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Major Shareholding Notification • Jul 30, 2019
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PARTICIPATION NOTIFICATION BY BLACKROCK INC.
Brussels, Tuesday July 30, 2019, 08h30 CEST --- According to Belgian transparency legislation (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 July 25, 2019 BlackRock Inc. crossed downwards the 3% statutory threshold for direct voting rights, holding 2.98%. Including equivalent financial instruments, the total voting rights stood at 3.31%.
Declarations by BlackRock Inc. are published in the Investor Relations Section of Solvay's website.
Notification on July 29, 2019:
- Reason for the notification: Disposal of direct 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 | Lenbachplatz 1 1st Floor, Munich, 80333-MN3, 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 26, 101 Collins Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000, 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: July 25, 2019
- Threshold of direct voting rights crossed: 3% downwards
- Denominator: 105,876,416
Notification details: The voting rights and equivalent financial instruments total 3,503,871 voting rights or 3.31%.
| 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. | 11,582 | 11,150 | 0.01% | ||||
| BlackRock (Singapore) Limited | 5,619 | 6,179 | 0.01% | ||||
| BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited | 652,686 | 373,197 | 0.35% | ||||
| BlackRock Advisors, LLC | 55,537 | 44,107 | 0.04% | ||||
| BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited |
42,041 | 50,922 | 0.05% | ||||
| BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG |
128,646 | 114,794 | 0.11% | ||||
| BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited |
3,703 | 1,156 | 0.00% | ||||
| BlackRock Capital Management, Inc. | 428 | 0 | 0.00% | ||||
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | 21,115 | 67,267 | 0.06% | ||||
| BlackRock Fund Advisors | 923,555 | 934,280 | 0.88% | ||||
| BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association |
1,046,350 | 1,164,191 | 1.10% | ||||
| BlackRock International Limited | 2,392 | 1,573 | 0.00% | ||||
| BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited |
26,039 | 32,383 | 0.03% | ||||
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited |
204,898 | 207,961 | 0.20% | ||||
| BlackRock Investment Management, LLC | 103,997 | 107,806 | 0.10% | ||||
| BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. | 203,417 | 34,114 | 0.03% | ||||
| Subtotal | 3,432,005 | 3,151,080 | 2.98% |
| 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 | Contract for Difference |
411 | 0.00% | cash | ||||
| BlackRock Advisors, LLC | Contract for Difference |
2,433 | 0.00% | cash | ||||
| BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association |
Contract for Difference |
4,729 | 0.00% | cash | ||||
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited |
Contract for Difference |
107 | 0.00% | cash | ||||
| BlackRock Investment Management, LLC |
Contract for Difference |
18,903 | 0.02% | cash | ||||
| BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited | Securites Lent | 244,240 | 0.23% | physical | ||||
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited |
Securites Lent | 47,550 | 0.04% | physical | ||||
| BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. | Securites Lent | 34,418 | 0.03% | physical | ||||
| TOTAL | 352,791 | 0.33% |
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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 Lux Finco S.a.r.l. 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 Holdco 3, LLC BlackRock Cayman 1 LP BlackRock Cayman West Bay Finco Limited BlackRock Cayman West Bay IV Limited BlackRock Group Limited BlackRock Finance Europe 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 Holdco 3, LLC BlackRock Cayman 1 LP BlackRock Cayman West Bay Finco Limited BlackRock Cayman West Bay IV Limited 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 Holdco 3, LLC BlackRock Cayman 1 LP BlackRock Cayman West Bay Finco Limited BlackRock Cayman West Bay IV Limited BlackRock Group Limited BlackRock Finance Europe 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 Holdco 3, LLC BlackRock Cayman 1 LP BlackRock Cayman West Bay Finco Limited BlackRock Cayman West Bay IV Limited BlackRock Group Limited BlackRock Finance Europe 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 Holdco 3, LLC BlackRock Cayman 1 LP BlackRock Cayman West Bay Finco Limited BlackRock Cayman West Bay IV Limited BlackRock Group Limited BlackRock Finance Europe Limited BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V.
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