Transparency notifications by BlackRock, Inc.

20 January 2020 18:00

Transparency Notification from 16 January

In accordance with article 14, § 1 of the law of 2 May 2007 on disclosure of major holdings BlackRock, Inc. has notified Umicore on 16 January 2020 that on 15 January 2020 it has crossed the statutory threshold of 3% upwards for direct voting rights. In total (direct voting rights + equivalent financial instruments) Blackrock Inc. holds 5.31% of Umicore's shares and voting rights.

Notification details

Date of notification: 16 January 2020
Date on which the threshold is crossed: 15 January 2020
Threshold of direct voting rights crossed upwards: 3%
Notification by: BlackRock, Inc.
Denominator: 246,400,000
Notification details:

A) Voting rights

	Previous notification	After the transaction
Holders of voting rights	# voting rights	# voting rights	% voting rights
BlackRock, Inc.	0	0	0.00%
BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V.	25,079	25,079	0.01%
BlackRock (Singapore) Limited	7,981	7,981	0.00%
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited	773,279	852,082	0.35%
BlackRock Advisors, LLC	528,742	528,742	0.21%
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited	140,528	140,528	0.06%
BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG	322,977	320,247	0.13%
BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited	1,273	1,038	0.00%
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.	14,714	14,714	0.01%
BlackRock Fund Advisors	771,195	908,258	0.37%
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association	2,674,512	2,674,512	1.09%
BlackRock International Limited	268,200	268,200	0.11%
BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited	81,496	81,496	0.03%
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited	678,530	1,681,826	0.68%
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC	404,507	404,073	0.16%
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.	143,299	168,371	0.07%
Subtotal	6,836,312	8,077,147	3.28%

B) Equivalent financial instruments

Holders of equivalent financial instruments	Type of financial instrument	# voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised	% voting rights	Settlement
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited	Securities Lent	659,170	0.27%	physical
BlackRock Advisors, LLC	Securities Lent	47,663	0.02%	physical
BlackRock Fund Advisors	Securities Lent	1,723,821	0.70%	physical
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited	Securities Lent	2,427,123	0.99%	physical
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC	Securities Lent	26,816	0.01%	physical
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.	Securities Lent	130,838	0.05%	physical
Subtotal		5,015,431	2.04%

C) Total A & B

	# voting rights	% voting rights
TOTAL	13,092,578	5.31%

The chain of control has been described at the end of the declaration.

The notification can be found here.

Transparency Notification from 15 January

In accordance with article 14, § 1 of the law of 2 May 2007 on disclosure of major holdings BlackRock, Inc. has notified Umicore on 15 January 2020 that on 14 January 2020 it has crossed the statutory threshold of 3% downwards for direct voting rights. In total (direct voting rights + equivalent financial instruments) Blackrock Inc. holds 5.27% of Umicore's shares and voting rights.

Notification details

Date of notification: 15 January 2020
Date on which the threshold is crossed: 14 January 2020
Threshold of direct voting rights crossed downwards: 3%
Notification by: BlackRock, Inc.
Denominator: 246,400,000
Notification details:

A) Voting rights

	Previous notification	After the transaction
Holders of voting rights	# voting rights	# voting rights	% voting rights
BlackRock, Inc.	0	0	0.00%
BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V.	25,079	25,079	0.01%
BlackRock (Singapore) Limited	7,981	7,981	0.00%
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited	628,600	773,279	0.31%
BlackRock Advisors, LLC	529,360	528,742	0.21%
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited	140,528	140,528	0.06%
BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG	313,905	322,977	0.13%
BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited	1,038	1,273	0.00%
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.	14,969	14,714	0.01%
BlackRock Fund Advisors	686,788	771,195	0.31%
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association	2,655,498	2,674,512	1.09%
BlackRock International Limited	268,200	268,200	0.11%
BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited	81,496	81,496	0.03%
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited	1,934,488	678,530	0.28%
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC	405,856	404,507	0.16%
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.	67,213	143,299	0.06%
Subtotal	7,760,999	6,836,312	2.77%

B) Equivalent financial instruments

Holders of equivalent financial instruments	Type of financial instrument	# voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised	% voting rights	Settlement
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited	Securities Lent	660,948	0.27%	physical
BlackRock Advisors, LLC	Securities Lent	47,663	0.02%	physical
BlackRock Fund Advisors	Securities Lent	1,862,863	0.76%	physical
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited	Securities Lent	3,431,240	1.39%	physical
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC	Securities Lent	26,816	0.01%	physical
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.	Securities Lent	130,838	0.05%	physical
Subtotal		6,160,368	2.50%

C) Total A & B

	# voting rights	% voting rights
TOTAL	12,996,680	5.27%

The chain of control has been described at the end of the declaration.

