Transparency notifications by BlackRock, Inc.
In accordance with article 14, § 1 of the law of 2 May 2007 on disclosure of major holdings BlackRock, Inc. has recently notified Umicore that it has crossed the statutory threshold of 5% for the total of direct voting rights + equivalent financial instruments.
1. Transparency Declaration of 19 March 2021
Summary of the moves:
| Date on which the threshold was crossed | Date of notification | Direct voting rights after the transaction | Equivalent financial instruments after the transaction | Total |
| 18 March 2021 | 19 March 2021 | 4.54% | 0.44% | 4.98% |
The most recent notification contains the following information:
· Date of notification: 18 March 2021
· Date on which the threshold is crossed: 19 March 2021
· Threshold of direct voting rights + equivalent financial instruments crossed downwards: 5%
· Notification by: BlackRock, Inc.
· Denominator: 246,400,000
· Reason for notification: Acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights
· The notification can be found here.
2. Transparency Declaration of 18 March 2021
Summary of the moves:
| Date on which the threshold was crossed | Date of notification | Direct voting rights after the transaction | Equivalent financial instruments after the transaction | Total |
| 17 March 2021 | 18 March 2021 | 4.49% | 0.56% | 5.06% |
The most recent notification contains the following information:
· Date of notification: 18 March 2021
· Date on which the threshold is crossed: 17 March 2021
· Threshold of direct voting rights + equivalent financial instruments crossed upwards: 5%
· Notification by: BlackRock, Inc.
· Denominator: 246,400,000
· Reason for notification: Acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights
· The notification can be found here.
