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Umicore

Major Shareholding Notification Mar 24, 2021

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Major Shareholding Notification

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Press release Regulated information 24 March 2021 - 18:30 CET

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.

1. Transparency Declaration of 19 March 2021

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
18 March 2021 19 March 2021 4.54% 0.44% 4.98%

The most recent notification contains the following information:

  • Date of notification: 19 March 2021
  • Date on which the threshold is crossed: 18 March 2021
  • 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. $\mathbf{0}$ $\mathbf{O}$ 0.00%
BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V. 25,710 25,710 0.01%
BlackRock (Singapore) Limited 380 380 $0.00\%$
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited 1,618,206 1,626,895 0.66%
BlackRock Advisors, LLC 120,220 122,003 0.05%
BlackRock Asset Management Canada
Limited
149,874 149,874 0.06%
BlackRock Asset Management
Deutschland AG
716,025 716,025 0.29%
BlackRock Asset Management North
Asia Limited
1,619 1.619 0.00%
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. 116,611 116,828 0.05%
BlackRock Fund Advisors 2,933,762 2,935,188 1.19%
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company,
National Association
3,016,109 3,020,777 1.23%
BlackRock International Limited 45,979 44,916 0.02%
BlackRock Investment Management
(Australia) Limited
91,608 92,033 0.04%
BlackRock Investment Management
(UK) Limited
1,632,959 1,858,466 0.75%
BlackRock Investment Management,
LLC
235,482 236,771 0.10%
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. 364,645 230,326 0.09%
Aperio Group, LLC 6,207 6.207 0.00%
Subtotal 11,075,396 11,184,018 4.54%
TOTAL 11,184,018 $\bf{0}$ 4.54% 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 243,403 0.10% physical ٠
BlackRock Investment Management
(UK) Limited
Securities Lent 563,566 0.23% physical ٠
BlackRock Advisors, LLC Contract for Difference 9,205 0.00% cash $\sim$
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company.
National Association
Contract for Difference 82,228 0.03% cash ٠
BlackRock Investment Management
(UK) Limited
Contract for Difference 1,033 0.00% cash ٠
Aperio Group, LLC Depository Receipt 190,545 0.08% $+$
TOTAL 1,089,980 0.44%

The totals will be updated once you have clicked on

TOTAL (A & B) # of voting rights % of voting rights
CALCULATE 12.273.998 4.98%

2. Transparency Declaration of 18 March 2021

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
17 March 2021 18 March 2021 4.49% 0.56% 5.06%

The most recent notification contains the following information:

  • Date of notification: 18 March 2021
  • Date on which the threshold is crossed: 17 March 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. $\mathsf{O}\xspace$ $\mathbf{0}$ $0.00\%$
BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V. 25,710 25,710 0.01%
BlackRock (Singapore) Limited 380 380 $0.00\%$
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited 1,442,647 1,618,206 0.66%
BlackRock Advisors, LLC 121,643 120,220 0.05%
BlackRock Asset Management Canada
Limited
150,818 149,874 0.06%
BlackRock Asset Management
Deutschland AG
715,640 716,025 0.29%
BlackRock Asset Management North
Asia Limited
1.619 1,619 0.00%
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. 148,021 116,611 0.05%
BlackRock Fund Advisors 2,928,185 2,933,762 1.19%
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company,
National Association
3,066,457 3,016,109 1.22%
BlackRock International Limited 56,666 45,979 0.02%
BlackRock Investment Management
(Australia) Limited
91,327 91,608 0.04%
BlackRock Investment Management
(UK) Limited
1,508,628 1,632,959 0.66%
BlackRock Investment Management,
LLC
227,555 235,482 0.10%
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. 210,156 364,645 0.15%
Aperio Group, LLC 6,207 6,207 0.00%
Subtotal 10,701,659 11,075,396 4.49%
TOTAL 11,075,396 $\bf{0}$ 4.49% 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 243,403 0.10% physical ۰
BlackRock Investment Management
(UK) Limited
Securities Lent 866,161 0.35% physical ÷
BlackRock Advisors, LLC Contract for Difference 8,204 0.00% cash ٠
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company
National Association
Contract for Difference 79,386 0.03% cash ٠
BlackRock Investment Management
(UK) Limited
Contract for Difference 1,018 0.00% cash ٠
BlackRock Investment Management
(UK) Limited
Depository Receipt 125 0.00% $\sim$
Aperio Group, LLC Depository Receipt 191,279 0.08% $+$
TOTAL 1,389,576 0.56%
Œ The totals will be updated once you have clicked on
TOTAL (A & B) # of voting rights % of voting rights
CALCULATE 12,464,972 5.06%

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

For more information

Investor Relations

Saskia Dheedene +32 2 227 7221 [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 revenues (excluding metal) of € 3.2 billion (turnover of € 20.7 billion) in 2020 and currently employs 10,800 people.

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