The notification can be found here.

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Déclaration de transparence au 16 janvier

Conformément à l’article 14. § 1 de la loi du 2 mai 2007 relative à la publicité de participations importantes, BlackRock, Inc. a informé Umicore le 16 janvier 2020 qu’au 15 janvier 2020, elle avait franchi à la hausse le seuil réglementaire de 3% pour les droits de vote directs. Au total (droits de vote directs + instruments financiers assimilés) BlackRock, Inc. détient 5,31% des actions et des droits de vote de la société Umicore.

Détails de la notification

Date de la notification: 16 janvier 2020
Date de dépassement du seuil: 15 janvier 2020
Seuil des instruments financiers assimilés franchi à la hausse: 3%
Notification par: BlackRock, Inc.
Dénominateur: 246.400.000
Détails de la notification:

A. Droits de vote

	Notification précédente	Après la transaction
Détenteurs de droits de vote	# droits de vote	# droits de vote	% droits de vote
BlackRock, Inc.	0	0	0,00%
BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V.	25.079	25.079	0,01%
BlackRock (Singapore) Limited	7.981	7.981	0,00%
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited	773.279	852.082	0,35%
BlackRock Advisors, LLC	528.742	528.742	0,21%
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited	140.528	140.528	0,06%
BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG	322.977	320.247	0,13%
BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited	1.273	1.038	0,00%
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.	14.714	14.714	0,01%
BlackRock Fund Advisors	771.195	908.258	0,37%
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association	2.674.512	2.674.512	1,09%
BlackRock International Limited	268.200	268.200	0,11%
BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited	81.496	81.496	0,03%
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited	678.530	1.681.826	0,68%
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC	404.507	404.073	0,16%
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.	143.299	168.371	0,07%
Subtotal	6.836.312	8.077.147	3,28%

B. Instruments financiers assimilés

Détenteurs des instruments financiers assimilés	Type d’instrument financier	# de droits de vote pouvant être acquis en cas d’exercice de l’instrument	% de droits de vote	Règlement
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited	Titres en prêt	659.170	0,27%	physique
BlackRock Advisor, LLC	Titres en prêt	47.663	0,02%	physique
BlackRock Fund Advisors	Titres en prêt	1.723.821	0,70%	physique
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited	Titres en prêt	2.427.123	0,99%	physique
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC	Titres en prêt	26.816	0,01%	physique
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.	Titres en prêt	130.838	0,05%	physique
Subtotal		5.015.431	2,04%

C. Total A & B

	# droits de vote	% droits de vote
TOTAL	13.092.578	5,31%

La déclaration est disponible ici.

Déclaration de transparence au 15 janvier

Conformément à l’article 14. § 1 de la loi du 2 mai 2007 relative à la publicité de participations importantes, BlackRock, Inc. a informé Umicore le 15 janvier 2020 qu’au 14 janvier 2020, elle avait franchi à la baisse le seuil réglementaire de 3% pour les droits de vote directs. Au total (droits de vote directs + instruments financiers assimilés) BlackRock, Inc. détient 5,27% des actions et des droits de vote de la société Umicore.

Détails de la notification

Date de la notification: 15 janvier 2020
Date de dépassement du seuil: 14 janvier 2020
Seuil des instruments financiers assimilés franchi à la baisse: 3%
Notification par: BlackRock, Inc.
Dénominateur: 246.400.000
Détails de la notification:

A. Droits de vote

	Notification précédente	Après la transaction
Détenteurs de droits de vote	# droits de vote	# droits de vote	% droits de vote
BlackRock, Inc.	0	0	0,00%
BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V.	25.079	25.079	0,01%
BlackRock (Singapore) Limited	7.981	7.981	0,00%
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited	628.600	773.279	0,31%
BlackRock Advisors, LLC	529.360	528.742	0,21%
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited	140.528	140.528	0,06%
BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG	313.905	322.977	0,13%
BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited	1.038	1.273	0,00%
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.	14.969	14.714	0,01%
BlackRock Fund Advisors	686.788	771.195	0,31%
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association	2.655.498	2.674.512	1,09%
BlackRock International Limited	268.200	268.200	0,11%
BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited	81.496	81.496	0,03%
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited	1.934.488	678.530	0,28%
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC	405.856	404.507	0,16%
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.	67.213	143.299	0,06%
Subtotal	7.760.999	6.836.312	2,77%

