Regulated information, Leuven, 30 October 2019 (17.40 CET)
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 29 October 2019 indicating that FMR LLC., by virtue of acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights, has surpassed the notification threshold of 1%.
Content of the notification
| Reason for the notification | Acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights |
| Notification by | A parent undertaking or a controlling person |
| Person subject to the notification requirement | FMR LLC |
| Transaction date | 28 October 2019 |
| 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 |
| Total number of voting rights held | Previous notification: FMR LLC: 0 FMR Co., Inc.: 772,451 Total: 772,451 Current notification: FMR LLC: 0 FMR Co., Inc.: 760,358 Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc 24,474 Total: 784,832 |
| % of voting rights held | 1.00% |
| Chain of controlled undertakings | The holdings attributed to FMR LLC arise from holdings of various undertakings for collective investment that are managed by Crosby Advisors LLC, FIAM LLC, Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Trust Company, FMR Co., Inc, FMR Investment Management (UK) Limited and Strategic Advisers LLC, each of which are entities that is are subsidiaries of and controlled by FMR LLC. These undertakings for collective investment have granted FMR LLC discretionary power to vote the securities in accordance with the FMR LLC board proxy voting policy. FMR LLC is not a controlled undertaking. Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity Total Name shares voting rights FMR LLC Fidelity Management & Research Company FMR Co., Inc 0.97% 0.97% FMR LLC Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc 0.03% 0.03% TOTAL 1.00% 1.00% |
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 18.6% 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.: +32 (0)16 279672
e-mail: jan.bergmans@kbcancora.be
e-mail (general enquiries): mailbox@kbcancora.be
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