KBC Groupe NV

Major Shareholding Notification • Dec 14, 2022

Press release

Outside trading hours – Regulated information*

Brussels, 14 December 2022, 8h00

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 on 9 December 2022, which states that FMR LLC has crossed the reporting threshold of 3% (total voting rights and equivalent financial instruments) upwards, to 3.03%.

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: FMR LLC
• Persons subject to the notification requirement: see annex
• Date(s) on which the threshold is crossed: 7 December 2022.
• Threshold that is crossed: 3% (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): 416 883 592
• Notified details: see annex.
• 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(s) 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: IR4U@kbc.com

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

* This press release contains information provided in compliance with European transparency legislation for listed companies. KBC Group NV is listed at NYSE Brussels.

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

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Annex

Notification re situation on 7 December 2022

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
FMR LLC	0	0		0.00%
FIAM LLC	1,004,407	1,042,409		0.25%
Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Trust Company	881,173	867,065		0.21%
FMR Investment Management (UK) Limited	302,339	204,285		0.05%
Strategic Advisers LLC	497,945	491,226		0.12%
Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC	8,623,224	9,130,997		2.19%
Fidelity Management Trust Company	942.447	845,647		0.20%
Subtotal	12,251,535	12,581,629		3.02%
TOTAL		12,581,629	0	3.02%	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
Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC	Stock Loan			37,048	0.01%	physical
	TOTAL			37,048	0.01%

TOTAL (A & B)		# of voting rights % of voting rights
	CALCULATE	12,618,677	3.03%