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 20 December 2019 that on 18 December 2019 it has crossed the statutory threshold of 3% downwards for direct voting rights. In total (direct voting rights + equivalent financial instruments) Blackrock Inc. holds 5.38% of Umicore's shares and voting rights.
Notification details:
- Date of notification: 20 December 2019
- Date on which the threshold is crossed: 18 December 2019
- Threshold of direct voting rights 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. | 30,947 | 25,079 | 0.01% |
| BlackRock (Singapore) Limited | 8,862 | 7,981 | 0.00% |
| BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited | 722,215 | 842,001 | 0.34% |
| BlackRock Advisors, LLC | 696,325 | 545,102 | 0.22% |
| BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited | 135,886 | 109,593 | 0.04% |
| BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG | 431,890 | 307,858 | 0.12% |
| BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited | 1,752 | 1,038 | 0.00% |
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | 14,969 | 14,969 | 0.01% |
| BlackRock Fund Advisors | 2,344,207 | 594,524 | 0.24% |
| BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association | 710,828 | 1,789,202 | 0.73% |
| BlackRock International Limited | 282,394 | 268,200 | 0.11% |
| BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited | 59,960 | 81,496 | 0.03% |
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited | 1,930,869 | 2,204,408 | 0.89% |
| BlackRock Investment Management, LLC | 281,881 | 408,432 | 0.17% |
| BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. | 72,854 | 53,926 | 0.02% |
| Subtotal | 7,725,839 | 7,253,809 | 2.94% |
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 | 776,107 | 0.31% | physical |
| BlackRock Advisors, LLC | Securities Lent | 47,045 | 0.02% | physical |
| BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited | Securities Lent | 31,156 | 0.01% | physical |
| BlackRock Fund Advisors | Securities Lent | 2,034,385 | 0.83% | physical |
| BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association | Securities Lent | 867,067 | 0.35% | physical |
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited | Securities Lent | 2,106,545 | 0.85% | physical |
| BlackRock Investment Management, LLC | Securities Lent | 23,910 | 0.01% | physical |
| BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. | Securities Lent | 125,369 | 0.05% | physical |
| Subtotal | 6,011,584 | 2.44% |
C) Total A & B
| # voting rights | % voting rights | |
| TOTAL | 13,265,393 | 5.38% |
The chain of control has been described at the end of the declaration.
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