PRESS RELEASE Regulated Information 18 April 2014 Transparency Declaration Notification (Article 14 of the law of 2 May 2007) First Manhattan Co.

On 15 April 2014, First Manhattan Co. sent a notification that the aggregate amount of shares held by First Manhattan Co. had crossed downward, on 31 August 2011, the threshold of 3% of the total outstanding shares issued by RHJ International ("RHJI") and that First Manhattan Co. held 1,756,329 shares representing 2.05% of the 85,545,547 RHJI shares outstanding on such date. On the date hereof, First Manhattan Co.'s 1,756,329 shares represents 1.93% of the
91,045,745 RHJI shares outstanding.
A copy of the notification form sent by First Manhattan Co. is reproduced hereunder and available on RHJI's corporate website under "Investor Relations - Shareholder Information - Transparency Rules".

About RHJ International

RHJ International is a financial services group with principal activities in wealth management, asset management and merchant banking. Our wealth management operations are conducted through Kleinwort Benson and BHF: two independent and relationship-driven private banks, with a combined tier 1 capital ratio of 16.3% and €51 billion of assets under management as at
31 December 2013. RHJI's asset management operations are carried out by Kleinwort Benson Investors and Frankfurt Trust. Kleinwort Benson Investors is a Dublin-based institutional asset manager that offers investors innovative and differentiated specialist strategies on both a segregated and unitised basis, while Frankfurt Trust specializes in European equities, multi assets and fixed income. As at 31 December 2013, Kleinwort Benson Investors and Frankfurt Trust managed €5.4 billion and €16 billion of client assets, respectively. RHJI is listed on Euronext Brussels, with the ticker symbol "RHJI".

For further information, please contact:

Jean-Marc Roelandt Managing Director RHJ International Tel: +32 2 643 6013
E-mail: jroelandt@rhji.com

FORMTR-1 BE PARTj

1) Status of the notification

2) lssuer


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3) Reason for the notification

downward crosalng or the lowaaithnsohhold

acqulsltlon or dlsposal or voting securilles or voting ghts

4) Notificatlon by


lA po"'on ho nollficutone l

5) Persons subject to the notification requirement

6) Persons that dispose of, ... voting rights (Only to be filled in if art. 7 of the Law applies)

7) Date on which the threshold is crossed


131108/2011 (DD/MM/YYYY)

8) Threshold that is crossed (In %)



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9) Denomlnator



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1O) Nolified details

TOTAL

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lnstruments)

11) Chain of controlled undertakings through which the holding is effectively held, if applicable

Please describe. or loln a dlagram In aHachment

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c onlassets an a fully discreUonary basls. FMC shares dispositive ancl/or vollng power wllh respect to the assels held an behalf or tts

lnvell!mtllltadvisory clients and ls therefore deemed to be a beneficiai owner of lhese assets under V.S. securilies laws. Our clien1s are the

aciLIA! o:t:onomla awne-ra of lho,.e ahares.

12) In case of proxy voting for only one GM


Holder wlrl cease lo ho!d l

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voting rights as of D

13) Additional information

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C) Remar1-

We wene noifully cognlzanlof lhe specific notificalion nequlnements lhalapply upon the downward crooolng of the lhneshold levels. We ano enhanclng our procedunes In order to assist In monitoring lhese thnesholds golng forward.

Dane at

INewYor1<, NY


On 115/04/2014 (DD/MMNYYY)


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