KBC Groupe NV

Major Shareholding Notification • Sep 1, 2015

Brussels, 1 September 2015

Notifications received by KBC Group NV under transparency legislation

Pursuant to transparency legislation on disclosure, KBC Group NV hereby announces that it has received the following notifications from shareholders:

Notification received from following shareholder…	Details	Notification concerns situation on:	Number of ordinary shares of KBC Group held by the	% of voting rights
			shareholder
BlackRock Inc.	Update of shareholding causing the 5% reporting threshold to be crossed downwards	17 August 2015	20 886 993	4.9995%
BlackRock Inc.	Update of shareholding causing the 5% reporting threshold to be crossed upwards	19 August 2015	20 907 517	5.0044%
BlackRock Inc.	Update of shareholding causing the 5% reporting threshold to be crossed downwards	20 August 2015	20 881 252	4.9981%

The relevant notifications are available at www.kbc.com > Investor relations > 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@kbc.be

Viviane Huybrecht, General Manager, Corporate Communication/Spokesperson, KBC Group Tel + 32 2 429 85 45 – E-mail: pressofficekbc@kbc.be

* This press release contains information provided in compliance with European transparency legislation for listed companies.

KBC Group NV Havenlaan 2 – 1080 Brussels Viviane Huybrecht General Manager, Corporate Communication/ Spokesperson Tel. + 32 2 429 85 45

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