Umicore - Transparency notifications by BlackRock, Inc.


  1. Transparency notification from 31 December 2019

In accordance with article 14, § 1 of the law of 2 May 2007 on disclosure of major holdings BlackRock, Inc. has notified Umicore on 31 December 2019 that on 30 December 2019 it has crossed the statutory threshold of 3% upwards for direct voting rights. In total (direct voting rights + equivalent financial instruments) Blackrock Inc. holds 5.33% of Umicore's shares and voting rights.

Notification details:

  • Date of notification: 31 December 2019
  • Date on which the threshold is crossed: 30 December 2019
  • Threshold of direct voting rights crossed upwards: 3%
  • Notification by: BlackRock, Inc.
  • Denominator: 246,400,000
  • Notification details:

A) Voting rights

 Previous notificationAfter the transaction
Holders of voting rights# voting rights# voting rights% voting rights
BlackRock, Inc.000.00%
BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V.25,07925,0790.01%
BlackRock (Singapore) Limited7,9817,9810.00%
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited596,194644,9370.26%
BlackRock Advisors, LLC544,377591,4220.24%
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited140,822140,5280.06%
BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG311,219311,2190.13%
BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited1,0401,0380.00%
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.14,96916,0470.01%
BlackRock Fund Advisors684,5422,637,5431.07%
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association2,162,6892,655,4981.08%
BlackRock International Limited268,200268,2000.11%
BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited81,49681,4960.03%
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited1,935,8182,002,7500.81%
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC403,859453,0890.18%
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.57,91864,4910.03%
Subtotal7,236,2039,901,3184.02%

B) Equivalent financial instruments

Holders of equivalent financial instrumentsType of financial instrument# voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised% voting rightsSettlement
BlackRock Advisors (UK) LimitedSecurities Lent810,2910.33%physical
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) LimitedSecurities Lent2,270,7900.92%physical
BlackRock Investment Management, LLCSecurities Lent23,9100.01%physical
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.Securities Lent125,3690.05%physical
Subtotal 3,230,3601.31% 

C) Total A & B

 # voting rights% voting rights
Total Fina Elf13,131,6785.33%

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

The notification can be found here.



  1. Transparency notification from 30 December 2019


In accordance with article 14, § 1 of the law of 2 May 2007 on disclosure of major holdings BlackRock, Inc. has notified Umicore on 30 December 2019 that on 27 December 2019 it has crossed the statutory threshold of 3% downwards for direct voting rights. In total (direct voting rights + equivalent financial instruments) Blackrock Inc. held 5.26% of Umicore's shares and voting rights.

Notification details:

  • Date of notification: 30 December 2019
  • Date on which the threshold is crossed: 27 December 2019
  • Threshold of direct voting rights crossed downwards: 3%
  • Notification by: BlackRock, Inc.
  • Denominator: 246,400,000
  • Notification details:

A) Voting rights

 Previous notificationAfter the transaction
Holders of voting rights# voting rights# voting rights% voting rights
BlackRock, Inc.000.00%
BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V.25,07925,0790.01%
BlackRock (Singapore) Limited7,9817,9810.00%
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited800,372596,1940.24%
BlackRock Advisors, LLC545,207544,3770.22%
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited140,822140,8220.06%
BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG310,834311,2190.13%
BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited2,0531,0400.00%
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.14,96914,9690.01%
BlackRock Fund Advisors676,654684,5420.28%
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association2,052,7142,162,6890.88%
BlackRock International Limited268,200268,2000.11%
BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited81,49681,4960.03%
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited2,236,7321,935,8180.79%
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC424,711403,8590.16%
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.67,88857,9180.02%
Subtotal7,655,7127,236,2032.94%

B) Equivalent financial instruments

Holders of equivalent financial instrumentsType of financial instrument# voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised% voting rightsSettlement
BlackRock Advisors (UK) LimitedSecurities Lent812,5910.33%physical
BlackRock Advisors, LLCSecurities Lent47,0450.02%physical
BlackRock Fund AdvisorsSecurities Lent1,952,9550.79%physical
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National AssociationSecurities Lent492,8090.20%physical
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) LimitedSecurities Lent2,275,7900.92%physical
BlackRock Investment Management, LLCSecurities Lent23,9100.01%physical
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.Securities Lent125,3690.05%physical
Subtotal 5,730,4692.33% 

C) Total A & B

 # voting rights% voting rights
Total Fina Elf12,966,6725.26%

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

This press release is available on Umicore’s website. The notification can be found here.

  

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