KBC Ancora : Publication of a transparency notification received by KBC Ancora SCA

Regulated information, Leuven, 6 June 2018 (17.40 CEST)

Publication of a transparency notification received by KBC Ancora SCA
(Section14, first subsection, of the Act of 2 May 2007 on disclosure of major holdings)

Summary of the notification

KBC Ancora has received a transparency notification dated 31 May 2018 indicating that BlackRock Inc., by virtue of acquisition of financial instruments that are treated as voting securities, has surpassed the notification threshold of 1%.

Content of the notification

Reason for the notification	Acquisition or disposal of financial instruments that are treated as voting securities - Lowest notification threshold (1%) surpassed
Notification by	A parent undertaking or a controlling person
Person subject to the notification requirement	BlackRock, Inc. / BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V. / BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited / BlackRock Advisors, LLC / BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited / BlackRock Fund Advisors / BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association / BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited / BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited / BlackRock Investment Management, LLC
Transaction date	31 May 2018
Threshold that has been crossed	1% (upwards) In addition to the thresholds of 5% and any multiple thereof, the statutory thresholds of 1% and 3% also apply for KBC Ancora
Denominator	78,301,314
A) Voting rights	754,411 (0.96%)
B) Equivalent financial instruments	46,471 (0.06%)
Total number of voting rights A) + B)	800,882
% of voting rights held	1.02%
Chain of controlled undertakings	BlackRock, Inc. Trident Merger, LLC BlackRock Investment Management, LLC   BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock Group Limited BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited   BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock Australia Holdco Pty. Ltd. BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited   BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc. BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association   BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc. BlackRock Fund Advisors   BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC BlackRock Canada Holdings LP BlackRock Canada Holdings ULC BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited   BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc. BlackRock Advisors, LLC   BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock Group Limited BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited   BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock Group Limited BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V.

Miscellaneous
This press release and the accompanying notification and other notifications may be consulted on the website of KBC Ancora, www.kbcancora.be, under 'Shareholders'/'Transparency reports'

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KBC Ancora is a listed company which holds 18.5% of the shares in KBC Group and which together with Cera, MRBB and the Other Permanent Shareholders is responsible for the shareholder stability and further development of the KBC group. As core shareholders of KBC Group, these parties have signed a shareholder agreement to this effect.

This press release is available in Dutch, French and English on the website www.kbcancora.be.

KBC Ancora Investor Relations & Press contact: Jan Bergmans
Tel.: [phone]
e-mail: [e-mail]
e-mail (general enquiries): [e-mail]

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