Umicore

Major Shareholding Notification • Apr 12, 2019

Press release Regulated information 12 April 2019 - 18:00

Transparency notification by BlackRock, Inc.

In accordance with article 14, § 1 of the law of 2 May 2007 on disclosure of major holdings BlackRock, Inc. has notified Umicore on 9 April 2019 that on 8 April 2019 it has crossed the statutory threshold of 3% downwards for equivalent financial instruments. In total (direct voting rights + equivalent financial instruments) Blackrock Inc. holds 6.43% of Umicore's shares and voting rights.

Notification details:

• Date of notification: 9 April 2019
• Date on which the threshold is crossed: 8 April 2019
• Threshold of equivalent financial instruments crossed downwards: 3%
• Notification by: BlackRock, Inc.
• Denominator: 246,400,000
• Notification details:

	Previous notification	After the transaction
Holders of voting rights	# voting rights	# voting rights	% voting rights
BlackRock, Inc.	0	0	0.00%
BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V.	32,158	30,947	0.01%
BlackRock (Singapore) Limited	11,329	11,329	0.00%
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited	214,617	348,652	0.14%
BlackRock Advisors, LLC	732,838	726,063	0.29%
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited	3,553	124,495	0.05%
BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG	51,471	301,623	0.12%
BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited	1,752	1,752	0.00%
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.	16,049	16,049	0.01%

A) Voting rights

BlackRock Fund Advisors	2,705,326	2,658,412	1.08%
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association	2,734,067	2,656,676	1.08%
BlackRock International Limited	292,572	292,572	0.12%
BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited	57,482	60,545	0.02%
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited	653,521	869,273	0.35%
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC	320,446	302,791	0.12%
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.	122,222	117,589	0.05%
Subtotal	7,949,403	8,518,768	3.46%

B) Equivalent financial instruments

Holders of equivalent financial instruments	Type of financial instrument	# voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised	% voting rights	Settlement
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited	Securities Lent	947,530	0.38%	physical
BlackRock Fund Advisors	Securities Lent	59,298	0.02%	physical
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association	Securities Lent	211,972	0.09%	physical
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited	Securities Lent	5,976,481	2.43%	physical
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.	Securities Lent	118,827	0.05%	physical
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association	Contract For Difference	2,920	0.00%	cash
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC	Depositary Receipt	24	0.00%
Subtotal		7,317,052	2.97%

C) Total A & B

	# voting rights	% voting rights
TOTAL	15,835,820	6.43%

The chain of control has been described at the end of the declaration.

This press release is available on Umicore's website. The notification can be found here.

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Eva Behaeghe +32 2 227 70 68 eva.behaeghe@umicore.com