UMICORE : Acquisition of own shares

Share information		24 December 2013
CP-2013-55-R	Regulated information	08:30 CET

Acquisition of own shares

On the basis of Article 207 of the Royal Decree of 30 January 2001, as amended on 26 April 2009, implementing the Belgian Companies Code, Umicore announces the following share buy-back transactions effected on the regulated market of NYSE Euronext Brussels.

Date of acquisition

Number of shares

All details related to the acquisition of own shares by Umicore can be found on:
http://www.umicore.com/investorrelations/en/shareInformation/buyBack

For more information

Investor Relations:
Evelien Goovaerts [phone] [e-mail]

Umicore

Group Communications

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Broekstraat 31 Rue du Marais fax [phone] Company number 0401574852

B-1000 Brussels e-mail [e-mail] Registered office Broekstraat 31 Rue du Marais

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