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.