Publication of a transparency notification

Kinepolis Group NV Press release Regulated information Publication of a transparency notification(Article 14, first paragraph, of the law of 2 may 2007 on disclosure of major holdings) 30 April 2020, 17h45On 27 April 2020, Kinepolis Group NV has received a transparency notification from BlackRock, Inc., notifying that, following a transfer of voting rights or securities with voting rights, it holds 2.98% of the voting rights of the company and as such, has crossed downwards the 3%...

Kinepolis Group NV
Press release
Regulated information

Publication of a transparency notification

(Article 14, first paragraph, of the law of 2 may 2007 on disclosure of major holdings)

30 April 2020, 17h45

On 27 April 2020, Kinepolis Group NV has received a transparency notification from BlackRock, Inc., notifying that, following a transfer of voting rights or securities with voting rights, it holds 2.98% of the voting rights of the company and as such, has crossed downwards the 3% threshold.

Taking into account the equivalent financial instruments the voting rights amount to 3.05%.

The notification signed on 27 April 2020 contains the following information:

Notification by:                                     A parent undertaking or a controlling person

Persons subject to the
notification requirement:                       BlackRock, Inc.

                                                           BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V.

                                                           BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited

                                                           BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited

                                                           BlackRock Fund Advisors

                                                           BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association

                                                           BlackRock International Limited

                                                           BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited

                                                           BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited

Transaction date:                                  24 April 2020

Relevant threshold:                               3%

Denominator:                                       27 365 197

Notification details:

A) Voting rights	Previous notification	After the transaction
	# of voting rights	# of voting rights		% of voting rights
Holders of voting rights		Linked to securities	Not linked to the securities	Linked to securities	Not linked to the securities
BlackRock, Inc.	0	0		0.00%
BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V.	2 056	2 056		0.01%
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited	24 764	9 903		0.04%
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited	1 483	0		0.00%
BlackRock Fund Advisors	128 503	186 870		0.68%
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association	76 243	96 872		0.35%
BlackRock International Limited	55 970	27 558		0.10%
BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited	124	124		0.00%
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited	668 190	490 971		1.79%
Subtotal	957 333	814 354		2.98%
	TOTAL	814 354	0	2.98%	0.00%

B) Equivalent financial instruments	After the transaction
Holders of equivalent financial instruments	Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise period or date	# of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised	% of voting rights	Settlement
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited	Securities lent			18 099	0.07%	physical
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited	Securities lent			2 977	0.01%	physical
TOTAL				21 076	0.08%

TOTAL (A & B)	# of voting rights	% of voting rights
	835 430	3.05%

The chain of controlled undertakings through which the holding is effectively held, as well as the aforementioned notification and this regulated release can be consulted on the website of Kinepolis Group via this link.

Total capital Kinepolis Group NV: 18,952,288.41 €
Number of securities with voting rights in Kinepolis Group NV: 27,365,197
Number of voting rights in Kinepolis Group NV: 27,365,197
In Article 8 of the Articles of Association of Kinepolis Group NV, the notification thresholds were fixed at 3%, 5% and multiples of 5%.

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Kinepolis Investor Relations
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