Transparency notification BlackRock, Inc. |
Brussels (Belgium), 14 September 2018 – 20:00 (CEST) – 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 11 September 2018. BlackRock, Inc. has notified that, following an acquisition of UCB shares with voting rights and of equivalent financial instruments by its affiliates, its total holding in UCB SA/NV has increased and has crossed the 5% threshold on 10 September 2018. On 10 September 2018, BlackRock, Inc. (taking into account the holding of its affiliates) owned 9 191 266 UCB shares with voting rights (versus 9 033 590 shares in its previous notification), representing 4.73% of the total number of shares issued by the company (194 505 658) (versus 4.64% in its previous notification) as well as 614 547 equivalent financial instruments (versus 597 866 in its previous notification) representing 0.32% of the total number of shares issued by the company (versus 0.31% in its previous notification). The transparency notification dated 11 September 2018 includes the following information:
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The disclosure obligation arose due to total holding in voting rights for BlackRock, Inc. going above 5%. 3. Further information This press release and the detailed transparency notification are available on UCB SA/NV’s website via the following link.
Antje Witte Isabelle Ghellynck, About UCB
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