In accordance with article 14, § 1 of the law of 2 May 2007 on disclosure of major holdings, Groupe Bruxelles Lambert and its affiliated entities notified Umicore on 7 December 2018 that on 3 December 2018 it had crossed the statutory threshold of 15%, holding 18.62% of Umicore's shares and voting rights.
Notification details:
- Date of notification: 7 December 2018
- Date on which the threshold is crossed: 3 December 2018
- Threshold of direct voting rights crossed: 15%
- Notification by:
- Mr. Gérald Frère
- Mrs. Ségolène Gallienne
- The Desmarais Family Residuary Trust
- I.G. International Management Limited, Brooklawn House, Shelbourne Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin, Ireland
- Canada Life Asset Management Limited
- Groupe Bruxelles Lambert (S.A.)
- Stichting Administratiekantoor Frère-Bourgeois
- Denominator: 246,400,000
- Notification details:
- Voting rights
| Holders of voting rights | Previous notification | After the transaction | |
| # of voting rights | # of voting rights linked to securities | % of voting rights linked to securities | |
| Monsieur Gérald Frère | 0 | 0% | |
| Madame Ségolène Gallienne | 0 | 0% | |
| Stichting Administratiekantoor Frère-Bourgeois | 0 | 0% | |
| The Desmarais Family Residuary Trust | 0 | 0% | |
| I.G. International Management Limited | 85,596 | 0.03% | |
| Canada Life Asset Management Limited | 33,670 | 0.01% | |
| Groupe Bruxelles Lambert (S.A.) | 33,460,672 | 42,845,786 | 17.39% |
| LTI Two S.A. | 145.000 | 145.000 | 0.06% |
| TOTAL | 43,110,052 | 17.50% | |
B. Equivalent financial instruments
| Holders of voting rights | Type of financial instrument | Due date | After the transaction | ||
| # of voting rights that can be acquired upon exercise | % of voting rights linked to securities | Settlement | |||
| Groupe Bruxelles Lambert S.A. | European put issued by Groupe Bruxelles Lambert S.A. | 02/04/2019 | 150,000 | 0.06% | physically |
| Groupe Bruxelles Lambert S.A. | European put issued by Groupe Bruxelles Lambert S.A. | 04/04/2019 | 200,000 | 0.08% | physically |
| Groupe Bruxelles Lambert S.A. | European put issued by Groupe Bruxelles Lambert S.A. | 11/04/2019 | 200,000 | 0.08% | physically |
| Groupe Bruxelles Lambert S.A. | European put issued by Groupe Bruxelles Lambert S.A. | 15/04/2019 | 150,000 | 0.06% | physically |
| Groupe Bruxelles Lambert S.A. | European put issued by Groupe Bruxelles Lambert S.A. | 08/05/2019 | 150,000 | 0.06% | physically |
| Groupe Bruxelles Lambert S.A. | European put issued by Groupe Bruxelles Lambert S.A. | 15/05/2019 | 150,000 | 0.06% | physically |
| Groupe Bruxelles Lambert S.A. | European put issued by Groupe Bruxelles Lambert S.A. | 21/05/2019 | 200,000 | 0.08% | physically |
| Groupe Bruxelles Lambert S.A. | European put issued by Groupe Bruxelles Lambert S.A. | 23/05/2019 | 163,000 | 0.07% | physically |
| Groupe Bruxelles Lambert S.A. | European put issued by Groupe Bruxelles Lambert S.A. | 23/05/2019 | 100,000 | 0.04% | physically |
| Groupe Bruxelles Lambert S.A. | European put issued by Groupe Bruxelles Lambert S.A. | 28/05/2019 | 150,000 | 0.06% | physically |
| Groupe Bruxelles Lambert S.A. | European put issued by Groupe Bruxelles Lambert S.A. | 30/05/2019 | 200,000 | 0.08% | physically |
| Groupe Bruxelles Lambert S.A. | European put issued by Groupe Bruxelles Lambert S.A. | 06/06/2019 | 200,000 | 0.08% | physically |
| Groupe Bruxelles Lambert S.A. | European put issued by Groupe Bruxelles Lambert S.A. | 11/06/2019 | 224,000 | 0.09% | physically |
| Groupe Bruxelles Lambert S.A. | European put issued by Groupe Bruxelles Lambert S.A. | 14/06/2019 | 24,000 | 0.01% | physically |
| Groupe Bruxelles Lambert S.A. | European put issued by Groupe Bruxelles Lambert S.A. | 18/06/2019 | 250,000 | 0.10% | physically |
| Groupe Bruxelles Lambert S.A. | European put issued by Groupe Bruxelles Lambert S.A. | 24/06/2019 | 250,000 | 0.10% | physically |
| TOTAL | 2,761,000 | 1.12% | |||
C. Total (voting rights + equivalent financial instruments)
| TOTAL (A+B) | 45,871,052 | 18.62% |
Additional information: Following the passing of Mr. Albert Frère, a change of Mr. Albert Frère’s control in Frère-Bourgeois SA and its subsidiaries took place to its two children, Mr. Gérald Frère (Stichting Administratiekantoor Bierlaire) and Mrs. Ségolène Gallienne (Stichting Administratiekantoor Peupleraie) in accordance with the articles of association of the Stichting Administratiekantoor Frère-Bourgeois. (see organigram in notification – hyperlink below).
This press release is available on Umicore’s website. The notification can be found here.
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