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UCB — Major Shareholding Notification 2018
Dec 12, 2018
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Major Shareholding Notification
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Transparency notifications BlackRock, Inc.
- 2 Notifications referring to situation on 7 and 10 December 2018
- Threshold crossed: 5%
- Latest holding: 5.32%
Brussels (Belgium), 12 December 2018 – 20:00 (CET) – regulated information
1. Summary of the notifications
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 2 transparency notifications from BlackRock, Inc. (having its registered office at 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY, 10055, U.S.A.), dated 10 and 11 December 2018 respectively.
In the first notification, BlackRock, Inc. has notified that, following an acquisition of UCB shares with voting rights by its affiliates, its holding in shares with voting rights of UCB SA/NV has increased and has crossed the 5% threshold on 7 December 2018.
In the second notification, BlackRock, Inc. has notified that, following a disposal of UCB shares with voting rights by its affiliates, its holding in shares with voting rights of UCB SA/NV has decreased and has crossed downwards the 5% threshold on 10 December 2018.
On 7 December 2018, BlackRock, Inc. (taking into account the holding of its affiliates) owned 9 744 165 UCB shares with voting rights (versus 9 606 869 shares in its previous notification), representing 5.01% of the total number of shares issued by the company (194 505 658) (versus 4.94% in its previous notification), as well as 713 409 equivalent financial instruments (versus 873 112 in its previous notification) representing 0.37% of the total number of shares issued by the company (versus 0.45% in its previous notification).
On 10 December 2018, BlackRock, Inc. (taking into account the holding of its affiliates) owned 9 631 504 UCB shares with voting rights, representing 4.95% of the total number of shares issued by the company, as well as 712 409 equivalent financial instruments, representing 0.37% of the total number of shares issued by the company.
2. Content of the notifications
- 2.1 The information mentioned hereafter was identical in both notifications:
- 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:
| 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 |
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| BlackRock Capital Management, Inc. | 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, 19809, U.S.A. | |||
| 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 |
- Threshold crossed (in %): 5%
- Denominator: 194 505 658.
- Chain of controlled undertakings through which the holding is effectively held: Please see the full chain of control in the 'Chain of Control' tab.
2.2 The first transparency notification dated 10 December 2018 included the following specific information:
- Date on which the threshold is crossed: 7 December 2018.
- Notified details:
| 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 |
Not linked to the securities |
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| BlackRock, Inc. | 0 | 0 | 0,00% | |||
| BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V. | 20.742 | 20.742 | 0,01% | |||
| BlackRock (Singapore) Limited | 9.219 | 9.219 | 0,00% | |||
| BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited | 1.894.881 | 1.925.649 | 0,99% | |||
| BlackRock Advisors, LLC | 237.505 | 206.656 | 0,11% | |||
| BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited |
157.975 | 152.670 | 0,08% | |||
| BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG |
316.633 | 247.333 | 0,13% | |||
| BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited |
997 | 997 | 0,00% | |||
| BlackRock Capital Management, Inc. | 0 | 164 | 0,00% | |||
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | 174.295 | 187.857 | 0,10% | |||
| BlackRock Fund Advisors | 2.457.121 | 2.513.670 | 1,29% | |||
| BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association |
3.324.327 | 3.342.075 | 1,72% | |||
| BlackRock International Limited | 45.635 | 44.776 | 0,02% | |||
| BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited |
89.697 | 88.446 | 0,05% | |||
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited |
417.020 | 449.611 | 0,23% | |||
| BlackRock Investment Management, LLC |
320.348 | 368.741 | 0,19% | |||
| BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. | 140.474 | 185.559 | 0,10% | |||
| Subtotal | 9.606.869 | 9.744.165 | 5,01% | |||
| TOTAL | 9.744.165 | 0 | 5,01% | 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 | 20.979 | 0,01% | physical | ||
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited |
Securities Lent | 36.225 | 0,02% | physical | ||
| BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. | Securities Lent | 44.951 | 0,02% | physical | ||
| BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited | Contract for Difference | 4.426 | 0,00% | cash | ||
| BlackRock Advisors, LLC | Contract for Difference | 51.278 | 0,03% | cash | ||
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. Contract for Difference | 1.883 | 0,00% | cash | |||
| BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association |
Contract for Difference | 359.115 | 0,18% | cash | ||
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited |
Contract for Difference | 44.999 | 0,02% | cash | ||
| BlackRock Investment Management, LLC |
Contract for Difference | 149.553 | 0,08% | cash | ||
| TOTAL | 713.409 | 0,37% | ||||
| TOTAL (A & B) | # of voting rights % of voting rights | |||||
| CALCULATE | 10.457.574 | 5,38% |
• Additional information:
The disclosure obligation arose due to shares in voting rights for BlackRock, Inc. going above 5%.
