In accordance with article 14, § 1 of the law of 2 May 2007 on disclosure of major holdings Vanguard International Growth Fund has notified the FSMA and Umicore on 6 December 2017 that on 1 December 2017 it has crossed the statutory threshold of 3%, holding 3.02% of Umicore's shares and voting rights.
| name | date | threshold | # voting rights | denominator | % voting rights |
| Vanguard International Growth Fund | 01/12/2017 | 6,775,231 | 224,000,000 | 3.02% | |
| TOTAL | 01/12/2017 | > 3.00% | 6,775,231 | 224,000,000 | 3.02% |
This press release is available on Umicore's website. The notification can be found here.
The chain of control has been described as follow:
The Vanguard International Growth Fund is comprised of different shareholders and no individual shareholder controls the fund.
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