KBC Groupe NV

Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement • Mar 31, 2017

KBC Group Naamloze vennootschap (company with limited liability) Havenlaan 2 – 1080 Brussels VAT BE 0403.227.515 (RLP Brussels)

PROXY

The undersigned, (full name and address of the shareholder; for a legal person, full name and registered office)

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Declares to be holder of (number) ………………… ……… share(s) of no nominal value of the naamloze vennootschap (type of limited company) KBC Group, for which he/she/it declares:

I. that he/she/it confers proxy on:

(full name of one solitary proxy¹ )

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pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of Article 28 of the company's articles of association for the purpose of representing him/her/it at the Annual General Meeting the agenda of which is stated in item II, below, which is to take place at the company's registered office at 1080 Brussels, Havenlaan 2, on Thursday, 4 May 2017 at 10 a.m.

¹Article 547bis (1) of the Companies Code stipulates that a shareholder of KBC Group NV may only appoint one person as proxy for a particular general meeting except in the following cases:

^– A shareholder can appoint a different person as proxy for each form of share (i.e. registered and book-entry) he/she/it possesses, and for each custody account he/she/it possesses if he/she/it has KBC Group NV shares on more than one custody account.

^– A person that is a qualified shareholder that also acts professionally for the account of other natural or legal persons can grant proxy to each of the other natural or legal persons or to a third party appointed by them.

Shareholders are requested to complete and sign a separate proxy form for each proxy he/she/it wishes to appoint.

II. he/she/it gives the proxy the following voting instructions: 2

Annual General Meeting

1. Review of the combined annual report of the Board of Directors of KBC Group NV on the company and consolidated annual accounts for the financial year ending on 31 December 2016.

This gives no entitlement to a vote.

1. Review of the statutory auditor's reports on the company and consolidated annual accounts of KBC Group NV for the financial year ending on 31 December 2016.

This gives no entitlement to a vote.

1. Review of the consolidated annual accounts of KBC Group NV for the financial year ending on 31 December 2016.

This gives no entitlement to a vote.

1. Resolution to approve the company annual accounts of KBC Group NV for the financial year ending on 31 December 2016.

for against abstention

If you do not register a preference or a clear preference, you will be deemed to have voted 'for'.

1. Resolution to approve the proposed profit distribution by KBC Group NV for the financial year ending on 31 December 2016, whereby 1 171 156 805.60 euros will be paid as a gross dividend, i.e. a gross dividend per share of 2.80 euros, and 10 886 980.28 euros allocated as employee profit-sharing bonuses. Further to payment of an interim dividend in the sum of 418 087 058.00 euros, the balance of gross dividend remaining to be paid is 753 069 747.60 euros, i.e. a gross final dividend of 1.80 euros per share.

for against abstention

If you do not register a preference or a clear preference, you will be deemed to have voted 'for'.

• 1. Resolution to approve the remuneration report of KBC Group NV for the financial year ending on 31 December 2016, as included in the combined annual report of the Board of Directors of KBC Group NV referred to under item 1 of this agenda.
• for against abstention

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If you do not register a preference or a clear preference, you will be deemed to have voted 'for'.

²If the shareholder (i) appoints a proxy who has a potential conflict of interests with the shareholder within the meaning of Article 547bis (4) of the Companies Code or (ii) does not fill in the name of the proxy (a blank proxy), and the proxy is assumed by someone with such a potential conflict of interests, then, in terms of the foregoing article, the proxy may only cast a vote provided he/she has specific voting instructions for each item on the agenda.

1. Resolution to grant discharge to the directors of KBC Group NV for the performance of their duties during financial year 2016.

for against abstention

If you do not register a preference or a clear preference, you will be deemed to have voted 'for'.

1. Resolution to grant discharge to the statutory auditor of KBC Group NV for the performance of its duties during financial year 2016.

for against abstention

If you do not register a preference or a clear preference, you will be deemed to have voted 'for'.

• 1. Appointments
• a. Resolution to definitively appoint Ms Katelijn Callewaert, co-opted by the Board of Directors on 15 December 2016, as director for a period of four years, i.e. until the close of the Annual General Meeting of 2021.

for against abstention

If you do not register a preference or a clear preference, you will be deemed to have voted 'for'.

b. Resolution to definitively appoint Mr Matthieu Vanhove, co-opted by the Board of Directors on 15 December 2016, as director for a period of four years, i.e. until the close of the Annual General Meeting of 2021.

for against abstention

If you do not register a preference or a clear preference, you will be deemed to have voted 'for'.

c. Resolution to definitively appoint Mr Walter Nonneman, co-opted by the Board of Directors on 15 December 2016, as director for a period of four years, i.e. until the close of the Annual General Meeting of 2021.

for against abstention

If you do not register a preference or a clear preference, you will be deemed to have voted 'for'.

d. Resolution to reappoint Mr Philippe Vlerick as director for a period of four years, i.e. until the close of the Annual General Meeting of 2021.

for against abstention

If you do not register a preference or a clear preference, you will be deemed to have voted 'for'.

e. Resolution to appoint Mr Hendrik Scheerlinck as director for a period of four years, i.e. until the close of the Annual General Meeting of 2021.

for against abstention

If you do not register a preference or a clear preference, you will be deemed to have voted 'for'.

The proposed changes in the composition of the Board of Directors will be discussed during the Annual General Meeting. In consideration of the advice issued by the Nomination Committee, the Board of Directors recommends the proposed appointments.

A brief CV for the proposed new directors can be found in the 'Corporate governance statement' section of the annual report, which will be available at www.kbc.com from 31 March 2017. A brief CV of the director whose reappointment is proposed can be seen at www.kbc.com (Home – Corporate Governance – Leadership – Board of Directors: Members).

1. Other business.

This gives no entitlement to a vote.

III. that the proxy³

must abstain from voting on new items that – in line with Article 533ter of the Companies Code – can be put on the agenda at the request of one or more shareholders together owning at least 3% of the share capital of the company.

Please tick the box if you do indeed wish to authorise the proxy to vote on such new agenda items: 4

Drawn up and signed in (town/city)…………………………on (date)………………………...2017

(signature of the shareholder, preceded by the words written in the signatory's own hand 'good for proxy')

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³Article 533ter (4), third paragraph, of the Companies Code states that the proxy must indicate whether the holder of the proxy is authorised to vote on new agenda items to be dealt with or whether he/she must abstain.

⁴ In the cases described in footnote 2, the proxy may only vote on new items put on the agenda provided that he/she is in possession of specific instructions for each item. These voting instructions may be given by means of the adjusted proxy form that will be available on the website at www.kbc.com (Home > Corporate Governance > General Meeting) no later than 19 April 2017.