan |effecten |aan |
| | |Linked to |effecten |Linked to |effecten |
| | |securities |Not linked |securities |Not linked |
| | | |to | |to |
| | | |securities | |securities |
+----------------+-------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
|FMR LLC | * | 0 | - | - | - |
| | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
+----------------+-------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
|FMR Co., Inc. | * | 9 184 625 | - | 2.20% | - |
+----------------+-------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
|Fidelity | * | 851 929 | - | 0.20% | - |
|Institutional | | | | | |
|Asset Management| | | | | |
|Trust Company | | | | | |
+----------------+-------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
|FIAM LLC | * | 762 439 | - | 0.18% | - |
+----------------+-------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
|FMR INVESTMENT | * | 1 777 052 | - | 0.42% | - |
|MANAGEMENT (UK) | | | | | |
|LIMITED | | | | | |
+----------------+-------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
|STRATEGIC | * | 46 | - | 0.00% | * |
|ADVISORS, INC | | | | | |
+----------------+-------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
|Totaal |12 576 091 | - | 3.01% | - |
|Total | | | | |
+------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+----+
|B) Equivalente financiële instru-menten (equivalent financial |None|
|instruments) | |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+----+
* Indien het aandeelhouderschap beneden de laagste drempel is gevallen, kan
de kennisgever ervoor opteren geen cijfers in te vullen.
If the holding has fallen below the lowest threshold, the company has the option
of not entering any numbers in this scheme.
Press release KBC Group dd 30-05-2017:
http://hugin.info/133947/R/2108444/800808.pdf
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Source: KBC Groep via GlobeNewswire
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