Compagnie du Bois Sauvage subscribed to the capital increase of Umicore which was completed this Thursday, February 8 2018 via an « Accelerated Book Building ».  360,000 shares were allocated to Compagnie du Bois Sauvage for an amount of EUR 14.3 million.  As a result of this subscription, the Company will directly and indirectly own 4,370,000 Umicore shares. 

For any further information on this transaction, please refer to the press release of Umicore (www.umicore.com ).

Contact

Benoit DECKERS

CEO

Mobile : 0475 44 15 96

This press release has been translated into English. In the event of divergence, the French version shall be final