(28/10/2004) KBC: 3Q earnings announcement & financial calendar 2005

28 October 2004 KBC is pleased to announce you the release of its next interim results on 25 November at 11 am CET. The earnings statement, the interim report and the powerpoint presentation will be available at www.kbc.com. An analysts conference call (webcast) will be held on 25 November at 3.30 pm CET. The dial-in for the call and webcast will be made available on the website. Registration is required if you want to ask questions during the Q&A session. Further on we would like to draw your attention to KBC's financial calender for 2005:

FY 2004 Publication of results (press release + prelimnary annual report / analyst meeting Brussels (+ teleconferencing) / analyst meeting London (sell-side))	3 March 2005 / at 11:00 a.m. CET / at 03:30 p.m. CET / 4 March 2005 at 9.00 UK-time
Annual Report, available as of	13 April 2005
General Meeting	28 April 2005 at 11 a.m. CET
Dividend payment	2 May 2005
1Q 2005 Publication of results / press release + interim report	2 June 2005 at 11:00 a.m. CET
1H 2005 Publication of results / press release + interim report	1 September 2005 at 11:00 a.m. CET
3Q 2005 Publication of results / press release + interim report	24 November 2005 at 11:00 a.m. CET

For more information please contact us: Investor Relations Office E-mail : investor.relations@kbc.com Phone: + 32 2 429 49 16 (C) CompanynewsGroup