AI Terminal
Umicore
Major Shareholding Notification • May 14, 2020
4018_mrq_2020-05-14_415ba3a5-345e-4e87-bd1d-2bd52bcdcf45.pdf
Major Shareholding Notification
Open in ViewerOpens in native device viewer
Press release Regulated information 14 May 2020 - 18:30 CEST
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 recently notified Umicore that it has crossed the statutory threshold of 5% for the total of direct voting rights + equivalent financial instruments.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 May 2020 | 11 May 2020 | 4.12% | 0.95% | 5.07% |
| 8 May 2020 | 11 May 2020 | 4.00% | 0.95% | 4.95% |
The most recent notification contains the following information:
- Date of notification: 11 May 2020
- Date on which the threshold is crossed: 8 May 2020
- Threshold of direct voting rights + equivalent financial instruments crossed downwards: 5%
- Notification by: BlackRock, Inc.
- 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 |
|
| BlackRock, Inc. | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V. | 30,794 | 30,794 | 0.01% | ||
| BlackRock (Singapore) Limited | 3.774 | 3.774 | 0.00% | ||
| BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited | 1,529,189 | 1,343,633 | 0.55% | ||
| BlackRock Advisors, LLC | 230,980 | 231,839 | 0.09% | ||
| BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited |
139,327 | 139,327 | 0.06% | ||
| BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG |
297,399 | 297,399 | 0.12% | ||
| BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited |
4,877 | 5,267 | 0.00% | ||
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | 19,909 | 19,970 | 0.01% | ||
| BlackRock Fund Advisors | 2,588,328 | 2,582,082 | 1.05% | ||
| BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association |
2,854,376 | 2,861,040 | 1.16% | ||
| BlackRock International Limited | 65,276 | 65,276 | 0.03% | ||
| BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited |
86,839 | 86,839 | 0.04% | ||
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited |
1,721,590 | 1,578,550 | 0.64% | ||
| BlackRock Investment Management, LLC |
423,640 | 451,222 | 0.18% | ||
| BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. | 145,924 | 146,807 | 0.06% | ||
| Subtotal | 10,142,222 | 9,843,819 | 4.00% | ||
| TOTAL | 9,843,819 | 0 | 4.00% | 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 | 643,438 | 0.26% | physical | |||
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited |
Securities Lent | 1,648,947 | 0.67% | physical | |||
| BlackRock Investment Management, LLC |
Securities Lent | 8.106 | 0.00% | physical | |||
| BlackRock Advisors, LLC | Contract for Difference | 9,875 | 0.00% | cash | |||
| BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association |
Contract for Difference | 33,421 | 0.01% | cash | |||
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited |
Contract for Difference | 5,424 | 0.00% | cash | + | ||
| TOTAL | 2,349,211 | 0.95% |
| # of voting rights % of voting rights | ||
|---|---|---|
| CALCULATE | 12,193,030 | 4.95% |
The chain of control has been described at the end of the notification and can be found here.
For more information
| Investor Relations | ||
|---|---|---|
| Evelien Goovaerts | +32 2 227 78 38 | [email protected] |
| Eva Behaeghe | +32 2 227 70 68 | [email protected] |
| Aurélie Bultynck | +32 2 227 74 34 | [email protected] |
About Umicore
Umicore is a global materials technology and recycling group. It focuses on application areas where its expertise in materials science, chemistry and metallurgy makes a real difference. Its activities are organised 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 in 2019 revenues (excluding metal) of € 3.4 billion (turnover of € 17.5 billion) and currently employs 11,152 people.