Umicore : - Transparency notifications by BlackRock, Inc.
January 03, 2020 at 10:30 pm IST
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Transparency notification from 31 December 2019
In accordance with article 14, § 1 of the law of 2 May 2007 on disclosure of major holdings BlackRock, Inc. has notified Umicore on 31 December 2019 that on 30 December 2019 it has crossed the statutory threshold of 3% upwards for direct voting rights. In total (direct voting rights + equivalent financial instruments) Blackrock Inc. holds 5.33% of Umicore's shares and voting rights.
Notification details:
Date of notification: 31 December 2019
Date on which the threshold is crossed: 30 December 2019
Threshold of direct voting rights crossed upwards: 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.
25,079
25,079
0.01%
BlackRock (Singapore) Limited
7,981
7,981
0.00%
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited
596,194
644,937
0.26%
BlackRock Advisors, LLC
544,377
591,422
0.24%
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited
140,822
140,528
0.06%
BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG
311,219
311,219
0.13%
BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited
1,040
1,038
0.00%
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
14,969
16,047
0.01%
BlackRock Fund Advisors
684,542
2,637,543
1.07%
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association
# voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised
% voting rights
Settlement
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited
Securities Lent
810,291
0.33%
physical
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited
Securities Lent
2,270,790
0.92%
physical
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC
Securities Lent
23,910
0.01%
physical
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.
Securities Lent
125,369
0.05%
physical
Subtotal
3,230,360
1.31%
C) Total A & B
# voting rights
% voting rights
TOTAL
13,131,678
5.33%
The chain of control has been described at the end of the declaration.
The notification can be found here.
Transparency notification from 30 December 2019
In accordance with article 14, § 1 of the law of 2 May 2007 on disclosure of major holdings BlackRock, Inc. has notified Umicore on 30 December 2019 that on 27 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. held 5.26% of Umicore's shares and voting rights.
Notification details:
Date of notification: 30 December 2019
Date on which the threshold is crossed: 27 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.
25,079
25,079
0.01%
BlackRock (Singapore) Limited
7,981
7,981
0.00%
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited
800,372
596,194
0.24%
BlackRock Advisors, LLC
545,207
544,377
0.22%
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited
140,822
140,822
0.06%
BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG
310,834
311,219
0.13%
BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited
2,053
1,040
0.00%
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
14,969
14,969
0.01%
BlackRock Fund Advisors
676,654
684,542
0.28%
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association
Umicore is a global materials technology and recycling group. It focuses on application areas where its expertise in materials science, chemistry and metallurgy makes a real difference. Its activities are organized 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 technologies, such as emission control catalysts, materials for rechargeable batteries 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.
The group has industrial operations on all continents and serves a global customer base.