In accordance with article 14, § 1 of the law of 2 May 2007 on disclosure of major holdings Standard Life Investments has notified the FSMA and Umicore on 8 November 2016 that on 7 November 2016 it has crossed the statutory threshold of 3%, holding 3.00% of Umicore's shares and voting rights.
| name | date | threshold | # voting rights | denominator | % voting rights |
| Standard Life Investments (Holdings) Ltd | 07/11/2016 | 0 | 224,000,000 | 0.00% | |
| Standard Life Investments Ltd | 07/11/2016 | 6,719,968 | 224,000,000 | 3.00% | |
| IGNIS Investment Service Ltd | 07/11/2016 | 333,808 | 224,000,000 | 0.15% | |
| TOTAL | 07/11/2016 | < 3.00% | 7,053,776 | 224,000,000 | 3.15% |
This press release is available on Umicore's website. The notification can be found here.
The chain of control has been described as follow:
Standard Life Investments (Holdings) Limited is the parent company of Standard Life Investments Limited and IGNIS Investment Services Limited. Both Standard Life Investments Limited and IGNIS Investment Services Limited are discretionary investment managers who hold the shares and exercise the voting rights.
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