Umicore

Major Shareholding Notification • Jul 8, 2022

Press release Regulated information 8 July 2022 - 18:30 CEST

Transparency notification by Norges Bank

In accordance with article 14, § 1 of the law of 2 May 2007 on disclosure of major holdings Norges Bank has notified Umicore on July 8th 2022 that on July 7 th 2022 it has crossed the statutory threshold of 5% upwards for direct voting rights.

In total (direct voting rights + equivalent financial instruments) Norges Bank holds 5.29% of Umicore's shares and voting rights.

Summary of the moves:

Date on which the threshold was crossed	Date of notification	Direct voting rights after the transaction	Equivalent financial instruments after the transaction	Total
7 July 2022	8 July 2022	5.03%	0.25%	5.29%

The most recent notification contains the following information:

• Date of notification: July 8th 2022
• Date on which the threshold is crossed: July 7th 2022
• Threshold of direct voting rights crossed upwards: 5%
• Notification by: Norges Bank
• Denominator: 246,400,000
• Reason for notification: Acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights
• Notification 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
Norges Bank	12,156,972	12,398,622		5.03%
	TOTAL	12,398,622	0	5.03%	$0.00\%$

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
Norges Bank	Shares on Loan (Right to Recall)		At any time	626,167	0.25%	physical
	TOTAL			626,167	0.25%
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	TOTAL (A & B)		# of voting rights	% of voting rights
			CALCULATE	13,024,789	5.29%

The chain of control has been described at the end of the notification and can be found here.

For more information

Investor Relations
Eva Behaeghe	+32 2 227 70 68	eva.behaeghe@umicore.com
Adrien Raicher	+32 2 227 70 68	adrien.raicher@umicore.com

About Umicore

Umicore is the circular materials technology Group. It focuses on application areas where its expertise in materials science, chemistry and metallurgy makes a real difference. Its activities are organised in three business groups: Catalysis, Energy & Surface Technologies and Recycling. 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 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. The Group generated revenues (excluding metal) of € 4.0 billion (turnover of € 24.1 billion) and employed 11,050 people in 2021.