Transparency notifications by BlackRock, Inc.

Transparency notification of 17 July 2019

In accordance with article 14, § 1 of the law of 2 May 2007 on disclosure of major holdings BlackRock, Inc. has notified Umicore on 17 July 2019 that on 16 July 2019 it has crossed the statutory threshold of 3% upwards for direct voting rights. In total (direct voting rights + equivalent financial instruments) Blackrock Inc. holds 5.93% of Umicore's shares and voting rights.

Notification details

Date of notification: 17 July 2019
Date on which the threshold is crossed: 16 July 2019
Threshold of direct voting rights crossed upwards: 3%
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.	30,947	30,947	0.01%
BlackRock (Singapore) Limited	8,862	8,862	0.00%
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited	745,393	722,215	0.29%
BlackRock Advisors, LLC	696,325	696,325	0.28%
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited	135,886	135,886	0.06%
BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG	425,730	431,890	0.18%
BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited	1,752	1,752	0.00%
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.	14,969	14,969	0.01%
BlackRock Fund Advisors	2,343,882	2,344,207	0.95%
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association	716,866	710,828	0.29%
BlackRock International Limited	282,394	282,394	0.11%
BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited	59,960	59,960	0.02%
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited	1,444,479	1,930,869	0.78%
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC	281,881	281,881	0.11%
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.	72,854	72,854	0.03%
Subtotal	7,262,180	7,725,839	3.14%

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	706,115	0.29%	physical
BlackRock Fund Advisors	Securities Lent	244,360	0.10%	physical
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association	Securities Lent	2,070,495	0.84%	physical
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited	Securities Lent	3,711,080	1.51%	physical
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.	Securities Lent	115,888	0.05%	physical
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association	Contract For Difference	38,837	0.02%	cash
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited	Contract For Difference	421	0.00%	Cash
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC	Depositary Receipt	31	0.00%
Subtotal		6,887,227	2.80%

C) Total A & B

	# voting rights	% voting rights
TOTAL	14,613,066	5.93%

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

Transparency notification of 16 July 2019

In accordance with article 14, § 1 of the law of 2 May 2007 on disclosure of major holdings BlackRock, Inc. has notified Umicore on 16 July 2019 that on 15 July 2019 it has crossed the statutory threshold of 3% downwards for direct voting rights. In total (direct voting rights + equivalent financial instruments) Blackrock Inc. holds 5.94% of Umicore's shares and voting rights.