Umicore : 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 recently notified Umicore that it has crossed the statutory threshold of 5% for the total of direct voting rights + equivalent financial instruments.

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
13 January 2021	14 January 2021	4.02%	1.07%	5.09%

The most recent notification contains the following information:

· Date of notification: 14 January 2021

· Date on which the threshold is crossed: 13 January 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.