Umicore

Major Shareholding Notification • Mar 25, 2019

2) Issuer

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1) Status of the notification

Name UMICORE ldentification number 0401-574-852

3) Reason for the notification

Acquisition or disposal of linancial instruments that are treated as voting securities

4) Notification by

A parent undertaking or a controlling person

5) 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 (Notherlands) B.V.	Rembrandt Tower, 17th tloor, Amstelplein, Amsterdam, Netherlands
BlackRock (Singapore) Limited	20 Anson Road #18-01, Singapore, 79912, Singapore
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limilad	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 Asla Limited	15/F, 16/F, 17/F Clibank 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 Marunouch! Chiyoda-ku, Trust Tower Main, Tokyo, 100-8217, Japan

6) Persons that dispose of voting rights (only to be filled in if art. 7 of the Law applies)

Name

Please continue entering the information in part if concerning the
persons referred to in Sections 5 and 6

Part II

Address (for legal entitled)

7) Date on which the threshold is crossed

19/03/2019 (DD/MM/YYY)

8} Threshold that is crossed (in %)

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9) Denominator

246,400,000

Please enter the denominator before filling in the data

10) Notified details

A) Voting rights	Previous notification		After the transaction
	# of voting rights		# of voling 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%
Black Rock (Nethertands) B.V.	32,158	32,158		0.01%
BlackRock (Singapore) Limited	11,329	11,329		0.00%
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limiled	290,036	214,617		0.09%
Black Rock Advisors, LLC	410,710	732,838		0.30%
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limitad	2,131	3,553		0.00%
Black Rock Assel Management Deutschland AG	337,199	51,471		0.02%
BlackRock Assat Management North Asla Limited	1,752	1,752		0.00%
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.	16,790	16,049		0.01%
Black Rock Fund Advisors	2.781,071	2,705,326		1.10%
Black Rock Institutional Trust Company, National Association	2,859,156	2,734,067		1.11%
BlackRock International Limited	111,369	292,572		0.12%
BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited	60,565	57.482		0.02%
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limilad	866,816	653,521		0.27%
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC	424,402	320,446		0.13%
BlackRock Japan Co., Lid.	150,647	122 222		0.05%
Subtotal	8,356,131	7,949,403		3.23%
	TOTAL	7,949,403	0	3.23%	0.00%

C. Start with "groups" of holders. Add subtotals with the with the persons who are "alone".
For groups, slart with the ultimate controling natural person or legal entity.

0) Equivalent financial instruments	After the transaction
Holders of equivalent Anancial Instruments	Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise pariad or claim	# of voting rights that may be acquired if the Instrument is exercised	% of voting rights	Saltament
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited	Securities Lent			1,085,300	0.43%	physical	1
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited	Securities Lent			116,424	0.05%	physical	t
BlackRock Assat Management Dautschland AG	Securitiies Lent			249,000	0.10%	physical	\$
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association	Securities Lent			160,498	0.07%	physical	J
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited	Securities Lant			6,179,364	2.51%	physical
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.	Securities Lant			115,888	0.05%	physical
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association	Contract for Difference			2,920	0.00%	cash
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC	Depositary Receipt			24	0.00%		+
	TOTAL			7,889,410	3.20%

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TOTAL (A & B)		# of voting rights % of voting rights
	CALCULATE	15,838,021	6.43%

11) Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the holding is effectively held, if applicate

Please see the full chain of control in "Chain of Control" tab.
12) In case of proxy voting for only one GM
Holder will caase to hold /	(DDAMMAYYYYY)
0 voling rights as of will hold again
13) Additional information
The disclosure obligation arose due to voling rights through financial instruments for BlackRock, Inc. going above 3%
Done at 12 Throgmorton Avenue, London EC2N 2DL, U.K.
On 20/03/2019 (DD/MM/YYYY)

Signaturo J. Bleece Celes Re

11) Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the holding is effectively held, if applicable

Name

BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd. BlackRock HK Holdco Limited BlackRock Lux Finco S.a.r.I. BlackRock Japan Holdings GK BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.

BlackRock, Inc. Trident Merger, LLC BlackRock Investment Management, LLC

BlackRock, Inc.

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC BlackRock Cayman 1 LP BlackRock Cayman West Bay Finco Limited BlackRock Cayman West Bay IV Limited BlackRock Group Limited BlackRock Finance Europe Limited BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited

BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock Australia Holdco Pty. Ltd. BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited

BlackRock, Inc.

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock Internationa! Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC BlackRock Cayman 1 LP BlackRock Cayman West Bay Finco Limited BlackRock Cayman West Bay IV Limited Black Rock Group Limited BlackRock International Limited

BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc. BlackRock Institutiona! Trust Company, National Association BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc. BlackRock Fund Advisors

BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd. BlackRock HK Holdco Limited BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited

BlackRock, Inc.

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC BlackRock Cayman 1 LP BlackRock Cayman West Bay Finco Limited BlackRock Cayman West Bay IV Limited BlackRock Group Limited BlackRock Finance Europe Limited BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG

BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC BlackRock Canada Holdings LP

BlackRock Canada Holdings ULC BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited

BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc. BlackRock Advisors, LLC

BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC BlackRock Cayman 1 LP

BlackRock Cayman West Bay Finco Limited BlackRock Cayman West Bay IV Limited BlackRock Group Limited BlackRock Finance Europe Limited BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited

BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd. BlackRock (Singapore) Limited

BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC BlackRock Cayman 1 LP BlackRock Cayman West Bay Finco Limited BlackRock Cayman West Bay IV Limited BlackRock Group Limited BlackRock Finance Europe Limited BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V.