In accordance with article 14, § 1 of the law of 2 May 2007 on disclosure of major holdings BlackRock, Inc. has notified Umicore on 7 January 2019 that on 4 January 2019 it has crossed the statutory threshold of 5%, holding 5.02% of Umicore's shares and voting rights, including equivalent financial instruments.
Notification details:
- Date of notification: 7 January 2019
- Date on which the threshold is crossed: 4 January 2019
- Threshold of direct voting rights crossed: 5%
- 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. | 32,317 | 32,158 | 0.01% |
| BlackRock (Singapore) Limited | 14,124 | 11,329 | 0.00% |
| BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited | 1,192,017 | 290,036 | 0.12% |
| BlackRock Advisors, LLC | 335,625 | 410,710 | 0.17% |
| BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited | 103,655 | 2,131 | 0.00% |
| BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG | 363,285 | 337,199 | 0.14% |
| BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited | 1,133 | 1,752 | 0.00% |
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | 31,431 | 16,790 | 0.01% |
| BlackRock Fund Advisors | 2,818,638 | 2,781,071 | 1.13% |
| BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association | 2,929,741 | 2,859,156 | 1.16% |
| BlackRock International Limited | 128,475 | 111,369 | 0.05% |
| BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited | 57,963 | 60,565 | 0.02% |
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited | 2,181,557 | 866,816 | 0.35% |
| BlackRock Investment Management, LLC | 219,592 | 424,402 | 0.17% |
| BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. | 232,380 | 150,647 | 0.06% |
| Subtotal | 10,641,933 | 8,356,131 | 3.39% |
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 | 1,047,772 | 0.43% | physical |
| BlackRock Advisors, LLC | Securities Lent | 8,256 | 0.00% | physical |
| BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited | Securities Lent | 116,424 | 0.05% | physical |
| BlackRock Fund Advisors | Securities Lent | 16,609 | 0.01% | physical |
| BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association | Securities Lent | 26,085 | 0.01% | physical |
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited | Securities Lent | 2,725,468 | 1.11% | physical |
| BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. | Securities Lent | 52,000 | 0.02% | physical |
| BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association | Contract For Difference | 16,464 | 0.01% | cash |
| BlackRock Investment Management, LLC | Depositary Receipt | 26 | 0.00% | |
| Subtotal | 4,009,104 | 1.63% |
Total A & B
| # voting rights | % voting rights | |
| TOTAL | 12,365,235 | 5.02% |
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.
The chain of control has been described at the end of the declaration.
For more information
Investor Relations
Evelien Goovaerts +32 2 227 78 38 evelien.goovaerts@umicore.com
Eva Behaeghe +32 2 227 70 68 eva.behaeghe@umicore.com
Aurélie Bultynck +32 2 227 74 34 aurelie.bultynck@umicore.com