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Major Shareholding Notification • Feb 12, 2025
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Major Shareholding Notification
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Press release Regulated information February 11 th 2025 - 18:30 CET
Transparency notifications by Bank of America Corp.
In accordance with article 14, § 1 of the law of 2 May 2007 on the disclosure of major holdings, Umicore was recently notified:
• By Bank of America Corp. that it has successively crossed the legal threshold of 3% for the direct voting rights and equivalent financial instruments, upwards on 3 February 2025, and then downwards on 6 February 2025.
The total holding of direct voting rights and equivalent financial instruments of Bank of America Corp. now stands at 2.98%.
Summary of the moves:
- Bank of America Corp.
| Date on which the threshold was crossed |
Date of notification | Direct voting rights after the transaction |
Equivalent financial instruments after the transaction |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 February 2025 | 10 February 2025 | 0.55 % | 2.65 % | 3.19 % |
| 6 February 2025 | 10 February 2025 | 0.36 % | 2.62 % | 2.98 % |
Notifications from Bank of America Corp.:
The most recent notification contains the following information:
- Date of notification: 10 February 2025
- Date on which the threshold is crossed: 6 February 2025
- Threshold of direct voting rights and equivalent financial instruments crossed downwards: 3%
- Notification by: Bank of America Corp.
- Denominator: 246,400,000
- Reason for notification: Acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights
| 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 |
||
| Bank of America Corporation | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | |||
| Bank of America, NA | 21 | 21 | 0.00% | |||
| BofA Securities, Inc. | 3,923 | 3.448 | 0.00% | |||
| Managed Account Advisors, LLC | 12 | 77 | 0.00% | |||
| Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc |
27 | 27 | 0.00% | |||
| Merrill Lynch Intemational | 1,339,646 | 884,685 | 0.36% | |||
| Subtotal | 1,343,629 | 888,258 | 0.36% | |||
| TOTAL | 888,258 | 0 | 0.36% | 0.00% |
| 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 Destclexe |
% of voting rights | Settlement |
| Merrill Lynch International | Right to Recall | 356,564 | 0.14% | physical | ||
| Merrill Lynch International | Right of Use | 123,108 | 0.05% | physical | ||
| Bank of America, NA | Swap | 26/05/2026 | 277,297 | 0.11% | cash | |
| Bank of America, NA | Swap | 31/07/2026 | 236,021 | 0.10% | cash | |
| Bank of America, NA | Swap | 14/06/2027 | 331,235 | 0.13% | cash | |
| Bank of America, NA | Swap | 18/02/2025 | 188,250 | 0.08% | cash | |
| Bank of America, NA | Swap | 02/04/2025 | 000%000 | 0.33% | cash | |
| Merrill Lynch International | swap | 18/11/2026 | 207 | 0.00% | C35 T | |
| Merrill Lynch International | Swap | 12/01/2026 | 36,613 | 0.01% | cash | |
| Merrill Lynch International | Swap | 26/05/2026 | 277,297 | 0.11% | cash | |
| Merrill Lynch International | Swap | 14/06/2027 | 331,235 | 0.13% | cash | |
| Merrill Lynch International | Swap | 29/08/2025 | 3,935 | 0.00% | cash | |
| Merrill Lynch International | swap | 30/06/2025 | 20,338 | 0.01% | C35 T | |
| Merrill Lynch International | Swap | 28/11/2025 | 24,089 | 0.01% | cash | |
| Merrill Lynch International | Swap | 21/05/2026 | 13,820 | 0.01% | cash | |
| Merrill Lynch International | Swap | 21/05/2026 | 13,829 | 0.01% | cash | |
| Merrill Lynch International | Swap | 31/07/2025 | 1,432 | 0.00% | cash | |
| Merrill Lynch International | Swap | 30/04/2026 | 15,863 | 0.01% | cash | |
| Merrill Lynch International | Swap | 30/04/2026 | 10,195 | 0.00% | cash | |
| Merrill Lynch International | Swap | 30/04/2026 | 6,411 | 0.00% | cash | |
| Merrill Lynch International | Swap | 16/02/2026 | 196, 107 | 0.08% | cash | |
| Merrill Lynch International | Swap | 25/06/2026 | 42,187 | 0.02% | cash | |
| Merrill Lynch International | Swap | 07/02/2028 | 105 | 0.00% | C35 T | |
| Merrill Lynch International | Swap | 31/03/2026 | 481,703 | 0.20% | cash | |
| Merrill Lynch International | swap | 30/01/2026 | 11,977 | 0.00% | cash | |
| Merrill Lynch International | swap | 02/04/2025 | 008,000 | 0.33% | C35 T | |
| Merrill Lynch International | Swap | 15/09/2025 | 1,576,028 | 0.64% | cash | |
| Merrill Lynch International | Swap | 18/02/2025 | 188,250 | 0.08% | cash | |
| Merrill Lynch International | Swap | 18/03/2026 | 66,316 | 0.03% | cash | |
| Merrill Lynch International | Swap | 29/12/2025 | 893 | 0.00% | cash | |
| TOTAL | C 447 305 | 2 624 |
| TOTAL (A & B) | # of voting rights % of voting rights | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| CALCULATE | 7,335,563 | 2.98% |
The previous recent notification contains the following information:
- Date of notification: 10 February 2025
- Date on which the threshold is crossed: 3 February 2025
- Threshold of direct voting rights and equivalent financial instruments crossed upwards: 3%
- Notification by: Bank of America Corp.
