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Major Shareholding Notification • Jan 3, 2024
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Major Shareholding Notification
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Press release Regulated information January 3, 2024 - 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 consecutively crossed the legal threshold of 5% for the direct voting rights: upwards on December 21st 2023 and then downwards on December 22nd 2023.
The total holding of direct voting rights and equivalent financial instruments stands now at 5.89%.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 December 2023 | 27 December 2023 | 5.02 % | 1.05 % | 6.07 % |
| 22 December 2023 | 27 December 2023 | 4.85 % | 1.04 % | 5.89 % |
Notification of December 27 th 2023 (most recent notification):
The notification contains the following information:
- Date of notification: December 27 th 2023
- Date on which the threshold is crossed: December 22 nd 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 (Netherlands) B.V. | 10,253 | 10.253 | 0.00% | |||
| BlackRock (Singapore) Limited | 873 | 873 | 0.00% | |||
| BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited | 1,868,140 | 1,592,675 | 0.65% | |||
| BlackRock Advisors, LLC | 122,945 | 122,945 | 0.05% | |||
| BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited |
300,957 | 300,949 | 0.12% | |||
| BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG |
330,007 | 330,007 | 0.13% | |||
| BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited |
6,767 | 6.767 | 0.00% | |||
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | 31,843 | 31,843 | 0.01% | |||
| BlackRock Fund Advisors | 4,256,293 | 4,256,293 | 1.73% | |||
| BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association |
2,537,172 | 2,537,119 | 1.03% | |||
| BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited |
80,246 | 80.246 | 0.03% | |||
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited |
1,811,366 | 1,662,091 | 0.67% | |||
| BlackRock Investment Management, LLC |
657,068 | 657,068 | 0.27% | |||
| BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. | 337,643 | 347,129 | 0.14% | |||
| Aperio Group, LLC | 14,896 | 14,896 | 0.01% | |||
| Subtotal | 12,366,469 | 11,951,154 | 4.85% | |||
| TOTAL | 11,951,154 | 0 | 4.85% | 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 | 939,786 | 0.38% | physical | ||
| BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association |
Securities Lent | 135,000 | 0.05% | physical | ||
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited |
Securities Lent | 605,320 | 0.25% | physical | ||
| BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. | Securities Lent | 10.049 | 0.00% | physical | ||
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | Contract Difference | 92,061 | 0.04% | cash | ||
| BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association |
Contract Difference | 132,372 | 0.05% | cash | ||
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited |
Contract Difference | 249 | 0.00% | cash | ||
| Aperio Group, LLC | Depositary Receipt | 650,558 | 0.26% | |||
| TOTAL | 2,565,395 | 1.04% | ||||
| The totals will be updated once you have clicked on |
| TOTAL (A & B) | # of voting rights % of voting rights | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| CALCULATE | 14,516,549 | 5.89% |
First notification of December 27th 2023:
The notification contains the following information:
- Date of notification: December 27 th 2023
- Date on which the threshold is crossed: December 21st 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
| 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. | 10,253 | 10,253 | 0.00% | |||
| BlackRock (Singapore) Limited | 103,132 | 873 | 0.00% | |||
| BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited | 1,548,861 | 1,868,140 | 0.76% | |||
| BlackRock Advisors, LLC | 122,945 | 122,945 | 0.05% | |||
| BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited |
300,973 | 300,957 | 0.12% | |||
| BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG |
330,007 | 330,007 | 0.13% | |||
| BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited |
6.767 | 6,767 | 0.00% | |||
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | 34,912 | 31,843 | 0.01% | |||
| BlackRock Fund Advisors | 4,254,812 | 4,256,293 | 1.73% | |||
| BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association |
2,515,861 | 2,537,172 | 1.03% | |||
| BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited |
80,246 | 80,246 | 0.03% | |||
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited |
1,948,604 | 1,811,366 | 0.74% | |||
| BlackRock Investment Management, LLC |
551,106 | 657,068 | 0.27% | |||
| BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. | 337,643 | 337,643 | 0.14% | |||
| Aperio Group, LLC | 14,896 | 14,896 | 0.01% | |||
| Subtotal | 12,161,018 | 12,366,469 | 5.02% | |||
| TOTAL | 12,366,469 | O | 5.02% | 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 | 946,192 | 0.38% | physical | ||
| BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association |
Securities Lent | 135,000 | 0.05% | physical | ||
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited |
Securities Lent | 628,015 | 0.25% | physical | ||
| BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. | Securities Lent | 10.049 | 0.00% | physical | ||
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | Contract Difference | 92,061 | 0.04% | cash | ||
| BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association |
Contract Difference | 132,372 | 0.05% | cash | ||
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited |
Contract Difference | 249 | 0.00% | cash | ||
| Aperio Group, LLC | Depositary Receipt | 651,522 | 0.26% | |||
| TOTAL | 2,595,460 | 1.05% | ||||
| The totals will be updated once you have clicked on |
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| TOTAL (A & B) | # of voting rights | % of voting rights | ||||
| CALCULATE | 44 004 000 | 0 070/ |
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 | [email protected] |
| Benoît Mathieu | +32 2 227 73 72 | [email protected] |
About Umicore
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.