Umicore : - Transparency notification by BlackRock, Inc.
February 24, 2020 at 12:30 pm EST
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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
Umicore is a global materials technology and recycling group. It focuses on application areas where its expertise in materials science, chemistry and metallurgy makes a real difference. Its activities are organised in three business groups: Catalysis, Energy & Surface Technologies and Recycling. Each business group is divided into market-focused business units offering materials and solutions that are at the cutting edge of new technological developments and essential to everyday life.
Umicore generates the majority of its revenues and dedicates most of its R&D efforts to clean mobility materials and recycling. Umicore’s overriding goal of sustainable value creation is based on an ambition to develop, produce and recycle materials in a way that fulfils its mission: materials for a better life.
Umicore’s industrial and commercial operations as well as R&D activities are located across the world to best serve its global customer base. The Group generated in 2019 revenues (excluding metal) of € 3.4 billion (turnover of € 17.5 billion) and currently employs 11,100 people.
Umicore is a global materials technology and recycling group. It focuses on application areas where its expertise in materials science, chemistry and metallurgy makes a real difference. Its activities are organized in three business groups: Catalysis, Energy & Surface Technologies and Recycling. Each business group is divided into market-focused business units offering materials and solutions that are at the cutting edge of new technological developments and essential to everyday life.
Umicore generates the majority of its revenues and dedicates most of its R&D efforts to clean technologies, such as emission control catalysts, materials for rechargeable batteries and recycling. Umicore's overriding goal of sustainable value creation is based on an ambition to develop, produce and recycle materials in a way that fulfils its mission: materials for a better life.
The group has industrial operations on all continents and serves a global customer base.
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