Transparency notification BlackRock, Inc. |
Brussels (Belgium), 31 August 2018 – 20:00 (CEST) – regulated information
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 29 August 2018. BlackRock, Inc. has notified that, following an acquisition of UCB shares with voting rights and a disposal of equivalent financial instruments by its affiliates, its total holding in UCB SA/NV has increased and has crossed the 5% threshold on 28 August 2018. On 28 August 2018, BlackRock, Inc. (taking into account the holding of its affiliates) owned 9 107 381 UCB shares with voting rights (versus 8 980 417 shares in its previous notification), representing 4.68% of the total number of shares issued by the company (194 505 658) (versus 4.62% in its previous notification) as well as 639 649 equivalent financial instruments (versus 648 270 in its previous notification) representing 0.33% of the total number of shares issued by the company (same percentage as in its previous notification). The transparency notification dated 29 August 2018 includes the following information:
Please see the full chain of control in the ‘Chain of Control’ tab.
The disclosure obligation arose due to total holding in voting rights for BlackRock, Inc. going above 5%. This press release and the detailed transparency notification are available on UCB SA/NV’s website via the following link. Investor Relations Isabelle Ghellynck, Open PDF of "Transparency Notification August 31, 2018 ENG" Open PDF of "Transparency Notification August 31, 2018 FR" Open PDF of "Transparency Notification August 31, 2018 NL"
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