RHJ International SA : Transparency Declaration - Notification: Third Avenue Management LLC

In application of the rules on financial transparency, Third Avenue Management LLC sent a notification confirming that the aggregate amount of shares they hold had fallen below the threshold  of  3%  of  the  total  outstanding  shares  issued  by  RHJ  International  ("RHJI")  on 19 March 2014.

On 19 March 2014, Third Avenue Management LLC held 2,495,321 voting rights, representing a stake of 2.92% of RHJI total issued shares compared to a stake of 4.6% as disclosed in its previous transparency declaration.

A copy of the notification form sent by Third Avenue Management LLC is available on RHJI's corporate website under "Investor Relations - Transparency Rules".

About RHJ International

RHJ International is a financial services group with principal activities in wealth management, asset management and merchant banking. Our wealth management operations are conducted through Kleinwort Benson: an independent and relationship-driven private bank. RHJI's asset management operations are carried out through Kleinwort Benson Investors: a Dublin-based institutional asset manager that offers investors innovative and differentiated specialist strategies on both a segregated and unitised basis. RHJI is listed on Euronext Brussels, with the ticker symbol "RHJI".

For further information, please contact:

Duncan Heath
Investor Relations Director
RHJ International
Tel: +32 2 643 6013
E-mail:  dheath@rhji.com