Umicore – Transparency notification by BNP Paribas Asset Management Holding and BNP Paribas Cardif

Transparency notification by
BNP Paribas Asset Management Holding
and BNP Paribas Cardif

In accordance with article 14, § 1 of the law of 2 May 2007 on the disclosure of major holdings, Umicore was recently notified by BNP Paribas Asset Management Holding and BNP Paribas Cardif that they had crossed above the legal threshold of 3% of direct voting rights on 4 September 2026.

The total holding of direct voting rights and equivalent financial instruments of BNP Paribas Asset Management Holding and BNP Paribas Cardif stood at 3.06% on 4 September 2026.

Summary of the move:

Notification from BNP Paribas Asset Management Holding and BNP Paribas Cardif:

The notification contains the following information:

• Date of notification: 8 September 2026
• Date on which the threshold was crossed: 4 September 2026
• Threshold of direct voting rights crossed upwards: 3%
• Notification by: BNP Paribas Asset Management Holding and BNP Paribas Cardif
• Denominator: 246,400,000
• Reason for notification: Acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights

Transparency notifications and the full chain of controlled undertakings through which the holding is effectively held are available on the Transparency Declaration section of Umicore’s website.

About Umicore

Umicore is a global advanced materials and recycling Group. Leveraging decades of expertise in materials science, metallurgy, chemistry, and metals management, Umicore transforms precious and critical metals into functional technologies that enable everyday applications. Its unique circular business model ensures that these critical elements are continuously refined and recycled, to be reintegrated in new applications.

Umicore’s four Business Groups – Catalysis, Recycling, Specialty Materials and Battery Materials Solutions – offer materials and solutions addressing resource scarcity and the growing need for functional materials for clean technologies, clean mobility and a connected world. Through tailored and cutting-edge products and processes they drive innovation and sustainability.

Umicore generates the majority of its revenues from, and focuses most of its R&D efforts on, clean mobility and recycling. Its overriding goal of sustainable value creation is rooted in developing, producing and recycling materials for a better life.

Umicore’s industrial, commercial and R&D activities, with more than 11,000 employees, are located across the world to best serve its global customer base. Group revenues (excluding metal) reached € 1.9 billion (turnover of € 13.9 billion) in the first half of 2026.

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