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The Commission approved the emergency recapitalisation package the Belgian authorities intend to grant to KBC Group via a special type of securities worth €3.5 billion.
The capital injection will increase the tier 1 ratio of KBC Bank to above 10% and the solvency ratio of KBC Insurance to 280%.
The securities to be issued would qualify as core tier 1 capital and produce an annual coupon equal to the higher of:
The coupon would only be paid if a dividend is paid on ordinary shares. If KBC decides to buy the securities back, it would have to pay 150% of the issue price. In case KBC requests the conversion of the securities into ordinary shares, the Belgian authorities can require repayment of the securities at a value of between 115% and 150% of the issue price, depending on the timing of such conversion.