Major Shareholding Notification • Feb 12, 2025
Major Shareholding Notification
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2) Issuer
| Final | |
|---|---|
| Identification number 0401-574-852 | Name UMICORE |
3) Reason for the notification
| Acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights |
|---|
| Acquisition or disposal of financial instruments that are treated as voting securities |
| Downward crossing of the lowest threshold |
| A parent undertaking or a controlling person | ||
|---|---|---|
| -- | ---------------------------------------------- | -- |
| Name | Address (for legal entities) | |
|---|---|---|
| Bank of America Corporation | Wilmington, DE (United States) | + |
| Name | Address (for legal entities) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Please continue entering the information in part II concerning the persons referred to in Sections 5 and 6
Part II
06/02/2025 (DD/MM/YYYY)

If the holding has fallen below the lowest threshold, you have the option of not entering any numbers in Section 10
246,400,000
Please enter the denominator before filling in the data
| A) Voting rights | Previous notification | After the transaction | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # of voting rights | # of voting rights % of voting rights |
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| Holders of voting rights | Linked to securities | Not linked to the securities |
Linked to securities |
Not linked to the securities |
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| Bank of America Corporation | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Bank of America, NA | 21 | 21 | 0.00% | ||
| BofA Securities, Inc. | 3,923 | 3,448 | 0.00% | ||
| Managed Account Advisors, LLC | 12 | 77 | 0.00% | ||
| Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc |
27 | 27 | 0.00% |
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| - - |
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| - 1 |
0
0
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2 - 3 - 13 +
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A +
| Start with "groups" of holders. Add subtotals with S, and then finish with the persons who are "alone". | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 888,258 | 0 | 0.36% | 0.00% | |||
| Subtotal | 1,343,629 | 888,258 | 0.36% | S | + | ||
| Merrill Lynch International | 1,339,646 | 884,685 | 0.36% | 1 | - |
For groups, start with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity.
The totals, subtotals and % will be updated once you have clicked on
| 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 | ||
| Merrill Lynch International | Right to Recall | 356,564 | 0.14% | physical | - | ||
| Merrill Lynch International | Right of Use | 123,108 | 0.05% | physical | - | ||
| Bank of America, NA | Swap | 26/05/2026 | 277,297 | 0.11% | cash | - | |
| Bank of America, NA | Swap | 31/07/2026 | 236,021 | 0.10% | cash | - | |
| Bank of America, NA | Swap | 14/06/2027 | 331,235 | 0.13% | cash | - | |
| Bank of America, NA | Swap | 18/02/2025 | 188,250 | 0.08% | cash | - | |
| Bank of America, NA | Swap | 02/04/2025 | 808,000 | 0.33% | cash | - | |
| Merrill Lynch International | Swap | 18/11/2026 | 207 | 0.00% | cash | - | |
| Merrill Lynch International | Swap | 12/01/2026 | 36,613 | 0.01% | cash | - | |
| Merrill Lynch International | Swap | 26/05/2026 | 277,297 | 0.11% | cash | - | |
| Merrill Lynch International | Swap | 14/06/2027 | 331,235 | 0.13% | cash | - | |
| Merrill Lynch International | Swap | 29/08/2025 | 3,935 | 0.00% | cash | - | |
| Merrill Lynch International | Swap | 30/06/2025 | 20,338 | 0.01% | cash | - | |
| Merrill Lynch International | Swap | 28/11/2025 | 24,089 | 0.01% | cash | - | |
| Merrill Lynch International | Swap | 21/05/2026 | 13,820 | 0.01% | cash | - | |
| Merrill Lynch International | Swap | 21/05/2026 | 13,829 | 0.01% | cash | - | |
| Merrill Lynch International | Swap | 31/07/2025 | 1,432 | 0.00% | cash | - | |
| Merrill Lynch International | Swap | 30/04/2026 | 15,863 | 0.01% | cash | - | |
| Merrill Lynch International | Swap | 30/04/2026 | 10,195 | 0.00% | cash | - | |
| Merrill Lynch International | Swap | 30/04/2026 | 6,411 | 0.00% | cash | - | |
| Merrill Lynch International | Swap | 16/02/2026 | 196,107 | 0.08% | cash | - | |
| Merrill Lynch International | Swap | 25/06/2026 | 42,187 | 0.02% | cash | - | |
| Merrill Lynch International | Swap | 07/02/2028 | 105 | 0.00% | cash | - | |
| Merrill Lynch International | Swap | 31/03/2026 | 481,703 | 0.20% | cash | - | |
| Merrill Lynch International | Swap | 30/01/2026 | 11,977 | 0.00% | cash | - | |
| Merrill Lynch International | Swap | 02/04/2025 | 808,000 | 0.33% | cash | - | |
| Merrill Lynch International | Swap | 15/09/2025 | 1,576,028 | 0.64% | cash | - | |
| Merrill Lynch International | Swap | 18/02/2025 | 188,250 | 0.08% | cash | - | |
| Merrill Lynch International | Swap | 18/03/2026 | 66,316 | 0.03% | cash | - | |
| Merrill Lynch International | Swap | 29/12/2025 | 893 | 0.00% | cash | + | |
| TOTAL | 6,447,305 | 2.62% |
The totals will be updated once you have clicked on
| TOTAL (A & B) | # of voting rights % of voting rights | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| CALCULATE | 7,335,563 | 2.98% |
11) Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the holding is effectively held, if applicable
Bank of America, NA, BofA Securities, Inc, Managed Account Advisors, LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc and Merrill Lynch International are controlled by "Bank of America Corporation" ( see enclosure). Bank of America Corporation is not a controlled entity.
| (DD/MM/YYYY) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holder | will cease to hold / will hold again |
0 | voting rights as of | |
13) Additional information
| Done at London, United Kingdom | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| On | 10/02/2025 (DD/MM/YYYY) | ||
| Name & capacity Kamil Dziedzic, Vice President | Signature | ||
| For security reasons, the unsigned form in xlsx format should be transmitted to [email protected]. You can do this manually OR if you have MS Outlook at your disposal via the "Save & Send" button. |
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| In addition, a signed copy in PDF format should also be transmitted. |
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