Transparency notification by BlackRock, Inc.

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In accordance with article 14, § 1 of the law of 2 May 2007 on disclosure of major holdings BlackRock, Inc. has notified Umicore on 20 February 2020 that on 19 February 2020 it has crossed the statutory threshold of 5% upwards.

In total (direct voting rights + equivalent financial instruments) Blackrock Inc. holds 5.12% of Umicore's shares and voting rights.

Notification details

  • Date of notification: 20 February 2020
  • Date on which the threshold is crossed: 19 February 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.

25,079

25,079

0.01%

BlackRock (Singapore) Limited

7,981

7,981

0.00%

BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited

1,107,772

1,210,857

0.49%

BlackRock Advisors, LLC

246,913

246,913

0.10%

BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited

142,616

133,210

0.05%

BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG

320,244

317,155

0.13%

BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited

1,038

1,038

0.00%

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

14,714

26,299

0.01%

BlackRock Fund Advisors

2,144,345

2,153,474

0.87%

BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association

2,682,715

2,690,044

1.09%

BlackRock International Limited

120,595

120,595

0.05%

BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited

81,496

81,496

0.03%

BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited

1,048,578

821,652

0.33%

BlackRock Investment Management, LLC

433,187

480,407

0.19%

BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.

89,113

55,200

0.02%

Subtotal

8,466,386

8,371,400

3.40%

 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

723,847

0.29%

physical

BlackRock Advisors, LLC

Securities Lent

47,663

0.02%

physical

BlackRock Fund Advisors

Securities Lent

522,191

0.21%

physical

BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited

Securities Lent

2,832,539

1.15%

physical

BlackRock Investment Management, LLC

Securities Lent

8,106

0.00%

physical

BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.

Securities Lent

118,125

0.05%

physical

Subtotal

 

4,252,471

1.73%

 

 

 C) Total A & B

 

# voting rights

% voting rights

TOTAL

12,623,871

5.12%

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

The notification can be found here.

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