Umicore — Major Shareholding Notification 2026

Jan 13, 2026

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Transparency notification Form TR-1 BE PART I

1) Status of the notification

Final

2) Issuer

Name UMICORE Identification number 0401-574-852

3) Reason for the notification

Downward crossing of the lowest threshold Acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights Acquisition or disposal of financial instruments that are treated as voting securities

4) Notification by

A parent undertaking or a controlling person

5) Persons subject to the notification requirement

Name	Address (for legal entities)
Bank of America Corporation	Wilmington, D.E. (United States)	+

6) Persons that dispose of voting rights (only to be filled in if art. 7 of the Law applies)

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

7) Date on which the threshold is crossed

08/01/2026 (DD/MM/YYYY)

8) Threshold that is crossed (in %)

If the holding has fallen below the lowest threshold, you have the option of not entering any numbers in Section 10

9) Denominator

246,400,000

Please enter the denominator before filling in the data

10) Notified 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 thesecurities	Linked tosecurities	Not linked to thesecurities
Bank of America Corporation	0	0		0.00%
Bank of America, NA	0	0		0.00%
BofA Securities, Inc.	623	1,215		0.00%
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & SmithInc	12	12		0.00%
Merrill Lynch International	169,926	81,868		0.03%

13 - 2 - 3 +

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Subtotal	170,561	83,095		0.03%
TOTAL		83,095	0	0.03%	0.00%

Start with "groups" of holders. Add subtotals with S, and then finish with the persons who are "alone". For groups, start with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity. The totals, subtotals and % will be updated once you have clicked on .

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B) Equivalent financial instruments	After the transaction
Holders of equivalent financial instruments	Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise period or date	# of voting rightsthat may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised	% of voting rights	Settlement
Merrill Lynch International	Right to Recall			71,208	0.03%	physical	-
Merrill Lynch International	Rights of Use			103,577	0.04%	physical	-
BofA Securities, Inc.	Rights of Use			25,377	0.01%	physical	-
Bank of America, NA	Swap	15/10/2027		162,800	0.07%	cash	-
Bank of America, NA	Swap	26/05/2026		1,087,000	0.44%	cash	-
Bank of America, NA	Swap	17/01/2028		71,801	0.03%	cash	-
Merrill Lynch International	Swap	16/02/2026		600,000	0.24%	cash	-
Merrill Lynch International	Swap	30/09/2026		2,259	0.00%	cash	-
Merrill Lynch International	Swap	25/06/2027		6,456	0.00%	cash	-
Merrill Lynch International	Swap	16/04/2027		149,401	0.06%	cash	-
Merrill Lynch International	Swap	12/02/2026		495,793	0.20%	cash	-
Merrill Lynch International	Swap	22/01/2026		393,000	0.16%	cash	-
Merrill Lynch International	Swap	26/05/2026		1,087,000	0.44%	cash	-
Merrill Lynch International	Swap	19/01/2026		1,022,615	0.42%	cash	-
Merrill Lynch International	Swap	29/05/2026		10,248	0.00%	cash	-
Merrill Lynch International	Swap	09/01/2026		1,818,211	0.74%	cash	-
Merrill Lynch International	Swap	13/03/2026		23,615	0.01%	cash	-
Merrill Lynch International	Swap	04/06/2027		59,864	0.02%	cash	-
Merrill Lynch International	Swap	25/03/2026		65,095	0.03%	cash	-
Merrill Lynch International	Swap	15/02/2028		10,028	0.00%	cash	+
	TOTAL			7,265,348	2.95%

The totals will be updated once you have clicked on

TOTAL (A & B)	# of voting rights	% of voting rights
	CALCULATE	7,348,443	2.98%

11) Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the holding is effectively held, if applicable

Bank of America, NA, BofA Securities, Inc, 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.

10	) In	case	of	nroxy	votina	for	only	one	GM

_				(DD/MM/YYYY
Holder	will cease to hold /will hold again	0	voting rights as of

13) Additional information

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Done at	London, United Kingdom
On	12/01/2026	(DD/MM/YYYY)
Namo & canacity	Kamil Driedzic Vice President

Signature Kamil Dziedzic

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Group Structure (Legal Structure)

Merrill Lynch International

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