Major Shareholding Notification • Nov 24, 2017
Major Shareholding Notification
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Brussels, Friday November 24, 2017, 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 SA that on November 8, 2017, the number of direct voting rights held by BlackRock Inc. crossed the 3% statutory threshold upward, totalling 3.35%. Together with the voting rights held through equivalent financial instruments, it detains 3.95% 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.
| 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 |
Notification details: The voting rights and equivalent financial instruments total 4,178,547 voting rights or 3.95%.
| 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 | 4,409 | 3,689 | 0.00% | ||
| BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited | 436,407 | 226,935 | 0.21% | ||
| BlackRock Advisors, LLC | 40,812 | 77,380 | 0.07% | ||
| BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited | 33,841 | 38,234 | 0.04% | ||
| BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG | 116,939 | 123,350 | 0.12% | ||
| BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited | 855 | 37,200 | 0.04% | ||
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | 3,553 | 3,958 | 0.00% | ||
| BlackRock Fund Advisors | 930,783 | 1,002,807 | 0.95% | ||
| BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association |
1,055,379 | 1,079,008 | 1.02% | ||
| BlackRock International Limited | 2,506 | 2,392 | 0.00% | ||
| BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited | 31,694 | 25,903 | 0.02% | ||
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited | 139,021 | 812,014 | 0.77% | ||
| BlackRock Investment Management, LLC | 79,039 | 79,607 | 0.08% | ||
| BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. | 102,928 | 22,870 | 0.02% | ||
| Subtotal | 3,545,803 | 0 | 3.35% | 0.00% |
| 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 | 387,479 | 0.37% | physical | ||||
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited |
Securities Lent | 85,498 | 0.08% | physical | ||||
| BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. | Securities Lent | 76,722 | 0.07% | physical | ||||
| BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited | Contract For Difference |
1,621 | 0.00% | cash | ||||
| BlackRock Advisors, LLC | Contract For Difference |
216 | 0.00% | cash | ||||
| BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association |
Contract For Difference |
62,060 | 0.06% | cash | ||||
| BlackRock Investment Management, LLC | Contract For Difference |
19,148 | 0.02% | cash | ||||
| Subtotal | 632,744 | 0.60% |
Regulated information
BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Group Limited BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Delaw are Holdings Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock Fund Advisors BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock (Singapore) Limited BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Delaw are Holdings Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock Fund Advisors BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock Group Limited BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock Group Limited BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc. BlackRock International Limited BlackRock Advisors, LLC
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock Canada Holdings LP BlackRock Australia Holdco Pty. Ltd. BlackRock Canada Holdings ULC BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock Group Limited BlackRock Group Limited BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG BlackRock, Inc.
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BlackRock Asia-Pac Holdco, LLC BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock HK Holdco Limited BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd. BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited BlackRock Asia-Pac Holdco, LLC
BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC
BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.
BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
Trident Merger, LLC BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Investment Management, LLC
BlackRock HK Holdco Limited BlackRock Cayco Limited BlackRock Trident Holding Company Limited BlackRock Japan Holdings GK BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.
Solvay is a multi-specialty chemical company, committed to developing chemistry that addresses key societal challenges. Solvay innovates and partners with customers in diverse global end markets. Its products and solutions are used in planes, cars, smart and medical devices, batteries, in mineral and oil extraction, among many other applications promoting sustainability. Its lightweighting materials enhance cleaner mobility, its formulations optimize the use of resources and its performance chemicals improve air and water quality. Solvay is headquartered in Brussels with around 24,500 employees in 58 countries. Net sales were €9.7 billion in 2016, with 90% from activities where Solvay ranks among the world's top 3 leaders. Solvay SA (SOLB.BE) is listed on Euronext Brussels and Paris (Bloomberg: SOLB.BB - Reuters: SOLB.BR) and in the United States its shares (SOLVY) are traded through a level-1 ADR program.
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