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Major Shareholding Notification • Dec 8, 2022
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Major Shareholding Notification
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Press release
Outside trading hours – Regulated information*
Brussels, 8 December 2022, 18h00
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 on 5 December 2022, which states that BlackRock Inc. had the following percentage of voting rights (for voting securities and financial instruments that are treated as equivalent to voting securities) in KBC Group: 4.95% dd. 1 December 2022.
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 or financial instruments that are treated as voting securities
- Notification(s) by: BlackRock Inc.
- Persons subject to the notification requirement: see annexes
- Date(s) on which the threshold is crossed: 1 December 2022.
- Threshold that is crossed (on balance on 1 December 2022): 5% downwards (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): 416 883 592
- Notified details: see annexes.
- 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(s) on www.kbc.com (see below).
- The relevant notification(s) is (are) available at www.kbc.com > Investor relations > Shareholder information > Shareholder structure.
For more information, please contact:
Kurt De Baenst, General Manager, Investor Relations, KBC Group; E-mail: [email protected] Viviane Huybrecht, General Manager, Corporate Communication/Spokesperson, KBC Group; E-mail: [email protected]
* This press release contains information provided in compliance with European transparency legislation for listed companies. KBC Group NV is listed at NYSE Brussels.
KBC Group NV Havenlaan 2 – 1080 Brussels Viviane Huybrecht General Manager, Corporate Communication/ Spokesperson Tel. + 32 2 429 85 45
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Annex(es):
Notification re situation on 1 December 2022
| A) Voting rights | Previous notification | After the transaction | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # of voting rights | # of voting rights | % of voting rights | |||
| Holders of voting rights | Linked to securities | Not linked to the securities |
Linked to securities | Not linked to the securities |
|
| BlackRock, Inc. | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| BlackRock (Singapore) Limited | 96,686 | 75,908 | 0.02% | ||
| BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited | 4,436,728 | 3,428,946 | 0.82% | ||
| BlackRock Advisors, LLC | 444,071 | 451,405 | 0.11% | ||
| BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited |
286,665 | 308,356 | 0.07% | ||
| BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG |
1,410,610 | 1,405,921 | 0.34% | ||
| BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited |
23.466 | 17,633 | 0.00% | ||
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | 68,683 | 304,499 | 0.07% | ||
| BlackRock Fund Advisors | 4,189,594 | 4,197,058 | 1.01% | ||
| BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association |
3,711,165 | 3,711,725 | 0.89% | ||
| BlackRock International Limited | 48,310 | 48,310 | 0.01% | ||
| BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited |
155.455 | 146,094 | 0.04% | ||
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited |
4,452,126 | 4,713,596 | 1.13% | ||
| BlackRock Investment Management, LLC |
779,095 | 776,203 | 0.19% | ||
| BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. | 413,975 | 413,185 | 0.10% | ||
| Aperio Group, LLC | 155,615 | 145,629 | 0.03% | ||
| Subtotal | 20,672,244 | 20,144,468 | 4.83% | ||
| TOTAL | 20,144,468 | 0 | 4.83% | 0.00% |
| B) Equivalent financial instruments | After the transaction | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holders of equivalent financial instruments |
Type of financial instrument | Expiration date | Exercise period or date |
# of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised |
% of voting rights | Settlement | |
| BlackRock Advisors, LLC | Contract For Difference | 69,579 | 0.02% | physical | |||
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | Contract For Difference | 19,517 | 0.00% | physical | |||
| BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association |
Contract For Difference | 49,572 | 0.01% | physical | - | ||
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited |
Contract For Difference | 2.083 | 0.00% | physical | |||
| Aperio Group, LLC | Depositary Receipt | 366,182 | 0.09% | + | |||
| TOTAL | CAD 020 | 0 4 501 |
| OTAL (A & B) | # of voting rights % of voting rights | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| CALCULATE | 20,651,401 | 4.95% |