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Major Shareholding Notification • Jul 8, 2025
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Major Shareholding Notification
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Transparency notification BlackRock, Inc.
Brussels (Belgium), 8 July 2025 – 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 received a transparency notification from BlackRock, Inc. (having its registered office at 50 Hudson Yards, New York, NY, 10001, U.S.A.), on 4 July 2025.
The notification was made following the acquisition or disposal of the control of an undertaking of the BlackRock group that holds a participating interest in UCB.
On 1 July 2025, BlackRock, Inc. (taking into account the holding of its affiliates) owned 10 848 463 UCB shares with voting rights and 118 231 assimilated financial instruments, representing together 5.64% of the total number of shares issued by the company (194 505 658), versus 5.07% (9 725 971UCB shares and 126 101 assimilated financial instruments) in the previous notification dated 11 March 2025.
2. Content of the notification
- Reason for the notification: Acquisition or disposal of the control of an undertaking that holds a participating interest in an issuer.
- Notification by: A parent undertaking or a controlling person.
- Persons subject to the notification requirement:
| Name | Address (for legal entities) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. | 50 Hudson Yards, New York, NY, 10001, 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 | 50 Hudson Yards, New York, NY, 10001, 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. | 50 Hudson Yards, New York, NY, 10001, 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 |
| Aperio Group, LLC | 3 Harbor Dr Suite 204, Sausalito, CA 94965, U.S.A. |
| SpiderRock Advisors, LLC | Corporation Service Company, 251 Little Falls Drive, Wilmington, DE 19808, U.S.A. |
- Date on which the threshold is crossed: 1 July 2025.
- Threshold crossed (in %): 5%.
- Denominator: 194 505 658.
• 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 |
Linked to securities |
Not linked to the securities |
||
| BlackRock, Inc. | 0 | 0 | 0,00% | |||
| BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V. |
1.337 | 3.199 | 0,00% | |||
| BlackRock (Singapore) Limited |
9.601 | 40.511 | 0,02% | |||
| BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited |
1.622.142 | 1.484.160 | 0,76% | |||
| BlackRock Advisors, LLC | 201.535 | 246.085 | 0,13% | |||
| BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited |
138.719 | 142.158 | 0,07% | |||
| BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG |
179.060 | 222.353 | 0,11% | |||
| BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited |
3.080 | 2.994 | 0,00% | |||
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. |
73.923 | 88.642 | 0,05% | |||
| BlackRock Fund Advisors | 2.447.918 | 2.269.166 | 1,17% | |||
| BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association |
1.601.607 | 1.565.682 | 0,80% | |||
| BlackRock International Limited |
0 | 103 | 0,00 |
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| BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited |
51.564 | 53.544 | 0,03% | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited |
2.550.434 | 3.872.002 | 1,99% | |||||
| BlackRock Investment Management, LLC |
633.166 | 660.282 | 0,34% | |||||
| BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. | 170.111 | 156.867 | 0,08% | |||||
| Aperio Group, LLC | 41.774 | 40.715 | 0,02% | |||||
| Subtotal | 9.725.971 | 10.848.463 | 5,58% | |||||
| TOTAL | 10.848.463 | 0 | 5,58% | 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 Financial Management, Inc. |
Contract Difference | 53.916 | 0,03% | cash | ||||
| BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association |
Contract Difference | 42.315 0,02% |
cash | |||||
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited |
Contract Difference | 579 | 0,00% | cash | ||||
| BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited |
Depository Receipt | 1.537 | 0,00% | |||||
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited |
Depositary Receipt | 779 | 0,00% |
| Aperio Group, LLC | Depositary Receipt | 19.063 | 0,01% | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SpiderRock Advisors, LLC | Depositary Receipt | 42 | 0,00% | |||
| TOTAL | 118.231 | 0,06% | ||||
| TOTAL (A & B) | # of voting rights |
% of voting rights |
||||
| CALCULATE | 10.966.694 | 5,64% |
- 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: As a result of the acquisition of HPS Investment Partners, there has been a change to BlackRock's group structure. Upon the close of the transaction, BlackRock, Inc. contributed all of its equity interests in BlackRock Finance, Inc. and Global Infrastructure Management, LLC to BlackRock Saturn Subco, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.
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.
For further information, contact UCB:
Investor Relations Antje Witte T +32 2 559 94 14 [email protected]
Corporate Communications Laurent Schots T+32 2 559 92 64 [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 9 000 people in approximately 40 countries, the company generated revenue of € 6.1 billion in 2024. UCB is listed on Euronext Brussels (symbol: UCB). Follow us on Twitter: @UCB_news
