Transparency notifications by BlackRock, Inc.

3 January 2020 18:00

Transparency notification from 31 December 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 31 December 2019 that on 30 December 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 5.33% of Umicore's shares and voting rights.

Notification details

Date of notification: 31 December 2019
Date on which the threshold is crossed: 30 December 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.	25,079	25,079	0.01%
BlackRock (Singapore) Limited	7,981	7,981	0.00%
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited	596,194	644,937	0.26%
BlackRock Advisors, LLC	544,377	591,422	0.24%
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited	140,822	140,528	0.06%
BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG	311,219	311,219	0.13%
BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited	1,040	1,038	0.00%
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.	14,969	16,047	0.01%
BlackRock Fund Advisors	684,542	2,637,543	1.07%
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association	2,162,689	2,655,498	1.08%
BlackRock International Limited	268,200	268,200	0.11%
BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited	81,496	81,496	0.03%
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited	1,935,818	2,002,750	0.81%
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC	403,859	453,089	0.18%
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.	57,918	64,491	0.03%
Subtotal	7,236,203	9,901,318	4.02%

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	810,291	0.33%	physical
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited	Securities Lent	2,270,790	0.92%	physical
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC	Securities Lent	23,910	0.01%	physical
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.	Securities Lent	125,369	0.05%	physical
Subtotal		3,230,360	1.31%

C) Total A & B

	# voting rights	% voting rights
TOTAL	13,131,678	5.33%

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

The notification can be found here.

Transparency notification from 30 December 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 30 December 2019 that on 27 December 2019 it has crossed the statutory threshold of 3% downwards for direct voting rights. In total (direct voting rights + equivalent financial instruments) Blackrock Inc. held 5.26% of Umicore's shares and voting rights.

Notification details

Date of notification: 30 December 2019
Date on which the threshold is crossed: 27 December 2019
Threshold of direct voting rights crossed downwards: 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.	25,079	25,079	0.01%
BlackRock (Singapore) Limited	7,981	7,981	0.00%
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited	800,372	596,194	0.24%
BlackRock Advisors, LLC	545,207	544,377	0.22%
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited	140,822	140,822	0.06%
BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG	310,834	311,219	0.13%
BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited	2,053	1,040	0.00%
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.	14,969	14,969	0.01%
BlackRock Fund Advisors	676,654	684,542	0.28%
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association	2,052,714	2,162,689	0.88%
BlackRock International Limited	268,200	268,200	0.11%
BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited	81,496	81,496	0.03%
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited	2,236,732	1,935,818	0.79%
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC	424,711	403,859	0.16%
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.	67,888	57,918	0.02%
Subtotal	7,655,712	7,236,203	2.94%

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	812,591	0.33%	physical
BlackRock Advisors, LLC	Securities Lent	47,045	0.02%	physical
BlackRock Fund Advisors	Securities Lent	1,952,955	0.79%	physical
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association	Securities Lent	492,809	0.20%	physical
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited	Securities Lent	2,275,790	0.92%	physical
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC	Securities Lent	23,910	0.01%	physical
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.	Securities Lent	125,369	0.05%	physical
Subtotal		5,730,469	2.33%

C) Total A & B

	# voting rights	% voting rights
TOTAL	12,966,672	5.26%

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

The notification can be found here.

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Déclaration de transparence au 31 décembre 2019

Conformément à l’article 14. § 1 de la loi du 2 mai 2007 relative à la publicité de participations importantes, BlackRock, Inc. a informé Umicore le 31 décembre 2019 qu’au 30 décembre 2019, elle avait franchi à la hausse le seuil réglementaire de 3% pour les droits de vote directs. Au total (droits de vote directs + instruments financiers assimilés) BlackRock, Inc. détient 5,33% des actions et des droits de vote de la société Umicore.

Détails de la notification

Date de la notification: 31 décembre 2019
Date de dépassement du seuil: 30 décembre 2019
Seuil des instruments financiers assimilés franchi à la hausse: 3%
Notification par: BlackRock, Inc.
Dénominateur: 246.400.000
Détails de la notification:

A. Droits de vote

	Notification précédente	Après la transaction
Détenteurs de droits de vote	# droits de vote	# droits de vote	% droits de vote
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	596.194	644.937	0,26%
BlackRock Advisors, LLC	544.377	591.422	0,24%
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited	140.822	140.528	0,06%
BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG	311.219	311.219	0,13%
BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited	1.040	1.038	0,00%
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.	14.969	16.047	0,01%
BlackRock Fund Advisors	684.542	2.637.543	1,07%
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association	2.162.689	2.655.498	1,08%
BlackRock International Limited	268.200	268.200	0,11%
BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited	81.496	81.496	0,03%
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited	1.935.818	2.002.750	0,81%
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC	403.859	453.089	0,18%
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.	57.918	64.491	0,03%
Subtotal	7.236.203	9.901.318	4,02%

B. Instruments financiers assimilés

Détenteurs des instruments financiers assimilés	Type d’instrument financier	# de droits de vote pouvant être acquis en cas d’exercice de l’instrument	% de droits de vote	Règlement
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited	Titres en prêt	810.291	0,33%	physique
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited	Titres en prêt	2.270.790	0,92%	physique
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC	Titres en prêt	23.910	0,01%	physique
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.	Titres en prêt	125.369	0,05%	physique
Subtotal		3.230.360	1,31%

C. Total A & B

	# droits de vote	% droits de vote
TOTAL	13.131.678	5,33%

La déclaration est disponible ici.

