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 14 August 2017 that on 11 August 2017 it has crossed the statutory threshold of 5%, holding 4.86% of Umicore`s shares and voting rights, including equivalent financial instruments.
A) Voting rights
name | date | threshold | # voting rights | denominator | % voting rights |
BlackRock, Inc. | 11/08/2017 | 0 | 224,000,000 | 0.00% | |
BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V. | 11/08/2017 | 28,236 | 224,000,000 | 0.01% | |
BlackRock (Singapore) Limited | 11/08/2017 | 13,772 | 224,000,000 | 0.01% | |
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited | 11/08/2017 | 1,164,211 | 224,000,000 | 0.52% | |
BlackRock Advisors, LLC | 11/08/2017 | 697,322 | 224,000,000 | 0.31% | |
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited | 11/08/2017 | 89,342 | 224,000,000 | 0.04% | |
BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG | 11/08/2017 | 308,250 | 224,000,000 | 0.14% | |
BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited | 11/08/2017 | 1,320 | 224,000,000 | 0.00% | |
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | 11/08/2017 | 22,857 | 224,000,000 | 0.01% | |
BlackRock Fund Advisors | 11/08/2017 | 2,457,706 | 224,000,000 | 1.10% | |
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association | 11/08/2017 | 2,711,098 | 224,000,000 | 1.21% | |
BlackRock International Limited | 11/08/2017 | 4,372 | 224,000,000 | 0.00% | |
BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited | 11/08/2017 | 62,862 | 224,000,000 | 0.03% | |
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited | 11/08/2017 | 2,021,343 | 224,000,000 | 0.90% | |
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC | 11/08/2017 | 595,506 | 224,000,000 | 0.27% | |
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. | 11/08/2017 | 225,410 | 224,000,000 | 0.10% | |
Subtotal | 11/08/2017 | 10,403,607 | 224,000,000 | 4.64% |
B) Equivalent financial instruments
name | date | threshold | # voting rights | denominator | % voting rights |
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited | 11/08/2017 | 246,160 | 224,000,000 | 0.11% | |
BlackRock Fund Advisors | 11/08/2017 | 11,220 | 224,000,000 | 0.01% | |
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association | 11/08/2017 | 70,854 | 224,000,000 | 0.03% | |
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited | 11/08/2017 | 2,000 | 224,000,000 | 0.00% | |
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association | 11/08/2017 | 88,114 | 224,000,000 | 0.04% | |
BlackRock International Limited | 11/08/2017 | 2,110 | 224,000,000 | 0.00% | |
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited | 11/08/2017 | 52,616 | 224,000,000 | 0.02% | |
Subtotal | 11/08/2017 | 473,074 | 224,000,000 | 0.21% |
Total A & B
date | threshold | # voting rights | denominator | % voting rights | |
TOTAL | 11/08/2017 | < 5% | 10,876,681 | 224,000,000 | 4.86% |
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
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Source: Umicore via GlobeNewswire
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