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Transparency notification of 27 April 2020

In accordance with article 14, § 1 of the law of 2 May 2007 on disclosure of major holdings BlackRock, Inc. has notified Umicore on 27 April 2020 that on 24 April 2020 it has crossed the statutory threshold of 5% downwards.

In total (direct voting rights + equivalent financial instruments) Blackrock Inc. holds 4.99% of Umicore's shares and voting rights.

Notification details

  • Date of notification: 27 April 2020
  • Date on which the threshold is crossed: 24 April 2020
  • Threshold of direct voting rights + equivalent financial instruments crossed downwards: 5%
  • Notification by: BlackRock, Inc.
  • Denominator: 246,400,000
  • Notification details:

  

A) Voting rights

 

Previous notification

After the transaction

Holders of voting rights

# voting rights

# voting rights

% voting rights

BlackRock, Inc.

0

0

0.00%

BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V.

30,794

30,794

0.01%

BlackRock (Singapore) Limited

3,774

3,774

0.00%

BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited

761,801

725,423

0.29%

BlackRock Advisors, LLC

278,277

278,277

0.11%

BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited

140,404

140,404

0.06%

BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG

301,656

301,656

0.12%

BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited

3,988

1,619

0.00%

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

18,042

17,610

0.01%

BlackRock Fund Advisors

2,659,627

2,642,147

1.07%

BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association

2,832,909

2,833,033

1.15%

BlackRock International Limited

86,199

86,199

0.03%

BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited

86,040

86,040

0.03%

BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited

1,995,742

2,128,360

0.86%

BlackRock Investment Management, LLC

371,803

314,350

0.13%

BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.

114,806

32,697

0.01%

Subtotal

9,685,862

9,622,383

3.91%

B) Equivalent financial instruments

Holders of equivalent financial instruments

Type of financial instrument

# voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised

% voting rights

Settlement

BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited

Securities Lent

833,872

0.34%

physical

BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited

Securities Lent

1,720,351

0.70%

physical

BlackRock Investment Management, LLC

Securities Lent

8,106

0.00%

physical

BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.

Securities Lent

110,585

0.04%

physical

BlackRock Advisors, LLC

Contract for Difference

935

0.00%

cash

BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association

Contract for Difference

9,791

0.00%

cash

BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited

Contract for Difference

1,441

0.00%

cash

Subtotal

 

2,685,081

1.09%

 

 

 C) Total A & B

 

# voting rights

% voting rights

TOTAL

12,307,464

4.99%

The chain of control has been described at the end of the declaration.

The notification can be found here.

 

Transparency notification of 23 April 2020

In accordance with article 14, § 1 of the law of 2 May 2007 on disclosure of major holdings BlackRock, Inc. has notified Umicore on 23 April 2020 that on 22 April 2020 it has crossed the statutory threshold of 5% upwards.

In total (direct voting rights + equivalent financial instruments) Blackrock Inc. holds 5.03% of Umicore's shares and voting rights.

Notification details

  • Date of notification: 23 April 2020
  • Date on which the threshold is crossed: 22 April 2020
  • Threshold of direct voting rights + equivalent financial instruments crossed upwards: 5%
  • Notification by: BlackRock, Inc.
  • Denominator: 246,400,000
  • Notification details:

 

 A) Voting rights

 

Previous notification

After the transaction

Holders of voting rights

# voting rights

# voting rights

% voting rights

BlackRock, Inc.

0

0

0.00%

BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V.

30,794

30,794

0.01%

BlackRock (Singapore) Limited

3,774

3,774

0.00%

BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited

940,864

761,801

0.31%

BlackRock Advisors, LLC

278,277

278,277

0.11%

BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited

140,339

140,404

0.06%

BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG

301,836

301,656

0.12%

BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited

1,619

3,988

0.00%

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

17,610

18,042

0.01%

BlackRock Fund Advisors

2,663,155

2,659,627

1.08%

BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association

2,831,758

2,832,909

1.15%

BlackRock International Limited

86,199

86,199

0.03%

BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited

86,040

86,040

0.03%

BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited

1,882,307

1,995,742

0.81%

BlackRock Investment Management, LLC

313,890

371,803

0.15%

BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.

32,697

114,806

0.05%

Subtotal

9,611,159

9,685,862

3.93%

B) Equivalent financial instruments

Holders of equivalent financial instruments

Type of financial instrument

# voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised

% voting rights

Settlement

BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited

Securities Lent

834,510

0.34%

physical

BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited

Securities Lent

1,720,836

0.70%

physical

BlackRock Investment Management, LLC

Securities Lent

8,106

0.00%

physical

BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.

Securities Lent

110,585

0.04%

physical

BlackRock Advisors, LLC

Contract for Difference

935

0.00%

cash

BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association

Contract for Difference

22,600

0.01%

cash

BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited

Contract for Difference

1,441

0.00%

cash

Subtotal

 

2,699,013

1.10%

 

 

 C) Total A & B

 

# voting rights

% voting rights

TOTAL

12,384,875

5.03%

 

The chain of control has been described at the end of the declaration.

The notification can be found here.