Transparency notifications BlackRock, Inc. |
Brussels (Belgium), 21 November 2018 – 20:00 (CEST) – regulated information 1. Summary of the notifications Pursuant to Article 14 of the law of 2 May 2007 on the disclosure of large shareholdings, UCB SA/NV announces that it has received 2 transparency notifications from BlackRock, Inc. (having its registered office at 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY, 10055, U.S.A.), dated 16 and 19 November 2018 respectively. In the first notification, BlackRock, Inc. has notified that, following an acquisition of UCB shares with voting rights by its affiliates, its holding in shares with voting rights of UCB SA/NV has increased and has crossed the 5% threshold on 15 November 2018. On 15 November 2018, BlackRock, Inc. (taking into account the holding of its affiliates) owned 9 750 349 UCB shares with voting rights (versus 9 255 186 shares in its previous notification), representing 5.01% of the total number of shares issued by the company (194 505 658) (versus 4.76% in its previous notification), as well as 736 564 equivalent financial instruments (versus 551 107 in its previous notification) representing 0.38% of the total number of shares issued by the company (versus 0.28% in its previous notification). On 16 November 2018, BlackRock, Inc. (taking into account the holding of its affiliates) owned 9 606 869 UCB shares with voting rights, representing 4.94% of the total number of shares issued by the company, as well as 873 112 equivalent financial instruments, representing 0.45% of the total number of shares issued by the company. 2. Content of the notifications 2.1 The information mentioned hereafter was identical in both notifications:
Please see the full chain of control in the ‘Chain of Control’ tab. 2.2 The first transparency notification dated 16 November 2018 included the following specific information:
The disclosure obligation arose due to shares in voting rights for BlackRock, Inc. going above 5%. 2.3. The second transparency notification dated 19 November 2018 includes the following specific information:
The disclosure obligation arose due to shares in voting rights for BlackRock, Inc. going below 5%. 3. Further information This press release and the detailed transparency notifications are available on UCB SA/NV’s website via the following link. Investor Relations Isabelle Ghellynck, About UCB Open PDF of "Transparency Notification Nov 21, 2018 ENG"
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