Notice regarding a qualifying holding

KD Group, finančna družba, d.d., Celovška 206, Ljubljana, in accordance with the fourth paragraph of Article 10 of the Takeovers Act (Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, No. 79/06, hereinafter referred to as ZPre-1), hereby announces that it has received notification of the acquisition of a qualifying holding in the shares of the issuer KD Group d.d., with the ticker symbol SKDR.

Nova Ljubljanska banka d.d., Ljubljana, on behalf of its client HYPO ALPE ADRIA BANKA AG, Alpen Adria Platz 1, 9020 Klagenfurt, Austria, notified KD Group d.d. that on 26 February 2007, HYPO ALPE ADRIA BANKA AG had acquired 8,017 SKDR shares, representing 8.93% of the voting rights attached to SKDR shares. Prior to the transaction, HYPO ALPE ADRIA BANKA AG held 4,472 SKDR shares (representing 2.40 per cent of the voting rights attached to SKDR shares), and following the acquisition, it now holds a total of 12,489 SKDR shares, representing 6.70 per cent of the voting rights attached to SKDR shares.

At the same time, Nova Ljubljanska banka d.d. announced that its client, HYPO ALPE ADRIA BANKA AG, Austria, together with a related party, HYPO ALPE-ADRIA-BANK d.d., Ljubljana, holds a total of 7.88 per cent of the voting rights attached to SKDR shares.

This press release will also be available from 2 March 2007 on the company’s website www.kd-group.si under ‘Notices’ in the ‘Public Announcements’ section.


KD Group d.d.
Management Board