KBC Group: Publication of transparency notification(s) received by KBC Group NV
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Brussels, 23 August 2018, 17h30 CEST
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 a transparency notification dd. 14 August 2018, which states that FMR LLC has crossed the reporting threshold of 3% (voting rights) downwards.
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 1
Date(s) on which the threshold is crossed: 10 August 2018
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): 415 897 567
Notified details: see annex 1
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 on www.kbc.com (see below).The relevant notification(s) is (are) available at www.kbc.com > Investor relations > Shareholder information > Shareholder structure.
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