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Solvay SA — Director's Dealing 2018
Jan 18, 2018
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Director's Dealing
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PARTICIPATION NOTIFICATION BY BLACKROCK INC.
Brussels, Thursday January 18, 2018, 8h00 CET --- According to the Belgian transparency legislation in force (Law of May 2, 2007), BlackRock Inc. (55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY, 10055, U.S.A.) has notified Solvay S.A. that:
- On January 12, 2018 the number of direct voting rights held by BlackRock Inc. crossed downward the 3% statutory threshold. Including voting rights held through equivalent financial instruments, BlackRock Inc. remained above the 3% statutory threshold, however, detaining 4.69% of the existing voting rights emitted by Solvay S.A.
- On January 15, 2018 the number of direct voting rights held by BlackRock Inc. crossed upward the 3% statutory threshold. Including voting rights held through equivalent financial instruments, BlackRock Inc. detains 4.69% of the existing voting rights emitted by Solvay S.A.
The declarations by BlackRock Inc. are published in the Investor Relations Section of Solvay's website.
Notification on January 15, 2018:
- Reason for the notification: Disposal of voting securities or voting rights
- Notified by: BlackRock Inc. (55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY, 10055, U.S.A.)
- 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. |
| BlackRock 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 |
- Date on which the threshold is crossed: January 12, 2018
- Threshold crossed: 3% downwards (lowest declaration threshold)
- Denominator: 105,876,416
Notification details: The voting rights and equivalent financial instruments total 4,967,803 voting rights or 4.69%.
| 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. | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | |||
| BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V. | 10,456 | 10,456 | 0.01% | |||
| BlackRock (Singapore) Limited | 3,689 | 5,082 | 0.00% | |||
| BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited | 226,935 | 149,027 | 0.14% | |||
| BlackRock Advisors, LLC | 77,380 | 101,638 | 0.10% | |||
| BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited |
38,234 | 4,267 | 0.00% | |||
| BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG |
123,350 | 134,172 | 0.13% | |||
| BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited |
37,200 | 496 | 0.00% | |||
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | 3,958 | 9,450 | 0.01% | |||
| BlackRock Fund Advisors | 1,002,807 | 1,015,016 | 0.96% | |||
| BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association |
1,079,008 | 716,796 | 0.68% | |||
| BlackRock International Limited | 2,392 | 4,098 | 0.00% | |||
| BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited |
25,903 | 28,025 | 0.03% | |||
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited |
812,014 | 560,873 | 0.53% | |||
| BlackRock Investment Management, LLC | 79,607 | 80,977 | 0.08% | |||
| BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. | 22,870 | 89,899 | 0.08% | |||
| Subtotal | 3,545,803 | 2,910,272 | 2.75% |
| 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 |
| BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited | Securities Lent | 376,604 | 0.36% | physical | ||
| BlackRock Advisors LLC | Securities Lent | 720 | 0.00% | physical | ||
| BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited |
Securities Lent | 35,438 | 0.03% | physical | ||
| BlackRock Fund Advisors | Securities Lent | 4,091 | 0.00% | physical | ||
| BlackRock Institutional Trust Company National Association |
Securities Lent | 420,175 | 0.40% | physical | ||
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited |
Securities Lent | 1,105,898 | 1.04% | physical | ||
| BlackRock Investment Management LLC | Securities Lent | 509 | 0.00% | physical | ||
| BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited | Contract For Difference |
1,499 | 0.00% | cash | ||
| BlackRock Advisors LLC | Contract For Difference |
205 | 0.00% | cash | ||
| BlackRock Institutional Trust Company National Association |
Contract For Difference |
52,181 | 0.05% | cash | ||
| BlackRock International Limited | Contract For Difference |
1,685 | 0.00% | cash | ||
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited |
Contract For Difference |
38,179 | 0.04% | cash | ||
| BlackRock Investment Management LLC | Contract For Difference |
20,347 | 0.02% | cash | ||
| Subtotal | 2,057,531 | 1.94% |
Transparency declaration
Regulated information
Chain of control: 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 Cayco Limited 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 Delaw are 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 Delaw are 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.
Notification on January 16, 2018:
- Reason for the notification: Acquisition of voting securities or voting rights
- Notified by: BlackRock Inc. (55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY, 10055, U.S.A.)
- 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. |
| BlackRock 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 |
Date on which the threshold is crossed: January 15, 2018
Threshold crossed: 3% upwards (lowest declaration threshold)
Denominator: 105,876,416
Notification details: The voting rights and equivalent financial instruments total 4,964,371 voting rights or 4.69%.
| 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. | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V. | 10,456 | 10,456 | 0.01% | ||
| BlackRock (Singapore) Limited | 5,082 | 5,082 | 0.00% | ||
| BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited | 149,027 | 144,154 | 0.14% | ||
| BlackRock Advisors, LLC | 101,638 | 101,638 | 0.10% | ||
| BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited |
4,267 | 4,267 | 0.00% | ||
| BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG |
134,172 | 134,571 | 0.13% | ||
| BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited |
496 | 483 | 0.00% | ||
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | 9,450 | 9,449 | 0.01% | ||
| BlackRock Fund Advisors | 1,015,016 | 1,015,016 | 0.96% | ||
| BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association |
716,796 | 1,116,539 | 1.05% | ||
| BlackRock International Limited | 4,098 | 4,098 | 0.00% | ||
| BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited |
28,025 | 28,025 | 0.03% | ||
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited |
560,873 | 562,928 | 0.53% | ||
| BlackRock Investment Management, LLC | 80,977 | 78,328 | 0.07% | ||
| BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. | 89,899 | 88,965 | 0.08% | ||
| Subtotal | 2,910,272 | 3,303,999 | 3.12% |
| 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 |
| BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited | Securities Lent | 376,604 | 0.36% | physical | ||
| BlackRock Advisors LLC | Securities Lent | 720 | 0.00% | physical | ||
| BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited |
Securities Lent | 35,438 | 0.03% | physical | ||
| BlackRock Fund Advisors | Securities Lent | 4,091 | 0.00% | physical | ||
| BlackRock Institutional Trust Company National Association |
Securities Lent | 20,175 | 0.02% | physical | ||
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited |
Securities Lent | 1,112,332 | 1.05% | physical | ||
| BlackRock Investment Management LLC | Securities Lent | 509 | 0.00% | physical | ||
| BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited | Contract For Difference |
1,499 | 0.00% | cash | ||
| BlackRock Advisors LLC | Contract For Difference |
205 | 0.00% | cash | ||
| BlackRock Institutional Trust Company National Association |
Contract For Difference |
49,359 | 0.05% | cash | ||
| BlackRock International Limited | Contract For Difference |
1,631 | 0.00% | cash | ||
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited |
Contract For Difference |
37,462 | 0.04% | cash | ||
| BlackRock Investment Management LLC | Contract For Difference |
20,347 | 0.02% | cash | ||
| Subtotal | 1,660,372 | 1.57% |
Transparency declaration
Regulated information
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 Cayco Limited 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 Delaw are Holdings Inc. BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association
Chain of control:
BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC BlackRock Delaw are 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.
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