- Denominator: 246,400,000
- Reason for notification: Acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights
| A) Voting rights | Previous notification | After the transaction | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # of voting rights | # of voting rights | % of voting rights | ||||
| Holders of voting rights | Not linked to the Linked to securities securities |
Linked to securities |
Not linked to the securities |
|||
| Bank of America Corporation | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | |||
| Bank of America, NA | 3.349 | 21 | 0.00% | |||
| BofA Securities, Inc. | 12,209 | 3,923 | 0.00% | |||
| Managed Account Advisors, LLC | 3.096 | 12 | 0.00% | |||
| Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc |
27 | 27 | 0.00% | |||
| Merrill Lynch Intemational | 518,963 | 1,339,646 | 0.54% | |||
| Subtotal | 537,644 | 1,343,629 | 0.55% | |||
| 1,343,629 | 0 | 0.55% | 0.00% |
| 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 |
| Merrill Lynch International | Right to Recall | 360,928 | 0.15% | physical | ||
| Merrill Lynch International | Right of Use | 124,883 | 0.05% | physical | ||
| Bank of America, NA | Swap | 28/05/2026 | 296,691 | 0.12% | cash | |
| Bank of America, NA | Swap | 31/07/2026 | 236,360 | 0.10% | cash | |
| Bank of America, NA | Swap | 14/06/2027 | 321,428 | 0.13% | cash | |
| Bank of America, NA | Swap | 18/02/2025 | 188,250 | 0.08% | cash | |
| Bank of America, NA | Swap | 02/04/2025 | 000,8008 | 0.33% | cash | |
| Merrill Lynch International | Swap | 26/05/2026 | 296,691 | 0.12% | cash | |
| Merrill Lynch International | Swap | 29/08/2025 | 3,788 | 0.00% | cash | |
| Merrill Lynch International | Swap | 25/08/2026 | 42,187 | 0.02% | cash | |
| Merrill Lynch International | Swap | 16/02/2026 | 207,956 | 0.08% | cash | |
| Merrill Lynch International | Swap | 31/03/2026 | 481,703 | 0.20% | cash | |
| Merrill Lynch International | Swap | 15/09/2025 | 1,576,028 | 0.64% | cash | |
| Merrill Lynch International | Swap | 30/04/2026 | 71,906 | 0.03% | cash | |
| Merrill Lynch International | Swap | 30/06/2025 | 21,614 | 0.01% | cash | |
| Merrill Lynch International | Swap | 14/06/2027 | 321,428 | 0.13% | cash | |
| Merrill Lynch International | Swap | 18/11/2026 | 207 | 0.00% | cash | |
| Merrill Lynch International | Swap | 12/01/2026 | 36,613 | 0.01% | cash | |
| Merrill Lynch International | Swap | 17/12/2029 | 20,343 | 0.01% | cash | |
| Merrill Lynch International | Swap | 28/11/2025 | 24,089 | 0.01% | cash | |
| Merrill Lynch International | Swap | 21/05/2026 | 27,649 | 0.01% | Cash | |
| Merrill Lynch International | Swap | 27/02/2026 | 630 | 0.00% | cash | |
| Merrill Lynch International | Swap | 30/01/2026 | 10,685 | 0.00% | cash | |
| Merrill Lynch International | Swap | 02/04/2025 | 000,800 | 0.33% | cash | |
| Merrill Lynch International | Swap | 18/02/2025 | 188,250 | 0.08% | cash | |
| Merrill Lynch International | Swap | 18/03/2026 | 46,057 | 0.02% | cash | |
| TOTAL | 6,522,364 | 2.65% | ||||
| The totals will be updated once you have clicked on |
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| TOTAL (A & B) | # of voting rights % of voting rights |
The chain of control has been described at the end of the notification and can be found here.
For more information
Investor Relations
| Caroline Kerremans | +32 2 227 72 21 | [email protected] |
|---|---|---|
| Eva Behaeghe | +32 2 227 70 68 | [email protected] |
About Umicore
Umicore is a circular materials technology Group. It focuses on application areas where its expertise in materials science, chemistry and metallurgy make a real difference. Its activities are organized in four business groups: Battery Materials, Catalysis, Recycling and Specialty Materials. 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 from 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 with around 12,000 employees. The Group generated revenues (excluding metal) of € 1.8 billion (turnover of € 7.4 billion) in the first half year of 2024.