Déclaration de transparence au 30 décembre 2019

Conformément à l’article 14. § 1 de la loi du 2 mai 2007 relative à la publicité de participations importantes, BlackRock, Inc. a informé Umicore le 30 décembre 2019 qu’au 27 décembre 2019, elle avait franchi à la baisse le seuil réglementaire de 3% pour les droits de vote directs. Au total (droits de vote directs + instruments financiers assimilés) BlackRock, Inc. détenait 5,26% des actions et des droits de vote de la société Umicore.

Détails de la notification

Date de la notification: 30 décembre 2019
Date de dépassement du seuil: 27 décembre 2019
Seuil des instruments financiers assimilés franchi à la baisse: 3%
Notification par: BlackRock, Inc.
Dénominateur: 246.400.000
Détails de la notification:

A. Droits de vote

	Notification précédente	Après la transaction
Détenteurs de droits de vote	# droits de vote	# droits de vote	% droits de vote
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	800.372	596.194	0,24%
BlackRock Advisors, LLC	545.207	544.377	0,22%
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited	140.822	140.822	0,06%
BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG	310.834	311.219	0,13%
BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited	2.053	1.040	0,00%
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.	14.969	14.969	0,01%
BlackRock Fund Advisors	676.654	684.542	0,28%
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association	2.052.714	2.162.689	0,88%
BlackRock International Limited	268.200	268.200	0,11%
BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited	81.496	81.496	0,03%
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited	2.236.732	1.935.818	0,79%
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC	424.711	403.859	0,16%
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.	67.888	57.918	0,02%
Subtotal	7.655.712	7.236.203	2,94%

B. Instruments financiers assimilés

Détenteurs des instruments financiers assimilés	Type d’instrument financier	# de droits de vote pouvant être acquis en cas d’exercice de l’instrument	% de droits de vote	Règlement
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited	Titres en prêt	812.591	0,33%	physique
BlackRock Advisors, LLC	Titres en prêt	47.045	0,02%	physique
BlackRock Fund Advisors	Titres en prêt	1.952.955	0,79%	physique
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association	Titres en prêt	492.809	0,20%	physique
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited	Titres en prêt	2.275.790	0,92%	physique
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC	Titres en prêt	23.910	0,01%	physique
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.	Titres en prêt	125.369	0,05%	physique
Subtotal		5.730.469	2,33%

C. Total A & B

	# droits de vote	% droits de vote
TOTAL	12.966.672	5,26%

La déclaration est disponible ici.

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Transparantieverklaring op 31 december 2019

In overeenstemming met artikel 14, § 1 van de wet van 2 mei 2007 op de openbaarmaking van belangrijke deelnemingen, heeft BlackRock, Inc. op 31 december 2019 Umicore te kennen gegeven dat zij op 30 december 2019 de statutaire drempel van 3% heeft overschreden voor directe stemrechten. In totaal (directe stemrechten + gelijkgestelde financiële instrumenten) bezit BlackRock, Inc. op dit ogenblik 5,33% van Umicore’s aandelen en stemrechten.

Inhoud van de kennisgeving

Datum van kennisgeving: 31 december 2019
Datum van drempeloverschrijding: 30 december 2019
Overschreden drempel van directe stemrechten: 3%
Kennisgeving door: BlackRock, Inc.
Noemer: 246.400.000
Details van de kennisgeving:

A. Stemrechten

	Vorige kennisgeving	Na de transactie
Stemgerechtigde	# stemrechten	# stemrechten	% stemrechten
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	596.194	644.937	0,26%
BlackRock Advisors, LLC	544.377	591.422	0,24%
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited	140.822	140.528	0,06%
BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG	311.219	311.219	0,13%
BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited	1.040	1.038	0,00%
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.	14.969	16.047	0,01%
BlackRock Fund Advisors	684.542	2.637.543	1,07%
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association	2.162.689	2.655.498	1,08%
BlackRock International Limited	268.200	268.200	0,11%
BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited	81.496	81.496	0,03%
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited	1.935.818	2.002.750	0,81%
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC	403.859	453.089	0,18%
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.	57.918	64.491	0,03%
Subtotaal	7.236.203	9.901.318	4,02%

B. Gelijkgestelde financiële instrumenten

Stemgerechtigde	Type financieel instrument	# stemrechten verbonden aan effecten	% stemrechten	Afwikkeling
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited	Uitgeleende effecten	810.291	0,33%	Fysieke afwikkeling
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited	Uitgeleende effecten	2.270.790	0,92%	Fysieke afwikkeling
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC	Uitgeleende effecten	23.910	0,01%	Fysieke afwikkeling
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.	Uitgeleende effecten	125.369	0,05%	Fysieke afwikkeling
Subtotaal		3.230.360	1,31%

C. Totaal A & B

	# stemrechten	% stemrechten
TOTAAL	13.131.678	5,33%

De beschreven controleketen bevindt zich in de verklaring.

De verklaring is hier beschikbaar.

Transparantieverklaring op 30 december 2019

In overeenstemming met artikel 14, § 1 van de wet van 2 mei 2007 op de openbaarmaking van belangrijke deelnemingen, heeft BlackRock, Inc. op 30 december 2019 Umicore te kennen gegeven dat zij op 27 december 2019 de statutaire drempel van 3% heeft onderschreden voor directe stemrechten. In totaal (directe stemrechten + gelijkgestelde financiële instrumenten) bezat BlackRock, Inc. 5,26% van Umicore’s aandelen en stemrechten.