Press release

Outside trading hours - Regulated information*

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

shareholder

% of voting

rights

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

Press Office

Tel. + 32 2 429 65 01

Tel. + 32 2 429 29 15

Fax + 32 2 429 81 60

E-mail:pressofficekbc@kbc.be

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