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) |
| 12/12/2011 | 40,000 | 31.29 | 31.99 | 30.70 |
| 13/12/2011 | 38,000 | 31.26 | 31.59 | 30.76 |
| 14/12/2011 | 40,000 | 30.44 | 31.44 | 29.96 |
| 15/12/2011 | 45,000 | 30.22 | 30.70 | 29.78 |
| 16/12/2011 | 45,000 | 30.61 | 30.82 | 30.17 |
| Total for the week | 208,000 | 30.74 | 31.99 | 29.78 |
| Total in 2011 | 2,769,648 | 30.09 | 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