Umicore - Notice of ordinary and special shareholders’ meetings; Announcement of a change to the Board

Umicore invites its shareholders to the ordinary and special shareholders’ meetings which will be held on Thursday 25 April 2019 at 17:00 at its registered office in Brussels.

Please click the following link for more details regarding the agenda, the admission conditions and voting modes for these shareholders’ meetings:

http://www.umicore.com/en/investors/shareholder-meetings/

Umicore also announces a change to its Board of Directors to be approved by the next ordinary shareholders’ meeting.

The Board of Directors has decided to propose the appointment of Laurent Raets as a new Board member, to replace Colin Hall who will not seek re-election. Laurent Raets, 39 and of Belgian nationality, is Deputy Head of Investments at Groupe Bruxelles Lambert (GBL) which he joined in 2006.  Laurent began his career in 2002 as an M&A consultant at Deloitte Corporate Finance where he was involved in buy and sell mandates, due diligence and valuation assignments. He holds a Commercial Engineering degree from the Solvay Business School in Brussels. He is censor of the board of directors of Imerys, France.

Commenting on the move, Thomas Leysen, Chairman of the Board, said: “I would like to thank Colin Hall for his engagement and contribution to the Board of Directors and its Audit Committee since 2016. I will miss Colin’s financial and investment insights and I am sure that Laurent Raets, as his close colleague, will provide a perfect replacement with his appointment, which is subject to shareholders approval on 25 April. On behalf of the Board, I would like to express our thanks and good wishes to Colin and to extend a warm welcome to Laurent.”

For more information

Investor Relations

Evelien Goovaerts +32 2 227 78 38                                        evelien.goovaerts@umicore.com

Eva Behaeghe +32 2 227 70 68                                             eva.behaeghe@umicore.com

Aurélie Bultynck +32 2 227 74 34                                           aurelie.bultynck@umicore.com

Media Relations

Marjolein Scheers +32 2 227 71 47                                        marjolein.scheers@umicore.com

Umicore profile

Umicore is a global materials technology and recycling group. It focuses on application areas where its expertise in materials science, chemistry and metallurgy makes a real difference. Its activities are organised in three business groups: Catalysis, Energy & Surface Technologies and Recycling. Each business group is divided into market-focused business units offering materials and solutions that are at the cutting edge of new technological developments and essential to everyday life.

Umicore generates the majority of its revenues and dedicates most of its R&D efforts to clean mobility materials and recycling. Umicore’s overriding goal of sustainable value creation is based on an ambition to develop, produce and recycle materials in a way that fulfils its mission: materials for a better life.

Umicore’s industrial and commercial operations as well as R&D activities are located across the world to best serve its global customer base. The Group generated revenues (excluding metal) of €  3.3 billion (turnover of € 13.7 billion) in 2018 and currently employs 10,400 people.