KBC Group : Notifications received by KBC Group...

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Outside trading hours - Regulated information*

Brussels, 15 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 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 upwards.	7 January 2014	20 885 509	5.00%

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: [e-mail]

Viviane Huybrecht, General Manager, Corporate Communication/Spokesperson, KBC Group
Tel + 32 2 429 85 45 - E-mail: [e-mail]

* 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:[e-mail]	KBC press releases are available at www.kbc.com or can be obtained by sending an e-mail to [e-mail] Follow us on www.twitter.com/kbc_group

KBC Group: Press release dd 15-01-2014

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