Umicore

Major Shareholding Notification • Mar 2, 2018

1) Status of the notification

Final

2) Issuer

Name UMICORE
Identification number 0401-574-852

3) Reason for the notification

Acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights

4) Notification by

A parent undertaking or a controlling person

5) Persons subject to the notification requirement

Name	Address (for legal entities)
BlackRock, Inc.	55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY, 10055, U.S.A.
BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V.	Rembrandt Tower, 17th floor, Amstelplein, Amsterdam, Netherlands
BlackRock (Singapore) Limited	20 Anson Road #18-01, Singapore, 79912, Singapore
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited	12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL, U.K.
BlackRock Advisors, LLC	100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE, 19809, U.S.A.
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited	161 Bay Street, Suite 2500, Toronto, Ontario, M5J 2S1, Canada
BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG	Max-Joseph-Straße 6, Munich, 80333, Germany
BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited	15/F, 16/F, 17/F Citibank Tower & 17/F ICBC Tower, 3 Garden Road, Central, Hong Kong
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.	55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY, 10055, U.S.A.
BlackRock Fund Advisors	400 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA, 94105, U.S.A.
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association	400 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA. 94105, U.S.A.
RlackRock International Limited	Exchange Place One, 1 Semple Street, Edinburgh, EH3 8BL, U.K.
	BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited Level 37, Chifley Tower, 2 Chifley Square, Sydney NSW 2000 Australia
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited	12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL, U.K.
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC	1 University Square Drive, Princeton, NJ, 8540, U.S.A.
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.	1-8-3 Marunouchi Chiyoda-ku, Trust Tower Main, Tokyo, 100-8217, Japan

6) Persons that dispose of voting rights (only to be filled in if art. 7 of the Law applies)

	Name	Address (for legal entities)
$\bullet$	Please continue entering the information in part # concerning the persons referred to in Sections 5 and 6	Part II
7) Date on which the threshold is crossed
		27/02/2018 (DD/MMYYYYY)

	8) Threshold that is crossed (in %)

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9) Denominator

246,400,000

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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
BlackRock, Inc.	۰	$\circ$		0.00%
BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V.	32.317	32,317		0.01%
BlackFlock (Singapore) Limited	14.124	14.124		0.01%
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited	2,216,605	1.192.017		0.48%
BlackRock Advisors, LLC	335.625	335.625		0.14%
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited	103,655	103.655		0.04%
BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG	363,285	363,285		0.15%
BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited	1,133	1,133		0.00%
BlackRock Financial Management Inc.	31,431	31,431		0.01%
BlackRock Fund Advisors	2,813,394	2,818,638		1.14%
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company. National Association	2,928,570	2.929.741		1.19%
BlackRock International Limited	128,475	128,475		0.05%
BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited	57,963	57,963		0.02%
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited	2,178,043	2.181,557		0.89%
BlackRock Investment Management. LLC	216.756	219,592		0.09%
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.	243,194	232,380		0.09%
Subtotal	11,663,570	10.641.933		4.32%
TOTAL		10,641,933	$\bullet$	4.32%	0.00%

$\bigoplus$ Start with "groups" of holders. Add subtotals with $\Sigma$ , and then finish with the persons who are "alone".
For groups, start with the ultimate controlling natural person or logal entity.
The totals, subtotals and %

[B) Equivalent financial instruments			After the transaction
Holdare of equivalent financial instruments	Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise paried or date.	# of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is oxercised	% of voting rights	Settlement
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited	Securities Lont			299,705	0.12%	physical
BlackRock Fund Advisors	Securities Lent			1,875	$0.00 -$	physical
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited	Socurities Lent			399,120	$0.16 -$	physical
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company. National Association	Contract For Difference			86,104	0.03%	cash
	TOTAL			786,804	0.32%

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TOTAL (A & B)	-----		# of voting rights % of voting rights
	CALCULATE	11,428,737	4.64%

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

Please see the full chain of control in "Chain of Control" tab.

12) In case of proxy voting for only one GM

			(DO/MM/YYYY)
Holder	will cease to hold / ming a blart fiw	voting rights as of
the first part of the con-

13) Additional information

The disclosure obligation arose due total holding in voting rights for BlackRock, Inc. going below 5%
Dana at 12 Throgmorton Avenue, London EC2N 2DL, U.K.

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

Name

BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd. BlackRock HK Holdco Limited BlackRock Lux Finco S.a.r.l. BlackRock Trident Holding Company Limited BlackRock Japan Holdings GK BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.

BlackRock, Inc. Trident Merger, LLC BlackRock Investment Management, LLC

BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock Group Limited BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited

BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock Australia Holdco Pty. Ltd. BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited

BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock Group Limited BlackRock International Limited

BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc. BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association

BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc. BlackRock Fund Advisors

BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte: Ltd. BlackRock HK Holdco Limited BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited

BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock Group Limited BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG

BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC BlackRock Canada Holdings LP BlackRock Canada Holdings ULC BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited

BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc. BlackRock Advisors, LLC

BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock Group Limited BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited

BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd. BlackRock (Singapore) Limited

BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.

BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock Group Limited BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V.