Solvay SA

Major Shareholding Notification • Feb 16, 2018

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FINANCIAL SERVICES AND
MARKETS AUTHORITY

Transparency notification
Form TR-1 BE
PART I

1) Status of the notification

Final
Name SOLVAY Identification number 0403-091-220

3) Reason for the notification

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Acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights
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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 Avenua, London, EC2N 2DL, U.K.
BlackRock Advisors, LLC	100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE, 19809, U.S.A.
BlackRock Assel Management Canada Limited	161 Bay Street, Suite 2500, Toronto, Ontario, M5J 2S1, Canada
BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG	Max-Joseph-Straße 6, Munich, 80333, Germany
BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited	15/F, 16/F, 17/F Cltibank 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 Umited	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 Towar 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)
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Please continue entering the information in part if concerning the
persons referred to in Sections 6 and 6

7) Date on which the threshold is crossed

13/02/2018 (DD/MM/YYYY)

8) Threshold that is crossed (in %)

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9) Denominator

105,676,416

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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 secunties
BlackRock, Inc.	o	0		0.00%
BlackRock (Netherlanda) B.V.	11.641	11.641		0.01%
BlackRock (Singapore) Limited	4,688	4,688
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited	337,809	356,886		0.34%
BlackRock Advisors, LLC	101,457	101.457		0.10%
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited	39,917	39,917		0.04%
BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG	140,778	140,778		0.13%
BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited	483	483		0.00%
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.	17,836	19.169		0.02%
BlackRock Fund Advisors	THE THREE 1,038,072 PERMIT AND	1,039,768		0.98%
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association	1,232,087	1,242,374		1.17%
BlackRock International Limited	4.098	4.098		0.00%
BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited	28,280	28,729	ali s	0.03%
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited	1,331,228	1,342,920		1.27%
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC.	79.073	79,073		0.07%
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.	201,098	104,888		0 10%
Subtotal	4.568.545	4.516.669		4.27%
TOTAL		4,516,869	0	4.27%	0.00%

Example 1 Start with "groups" of holders. Add subtotate with $\Sigma$ , and then finish with the persons who are "alone".
For groups, start with the utimate controlling natural person or legal entity.
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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 axerclaed	% of vating rights	Settlemant
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited	Securities Lent			190,771	0.18%	physical
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited	Secuntes Lent			359,019	034%	physical
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited	Contract For Difference			1.499	0.00%	圈 cash
BlackRock Advisors, LLC	Contract For Difference			255	0.00%	cash
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association	Contract For Difference		STAR	99,342	0.09%	圈 cash
BlackRock International Limited	Contract For Difference			2,689	0.00%	圈 cash
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited	Contract For Difference			65,438	006%	團 cash
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC.	Contract For Difference			20,664	0.02%	圈 cash
	TOTAL		W. City, John W.	739,677	0.70%

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TOTAL (A & B)			# of voting rights % of voting rights
	CALCULATE	5,266,548	4.96%

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

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CONTRACTOR Carl Carl

12) In case of proxy voting for only one GM

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Holder		will cease to hold / will hold again	(DD/MM/YYYYY) voting rights as of
13) Additional information
	The disclosure obligation arose due to total holding in voting rights for BlackRock, Inc. going below 5%

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

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 Trident Holding Company Limited 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 Group 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 International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock Group Limited BlackRock International 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 International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd. BlackRock HK Holdco Limited BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited That would see

BlackRock, Inc.

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock Group Limited BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG

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 Canada Holdings LP BlackRock Canada Holdings ULC BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited

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

BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock Group Limited BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited

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 (Singapore) Limited

BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock Group Limited

BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V.

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