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Transparency Declaration Notification (Article 14 of the law of 2 May 2007) Timothy C. Collins and affiliated entities


Brussels, 26 January 2016 (5:35 pm CET) - On 25 January 2016, Timothy C. Collins and affiliated entities notified BHF Kleinwort Benson Group ("BHF KB") that their shareholding in BHF KB had crossed downward, on 19 January 2016, the threshold of 3% of the outstanding 132,244,164 shares and voting rights in BHF KB and that they no longer held any share in BHF KB.


A copy of Timothy C. Collins and affiliated entities' transparency declaration is reproduced hereunder and available on BHF KB's corporate website under "Investor Information - Shareholder Information - Transparency Declarations".


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About BHF Kleinwort Benson Group SA


BHF Kleinwort Benson (Euronext: BHFKB) is a limited liability company incorporated under the laws

of Belgium, having its registered office at Avenue Louise 326, 1050 Brussels, Belgium. BHF Kleinwort Benson is a merchant bank with principal activities in private banking, asset management and financial markets

& corporates.


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Press Release 26 January 2016


FORM TR-1 BE PART I


  1. Status of the notification


  2. Issuer


    FINAL


    NamerBHF KLEINW:..:.O.:: RT-B' ENSON.:.._

    Identification number '-0''-8'-6=--=6---0''"1'5"--0''"1' 0"_,


  3. Reason for the notification


    I

    An acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting nghts Downward crossing of the lowest threshold


  4. Notification by

    A parent undertakmg or a controlling person a

  5. Persons subject to the notification requirement


    Name

    I& legal form for legal persons I

    Address (for legal persons I

    Timothy C. Collins

    Collins Family Partners Inc.

    One Rockefeller Plaza 32nd fl, New York , NY 10020, USA

    CFP Holdings LLC

    One Rockefeller Plaza 32nd ft , New York , NY 10020, USA

    RHJ International Investors LP

    One Rockefeller Plaza 32nd ft , New York, NY 10020, USA

    Timothy C. Collins 1999 Trust

    One Rockefeller Plaza 32nd fl, New York , NY 10020, USA

    Timothy C. Collins 2003 Descendants Trust

    One Rockefeller Plaza 32nd fl, New York, NY 10020, USA

    Windmere Investments LLC

    Corporation Trust Center,1209 Orange Street ,Wilmington,New Castle

    I"' · ·-·· - ,,...


  6. Persons that dispose of, ... voting rights (Only to be filled in if art. 7 of the Law applies)


    Name

    (& legal form for legal persons)


    Address (for legal persons)

    a

    Please continue enterln the Information in art II concemln the

    persons referred to in points S and 6 Click


  7. Date on which the threshold is crossed


    '- - - - - - - - - - - - -19/-0=--1 " 1'=2.cOc.1c.6=..1 (DDIMMIYYYY)


  8. Threshold that is crossed (in %)


    3


    If the holding has fallen below the lowest threshold, you have the option of not entering any numbers under point 10


  9. Denominator


    132.244.164 1



    Please enter the denominator before filling In the data

  10. Notified details



    TOTAL

    A) Voting rights

    Previous notification

    After the transaction

    # of voting rights

    % of votino riohts

    # of vo

    tinq riqhts


    Holders of voting rights


    Linked to securities

    Not linkedto the

    securities


    Linked to securities

    Not linked to the

    securities

    Timothy C. Collins

    1.260 .647

    0

    0,00%

    Collins Family Partners Inc.

    3.179.989

    0

    0,00%

    CFP Holdings LLC

    1.463.961

    0

    0,00%

    RHJ International Investors LP

    200.000

    0

    0,00%

    Timothy C. Collins 1999 Trust

    703.108

    0

    0,00%

    Timothy C. Collins 2003 Descendants

    3.667.002

    0

    0,00%

    Windmere Investments LLC

    1.595.549

    0

    0,00%

    subtotal

    12.070.256

    0

    0


    0,00%

    0,00%

    •

    Start with "groups" of holders. Calculate subtotals and then finish with the persons

    who are "alone". The totals, subtotals and % will be updated once you have c licked on


    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

    0

    0,00%

    a

    TOTAL (in relation to all expiration dates)


    The totals will be updated once you have clicked on >


    TOTAL (Voting rights & Equivalent financial

    instruments) # of voting rights 0/c) of voting rights


    0 0,00%



  11. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the holding is effectively held, if applicable


    Please describe, o r loin a diagram In attachment



  12. In case of proxy voting for only one GM



    Holder


    will cease to hold I voting rights as of

    will hold again

    D II

  13. Additiona l information



A) Convertible bonds and rights to subscribe to voting securities not yet issued


Holder


Type of financial instrument


Expiration date

(DD/MM/YYYY)


Exercise/Conversio n period or date


Number


# of voting lights that may be acquired if the

instrument is exercised/converted

Ell


  1. Shares without voting rights


    Holder INumber

    I E:m


  2. Remarks


See attached signature pages


Done at



On 25/01/2016 1 (DD/MM/YYYY)


Name & capacity

Signature a

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