BHF Kleinwort Benson: Transparency Declaration Notification (Article 14 of the law of 2 May 2007) - Oddo & Cie SCA and AQTON SE

Brussels, 2 December 2015 - On 27 November 2015, Oddo & Cie SCA and AQTON SE notified BHF Kleinwort Benson Group ("BHF KB") that the 14,921,842 shares held by AQTON SE are the subject of an irrevocable tender commitment with respect to its securities dated 23 November 2015 pursuant to which Oddo & Cie SCA and AQTON SE act in concert, crossing the threshold of 25% of the outstanding 132,244,164 shares and voting rights in BHF KB and amounting to 35,318,415 shares representing 26.71% of the voting rights in BHF KB.

A copy of Oddo & Cie SCA's and AQTON SE's  transparency declaration is reproduced hereunder and available on BHF KB's corporate website under "Investor Information - Shareholder Information - Transparency Declarations".

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.

 For further information visit: www.BHFKleinwortBenson.com