Umicore

Major Shareholding Notification • Jul 5, 2022

2) Issuer

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1) Status of the notification

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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

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9) Denominator

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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 securities	S
Merrill Lynch International	0	5,349,175	0	2.17%	0.00%	1
Bank of America, NA	0	14,095	0	0.01%	0.00%	1
BofA Securities Europe SA	0	959,753	0	0.39%	0.00%	1
Merrill Lynch Professional Clearing Corporation	0	0	0	0.00%	0.00%	1
BofA Securities, Inc.	0	19,395	0	0.01%	0.00%	1
Managed Account Advisors, LLC	0	37,510	0	0.02%	0.00%	1

	TOTAL	6,383,959	0	2.59%	0.00%
Subtotal		6,383,959		2.59%		S	+
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc	0	622	0	0.00%	0.00%	1	-
U.S. Trust Co of Delaware	0	3,409	0	0.00%	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. The totals, subtotals and % will be updated once you have clicked on .

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			253,415	0.10%	physical	-
BofA Securities, Inc.	Right to Recall			123,063	0.05%	physical	-
BofA Securities Europe SA	Right to Recall			56,279	0.02%	physical	-
Merrill Lynch International	Right of Use			115,336	0.05%	physical	-
Merrill Lynch Professional Clearing Corporation	Right of Use			16,606	0.01%	physical	-
BofA Securities Europe SA	Right of Use			32,539	0.01%	physical	-
Merrill Lynch International	Call Options	16/12/2022		260,000	0.11%	physical	-
Bank of America, NA	Swaps	05/05/2025		6,567	0.00%	cash	-
Bank of America, NA	Swaps	29/07/2022		203,294	0.08%	cash	-
BofA Securities Europe SA	Swaps	30/12/2022		24,116	0.01%	cash	-
BofA Securities Europe SA	Swaps	06/07/2022		65,000	0.03%	cash	-
BofA Securities Europe SA	Swaps	22/07/2022		162,000	0.07%	cash	-
BofA Securities Europe SA	Swaps	25/07/2022		1,282,000	0.52%	cash	-
BofA Securities Europe SA	Swaps	29/07/2022		203,294	0.08%	cash	-
BofA Securities Europe SA	Swaps	15/08/2022		61,375	0.02%	cash	-
BofA Securities Europe SA	Swaps	31/10/2022		5,584	0.00%	cash	-
BofA Securities Europe SA	Swaps	16/11/2022		299,981	0.12%	cash	-
BofA Securities Europe SA	Swaps	30/12/2022		70,106	0.03%	cash	-
BofA Securities Europe SA	Swaps	13/01/2023		946	0.00%	cash	-
BofA Securities Europe SA	Swaps	24/01/2023		110,153	0.04%	cash	-
BofA Securities Europe SA	Swaps	31/01/2023		123,258	0.05%	cash	-
BofA Securities Europe SA	Swaps	15/02/2023		364,254	0.15%	cash	-
BofA Securities Europe SA	Swaps	28/02/2023		14,318	0.01%	cash	-
BofA Securities Europe SA	Swaps	24/04/2023		991,786	0.40%	cash	-
BofA Securities Europe SA	Swaps	28/04/2023		1,368,761	0.56%	cash	-
BofA Securities Europe SA	Swaps	13/06/2023		59,155	0.02%	cash	-
BofA Securities Europe SA	Swaps	08/08/2023		86,067	0.03%	cash	-
BofA Securities Europe SA	Swaps	25/06/2024		2,092	0.00%	cash	-
BofA Securities Europe SA	Swaps	08/08/2024		34,721	0.01%	cash	-
BofA Securities Europe SA	Swaps	05/05/2025		6,567	0.00%	cash	+
	TOTAL			6,402,633	2.60%

The totals will be updated once you have clicked on

TOTAL (A & B)		# of voting rights % of voting rights
	CALCULATE	12,786,592	5.19%

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		01/07/2022 (DD/MM/YYYY)
	Name & capacity Frank Lui, Vice President	Signature