KBC Groupe NV

Major Shareholding Notification • Jan 16, 2015

Brussels, 16 January 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 shareholder	% of voting rights
FMR LLC (Fidelity)	Update of shareholding causing the 3% reporting threshold to be crossed	12 January 2015	12 687 206	3.04%

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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