Umicore - Transparency notification by BlackRock, Inc: Disposal of voting securities
In accordance with article 14, § 1 of the law of 2 May 2007 on disclosure of major holdings BlackRock, Inc. has notified the FSMA and Umicore on 10 August 2017 that on 8 August 2017 it has crossed the statutory threshold of 5%, holding 4.92% of Umicore's shares and voting rights.
| name | date | threshold | # voting rights | denominator | % voting rights |
| BlackRock, Inc. | 08/08/2017 | 0 | 224,000,000 | 0.00% | |
| BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V. | 08/08/2017 | 28,236 | 224,000,000 | 0.01% | |
| BlackRock (Singapore) Limited | 08/08/2017 | 13,772 | 224,000,000 | 0.01% | |
| BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited | 08/08/2017 | 1,091,472 | 224,000,000 | 0.49% | |
| BlackRock Advisors, LLC | 08/08/2017 | 1,131,464 | 224,000,000 | 0.51% | |
| BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited | 08/08/2017 | 86,518 | 224,000,000 | 0.04% | |
| BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG | 08/08/2017 | 307,502 | 224,000,000 | 0.14% | |
| BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited | 08/08/2017 | 1,486 | 224,000,000 | 0.00% | |
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | 08/08/2017 | 22,858 | 224,000,000 | 0.01% | |
| BlackRock Fund Advisors | 08/08/2017 | 2,458,578 | 224,000,000 | 1.10% | |
| BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association | 08/08/2017 | 2,719,692 | 224,000,000 | 1.21% | |
| BlackRock International Limited | 08/08/2017 | 4,372 | 224,000,000 | 0.00% | |
| BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited | 08/08/2017 | 68,396 | 224,000,000 | 0.03% | |
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited | 08/08/2017 | 2,026,123 | 224,000,000 | 0.90% | |
| BlackRock Investment Management, LLC | 08/08/2017 | 828,592 | 224,000,000 | 0.37% | |
| BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. | 08/08/2017 | 225,689 | 224,000,000 | 0.10% | |
| TOTAL | 08/08/2017 | < 5.00% | 11,014,750 | 224,000,000 | 4.92% |
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
The issuer of this announcement warrants that they are solely responsible for the content, accuracy and originality of the information contained therein.
Source: Umicore via GlobeNewswire
