Umicore - Transparency notification by BlackRock, Inc.
In accordance with article 14, § 1 of the law of 2 May 2007 on disclosure of major holdings BlackRock, Inc. has notified Umicore on 9 April 2019 that on 8 April 2019 it has crossed the statutory threshold of 3% downwards for equivalent financial instruments. In total (direct voting rights + equivalent financial instruments) Blackrock Inc. holds 6.43% of Umicore's shares and voting rights.
Notification details:
- Date of notification: 9 April 2019
- Date on which the threshold is crossed: 8 April 2019
- Threshold of equivalent financial instruments crossed downwards: 3%
- 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. | 32,158 | 30,947 | 0.01% |
| BlackRock (Singapore) Limited | 11,329 | 11,329 | 0.00% |
| BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited | 214,617 | 348,652 | 0.14% |
| BlackRock Advisors, LLC | 732,838 | 726,063 | 0.29% |
| BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited | 3,553 | 124,495 | 0.05% |
| BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG | 51,471 | 301,623 | 0.12% |
| BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited | 1,752 | 1,752 | 0.00% |
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | 16,049 | 16,049 | 0.01% |
| BlackRock Fund Advisors | 2,705,326 | 2,658,412 | 1.08% |
| BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association | 2,734,067 | 2,656,676 | 1.08% |
| BlackRock International Limited | 292,572 | 292,572 | 0.12% |
| BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited | 57,482 | 60,545 | 0.02% |
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited | 653,521 | 869,273 | 0.35% |
| BlackRock Investment Management, LLC | 320,446 | 302,791 | 0.12% |
| BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. | 122,222 | 117,589 | 0.05% |
| Subtotal | 7,949,403 | 8,518,768 | 3.46% |
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 | 947,530 | 0.38% | physical |
| BlackRock Fund Advisors | Securities Lent | 59,298 | 0.02% | physical |
| BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association | Securities Lent | 211,972 | 0.09% | physical |
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited | Securities Lent | 5,976,481 | 2.43% | physical |
| BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. | Securities Lent | 118,827 | 0.05% | physical |
| BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association | Contract For Difference | 2,920 | 0.00% | cash |
| BlackRock Investment Management, LLC | Depositary Receipt | 24 | 0.00% | |
| Subtotal | 7,317,052 | 2.97% |
C) Total A & B
| # voting rights | % voting rights | |
| TOTAL | 15,835,820 | 6.43% |
The chain of control has been described at the end of the declaration.
This press release is available on . The notification can be found .
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Investor Relations
Eva Behaeghe