Umicore

Major Shareholding Notification • Mar 2, 2018

Press release Regulated information 2 March 2018 - 08:30

Transparency notifications by BlackRock, Inc

In accordance with article 14, § 1 of the law of 2 May 2007 on disclosure of major holdings BlackRock, Inc. has notified the FSMA and Umicore on 27 February 2018 that on 26 February 2018 it has crossed the statutory threshold of 5%, holding 5.04% of Umicore's shares and voting rights, including equivalent financial instruments.

A) Voting rights

name	date	threshold	# voting rights	denominator	% voting rights
BlackRock, Inc.	26/02/2018		0	246,400,000	0.00%
BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V.	26/02/2018		32,317	246,400,000	0.01%
BlackRock (Singapore) Limited	26/02/2018		14,124	246,400,000	0.01%
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited	26/02/2018		2,215,605	246,400,000	0.90%
BlackRock Advisors, LLC	26/02/2018		335,625	246,400,000	0.14%
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited	26/02/2018		103,655	246,400,000	0.04%
BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG	26/02/2018		363,285	246,400,000	0.15%
BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited	26/02/2018		1,133	246,400,000	0.00%
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.	26/02/2018		31,431	246,400,000	0.01%
BlackRock Fund Advisors	26/02/2018		2,813,394	246,400,000	1.14%
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association	26/02/2018		2,928,570	246,400,000	1.19%
BlackRock International Limited	26/02/2018		128,475	246,400,000	0.05%

BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited	26/02/2018	57,963	246,400,000	0.02%
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited	26/02/2018	2,178,043	246,400,000	0.88%
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC	26/02/2018	216,756	246,400,000	0.09%
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.	26/02/2018	243,194	246,400,000	0.10%
Subtotal	26/02/2018	11,663,570	246,400,000	4.73%

B) Equivalent financial instruments

name	date	threshold	# voting rights	denominator	% voting rights
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited	26/02/2018		267,166	246,400,000	0.11%
BlackRock Fund Advisors	26/02/2018		1,875	246,400,000	0.00%
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited	26/02/2018		399,120	246,400,000	0.16%
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association	26/02/2018		86,104	246,400,000	0.03%
Subtotal	26/02/2018		754,265	246,400,000	0.31%

Total A & B

	date	threshold	# voting rights	denominator	% voting rights
TOTAL	26/02/2018	> 5%	12,417,835	246,400,000	5.04%

This press release is available on Umicore's website. The notification can be found here.

The chain of control has been described at the end of the declaration.

In accordance with article 14, § 1 of the law of 2 May 2007 on disclosure of major holdings BlackRock, Inc. has notified the FSMA and Umicore on 28 February 2018 that on 27 February 2018 it has crossed the statutory threshold of 5%, holding 4.64% of Umicore's shares and voting rights, including equivalent financial instruments.

A) Voting rights

name	date	threshold	# voting rights	denominator	% voting rights
BlackRock, Inc.	27/02/2018		0	246,400,000	0.00%
BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V.	27/02/2018		32,317	246,400,000	0.01%
BlackRock (Singapore) Limited	27/02/2018		14,124	246,400,000	0.01%
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited	27/02/2018		1,192,017	246,400,000	0.48%
BlackRock Advisors, LLC	27/02/2018		335,625	246,400,000	0.14%
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited	27/02/2018		103,655	246,400,000	0.04%
BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG	27/02/2018		363,285	246,400,000	0.15%
BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited	27/02/2018		1,133	246,400,000	0.00%
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.	27/02/2018		31,431	246,400,000	0.01%
BlackRock Fund Advisors	27/02/2018		2,818,638	246,400,000	1.14%
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association	27/02/2018		2,929,741	246,400,000	1.19%
BlackRock International Limited	27/02/2018		128,475	246,400,000	0.05%
BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited	27/02/2018		57,963	246,400,000	0.02%
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited	27/02/2018		2,181,557	246,400,000	0.89%
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC	27/02/2018		219,592	246,400,000	0.09%
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.	27/02/2018		232,380	246,400,000	0.09%
Subtotal	27/02/2018		10,641,933	246,400,000	4.32%

B) Equivalent financial instruments

name	date	threshold	# voting rights	denominator	% voting rights
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited	27/02/2018		299,705	246,400,000	0.12%
BlackRock Fund Advisors	27/02/2018		1,875	246,400,000	0.00%
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited	27/02/2018		399,120	246,400,000	0.16%
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association	27/02/2018		86,104	246,400,000	0.03%
Subtotal	27/02/2018		786,804	246,400,000	0.32%

Total A & B

	date	threshold	# voting rights	denominator	% voting rights
TOTAL	27/02/2018	< 5%	11,428,737	246,400,000	4.64%

This press release is available on Umicore's website. The notification can be found here.

The chain of control has been described at the end of the declaration.

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