Umicore

Major Shareholding Notification • Oct 23, 2023

Press release Regulated information October 23 rd 2023 - 18:30 CEST

Transparency notification by Schroders plc

In accordance with article 14, § 1 of the law of 2 May 2007 on disclosure of major holdings, Schroders plc has recently notified Umicore that that it has crossed the statutory threshold of 3% for the direct voting rights downwards on October 17 th 2023.

The total holding of direct voting rights and equivalent financial instruments stands now at 2.82%.

Summary of the move:

Date on which the threshold was crossed	Date of notification	Direct voting rights after the transaction	Equivalent financial instruments after the transaction	Total
17 October 2023	18 October 2023	2.82 %	0 %	2.82 %

The notification contains the following information:

• Date of notification: October 18 th 2023
• Date on which the threshold is crossed: October 17 th 2023
• Threshold of direct voting rights crossed downwards: 3%
• Notification by: Schroders plc
• Denominator: 246,400,000
• Reason for notification: Acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights

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
Schroders plc	$\mathbf{0}$	$\Omega$		0.00%
Schroder Investment Management Limited	7,656,597	6,885,748		2.79%
Schroder Investment Management (Hong Kong) Limited	7,505	5,750		0.00%
Schroder Investment Management North America Limited	58,513	51,459		0.02%
Subtotal	7,722,615	6,942,957		2.82%
	TOTAL	6,942,957		2.82%

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
Schroder Investment Management (Switzerland) AG	Convertible			15	0.00%	physical
Schroder Investment Management Limited	CFD			6,495	0.00%	cash	۰
Schroder Investment Management North America Limited	CFD			843	0.00%	cash	$+$
	TOTAL			7,353	$0.00\%$
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	TOTAL (A & B)			# of voting rights	% of voting rights
			CALCULATE	6,950,310	2.82%

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

For more information

Investor Relations
Caroline Kerremans	+32 2 227 72 21	caroline.kerremans@umicore.com
Eva Behaeghe	+32 2 227 70 68	eva.behaeghe@umicore.com
Adrien Raicher	+32 2 227 74 34	adrien.raicher@umicore.com
Benoît Mathieu	+32 2 227 73 72	benoit.mathieu@umicore.com

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Umicore is a circular materials technology 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 € 4.2 billion (turnover of € 25.4 billion) in 2022 and currently employs more than 11,000 people.