KBC Group : Notifications received by KBC Group NV under transparency legislation

Press release Outside trading hours - Regulated information* Brussels, 20 January 2014 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 |Details |Notification |Number of | % of| |received from| |concerns |ordinary shares| voting| |following | |situation on: |of | rights| |shareholder. | | |KBC Group held | | | | | |by the | | | | | |shareholder | | | | | |  | | +-----------------+----------------+----------------+---------------+----------+ |BlackRock Inc |Update of |10 January 2014 |20 700 804 | 4.96%| | |shareholding | | | | | |causing the 5% | | | | | |reporting | | | | | |threshold to be | | | | | |crossed | | | | | |downwards. | | | | | |  | | | | +-----------------+----------------+----------------+---------------+----------+ 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 |Press Office |KBC press releases are Brussels |Tel. + 32 2 429 65 01 |available at www.kbc.com or Viviane Huybrecht |Tel. + 32 2 429 29 15 |can be obtained by sending an General Manager, |Fax + 32 2 429 81 60 |e-mail to Corporate |E-mail:pressofficekbc@kbc.be|pressofficekbc@kbc.be Communication/ | | Spokesperson | | Tel. + | |Follow us on 32 2 429 85 45 | |www.twitter.com/kbc_group --------------------+----------------------------+----------------------------- KBC Press Release dd 20-01-2014: http://hugin.info/133947/R/1755694/592843.pdf This announcement is distributed by GlobeNewswire on behalf of GlobeNewswire clients. The owner of this announcement warrants that: (i) the releases contained herein are protected by copyright and other applicable laws; and (ii) they are solely responsible for the content, accuracy and originality of the information contained therein. Source: KBC Groep via GlobeNewswire [HUG#1755694]