KBC Groupe NV

Declaration of Voting Results & Voting Rights Announcements • Jun 27, 2018

Press release Outside trading hours – Regulated information*

Brussels, 27 June 2018, 08 h CEST

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 dd. 25 June 2018, which states that BlackRock Inc. has crossed the reporting threshold of 5% (voting rights, excluding equivalent financial instruments) downwards.

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
• Notification(s) by: BlackRock Inc.
• Persons subject to the notification requirement: see annex 1
• Date(s) on which the threshold is crossed: 22 June 2018
• Threshold that is crossed: 5%
• (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): 418 597 567
• Notified details: see annex 1
• 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 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: investor.relations@kbc.be

Viviane Huybrecht, General Manager, Corporate Communication/Spokesperson, KBC Group E-mail: pressofficekbc@kbc.be

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Annex Notification dd. 25 June 2018

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.	39.783	39.783		0,01%
BlackRock (Singapore) Limited	10.735	11.210		0,00%
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited	1.756.829	2.089.902		0,50%
BlackRock Advisors, LLC	321.029	324.312		0,08%
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited	171.273	173.138		0,04%
BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG	1.783.221	1.691.324		0,40%
BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited	49.084	6.320		0,00%
BlackRock Capital Management, Inc.	0	15		0,00%
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.	125.590	105.353		0,03%
BlackRock Fund Advisors	4.035.579	3.823.555		0,91%
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association	4.121.846	4.008.047		0,96%
BlackRock International Limited	140.785	127.951		0,03%
BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited	82.539	79.008		0,02%
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited	8.093.261	7.104.863		1,70%
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC	611.711	561.950		0,13%
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.	327.315	680.239		0,16%
Subtotal	21.670.580	20.826.970		4,98%
TOTAL		20.826.970	0	4,98%	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 (UK) Limited	Securities Lent			65.785	0,02%		physical
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited	Securities Lent			454.688	0,11%		physical
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited	Contract For Difference			1.794	0,00%		cash
BlackRock Advisors, LLC	Contract For Difference			44.135	0,01%		cash
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.	Contract For Difference			4.292	0,00%		cash
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association	Contract For Difference			105.545	0,03%		cash
BlackRock International Limited	Contract For Difference			155	0,00%		cash
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited	Contract For Difference			4.868	0,00%		cash
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC	Contract For Difference			58.793	0,01%		cash
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC	Depositary Receipt			1.836	0,00%
TOTAL					0,18%
TOTAL (A & B)			# of voting rights % of voting rights
	CALCULATE		21.568.861			5,15%