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	Name SOLVAY
Identification number 0403-091-220

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7) Date on which the threshold is crossed

22/09/2020 (DD/MM/YYYY)

8) Threshold that is crossed (in %)

Transparency notification Form TR-1 BE PART I

Name	Address (for legal entities)

Please continue entering the information in part II concerning the persons referred to in Sections 5 and 6

1) Status of the notification

2) Issuer

3) Reason for the notification

5) Persons subject to the notification requirement

4) Notification by

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)

A parent undertaking or a controlling person

Acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights

105,876,416

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	S
BlackRock, Inc.	0	0		0.00%		1
BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V.	11,664	11,664		0.01%		1
BlackRock (Singapore) Limited	144	144		0.00%		1
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited	468,948	621,640		0.59%		1
BlackRock Advisors, LLC	35,133	35,133		0.03%		1
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited	52,265	52,265		0.05%		1
BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG	124,631	125,137		0.12%		1
BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited	2,554	2,554		0.00%		1
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.	8,899	5,644		0.01%		1
BlackRock Fund Advisors	916,454	916,769		0.87%		1
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association	1,076,815	1,077,000		1.02%		1
BlackRock International Limited	313	313		0.00%		1
BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited	32,835	32,835		0.03%		1
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited	156,552	176,014		0.17%		1
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC	94,791	94,185		0.09%		1
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.	68,203	122,765		0.12%		1
Subtotal	3,050,201	3,274,062		3.09%		S
	TOTAL	3,274,062	0	3.09%	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 .

10) Notified details

9) Denominator

Please enter the denominator before filling in the data

B) Equivalent financial instruments	After the transaction
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	Securites Lent		45,614	0.04%	physical	-
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited	Securites Lent		10,629	0.01%	physical	-
BlackRock Advisors, LLC	Contract for Difference		1,883	0.00%	cash	-
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association	Contract for Difference		57,956	0.05%	cash	-
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited	Contract for Difference		1,030	0.00%	cash	-
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC	Contract for Difference		7,139	0.01%	cash	+
	TOTAL		124,251	0.12%

TOTAL (A & B)	# of voting rights	% of voting rights
	CALCULATE	3,398,313	3.21%

	Done at 12 Throgmorton Avenue, London EC2N 2DL, U.K.
On		23/09/2020 (DD/MM/YYYY)
	Name & capacity Jana Blumenstein, Director	Signature

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

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

13) Additional information

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

The disclosure obligation arose due to voting rights attached to shares for BlackRock, Inc. going above 3%

12) In case of proxy voting for only one GM

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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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