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KBC Group: Publication of transparency notification(s) received by KBC Group NV

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 on 11 September 2023, which states that FMR LLC has crossed the reporting threshold of 3% (total voting rights and equivalent financial instruments) downwards, to 2.99%.

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 • Date(s) on which the threshold is crossed: 8 September 2023.• Threshold that is crossed: 3% downwards(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): 417 169 414• Notified details: see annex. • 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(s) on www.kbc.com (see below).• The relevant notification(s) is (are) available at www.kbc.com > Investor relations > Shareholder information > Shareholder structure.

For more information, please contact:Kurt De Baenst, General Manager, Investor Relations, KBC GroupE-mail: IR4U@kbc.com

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

Attachment

• 20230908-pb-trp-fmr-en