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	Name SOLVAY
Identification number 0403-091-220

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7) Date on which the threshold is crossed

25/03/2020 (DD/MM/YYYY)

8) Threshold that is crossed (in %)

Acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights

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	55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY, 10055, 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

Name	Address (for legal entities)

Transparency notification Form TR-1 BE PART I

Please continue entering the information in part II concerning the persons referred to in Sections 5 and 6

1) Status of the notification

2) Issuer

3) Reason for the notification

5) Persons subject to the notification requirement

4) Notification by

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

A parent undertaking or a controlling person

105,876,416

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	S
BlackRock, Inc.	0	0		0.00%		1
BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V.	8,793	9,027		0.01%		1
BlackRock (Singapore) Limited	4,984	4,984		0.00%		1
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited	301,342	182,339		0.17%		1
BlackRock Advisors, LLC	70,579	62,358		0.06%		1
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited	30,811	76,538		0.07%		1
BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG	114,941	106,663		0.10%		1
BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited	623	2,554		0.00%		1
BlackRock Capital Management, Inc.	108	0		0.00%		1
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.	37,314	35,558		0.03%		1
BlackRock Fund Advisors	961,267	967,499		0.91%		1
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association	1,294,843	1,340,849		1.27%		1
BlackRock International Limited	5,644	1,441		0.00%		1
BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited	36,766	36,676		0.03%		1
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited	186,659	159,253		0.15%		1
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC	142,359	159,163		0.15%		1
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.	34,158	29,196		0.03%		1
Subtotal	3,231,191	3,174,098		3.00%		S
	TOTAL	3,174,098	0	3.00%	0.00%

10) Notified details

9) Denominator

Please enter the denominator before filling in the data

Start with "groups" of holders. Add subtotals with S, and then finish with the persons who are "alone". For groups, start with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity. The totals, subtotals and % will be updated once you have clicked on .

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	Securites Lent		460,760	0.44%	physical	-
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited	Securites Lent		85,736	0.08%	physical	-
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC	Securites Lent		2,603	0.00%	physical	-
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.	Securites Lent		48,486	0.05%	physical	-
BlackRock Advisors, LLC	Contract for Difference		6,912	0.01%	cash	-
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association	Contract for Difference		72,958	0.07%	cash	-
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited	Contract for Difference		2,457	0.00%	cash	-
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.	Depository Receipt		180	0.00%		+
	TOTAL		680,092	0.64%

TOTAL (A & B)			% of voting rights
	CALCULATE	3,854,190	3.64%

	Done at 12 Throgmorton Avenue, London EC2N 2DL, U.K.
On		26/03/2020 (DD/MM/YYYY)
	Name & capacity Jana Blumenstein, Director	Signature

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

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

(DD/MM/YYYY) Holder will cease to hold / will hold again 0 voting rights as of

The disclosure obligation arose due to voting rights attached to shares for BlackRock, Inc. going below 3%. Please note that the actual percentage in section 10 (A) is 2.99%. The form displays it as remaining at 3% due to the rounding of the form.

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13) Additional information

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 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 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 Capital Holdings, Inc. BlackRock Advisors, LLC

BlackRock Cayman West Bay Finco Limited BlackRock Cayman West Bay IV Limited BlackRock Group Limited BlackRock Finance Europe Limited BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited

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