Umicore : Transparency notification by BlackRock, Inc.

12 February 2020

Regulated Information

Transparency notification by BlackRock, Inc.

In accordance with article 14, § 1 of the law of 2 May 2007 on disclosure of major holdings BlackRock, Inc. has notified Umicore on 10 February 2020 that on 7 February 2020 it has crossed the statutory threshold of 5% downwards.

In total (direct voting rights + equivalent financial instruments) Blackrock Inc. holds 4.98% of Umicore's shares and voting rights.

Notification details:

• Date of notification: 10 February 2020
• Date on which the threshold is crossed: 7 February 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.	25,079	25,079	0.01%
BlackRock (Singapore) Limited	7,981	7,981	0.00%
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited	852,082	1,107,772	0.45%
BlackRock Advisors, LLC	528,742	246,913	0.10%
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited	140,528	142,616	0.06%
BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG	320,247	320,244	0.13%
BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited	1,038	1,038	0.00%
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.	14,714	14,714	0.01%
BlackRock Fund Advisors	908,258	2,144,345	0.87%
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association	2,674,512	2,682,715	1.09%
BlackRock International Limited	268,200	120,595	0.05%
BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited	81,496	81,496	0.03%
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited	1,681,826	1,048,578	0.43%
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC	404,073	433,187	0.18%
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.	168,371	89,113	0.04%
Subtotal	8,077,147	8,466,386	3.44%

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	527,099	0.21%	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	2,558,709	1.04%	physical
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC	Securities Lent	8,106	0.00%	physical
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.	Securities Lent	130,838	0.05%	physical
Subtotal		3,794,606	1.54%

C) Total A & B

	# voting rights	% voting rights
TOTAL	12,260,992	4.98%

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

The notification can be found here.

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