KBC Group: Publication of a transparency notification received by KBC Group NV
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Press release
Outside trading hours - Regulated information*
Brussels, 18 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 a transparency notification dated 13 September 2017,
which states that FMR LLC (Fidelity), as a result of a net sale of shares, now
has crossed the reporting threshold of 3% downward.
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: 11 September 2017
* Threshold that is crossed downward : 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 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, Fidelity Selectco, 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. | 9 249 311 | * | - | * | - |
+----------------+-------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
|Fidelity | 874 866 | * | - | * | - |
|Institutional | | | | | |
|Asset Management| | | | | |
|Trust Company | | | | | |
+----------------+-------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
|FIAM LLC | 732 885 | * | - | * | - |
+----------------+-------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
|FMR INVESTMENT | 1 744 390 | * | - | * | - |
|MANAGEMENT (UK) | | | | | |
|LIMITED | | | | | |
+----------------+-------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
|STRATEGIC | 59 | * | * | * | * |
|ADVISORS, INC | | | | | |
+----------------+-------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
|FIDELITY | 135 | * | - | * | - |
|Selectco, LLC | | | | | |
+----------------+-------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
|Totaal | 12 601 646 | * | - | * | - |
|Total | | | | | |
+----------------+-------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+-+
|B) Equivalente financiële instru-menten (equivalent financial 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.
20170918_TRP_FMR_LCC_en:
http://hugin.info/133947/R/2134895/816869.pdf
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