Umicore

Major Shareholding Notification • Aug 13, 2021

Press release Regulated information 13 August 2021 - 18:30 CEST

Transparency notification 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
10 August 2021	12 August 2021	4.76%	0.24%	5.00%

The most recent notification contains the following information:

• Date of notification: 12 August 2021
• Date on which the threshold is crossed: 10 August 2021
• Threshold of direct voting rights + equivalent financial instruments crossed upwards: 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 (Singapore) Limited	380	380		0.00%
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited	2,035,349	1,697,046		0.69%
BlackRock Advisors, LLC	94,238	111,096		0.05%
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited	149,558	149,663		0.06%
BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG	403,115	361,580		0.15%
BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited	1,619	1,619		0.00%
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.	73.373	49.719		0.02%
BlackRock Fund Advisors	3,079,787	3,282,508		1.33%
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association	2,850,548	2,698,478		1.10%
BlackRock International Limited	314	314		0.00%
BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited	117,842	68,447		0.03%
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited	1,837,393	2,970,425		1.21%
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC	270,577	225,897		0.09%
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.	120,104	106,654		0.04%
Aperio Group, LLC	6,207	6,207		0.00%
Subtotal	11,040,404	11,730,033		4.76%
TOTAL		11,730,033	0	4.76%	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			166,773	0.07%	physical
BlackRock Advisors, LLC	Contract for Difference			9,836	0.00%	cash
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association	Contract for Difference			91,237	0.04%	cash
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited	Securities Lent			95,822	0.04%	physical
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited	Contract for Difference			4,621	0.00%	cash
Aperio Group, LLC	Depositary Receipt			229,308	0.09%		+
TOTAL			597,597	0.24%
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TOTAL (A & B)			# of voting rights	% of voting rights
			CALAHU ATT	40 004 000	P OAN

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 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 revenues (excluding metal) of € 2.1 billion (turnover of € 12.7 billion) in the first half of 2021 and currently employs just below 11,000 people.