2.3. The second transparency notification dated 11 December 2018 includes the following specific information:
- Date on which the threshold is crossed: 10 December 2018.
- 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 | Not linked to the Linked to securities securities |
Linked to securities |
Not linked to the securities |
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| BlackRock, Inc. | $\mathsf{O}\xspace$ | $\overline{0}$ | 0.00% | |||
| BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V. | 20,742 | 20,742 | 0.01% | |||
| BlackRock (Singapore) Limited | 9,219 | 9,219 | 0.00% | |||
| BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited | 1,925,649 | 1,661,133 | 0.85% | |||
| BlackRock Advisors, LLC | 206.656 | 206,574 | 0.11% | |||
| BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited |
152,670 | 152,670 | 0.08% | |||
| BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG |
247,333 | 245,999 | 0.13% | |||
| BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited |
997 | 6,951 | 0.00% | |||
| BlackRock Capital Management, Inc. | 164 | 145 | 0.00% | |||
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. |
187,857 | 178,355 | 0.09% | |||
| BlackRock Fund Advisors | 2,513,670 | 2,513,671 | 1.29% | |||
| BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association |
3,342,075 | 3,342,255 | 1.72% | |||
| BlackRock International Limited | 44,776 | 44,776 | 0.02% | |||
| BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited |
88,446 | 88,446 | 0.05% | |||
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited |
449,611 | 457,807 | 0.24% | |||
| BlackRock Investment Management, LLC |
368,741 | 393,050 | 0.20% | |||
| BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. | 185,559 | 309,711 | 0.16% | |||
| Subtotal | 9,744,165 | 9,631,504 | 4.95% | |||
| TOTAL | 9,631,504 | $\bf{0}$ | 4.95% | 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 | 20,979 | 0.01% | physical | ||
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited |
Securities Lent | 36,225 | 0.02% | physical | ||
| BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. | Securities Lent | 44,951 | 0.02% | physical | ||
| BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited | Contract for Difference | 4,426 | 0.00% | cash | ||
| BlackRock Advisors, LLC | Contract for Difference | 51,278 | 0.03% | cash | ||
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. |
Contract for Difference | 1,883 | 0.00% | cash | ||
| BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association |
Contract for Difference | 361,518 | 0.19% | cash | ||
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited |
Contract for Difference | 41,596 | 0.02% | cash | ||
| BlackRock Investment Management, LLC |
Contract for Difference | 149,553 | 0.08% | cash | ||
| TOTAL | 712,409 | 0.37% |
| TOTAL (A & B) | # of voting rights % of voting rights | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALCULATE | 10,343,913 | 5.32% |
• Additional information:
The disclosure obligation arose due to shares in voting rights for BlackRock, Inc. going below 5%.
3. Further information
This press release and the detailed transparency notifications 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
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 more than 7 500 people in approximately 40 countries, the company generated revenue of € 4.5 billion in 2017. UCB is listed on Euronext Brussels (symbol: UCB). Follow us on Twitter: @UCB_news