KBC Groupe : Publication of transparency notification received by KBC Group NV

Press release

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Brussels, 29 June 2018, 08 h 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. 27 June 2018, which states that FMR LLC has crossed the reporting threshold of 3% (voting rights) upwards.

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: 22 June 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): 418 597 567

• • 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 onwww.kbc.com(see below).

• • The relevant notification(s) is (are) available atwww.kbc.com> Investor relations > Shareholder information > Shareholder structure.

For more information, please contact:

Kurt De Baenst, General Manager, Investor Relations, KBC Group E-mail:investor.relations@kbc.be

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

Annex

Notification dd. 27 June 2018