Regulatory release
In accordance with the relevant transparency legislation (Law of 2 May 2007 and Royal Decree of 14 February 2008), the Kinepolis Group SA states that it has received a notification from AXA SA on the 24th of June 2009.
The notification states that on the 22th of June 2009 AXA SA held a 9.50% interest in Kinepolis Group SA (658,179 voting rights):
* AXA Belgium held 8,99% (623,179 voting rights)
* AXA France Vie held 0,50% (35,000 voting rights)
AXA Belgium is a subsidiary of AXA Holdings Belgium, which itself is a subsidiary of AXA.
AXA France Vie is a subsidiary of AXA France Assurance, which itself is a subsidiary of AXA.
The operational entities of Group AXA, which include the AXA insurance companies, act and exercise their voting rights independently of all other entities of the AXA group with asset management activities, under the conditions set out in Article 11 paragraph 2 of the law of 2 May 2007.
The notification in question was published on the website of the Kinepolis Group under Press Releases and Corporate Governance / Transparency and Other Notices.
Henk Rogiers
CFO
Investor Relations
Kinepolis Group NV
Tel. + 32 9 241 00 22
investor-relations@kinepolis.com
Kinepolis Group: Notification from AXA SA dd 24/06/09
About Kinepolis
Kinepolis Group NV was formed in 1997 as a result of the merger of two family-run cinema groups and was listed on the stock exchange in 1998. Kinepolis offers an innovative cinema concept which serves as a pioneering model within the industry. In addition to its cinema business, the Group is also active in film distribution, event organization, screen publicity and property management.
In Europe, Kinepolis Group NV has 63 cinemas spread across Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Spain, Luxembourg, Switzerland and Poland. Since the acquisition of Canadian movie theatre group Landmark Cinemas and American movie theatre group MJR Theatres, Kinepolis also operates 36 cinemas in Canada and 10 in the US.
In total, Kinepolis Group currently operates 108 cinemas worldwide, with a total of 1,137 screens and more than 200,000 seats. Kinepolis’ employees are all committed to giving millions of visitors an unforgettable movie experience. More information on www.kinepolis.com/corporate.
Contact
A. Van Troos,
Corporate
Communication Manager
Kinepolis Group nv
The Office I
Moutstraat 132-146
B - 9000 Gent