Umicore – Transparency notifications by SFPIM
Transparency notifications by SFPIM
In accordance with article 14, § 1 of the law of 2 May 2007 on disclosure of major holdings, Société fédérale de Participations et d’Investissement (SFPIM) has recently notified Umicore that it has successively crossed the statutory threshold of 3% and the regulatory threshold of 5% for the direct voting rights upwards on May 3rd 2024 and on May 8th 2024.
The total holding of direct voting rights and equivalent financial instruments stands now 5.00%.
Summary of the moves:
| Date on which the threshold was crossed | Date of notification | Direct voting rights after the transaction | Equivalent financial instruments after the transaction | Total |
| 3 May 2024 | 8 May 2024 | 3.82% | 0.00% | 3.82% |
| 8 May 2024 | 10 May 2024 | 5.00% | 0.00% | 5.00% |
Notification of May 10 2024:
The most recent notification contains the following information:
- Date of notification: May 10 2024
- Date on which the threshold is crossed: May 8 2024
- Threshold of direct voting rights crossed upwards: 5%
- Notification by: SFPIM
- Denominator: 246,400,000
- Reason for notification: Acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights
Notification of May 8th 2024:
- Date of notification: May 8th 2024
- Date on which the threshold is crossed: May 3rd 2024
- Threshold of direct voting rights crossed upwards: 3%
- Notification by: SFPIM
- 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 | caroline.kerremans@umicore.com |
| Eva Behaeghe | +32 2 227 70 68 | eva.behaeghe@umicore.com |
| Benoit Mathieu | +32 2 227 73 72 | benoit.mathieu@umicore.com |
| Adrien Raicher | +32 2 227 74 34 | adrien.raicher@umicore.com |
About Umicore
Umicore is a circular materials technology company that focuses on application areas where its expertise in materials science, chemistry and metallurgy makes a real difference. Its activities are organized into four Business Groups: Battery Materials, Catalysis, Recycling and Specialty Materials. Each Business Group is divided into market-focused business units offering materials and solutions at the cutting edge of new technological developments and essential to everyday life.
Umicore generates most of its revenues from 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 fulfills its mission: Materials for a better life.
Umicore’s industrial and commercial operations as well as its R&D activities are spread across the world to best serve its international customer base with more than 11,500 employees. The Group generated revenues (excluding metal) of € 3.9 billion (turnover of € 18.3 billion) in 2023.
