Umicore - Transparency notification by BlackRock, Inc.
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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 recently notified Umicore that it has crossed the legal threshold of 5% for the direct voting rights downwards on August 3rd 2023.
The total holding of direct voting rights and equivalent financial instruments stands now at 5.42%.
Summary of the move:
| Date on which the threshold was crossed | Date of notification | Direct voting rights after the transaction | Equivalent financial instruments after the transaction | Total |
| 3 August 2023 | 4 August 2023 | 4.51 % | 0.91 % | 5.42 % |
The notification contains the following information:
- Date of notification: August 4th 2023
- Date on which the threshold is crossed: August 3rd 2023
- Threshold of direct voting rights crossed downwards: 5%
- Notification by: BlackRock, Inc.
- Denominator: 246,400,000
- Reason for notification: Acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights
The chain of control has been described at the end of the notification and can be found here.
For more information
Investor Relations
| Caroline Kerremans | +32 2 227 72 21 | [email protected] |
| Eva Behaeghe | +32 2 227 70 68 | [email protected] |
| Adrien Raicher | +32 2 227 74 34 | [email protected] |
About Umicore
Umicore is a circular materials technology Group. It focuses on application areas where its expertise in materials science, chemistry and metallurgy makes a real difference. Its activities are organised in three business groups: Catalysis, Energy & Surface Technologies and Recycling. Each business group is divided into market-focused business units offering materials and solutions that are at the cutting edge of new technological developments and essential to everyday life.
Umicore generates the majority of its revenues and dedicates most of its R&D efforts to clean mobility materials and recycling. Umicore’s overriding goal of sustainable value creation is based on an ambition to develop, produce and recycle materials in a way that fulfils its mission: materials for a better life.
Umicore’s industrial and commercial operations as well as R&D activities are located across the world to best serve its global customer base. The Group generated revenues (excluding metal) of € 4.2 billion (turnover of € 25.4 billion) in 2022 and currently employs more than 11,000 people.
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