Final

	Name KBC GROUP
Identification number 0403-227-515

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7) Date on which the threshold is crossed

22/11/2022 (DD/MM/YYYY)

Transparency notification Form TR-1 BE PART I

Name	Address (for legal entities)

Please continue entering the information in part II concerning the persons referred to in Sections 5 and 6

1) Status of the notification

2) Issuer

3) Reason for the notification

5) Persons subject to the notification requirement

4) Notification by

6) Persons that dispose of voting rights (only to be filled in if art. 7 of the Law applies)

Address (for legal entities) Name
BlackRock, Inc.	55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY, 10055, U.S.A.	-
BlackRock (Singapore) Limited	20 Anson Road #18-01, Singapore, 79912, Singapore	-
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited	12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL, U.K.	-
BlackRock Advisors, LLC	55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY, 10055, U.S.A.	-
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited	161 Bay Street, Suite 2500, Toronto, Ontario, M5J 2S1, Canada	-
BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG	Lenbachplatz 1 1st Floor, Munich, 80333-MN3, Germany	-
BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited	15/F, 16/F, 17/F Citibank Tower & 17/F ICBC Tower, 3 Garden Road, Central, Hong Kong	-
BlackRock Capital Management, Inc.	100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, 19809, U.S.A.	-
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.	55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY, 10055, U.S.A.	-
BlackRock Fund Advisors	400 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA, 94105, U.S.A.	-
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association	400 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA, 94105, U.S.A.	-
BlackRock International Limited	Exchange Place One, 1 Semple Street, Edinburgh, EH3 8BL, U.K.	-
BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited	Level 37 Chifley Tower, 2 Chifley Square, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia	-
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited	12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL, U.K.	-
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC	1 University Square Drive, Princeton, NJ, 8540, U.S.A.	-
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.	1-8-3 Marunouchi Chiyoda-ku, Trust Tower Main, Tokyo, 100-8217, Japan	-
Aperio Group, LLC	3 Harbor Dr Suite 204, Sausalito, CA 94965, United States	+

A parent undertaking or a controlling person

Acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights Acquisition or disposal of financial instruments that are treated as voting securities

8) Threshold that is crossed (in %)

416,883,592

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 (Netherlands) B.V.	38,966	0		0.00%
BlackRock (Singapore) Limited	11,210	168,221		0.04%
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited	1,956,737	2,979,517		0.71%
BlackRock Advisors, LLC	285,739	439,490		0.11%
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited	146,651	282,154		0.07%
BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG	1,537,487	1,405,571		0.34%
BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited	2,265	15,098		0.00%
BlackRock Capital Management, Inc.	0	101		0.00%
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.	36,514	69,815		0.02%
BlackRock Fund Advisors	3,675,261	4,178,740		1.00%
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association	3,445,927	3,709,114		0.89%
BlackRock International Limited	59,019	48,310		0.01%
BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited	70,556	155,455		0.04%
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited	3,520,655	5,020,856		1.20%
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC	605,612	1,382,593		0.33%
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.	1,081,506	412,508		0.10%
Aperio Group, LLC	0	147,268		0.04%

Subtotal	16,474,105	20,414,811		4.90%		S	+
	TOTAL	20,414,811	0	4.90%	0.00%

10) Notified details

If the holding has fallen below the lowest threshold, you have the option of not entering any numbers in Section 10

9) Denominator

Please enter the denominator before filling in the data

Start with "groups" of holders. Add subtotals with S, and then finish with the persons who are "alone".

For groups, start with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity.

The totals, subtotals and % will be updated once you have clicked on .

B) Equivalent financial instruments
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		68,722	0.02%	cash	-
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.	Contract For Difference		23,076	0.01%	cash	-
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association	Contract For Difference		55,111	0.01%	cash	-
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited	Contract For Difference		2,007	0.00%	cash	-
Aperio Group, LLC	Depositary Receipt		368,414	0.09%		+
	TOTAL 517,330 0.12%

TOTAL (A & B)	# of voting rights	% of voting rights
	CALCULATE	20,932,141	5.02%

	Done at 12 Throgmorton Avenue, London EC2N 2DL, U.K.
On		23/11/2022 (DD/MM/YYYY)
	Name & capacity Jana Blumenstein, Director	Signature

11) Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the holding is effectively held, if applicable

				(DD/MM/YYYY)
Holder	will cease to hold / will hold again	0	voting rights as of

The disclosure obligation arose due to total holdings in voting rights for BlackRock, Inc. going above 5%.

12) In case of proxy voting for only one GM

The totals will be updated once you have clicked on

Please see the full chain of control in "Chain of Control" tab.

11) Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the holding is effectively held, if applicable

Name

BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd. BlackRock HK Holdco Limited BlackRock Lux Finco S.a.r.l. BlackRock Japan Holdings GK BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.

BlackRock, Inc. Trident Merger, LLC BlackRock Investment Management, LLC

BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC BlackRock Cayman 1 LP BlackRock Cayman West Bay Finco Limited BlackRock Cayman West Bay IV Limited BlackRock Group Limited BlackRock Finance Europe Limited BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited

BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock Australia Holdco Pty. Ltd. BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited

BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc. BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc. BlackRock Fund Advisors

BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc. BlackRock Advisors, LLC BlackRock Capital Management, Inc.

BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc. BlackRock Advisors, LLC

BlackRock, Inc. Trident Merger, LLC BlackRock Investment Management, LLC Amethyst Intermediate, LLC Aperio Holdings, LLC Aperio Group, LLC

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