Participation Notification by Blackrock Inc.

Participation notification by Blackrock Inc.

Brussels, 20 november 2020,  08:30 CET - According to Belgian transparency legislation (Law of May 2, 2007), BlackRock . (55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY, 10055, U.S.A.) recently sent to Solvay the following transparency notification indicating that it crossed the threshold of 3%. Here is a summary of the move:

The latest notification, dated November 17, 2020, contains the following information:

• Reason for the notification: acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights
• Notified by: BlackRock . (55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY, 10055, U.S.A.)
• Date on which the threshold is crossed: November 16, 2020
• Threshold of direct voting rights crossed: 3% downwards
• Denominator: 105,876,416
• Additional information: The disclosure obligation arose due to voting rights attached to shares for BlackRock , Inc. going below 3%.

Transparency notifications and the full chain of controlled undertakings through which the holding is effectively held is available on the Investor Relations Section of Solvay 's website.

Attachments

• 20201120_transparency declaration Blackrock-EN
• Solvay_2020-11-16_Issuer_signed