Umicore

Major Shareholding Notification • Jul 20, 2022

2) Issuer

1) Status of the notification

Final
Name UMICORE

Identification number 0401-574-852

3) Reason for the notification

Acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights
Acquisition or disposal of financial instruments that are treated as voting securities

4) Notification by

A parent undertaking or a controlling person

5) Persons subject to the notification requirement

Name	Address (for legal entities)
Bank of America Corporation	Wilmington, D.E. (United States)	+

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

8) Threshold that is crossed (in %)

If the holding has fallen below the lowest threshold, you have the option of not entering any numbers in Section 10

9) Denominator

	246,400,000

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	S
Bank of America Corporation		0	0	0.00%	0.00%	1	-
Merrill Lynch International		4,541,104	0	1.84%	0.00%	1	-
Bank of America, NA		13,374	0	0.01%	0.00%	1	-
BofA Securities Europe SA		935,036	0	0.38%	0.00%	1	-
Merrill Lynch Professional Clearing Corporation		0	0	0.00%	0.00%	1	-
BofA Securities, Inc.		25,659	0	0.01%	0.00%	1	-

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	TOTAL	5,550,584	0	2.25%	0.00%
Subtotal		5,550,584		2.25%		S	+
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc		627	0	0.00%	0.00%	1	-
U.S. Trust Co of Delaware		2,315	0	0.00%	0.00%	1	-
Managed Account Advisors, LLC		32,469	0	0.01%	0.00%	1	-

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.

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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 exercised	% of voting rights	Settlement
Merrill Lynch International	Right to Recall			1,140,578	0.46%	physical	-
BofA Securities, Inc.	Right to Recall			56,279	0.02%	physical	-
BofA Securities Europe SA	Right to Recall			157,900	0.06%	physical	-
Merrill Lynch International	Right of Use			0	0.00%	physical	-
Merrill Lynch Professional Clearing Corporation	Right of Use			4,856	0.00%	physical	-
BofA Securities Europe SA	Right of Use			23,188	0.01%	physical	-
Merrill Lynch International	Call Options	16/12/2022		260,000	0.11%	physical	-
Bank of America, NA	Swaps	29/07/2022		211,836	0.09%	cash	-
Bank of America, NA	Swaps	05/05/2025		1,627	0.00%	cash	-
BofA Securities Europe SA	Swaps	30/11/2022		264	0.00%	cash	-
Merrill Lynch International	Swaps	22/07/2022		162,000	0.07%	cash	-
Merrill Lynch International	Swaps	25/07/2022		1,282,000	0.52%	cash	-
Merrill Lynch International	Swaps	29/07/2022		211,836	0.09%	cash	-
Merrill Lynch International	Swaps	09/08/2022		214,000	0.09%	cash	-
Merrill Lynch International	Swaps	31/10/2022		5,584	0.00%	cash	-
Merrill Lynch International	Swaps	16/11/2022		271,528	0.11%	cash	-
Merrill Lynch International	Swaps	30/12/2022		16,055	0.01%	cash	-
Merrill Lynch International	Swaps	13/01/2023		413	0.00%	cash	-
Merrill Lynch International	Swaps	24/01/2023		110,153	0.04%	cash	-
Merrill Lynch International	Swaps	31/01/2023		137,277	0.06%	cash	-
Merrill Lynch International	Swaps	15/02/2023		364,254	0.15%	cash	-
Merrill Lynch International	Swaps	28/02/2023		22,468	0.01%	cash	-
Merrill Lynch International	Swaps	24/04/2023		991,786	0.40%	cash	-
Merrill Lynch International	Swaps	28/04/2023		1,473,416	0.60%	cash	-
Merrill Lynch International	Swaps	13/06/2023		36,984	0.02%	cash	-
Merrill Lynch International	Swaps	08/08/2023		188,343	0.08%	cash	-
Merrill Lynch International	Swaps	08/01/2024		902	0.00%	cash	-
Merrill Lynch International	Swaps	08/03/2024		637	0.00%	cash	-
Merrill Lynch International	Swaps	25/06/2024		2,092	0.00%	cash	-
Merrill Lynch International	Swaps	25/07/2024		51	0.00%	cash	-
Merrill Lynch International	Swaps	08/08/2024		34,721	0.01%	cash	-
Merrill Lynch International	Swaps	05/05/2025		1,627	0.00%	cash	-
Merrill Lynch International	Swaps	18/03/2026		120,954	0.05%	cash	+
	TOTAL			7,505,609	3.05%

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TOTAL (A & B)			# of voting rights % of voting rights
	CALCULATE	13,056,193	5.30%

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

Merrill Lynch International, Bank of America, NA, BofA Securities Europe SA, BofA Securities, Inc, Managed Account Advisors, LLC, U.S. Trust Co of Delaware, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc and Merrill Lynch Professional Clearing Corporation are controlled by "Bank of America Corporation" ( see enclosure). Bank of America Corporation is not a controlled entity.

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 trigger for the notification is due to the trading book holding going above the 5% exemption.

Done at London
On		14/07/2022 (DD/MM/YYYY)
	Name & capacity Frank Lui, Vice President	Signature