Umicore: Transparency notifications by BlackRock, Inc.

Umicore: transparency notifications 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 consecutively crossed the legal threshold of 5% for the direct voting rights: upwards on December 21 st2023 and then downwards on December 22 nd2023.The total holding of direct voting rights and equivalent financial instruments stands now at 5.89%. Summary of the moves:Date...

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Umicore: transparency notifications 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 consecutively crossed the legal threshold of 5% for the direct voting rights: upwards on December 21 2023 and then downwards on December 22 2023.

The total holding of direct voting rights and equivalent financial instruments stands now at 5.89%.

Summary of the moves:

Notification of December 27 2023 (most recent notification):

The notification contains the following information:

First notification of December 27 2023:

The notification contains the following information:

The chain of control has been described at the end of the notification and can be found here .

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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.