B. Instruments financiers assimilés

Détenteurs des instruments financiers assimilés	Type d’instrument financier	# de droits de vote pouvant être acquis en cas d’exercice de l’instrument	% de droits de vote	Règlement
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited	Titres en prêt	660.948	0,27%	physique
BlackRock Advisor, LLC	Titres en prêt	47.663	0,02%	physique
BlackRock Fund Advisors	Titres en prêt	1.862.863	0,76%	physique
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited	Titres en prêt	3.431.240	1,39%	physique
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC	Titres en prêt	26.816	0,01%	physique
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.	Titres en prêt	130.838	0,05%	physique
Subtotal		6.160.368	2,50%

C. Total A & B

	# droits de vote	% droits de vote
TOTAL	12.996.680	5,27%

La déclaration est disponible ici.

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Transparantieverklaring van 16 januari

In overeenstemming met artikel 14, § 1 van de wet van 2 mei 2007 op de openbaarmaking van belangrijke deelnemingen, heeft BlackRock, Inc. op 16 januari 2020 Umicore te kennen gegeven dat zij op 15 januari 2020 de statutaire drempel van 3% heeft overschreden voor directe stemrechten. In totaal (directe stemrechten + gelijkgestelde financiële instrumenten) bezit BlackRock, Inc. op dit ogenblik 5,31% van Umicore’s aandelen en stemrechten.

Inhoud van de kennisgeving

Datum van kennisgeving: 16 januari 2020
Datum van drempeloverschrijding: 15 januari 2020
Overschreden drempel van directe stemrechten: 3%
Kennisgeving door: BlackRock, Inc.
Noemer: 246.400.000
Details van de kennisgeving:

A. Stemrechten

	Vorige kennisgeving	Na de transactie
Stemgerechtigde	# stemrechten	# stemrechten	% stemrechten
BlackRock, Inc.	0	0	0,00%
BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V.	25.079	25.079	0,01%
BlackRock (Singapore) Limited	7.981	7.981	0,00%
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited	773.279	852.082	0,35%
BlackRock Advisors, LLC	528.742	528.742	0,21%
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited	140.528	140.528	0,06%
BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG	322.977	320.247	0,13%
BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited	1.273	1.038	0,00%
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.	14.714	14.714	0,01%
BlackRock Fund Advisors	771.195	908.258	0,37%
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association	2.674.512	2.674.512	1,09%
BlackRock International Limited	268.200	268.200	0,11%
BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited	81.496	81.496	0,03%
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited	678.530	1.681.826	0,68%
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC	404.507	404.073	0,16%
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.	143.299	168.371	0,07%
Subtotaal	6.836.312	8.077.147	3,28%

B. Gelijkgestelde financiële instrumenten

Stemgerechtigde	Type financieel instrument	# stemrechten verbonden aan effecten	% stemrechten	Afwikkeling
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited	Uitgeleende effecten	659.170	0,27%	Fysieke afwikkeling
BlackRock Advisors, LLC	Uitgeleende effecten	47.663	0,02%	Fysieke afwikkeling
BlackRock Fund Advisors	Uitgeleende effecten	1.723.821	0,70%	Fysieke afwikkeling
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited	Uitgeleende effecten	2.427.123	0,99%	Fysieke afwikkeling
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC	Uitgeleende effecten	26.816	0,01%	Fysieke afwikkeling
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.	Uitgeleende effecten	130.838	0,05%	Fysieke afwikkeling
Subtotaal		5.015.431	2,04%

C. Totaal A & B

	# stemrechten	% stemrechten
TOTAAL	13.092.578	5,31%

De beschreven controleketen bevindt zich in de verklaring.

De verklaring is hier beschikbaar.

Transparantieverklaring van 15 januari

In overeenstemming met artikel 14, § 1 van de wet van 2 mei 2007 op de openbaarmaking van belangrijke deelnemingen, heeft BlackRock, Inc. op 15 januari 2020 Umicore te kennen gegeven dat zij op 14 januari 2020 de statutaire drempel van 3% heeft onderschreden voor directe stemrechten. In totaal (directe stemrechten + gelijkgestelde financiële instrumenten) bezit BlackRock, Inc. op dit ogenblik 5,27% van Umicore’s aandelen en stemrechten.