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Umicore — Major Shareholding Notification 2023
Feb 22, 2023
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Major Shareholding Notification
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February 22nd 2023 - 18:30 CET
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 successively crossed the statutory threshold of 5% for the direct voting rights: upwards on February, 16th 2023 and then downwards on February, 17th 2023. The total holding of direct voting rights and equivalent financial instruments remained above 5%.
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 February 2023 | 20 February 2023 | 4.94 % | 0.48 % | 5.43 % |
| 16 February 2023 | 17 February 2023 | 5.00 % | 0.49 % | 5.49 % |
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Notification of February 20th 2023:
The most recent notification contains the following information:
- Date of notification: February 20th 2023
- Date on which the threshold is crossed: February 17th 2023
- Threshold of direct voting rights crossed downwards: 5%
- Notification by: BlackRock, Inc
- 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 | |
| BlackRock, Inc. | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| BlackRock (Singapore) Limited | 873 | 13,669 | 0.01% | ||
| BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited | 2,826,785 | 2,351,345 | 0.95% | ||
| BlackRock Advisors, LLC | 115,345 | 115,345 | 0.05% | ||
| BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited | 181,355 | 181,355 | 0.07% | ||
| BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG | 274,774 | 274,774 | 0.11% | ||
| BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited | 9,070 | 9,070 | 0.00% | ||
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | 24,318 | 171,468 | 0.07% | ||
| BlackRock Fund Advisors | 3,900,810 | 3,901,863 | 1.58% | ||
| BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association | 2,858,208 | 2,858,225 | 1.08% | ||
| BlackRock International Limited | 669 | 669 | 0.00% | ||
| BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited | 91,267 | 91,267 | 0.04% | ||
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited | 1,769,356 | 1,751,806 | 0.71% | ||
| BlackRock Investment Management, LLC | 275,853 | 268,144 | 0.11% | ||
| BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. | 378,328 | 378,328 | 0.15% | ||
| Xperio Group, LLC | 16,923 | 16,923 | 0.01% | ||
| Subtotal | 12,323,934 | 12,184,251 | 4.94% | ||
| TOTAL | 12,184,251 | 0 | 4.94% | 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 |
| BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited | Securities Lent | 103,022 | 0.04% | ||
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited | Securities Lent | 19,824 | 0.01% | ||
| BlackRock Investment Management, LLC | Securities Lent | 24,181 | 0.01% | ||
| BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. | Securities Lent | 10,549 | 0.00% | ||
| BlackRock Advisors, LLC | Contract Difference | 7,834 | 0.00% | ||
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | Contract Difference | 380,729 | 0.15% | ||
| BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association | Contract Difference | 325,318 | 0.13% | ||
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited | Contract Difference | 287 | 0.00% | ||
| BlackRock Investment Management, LLC | Contract Difference | 1,554 | 0.00% | ||
| Xperio Group, LLC | Depositary Receipt | 319,542 | 0.13% | ||
| TOTAL | 1,192,150 | 0.45% | |||
| TOTAL (A & B) | # of voting rights | % of voting rights | |||
| --- | --- | --- | |||
| CALCULATE | 13,376,401 | 5.43% |
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Notification of February 17th 2023:
The previous notification contains the following information:
- Date of notification: February 17th 2023
- Date on which the threshold is crossed: February 16th 2023
- Threshold of direct voting rights crossed upwards: 5%
- Notification by: BlackRock, Inc
- Denominator: 246,400,000
- Reason for notification: Acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights
| N) 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 | 873 | 873 | 0.00% | ||
| BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited | 2013312 | 2,626,785 | 1.07% | ||
| BlackRock Advisors, LLC | 115345 | 115,345 | 0.05% | ||
| BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited | 182129 | 181,355 | 0.07% | ||
| BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG | 260450 | 274,774 | 0.11% | ||
| BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited | 1616 | 9,070 | 0.00% | ||
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | 27912 | 24,318 | 0.01% | ||
| BlackRock Fund Advisors | 3660086 | 3,900,810 | 1.59% | ||
| BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association | 2835774 | 2,658,208 | 1.08% | ||
| BlackRock International Limited | 0 | 669 | 0.00% | ||
| BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited | 90922 | 91,267 | 0.04% | ||
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited | 1216512 | 1,769,356 | 0.72% | ||
| BlackRock Investment Management, LLC | 198692 | 275,853 | 0.11% | ||
| BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. | 324268 | 378,328 | 0.15% | ||
| Aperio Group, LLC | 19599 | 16,923 | 0.01% | ||
| Subtotal | 11167395 | 12,323,934 | 5.00% | ||
| TOTAL | 13,323,934 | 0 | 5.00% | 0.00% | |
| N) 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 |
| BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited | Securities Lent | 67,587 | 0.04% | ||
| BlackRock Investment Management, LLC | Securities Lent | 24,181 | 0.01% | ||
| BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. | Securities Lent | 10,049 | 0.00% | ||
| BlackRock Advisors, LLC | Contract Difference | 7,834 | 0.00% | ||
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | Contract Difference | 453,209 | 0.16% | ||
| BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association | Contract Difference | 342,333 | 0.14% | ||
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited | Contract Difference | 287 | 0.00% | ||
| BlackRock Investment Management, LLC | Contract Difference | 1,554 | 0.00% | ||
| Aperio Group, LLC | Secondary Receipt | 319,415 | 0.13% | ||
| TOTAL | 1,196,449 | 0.46% | |||
| TOTAL (A & B) | # of voting rights | % of voting rights | |||
| --- | --- | --- | |||
| CALCULATE | 13,520,383 | 5.49% |
The chain of control has been described at the end of the notification and can be found here.
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About Umicore
Umicore is the 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.
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