PARIS, Aug. 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
KBC Group NV
HSBC (contact: syndexecution@noexternalmail.hsbc.com) hereby gives notice, as Stabilisation Coordinator, that the Stabilisation Manager(s) named below may stabilise the offer of the following securities in accordance with the Market Abuse Regulation (EU/596/2014).
| The securities: | |
| Issuer: | KBC Group NV |
| Guarantor (if any): | na |
| Aggregate nominal amount: | EUR 650,000,000 |
| Description: | Fixed rate due 20th Aug 2037 |
| Offer price: | TBC |
| Other offer terms: | |
| Stabilisation: | |
| Stabilising Manager(s): | HSBC Continental Europe, Commerzbank, Goldman Sachs International, ING, KBC and Morgan Stanley |
| Stabilisation period expected to start on: | 12th August 2026 |
| Stabilisation period expected to end no later than: | 18th September 2026 |
| Existence, maximum size & conditions of use of over-allotment facility1: | The Stabilisation Manager(s) may over-allot the securities to the extent permitted in accordance with applicable law. The issuer of the securities has granted it an option to purchase up to an additional 5% of the aggregate nominal amount of the securities at any time up to the Issue Date. |
| Stabilisation Venue(s): | Over the counter (OTC) |
In connection with the offer of the above securities, the Stabilisation Manager(s) may over-allot the securities or effect transactions with a view to supporting the market price of the securities at a level higher than that which might otherwise prevail. However, there is no assurance that the Stabilisation Manager(s) will take any stabilisation action and any stabilisation action, if begun, may be ended at any time. Any stabilisation action or over-allotment shall be conducted in accordance with all applicable laws and rules.
This announcement is for information purposes only and does not constitute an invitation or offer to underwrite, subscribe for or otherwise acquire or dispose of any securities of the Issuer in any jurisdiction.
In addition, if and to the extent that this announcement is communicated in, or the offer of the securities to which it relates is made in, any EEA Member State before the publication of a prospectus in relation to the securities which has been approved by the competent authority in that Member State in accordance with the Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 (the "Prospectus Regulation") (or which has been approved by a competent authority in another Member State and notified to the competent authority in that Member State in accordance with the Prospectus Regulation), this announcement and the offer are only addressed to and directed at persons in that Member State who are qualified investors within the meaning of the Prospectus Regulation (or who are other persons to whom the offer may lawfully be addressed) and must not be acted on or relied on by other persons in that Member State.
This announcement and the offer of the securities to which it relates are only addressed to and directed at persons outside the United Kingdom and persons in the United Kingdom (a) (i) who have professional experience in matters related to investments and who are investment professionals within the meaning of Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, as amended (the "Order"), (ii) who are high net worth entities falling within Article 49 of the Order or (iii) to whom it may otherwise lawfully be communicated under the Order and (b) are qualified investors as defined in paragraph 15 of Schedule 1 to the Public Offers and Admissions to Trading Regulations 2024 (the "POATRs") (or who are other persons to whom the offer may lawfully be addressed) and must not be acted on or relied on by other persons in the United Kingdom.
This announcement is not an offer of securities for sale into the United States. The securities have not been, and will not be, registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933 and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration. There will be no public offer of securities in the United States.
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1 Please note that the existence and the maximum size of any greenshoe option, the exercise period of the greenshoe option and any conditions for exercise of the greenshoe option must also be disclosed, if such option exists. In addition, the exercise of the greenshoe option must be disclosed to the public promptly, together with all appropriate details, including in particular the date of exercise and the number and nature of securities involved
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