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Declaration of Voting Results & Voting Rights Announcements • Dec 11, 2018

Press release Regulated information 11 December 2018 – 18:00

Umicore - Transparency Declaration Notification

In accordance with article 14, § 1 of the law of 2 May 2007 on disclosure of major holdings, Groupe Bruxelles Lambert and its affiliated entities notified Umicore on 7 December 2018 that on 3 December 2018 it had crossed the statutory threshold of 15%, holding 18.62% of Umicore's shares and voting rights.

Notification details:

• Date of notification: 7 December 2018
• Date on which the threshold is crossed: 3 December 2018
• Threshold of direct voting rights crossed: 15%
• Notification by:
• o Mr. Gérald Frère
• o Mrs. Ségolène Gallienne
• o The Desmarais Family Residuary Trust
• o I.G. International Management Limited, Brooklawn House, Shelbourne Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin, Ireland
• o Canada Life Asset Management Limited
• o Groupe Bruxelles Lambert (S.A.)
• o Stichting Administratiekantoor Frère-Bourgeois
• Denominator: 246,400,000
• Notification details:

A) Voting rights

Holders of voting rights	Previous notification	After the transaction
	# of voting rights	# of voting rights linked to securities	% of voting rights linked to securities
Monsieur Gérald Frère		0	0%
Madame Ségolène Gallienne		0	0%
Stichting Administratiekantoor Frère Bourgeois		0	0%
The Desmarais Family Residuary Trust		0	0%
I.G. International Management Limited		85,596	0.03%

Canada Life Asset Management Limited		33,670	0.01%
Groupe Bruxelles Lambert (S.A.)	33,460,672	42,845,786	17.39%
LTI Two S.A.	145.000	145.000	0.06%
	TOTAL	43,110,052	17.50%

B) Equivalent financial instruments

Holders of voting rights	Type of financial instrument	Due date	After the transaction
			# of voting rights that can be acquired upon exercise	% of voting rights linked to securities	Settlement
Groupe Bruxelles Lambert S.A.	European put issued by Groupe Bruxelles Lambert S.A.	02/04/2019	150,000	0.06%	physically
Groupe Bruxelles Lambert S.A.	European put issued by Groupe Bruxelles Lambert S.A.	04/04/2019	200,000	0.08%	physically
Groupe Bruxelles Lambert S.A.	European put issued by Groupe Bruxelles Lambert S.A.	11/04/2019	200,000	0.08%	physically
Groupe Bruxelles Lambert S.A.	European put issued by Groupe Bruxelles Lambert S.A.	15/04/2019	150,000	0.06%	physically
Groupe Bruxelles Lambert S.A.	European put issued by Groupe Bruxelles Lambert S.A.	08/05/2019	150,000	0.06%	physically
Groupe Bruxelles Lambert S.A.	European put issued by Groupe Bruxelles Lambert S.A.	15/05/2019	150,000	0.06%	physically
Groupe Bruxelles Lambert S.A.	European put issued by Groupe Bruxelles Lambert S.A.	21/05/2019	200,000	0.08%	physically
Groupe Bruxelles Lambert S.A.	European put issued by Groupe Bruxelles Lambert S.A.	23/05/2019	163,000	0.07%	physically
Groupe Bruxelles Lambert S.A.	European put issued by Groupe Bruxelles Lambert S.A.	23/05/2019	100,000	0.04%	physically
Groupe Bruxelles Lambert S.A.	European put issued by Groupe Bruxelles Lambert S.A.	28/05/2019	150,000	0.06%	physically
Groupe Bruxelles Lambert S.A.	European put issued by Groupe Bruxelles Lambert S.A.	30/05/2019	200,000	0.08%	physically

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert S.A.	European put issued by Groupe Bruxelles Lambert S.A.	06/06/2019	200,000	0.08%	physically
Groupe Bruxelles Lambert S.A.	European put issued by Groupe Bruxelles Lambert S.A.	11/06/2019	224,000	0.09%	physically
Groupe Bruxelles Lambert S.A.	European put issued by Groupe Bruxelles Lambert S.A.	14/06/2019	24,000	0.01%	physically
Groupe Bruxelles Lambert S.A.	European put issued by Groupe Bruxelles Lambert S.A.	18/06/2019	250,000	0.10%	physically
Groupe Bruxelles Lambert S.A.	European put issued by Groupe Bruxelles Lambert S.A.	24/06/2019	250,000	0.10%	physically
	TOTAL		2,761,000	1.12%

C) Total (voting rights + equivalent financial instruments)

TOTAL (A+B)	45,871,052	18.62%

Additional information: Following the passing of Mr. Albert Frère, a change of Mr. Albert Frère's control in Frère-Bourgeois SA and its subsidiaries took place to its two children, Mr. Gérald Frère (Stichting Administratiekantoor Bierlaire) and Mrs. Ségolène Gallienne (Stichting Administratiekantoor Peupleraie) in accordance with the articles of association of the Stichting Administratiekantoor Frère-Bourgeois. (see organigram in notification – hyperlink below).

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

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