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) |
| 28/11/2011 | 35,000 | 29.07 | 29.43 | 28.31 |
| 29/11/2011 | 32,000 | 29.70 | 30.33 | 29.18 |
| 30/11/2011 | 37,000 | 30.29 | 31.86 | 29.01 |
| 01/12/2011 | 30,000 | 31.46 | 31.96 | 30.96 |
| 02/12/2011 | 30,000 | 31.39 | 31.69 | 30.99 |
| Total for the week | 164,000 | 30.33 | 31.96 | 28.31 |
| Total in 2011 | 2,387,648 | 29.88 | 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