KBC GROUPE NV Brussels, 17 December 2015, 8 h
Publication of a transparency notification 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
KBC Group NV has received a transparency notification dated 10 December 2015, which states that BlackRock Inc., as a result of the net purchase of shares, now has 5.01% of the voting rights in KBC Group NV and as a consequence crossed the reporting threshold of 5%.
Content of the notification
The notification contains following information:
- Reason for the notification: acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights
- Notification by: BlackRock Inc (a parent undertaking or a controlling person)
- Persons subject to the notification requirement: see annex 1
- Date on which the threshold is crossed: 4 December 2015
- Threshold that is crossed: 5%
(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): 417 780 658
- Notified details: see annex 1
- Chain of controlled undertakings through which the holding is effectively held: BlackRock Inc. is the ultimate controller but the legal entities detailed in annex 1 are the discretionary investment managers who hold the shares and exercise the voting rights.
- The relevant notification are available at www.kbc.com > Investor relations > Shareholder information > 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:
mailto:wim.allegaert@kbc.be
Viviane Huybrecht, General Manager, Corporate Communication/Spokesperson, KBC Group
Tel + 32 2 429 85 45 - E-mail: pressofficekbc@kbc.be:
mailto: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. | ||
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Annex 1:
| Vorige notificatie (aantal stemrechten) Previous notification (number of voting rights) | Na de transactie After the transaction | |||
| Aantal stemrechten Number of voting rights | % van stemrechten % of voting rights | ||||
| Gelinked aan effecten Linked to securities | Niet gelinked aan effecten Not linked to securities | Gelinked aan effecten Linked to securities | Niet gelinked aan effecten Not linked to securities | ||
| BlackRock, Inc . | 0 | 0 | - | 0.00% | - |
| BlackRock Advisors, LLC | 520 701 | 598 247 | - | 0.14% | - |
| BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited | 62 191 | 299 027 | - | 0.07% | - |
| BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited | 105 077 | 99 068 | - | 0.02% | - |
| BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG | 968 421 | 892 840 | - | 0.21% | - |
| BlackRock Asset Management Ireland Limited | 709 638 | 781 522 | - | 0.19% | - |
| BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited | 1 804 | 1 804 | - | 0.00% | - |
| BlackRock Asset Management Schweiz AG | 1 219 | 1 219 | - | 0.00% | - |
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | 123 900 | 524 845 | - | 0.13% | - |
| BlackRock Fund Advisors | 2 565 609 | 2 886 645 | - | 0.69% | - |
| BlackRock Fund Managers Limited | 1 938 263 | 1 449 946 | - | 0.35% | - |
| BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association | 3 450 386 | 3 601 325 | - | 0.86% | - |
| BlackRock International Limited | 184 382 | 307 537 | - | 0.07% | - |
| BlackRock Investment Management LLC | 775 495 | 1 022 044 | - | 0.24% | - |
| BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited | 57 373 | 66 825 | - | 0.02% | - |
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited | 1 074 111 | 1 930 654 | - | 0.46% | - |
| BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd | 406 421 | 423 667 | - | 0.10% | - |
| BlackRock Life Limited | 849 145 | 816 309 | - | 0.20% | - |
| BlackRock (Luxembourg) S.A. | 6 864 503 | 4 903 019 | - | 1.17% | - |
| BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V. | 85 374 | 176 082 | - | 0.04% | - |
| iShares (DE) Investmentaktien-gesellschaft mit Teilvermögen | 137 239 | 152 257 | - | 0.04% | - |
| Totaal Total | 20 881 252 | 20 934 882 | - | 5.01% | - |
Adressen: zie formulier op www.kbc.com / Addresses: see forms on www.kbc.com
| B) Equivalente financiële instru-menten (equivalent financial instruments) | Geen None |
http://hugin.info/133947/R/1974300/722336.pdf
The issuer of this announcement warrants that they are solely responsible for the content, accuracy and originality of the information contained therein.
Source: KBC Groep via Globenewswire
