2) Issuer

1) Status of the notification

Final



Name SOLVAY
Identification number 0403-091-220

3) Reason for the notification

Acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights

4) Notification by

A parent undertaking or a controlling person

5) Persons subject to the notification requirement

Name	Address (for legal entities)
BlackRock, Inc.	55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY, 10055, U.S.A.
BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V.	Rembrandt Tower, 17th floor, Amstelplein, Amsterdam, Netherlands
BlackRock (Singapore) Limited	20 Anson Road #18-01, Singapore, 79912, Singapore
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited	12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL, U.K.
BlackRock Advisors, LLC	55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY, 10055, U.S.A.
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited	161 Bay Street, Suite 2500, Toronto, Ontario, M5J 2S1, Canada
BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG	Lenbachplatz 1 1st Floor, Munich, 80333-MN3, Germany
BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited	15/F, 16/F, 17/F Citibank Tower & 17/F ICBC Tower, 3 Garden Road, Central, Hong Kong
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.	55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY, 10055, U.S.A.
BlackRock Fund Advisors	400 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA, 94105, U.S.A.
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association	400 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA, 94105, U.S.A.
BlackRock International Limited	Exchange Place One, 1 Semple Street, Edinburgh, EH3 8BL, U.K.
BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited	Level 37 Chifley Tower, 2 Chifley Square, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited	12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL, U.K.
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC	1 University Square Drive, Princeton, NJ, 8540, U.S.A.
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.	1-8-3 Marunouchi Chiyoda-ku, Trust Tower Main, Tokyo, 100-8217, Japan

6) Persons that dispose of voting rights (only to be filled in if art. 7 of the Law applies)

	Name	Address (for legal entities)
			A	+
	Please continue entering the information in part II concerning the persons referred to in Sections 5 and 6	Part II
7) Date on which the threshold is crossed
		25/11/2020 (DD/MM/YYYY)
8) Threshold that is crossed (in %)
	3
		If the holding has fallen below the lowest threshold, you have the option of not entering any numbers in Section 10

² +

105,876,416

Please enter the denominator before filling in the data

10) Notified details

A) Voting rights	Previous notification		After the transaction
	# of voting rights		# of voting rights		% of voting rights
Holders of voting rights		Linked to securities	Not linked to the securities	Linked to securities	Not linked to the securities
BlackRock, Inc.	0	0		0.00%
BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V.	9,381	9,381		0.01%
BlackRock (Singapore) Limited	144	144		0.00%
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited	525,767	212,355		0.20%
BlackRock Advisors, LLC	33,283	35,247		0.03%
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited	55,369	55,369		0.05%
BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG	122,560	121,540		0.11%
BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited	2,554	2,554		0.00%
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.	14,428	22,628		0.02%
BlackRock Fund Advisors	916,610	928,644		0.88%
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association	1,026,473	1,025,401		0.97%
BlackRock International Limited	382	378		0.00%
BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited	32,835	32,835		0.03%
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited	149,315	155,793		0.15%
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC	90,950	99,196		0.09%
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.	60,347	64,029		0.06%
Subtotal	3,040,398	2,765,494		2.61%
	TOTAL	2,765,494	0	2.61%	0.00%

Start with "groups" of holders. Add subtotals with S, and then finish with the persons who are "alone".

For groups, start with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity.

The totals, subtotals and % will be updated once you have clicked on .

B) Equivalent financial instruments
Holders of equivalent financial instruments	Type of financial instrument	Expiration date Exercise period or date	# of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised	% of voting rights	Settlement
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited	Securities Lent		309,343	0.29%	physical	-
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association	Securities Lent		40,846	0.04%	physical	-
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited	Securities Lent		33,691	0.03%	physical	-
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC	Securities Lent		2,672	0.00%	physical	-
BlackRock Advisors, LLC	Contract for Difference		838	0.00%	cash	-
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association	Contract for Difference		23,493	0.02%	cash	-
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC	Contract for Difference		268	0.00%	cash	+
	TOTAL		411,151	0.39%

The totals will be updated once you have clicked on

TOTAL (A & B)			# of voting rights % of voting rights
	CALCULATE	3,176,645	3.00%

11) Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the holding is effectively held, if applicable

Please see the full chain of control in "Chain of Control" tab.

12) In case of proxy voting for only one GM

				(DD/MM/YYYY)
Holder	will cease to hold / will hold again	0	voting rights as of

13) Additional information

The disclosure obligation arose due to total holdings in voting rights for BlackRock, Inc. going above 3%.

Done at 12 Throgmorton Avenue, London EC2N 2DL, U.K.
On	26/11/2020 (DD/MM/YYYY)
Name & capacity Jana Blumenstein, Director	Signature

11) Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the holding is effectively held, if applicable

Name

BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd. BlackRock HK Holdco Limited BlackRock Lux Finco S.a.r.l. BlackRock Japan Holdings GK BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.

BlackRock, Inc. Trident Merger, LLC BlackRock Investment Management, LLC

BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC BlackRock Cayman 1 LP BlackRock Cayman West Bay Finco Limited BlackRock Cayman West Bay IV Limited BlackRock Group Limited BlackRock Finance Europe Limited BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited

BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock Australia Holdco Pty. Ltd. BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited

BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc. BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc. BlackRock Fund Advisors

BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc. BlackRock Advisors, LLC

BlackRock Cayman West Bay Finco Limited BlackRock Cayman West Bay IV Limited BlackRock Group Limited BlackRock Finance Europe Limited BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited

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