Transparency notification by Schroders, plc: Disposal of voting securities

In accordance with article 14, § 1 of the law of 2 May 2007 on disclosure of major holdings Schroders , plc has notified the FSMA and Umicore on 19 October 2017 that on 2 October 2017 it crossed the statutory threshold of 3%, holding less than 3% of Umicore 's voting rights. Details of the current holdings as well as the split across the chain of control have not been disclosed.

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

The chain of control has been described at the end of the declaration.

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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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