Umicore - Transparency notification by Vanguard International Growth Fund

In accordance with article 14, § 1 of the law of 2 May 2007 on disclosure of major holding Vanguard International Growth fund notified Umicore on 15 October 2019 that on 1 October 2019 they have crossed the statutory threshold of 3% downwards for direct voting rights. In total (direct voting rights + equivalent financial instruments) Vanguard International Growth fund now holds 0.00% of Umicore's shares and voting rights.

Notification details:

• Date of notification: 15 October 2019
• Date on which the threshold is crossed: 1 October 2019
• Threshold of direct voting rights crossed downwards: 3%
• Notification by: Vanguard International Growth Fund
• Denominator: 246,400,000
• Notification details:

A) Voting rights

B) Equivalent financial instruments

C) Total A & B

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

The notification can be found here.

This press release is available on Umicore’s website.

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Evelien Goovaerts                                         +32 2 227 78 38                    evelien.goovaerts@umicore.com

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Aurélie Bultynck                                             +32 2 227 74 34                       aurelie.bultynck@umicore.com

About Umicore

Umicore is a global materials technology and recycling group. It focuses on application areas where its expertise in materials science, chemistry and metallurgy makes a real difference. Its activities are organized in three business groups: Catalysis, Energy & Surface Technologies and Recycling. Each business group is divided into market-focused business units offering materials and solutions that are at the cutting edge of new technological developments and essential to everyday life.            

Umicore generates the majority of its revenues and dedicates most of its R&D efforts to clean mobility materials and recycling. Umicore’s overriding goal of sustainable value creation is based on an ambition to develop, produce and recycle materials in a way that fulfils its mission: materials for a better life.

Umicore’s industrial and commercial operations as well as R&D activities are located across the world to best serve its global customer base. The Group generated revenues (excluding metal) of € 1.6 billion (turnover of € 7.6 billion) in the first half of 2019 and currently employs 10,700 people.