Umicore — Major Shareholding Notification 2026

Mar 16, 2026

1) Status of the notification

		Final
2) Issuer
	Identification number 0401-574-852	Name UMICORE

3) Reason for the notification

Acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights	+2
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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

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	139	139		0.00%
BofA Securities, Inc.	52,288	52,110		0.02%
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & SmithInc	12	12		0.00%
Merrill Lynch International	106,559	483,277		0.20%

2 +

A +

Subtotal	158,998	535,538		0.22%		S	+
	TOTAL	535,538	0	0.22%	0.00%
	Start with "groups" of holders. Add subtotals with S, and then finish with the persons who are "alone".

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B) Equivalent financial instruments			After the transaction
Holders of equivalentfinancial instruments	Type of financial instrument		Expiration date Exercise period ordate	# of voting rightsthat may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised	% of voting rights	Settlement
Merrill Lynch International	Right to Recall			10,572	0.00%	physical	-
BofA Securities, Inc.	Rights of Use			26,724	0.01%	physical	-
Bank of America, NA	Swap	05/11/2026		661,656	0.27%	cash	-
Bank of America, NA	Swap	04/08/2026		649,000	0.26%	cash	-
Bank of America, NA	Swap	15/03/2028		56,374	0.02%	cash	-
Bank of America, NA	Swap	15/10/2027		104,489	0.04%	cash	-
Bank of America, NA	Swap	26/05/2026		1,087,000	0.44%	cash	-
Merrill Lynch International	Swap	15/01/2027		506,812	0.21%	cash	-
Merrill Lynch International	Swap	29/05/2026		5,328	0.00%	cash	-
Merrill Lynch International	Swap	04/08/2026		649,000	0.26%	cash	-
Merrill Lynch International	Swap	26/05/2026		1,087,000	0.44%	cash	-
Merrill Lynch International	Swap	09/04/2026		1,553,075	0.63%	cash	-
Merrill Lynch International	Swap	13/04/2026		495,793	0.20%	cash	-
Merrill Lynch International	Swap	20/12/2030		68,603	0.03%	cash	-
Merrill Lynch International	Swap	15/03/2028		56,374	0.02%	cash	-
Merrill Lynch International	Swap	25/01/2027		3,714	0.00%	cash	+
	TOTAL			7,021,514	2.85%

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TOTAL (A & B)			# of voting rights % of voting rights
	CALCULATE	7,557,052	3.07%

1. Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the holding is effectively held, if applicable

1. In case of proxy voting for only one GM

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

1. Additional information

	Done at London, United Kingdom
On		12/03/2026 (DD/MM/YYYY)
	Name & capacity James Todd, Vice President	Signature

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BofAML EMEA Holdings 2 Limited80.1000000385%80.1000000385%	BofAML Jersey Holdings Limited19.8999999615%100.0000000000%
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BAC North America Holding Company80.4081376316%80.4081376316%151,002,134 Voting Common shares
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Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
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BAC North America Holding Company100.0000000000%100.0000000000%1,000 Common shares
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