On the basis of Article 207 of the Royal Decree of 30 January 2001, as amended on 26 April 2009, implementing the Belgian Companies Code, Umicore announces the following share buy-back transactions effected on the regulated market of NYSE Euronext Brussels :
| Date of acquisition | Number of shares | Average price (EUR) | Highest price (EUR) | Lowest price (EUR) |
| 05/12/2011 | 31,000 | 32.11 | 32.86 | 31.42 |
| 06/12/2011 | 31,000 | 32.47 | 32.77 | 31.90 |
| 07/12/2011 | 34,000 | 32.57 | 33.04 | 32.12 |
| 08/12/2011 | 38,000 | 31.83 | 32.75 | 31.20 |
| 09/12/2011 | 40,000 | 32.04 | 32.49 | 31.20 |
| Total for the week | 174,000 | 32.19 | 33.04 | 31.20 |
| Total in 2011 | 2,561,648 | 30.03 | 33.86 | 24.60 |
All details related to the acquisition of own shares by Umicore can be found on:
http://www.umicore.com/investorrelations/en/shareInformation/buyBack
For more information
Investor Relations:
Mr. Geoffroy RASKIN +32 2 227 71 47 geoffroy.raskin@umicore.com
Mrs Evelien GOOVAERTS +32 2 227 78 38 evelien.goovaerts@umicore.com