ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS AUTORITY, PUBLISHED IN APPLICATION OF ARTICLE 34, § 2, PARAGRAPH 3, OF THE LAW OF 2 AUGUST 2002
Trading in KBC Group (ISIN code BE0003565737) on Euronext Brussels is suspended from 9:00 on 16/10/2012 until the publication of a press release containing the results of a private placement.