KBC Group: Publication of a transparency notification received by KBC Group NV
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Press release
Outside trading hours - Regulated information*
Brussels, 11 September 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 two transparency notifications dated 4 September 2017
and 7 September 2017, respectively, which state that FMR LLC (Fidelity), as a
result of a net disposal and purchase of shares, first crossed the reporting
threshold of 3% downwards (notification of 4 September) and then upwards
(notification of 7 September).
Content of the notification
The notifications contain 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: 1 September 2017 and 5 September
2017, respectively
* Threshold that is crossed: 3% downwards and 3% upwards, respectively
(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 attributed 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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transparency legislation for listed companies. KBC Group NV is listed at NYSE
Brussels.
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Annex 1
a. Notification dated 4 September 2017
+----------------+-------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| A. Stemrechten |Vorige | Na de transactie |
| |notificatie | After the transaction |
|Voting rights |(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 |
+----------------+-------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
|FIAM LLC | | 715 365 | - | 0.17% | - |
| | | | | | |
+----------------+-------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
|Fidelity | | 817 343 | - | 0.20% | - |
|Institutional | | | | | |
|Asset Management| | | | | |
|Trust Company | | | | | |
+----------------+-------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
|FMR CO., INC | | 9 249 160 | - | 2.21% | - |
+----------------+-------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
|FMR Investment | | 1 744 390 | - | 0.42% | - |
|Management (UK) | | | | | |
|Limited | | | | | |
+----------------+-------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
|Strategic | | 59 | - | 0.00% | - |
|Advisors, INC | | | | | |
+----------------+-------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
|Fidelity | | 135 | - | 0.00% | * |
|Selectco, LLC | | | | | |
+----------------+-------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
|Totaal |12 526 452 | - | 2.99% | - |
|Total | | | | |
+------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+----+
|B) Equivalente financiële instru-menten (equivalent financial |None|
|instruments) | |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+----+
a. Notification dated 7 September 2017
+----------------+-------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| A. Stemrechten |Vorige | Na de transactie |
| |notificatie | After the transaction |
|Voting rights |(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 |
+----------------+-------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
|FIAM LLC | 715 365 | 732 885 | - | 0.18% | - |
| | | | | | |
+----------------+-------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
|Fidelity | 817 343 | 874 866 | - | 0.21% | - |
|Institutional | | | | | |
|Asset Management| | | | | |
|Trust Company | | | | | |
+----------------+-------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
|FMR CO., INC | 9 249 160 | 9 249 311 | - | 2.21% | - |
+----------------+-------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
|FMR Investment | 1 744 390 | 1 744 390 | - | 0.42% | - |
|Management (UK) | | | | | |
|Limited | | | | | |
+----------------+-------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
|Strategic | 59 | 59 | - | 0.00% | - |
|Advisors, INC | | | | | |
+----------------+-------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
|Fidelity | 135 | 135 | - | 0.00% | * |
|Selectco, LLC | | | | | |
+----------------+-------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
|Totaal |12 601 646 | - | 3.01% | - |
|Total | | | | |
+------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+----+
|B) Equivalente financiële instru-menten (equivalent financial |None|
|instruments) | |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+----+
bericht transparantie nieuw september2017 engels Fidelity 1:
http://hugin.info/133947/R/2133091/815520.pdf
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