Umicore — Director's Dealing 2022

Aug 16, 2022

Press release Regulated information 16 August 2022 - 18:30 CEST

Transparency notifications by Norges Bank

In accordance with article 14, § 1 of the law of 2 May 2007 on disclosure of major holdings Norges Bank has recently notified Umicore that it has crossed the statutory threshold of 5% for the total of direct voting rights.

In total, Norges Bank holds 5.30% of Umicore's direct voting rights and equivalent financial instruments.

1. Transparency Declaration of 15 August 2022

Summary of the moves:

Date on which the threshold was crossed	Date of notification	Direct voting rights after the transaction	Equivalent financial instruments after the transaction	Total
12 August 2022	15 August 2022	5.01%	0.29%	5.30%

The most recent notification contains the following information:

• Date of notification: 15 August 2022
• Date on which the threshold is crossed: 12 August 2022
• Threshold of direct voting rights crossed upwards: 5%
• Notification by: Norges Bank
• Denominator: 246,400,000
• Reason for notification: Acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights
• Notification 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
Norges Bank	12,292,575	12,332,443		5.01%
TOTAL		12,332,443		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
Norges Bank	Shares on Loan (Right to Recall)		At any time	721,585	0.29%	physical
	TOTAL			721,585	0.29%

TOTAL (A & B)			# of voting rights % of voting rights
	CALCULATE	13,054,028	5.30%

2. Transparency Declaration of 12 August 2022

Summary of the moves:

Date on which the threshold was crossed	Date of notification	Direct voting rights after the transaction	Equivalent financial instruments after the transaction	Total
9 August 2022	12 August 2022	4.99%	0.31%	5.30%

The notification contains the following information:

• Date of notification: 12 August 2022
• Date on which the threshold is crossed: 9 August 2022
• Threshold of direct voting rights crossed downwards: 5%
• Notification by: Norges Bank
• Denominator: 246,400,000
• Reason for notification: Acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights
• Notification 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
Norges Bank	12.398.622	12.292.575		4.99%
TOTAL		12.292.575		4.99%	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
Norges Bank	Shares on Loan (Right to Recall)		At any time	761,453	0.31%	physical
	TOTAL			761,453	0.31%

TOTAL (A & B)		# of voting rights % of voting rights
	CALCULATE	13.054.028	5.30%

The chain of control has been described at the end of the notification and can be found here.

For more information

Investor Relations

Eva Behaeghe +32 2 227 70 68 eva.behaeghe@umicore.com

About Umicore

Umicore is the circular materials technology company. It focuses on application areas where its expertise in materials science, chemistry and metallurgy makes a real difference. Its activities are organized in three business groups: Catalysis, Energy & Surface Technologies and Recycling. Each business group is divided into market-focused business units offering materials and solutions that are at the cutting edge of new technological developments and essential to everyday life.

Umicore generates the majority of its revenues and dedicates most of its R&D efforts to clean mobility materials and recycling. Umicore's overriding goal of sustainable value creation is based on an ambition to develop, produce and recycle materials in a way that fulfils its mission: materials for a better life.

Umicore's industrial and commercial operations as well as R&D activities are located across the world to best serve its global customer base. The Group generated revenues (excluding metal) of € 2.1 billion (turnover of € 13.8 billion) in the first half of 2022 and employed 11,350 people.