Transparency notification BlackRock, Inc. |
Brussels (Belgium), 25 January 2019 – 20:00 (CET) – regulated information 1. Summary of the notification 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 a transparency notification from BlackRock, Inc. (having its registered office at 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY, 10055, U.S.A.), dated 21 January 2019. BlackRock, Inc., has notified that, following a disposal of UCB shares with voting rights and an acquisition of equivalent financial instruments by its affiliates, its total holding in UCB SA/NV has decreased and has crossed downwards the 5% threshold on 18 January 2019. On 18 January 2019, BlackRock, Inc. (taking into account the holding of its affiliates) owned 8 848 686 UCB shares with voting rights (versus 9 072 842 shares in its previous notification), representing 4.55% of the total number of shares issued by the company (194 505 658) (versus 4.66% in its previous notification), as well as 835 901 equivalent financial instruments (versus 720 194 in its previous notification) representing 0.43% of the total number of shares issued by the company (versus 0.37% in its previous notification). 2. Content of the notification
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The disclosure obligation arose due to total holdings for BlackRock, Inc. going below 5%. 3. Further information This press release and the detailed transparency notification are available on UCB SA/NV’s website via the following link. Isabelle Ghellynck, About UCB Open PDF of "Transparency Notification Jan 25, 2019 ENG" Open PDF of "Transparency Notification Jan 25, 2019 FR" Open PDF of "Transparency Notification Jan 25, 2019 NL"
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