TRANSPARENCY DECLARATION - PARTICIPATION NOTIFICATION BY BLACKROCK INC.
PARTICIPATION NOTIFICATION
BY BLACKROCK INC.
Brussels, Monday May 29, 2017 , 8h00 CET --- According to the Belgian transparency legislation in force (Law of May 2, 2007), BlackRock Inc. (55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY, 10055, U.S.A.) has notified Solvay SA that
> On May 22, it crossed downwards the statutory declaration threshold of 3% of the existing voting rights emitted by Solvay SA.
> On May 23, it crossed upwards the statutory declaration threshold of 3% of the existing voting rights emitted by Solvay SA, detaining 3.04% of the existing voting rights.
The declaration by BlackRock Inc. is published in the Investor Relations Section of Solvay's website.
For the complete press release, please read the enclosed PDF.
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Source: Solvay S.A. via GlobeNewswire
