Umicore - Acquisition of own shares


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 % of total shares Average price (€) Highest price (€) Lowest price (€)
07/10/2013 14,000 34.45 34.72 34.23
08/10/2013 20,000 34.60 34.78 34.51
09/10/2013 15,000 34.45 34.67 34.22
10/10/2013 15,000 34.80 34.95 34.65
11/10/2013 12,000 34.85 34.99 34.50
Total for the week 76,000 0.06% 34.62 34.99 34.22
Total in 2013 1,707,385 1.42% 35.19 38.15 31.76

All details related to the acquisition of own shares by Umicore can be found on:                                         
http://www.umicore.com/investorrelations/en/shareInformation/buyBack

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Investor Relations:

Evelien Goovaerts                                   +32 2 227 78 38                              evelien.goovaerts@umicore.com