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UCB Director's Dealing 2019

Jul 9, 2019

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Transparency notification BlackRock, Inc.

  • Notification referring to situation on 3 July 2019
  • Threshold crossed: 5%
  • Latest holding: 5.06 %

Brussels (Belgium), 9 July 2019 – 20:00 (CEST) – regulated information

1. Summary of the notification

Pursuant to Article 14 of the law of 2 May 2007 on the disclosure of large shareholdings, UCB SA/NV announces that it has received a transparency notification from BlackRock, Inc. (having its registered office at 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY, 10055, U.S.A.), dated 4 July 2019.

BlackRock, Inc., has notified that, following a disposal of UCB shares with voting rights by its affiliates, its holding in UCB shares has decreased and has crossed downwards the 5% threshold on 3 July 2019.

On 3 July 2019, BlackRock, Inc. (taking into account the holding of its affiliates) Inc. owned 9 427 928 UCB shares with voting rights (versus 9 834 826 shares in its previous notification), representing 4.85% of the total number of shares issued by the company (194 505 658) (versus 5.06% in its previous notification), as well as 405 740 equivalent financial instruments (versus 420 730 in its previous notification) representing 0.21% of the total number of shares issued by the company (versus 0.22% in its previous notification).

2. Content of the notification

  • Reason for the notification: Acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights.
  • Notification by: A parent undertaking or a controlling person.
  • Persons subject to the notification requirement:

Naam Adres (voor juridische entiteiten)
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: 3 July 2019.
  • Threshold crossed (in %): 5%
  • Denominator: 194 505 658.
  • Notified details:

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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. 19,426 19,426 0.01%
BlackRock (Singapore) Limited 9,435 10,735 0.01%
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited 1,989,752 1,645,441 0.85%
BlackRock Advisors, LLC 188,597 180,931 0.09%
BlackRock Asset Management Canada
Limited
178,902 177,378 0.09%
BlackRock Asset Management
Deutschland AG
195,460 195,460 0.10%
BlackRock Asset Management North
Asia Limited
997 997 0.00%
BlackRock Capital Management, Inc. 3 0 0.00%
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. 227,120 223,122 0.11%
BlackRock Fund Advisors 2,559,484 2,556,644 1.31%
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company,
National Association
3,112,787 3,081,879 1.58%
BlackRock International Limited 87,422 86,261 0.04%
BlackRock Investment Management
(Australia) Limited
121,533 119,546 0.06%
BlackRock Investment Management
(UK) Limited
382,217 392,969 0.20%
BlackRock Investment Management,
LLC
495,764 478,910 0.25%
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. 265,927 258,229 0.13%
Subtotal 9,834,826 9,427,928 4.85%
TOTAL 9,427,928 0 4.85% 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 221,848 0.11% physical
BlackRock Investment Management
(UK) Limited
Securities Lent 53,185 0.03% physical
BlackRock Investment Management,
LLC
Securities Lent 5,592 0.00% physical
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited Contract for Difference 1,064 0.00% cash
BlackRock Advisors, LLC Contract for Difference 5,188 0.00% cash
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company,
National Association
Contract for Difference 75,632 0.04% cash
BlackRock Investment Management
(UK) Limited
Contract for Difference 2,097 0.00% cash
BlackRock Investment Management,
LLC
Contract for Difference 41,118 0.02% cash
BlackRock Investment Management,
LLC
Depositary Receipt 16 0.00%
TOTAL 405,740 0.21%
TOTAL (A & B) # of voting rights % of voting rights
CALCULATE 9,833,668 5.06%

Chain of controlled undertakings through which the holding is effectively held:

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

Additional information:

The disclosure obligation arose due to voting rights attached to shares for BlackRock, Inc. going below 5%.

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3. Further information

This press release and the detailed transparency notification are available on UCB SA/NV's website via the following link.

An updated overview of the UCB SA/NV large shareholdings will be available on UCB SA/NV's website via the following link.

Investor Relations

Antje Witte, Investor Relations, UCB T +32 2 559 94 14, [email protected]

Isabelle Ghellynck, Investor Relations, UCB T +32 2 559 95 88, [email protected]

About UCB

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UCB, Brussels, Belgium (www.ucb.com) is a global biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of innovative medicines and solutions to transform the lives of people living with severe diseases of the immune system or of the central nervous system. With 7 500 people in approximately 40 countries, the company generated revenue of € 4.6 billion in 2018. UCB is listed on Euronext Brussels (symbol: UCB). Follow us on Twitter: @UCB_news