FSMA

FINANCIAL SERVICES AND

MARKETS AUTHORITY

Transparency notification

Form TR-1 BE

PART I

1) Status of the notification

Final

2) Issuer

Name
Identification number
UMICORE
0401-574-852

3) Reason for the notification

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)

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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

25/02/2026 (DD/MM/YYYY)

8) Threshold that is crossed (in %)

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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

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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 the securities	Linked to securities	Not linked to the securities
Bank of America Corporation	0	0		0.00%
Bank of America, NA	2,280	2,280		0.00%
BofA Securities, Inc.	427	427		0.00%
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.	12	12		0.00%
Merrill Lynch International	464,372	0		0.00%
Subtotal	467,091	2,719		0.00%

TOTAL

	2,719	0	0.00%	0.00%

Start with "groups" of holders. Add subtotals with $\sum_{i=1}^{n} a_{i}$ 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 .

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			56,501	0.00%	physical
Merrill Lynch International	Rights of Use			328,439	0.02%	physical
Bolfa Securities, Inc.	Rights of Use			47,398	0.00%	physical
Bank of America, NA	Swap	15/10/2027		97,880	0.00%	cash
Bank of America, NA	Swap	26/05/2026		1,087,000	0.05%	cash
Bank of America, NA	Swap	05/11/2026		661,656	0.03%	cash
Bank of America, NA	Swap	04/08/2026		649,000	0.03%	cash
Merrill Lynch International	Swap	26/05/2026		1,087,000	0.05%	cash
Merrill Lynch International	Swap	29/05/2026		5,328	0.00%	cash
Merrill Lynch International	Swap	30/06/2026		344	0.00%	cash
Merrill Lynch International	Swap	13/04/2026		495,793	0.02%	cash
Merrill Lynch International	Swap	09/04/2026		1,553,075	0.08%	cash
Merrill Lynch International	Swap	04/08/2026		649,000	0.03%	cash
Merrill Lynch International	Swap	15/03/2027		7,365	0.00%	cash
Merrill Lynch International	Swap	15/01/2027		506,812	0.03%	cash
Merrill Lynch International	Swap	21/05/2026		25,291	0.00%	cash
Merrill Lynch International	Swap	25/02/2027		96,364	0.00%	cash
Merrill Lynch International	Swap	09/09/2027		1,285,352	0.06%	cash
Merrill Lynch International	Swap	29/01/2027		11,201	0.00%	cash
TOTAL				8,650,799	3.51%

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

The totals will be updated once you have clicked on

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

12) In case of proxy voting for only one GM

13) Additional information

Holding of Equivalent Financial Instruments (10B) going above 3%.

Done at London, United Kingdom

On 26/02/2026 (DD/MM/YYYY)

Name & capacity Kamil Dziedzic, Vice President

Signature Kamil Dziedzic

For security reasons, the unsigned form in else 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.

In addition, a signed copy in PDF format should also be transmitted.

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