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Major Shareholding Notification • Jul 8, 2025
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Major Shareholding Notification
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Press release Outside trading hours – Regulated information*
Brussels, 8 July 2025, 8h00
Publication of transparency notification(s) received by KBC Group NV
(art. 14, 1st section of the Act of 2 May 2007 concerning the disclosure of significant participations)
Summary of the notification(s)
KBC Group NV has received an updated transparency notification on 3 July 2025, which states that BlackRock has a stake of 4.12% in KBC Group (total voting rights and equivalent financial instruments). The reason for the update is a change in the structure of the BlackRock group**.
Content of the notification(s)
The notification(s) contain(s) following information:
- Reason for the notification(s): "acquisition or disposal of the control of an undertaking that holds a participating interest in an issuer"
- Notification(s) by: BlackRock, Inc.
- Persons subject to the notification requirement: see annex
- Date(s) on which the threshold is crossed / notification is updated: 1 July 2025.
- Threshold that is crossed: 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. The reason for this notification is not the crossing of a threshold, but a change in the structure of the BlackRock group*.
- Denominator (number of shares KBC Group NV): 417 544 151
- 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.
** "As a result of the acquisition of HPS Investment Partners, there has been a change to BlackRock's group structure. Upon the close of the transaction, BlackRock, Inc. contributed all of its equity interests in BlackRock Finance, Inc. and Global Infrastructure Management, LLC to BlackRock Saturn Subco, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company"
For more information, please contact:
Kurt De Baenst, General Manager, Investor Relations, KBC Group E-mail: [email protected]
Katleen Dewaele, General Manager, Corporate Communication/Spokesperson, KBC Group E-mail: [email protected]
* 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 Katleen Dewaele General Manager, Corporate Communication/ Spokesperson Tel. + 32 475 78 08 66
Press Office Tel. +32 2 429 29 15 Ilse De Muyer Tel. +32 2 429 32 88 Pieter Kussé Tel. +32 2 429 85 44 Sofie Spiessens Tel. +32 2 429 29 49 Tomas Meyers E-mail:[email protected]
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Annex
Notification re situation on 1 July 2025
| 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 (Singapore) Limited | 36,886 | 14,998 | 0.00% | ||
| BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited | 3,600,828 | 3,393,939 | 0.81% | ||
| BlackRock Advisors, LLC | 351,048 | 148,539 | 0.04% | ||
| BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited |
433,379 | 354,375 | 0.08% | ||
| BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG |
1,156,401 | 1,129,754 | 0.27% | ||
| BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited |
7,296 | 5,516 | 0.00% | ||
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | 114,420 | 53,484 | 0.01% | ||
| BlackRock Fund Advisors | 4,393,352 | 4,687,776 | 1.12% | ||
| BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association |
3,032,934 | 2,825,809 | 0.68% | ||
| BlackRock International Limited | 718 | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited |
167,703 | 78,434 | 0.02% | ||
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited |
3,349,100 | 2,976,047 | 0.71% | ||
| BlackRock Investment Management, LLC |
621,274 | 569,860 | 0.14% | ||
| BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. | 450,505 | 262,030 | 0.06% | ||
| Aperio Group, LLC | 88,757 | 79,140 | 0.02% | ||
| Subtotal | 17,804,601 | 16,579,700 | 3.97% | ||
| TOTAL | 16,579,700 | 0 | 3.97% | 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 | 152,991 | 0.04% | physical | |||
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited |
Securities Lent | 15,738 | 0.00% | physical | |||
| BlackRock Investment Management, LLC |
Securities Lent | 2,232 | 0.00% | physical | |||
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited |
Contract Difference | 262 | 0.00% | cash | |||
| BlackRock Investment Management, LLC |
Contract Difference | 2,700 | 0.00% | cash | |||
| BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited | Depositary Receipt | 5 | 0.00% | ||||
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited |
Depositary Receipt | 2,892 | 0.00% | ||||
| Aperio Group, LLC | Depositary Receipt | 458,594 | 0.11% | ||||
| SpiderRock Advisors, LLC | Depositary Receipt | 230 | 0.00% | + | |||
| TOTAL | 635 644 | 0 4 50/ |
| TOTAL (A & B) | # of voting rights % of voting rights | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALCULATE | 17,215,344 | 4.12% |