On 28 April 2016, Franklin Templeton Institutional LLC, has notified the FSMA and Umicore that on 27 April 2016 it has crossed the statutory threshold of 3%, holding 3.03% of Umicore's shares and voting rights.

name date threshold # voting rights denominator % voting rights
Franklin Templeton Institutional LLC 27/04/2016   6,798,188 224,000,000 3.03%
TOTAL 27/04/2016 > 3.00% 6,798,188 224,000,000 3.03%

This press release is available on Umicore's website. The notification can be found here.

The chain of control has been described as follows: Franklin Templeton Institutional LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc.

On the same day, Umicore NV/SA, has notified the FSMA and Umicore that on 26 April 2016 it has crossed the statutory threshold of 3%, holding less than 3% of Umicore's shares and voting rights.

name date threshold # voting rights denominator % voting rights
Umicore NV/SA 26/04/2016     224,000,000  
TOTAL 26/04/2016< 3.00%   224,000,000  

This press release is available on Umicore's website. The notification can be found here.

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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