Participation notification by The Goldman Sachs Group

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Brussels, June 30, 2025, 18:00 CEST

In line with Belgian transparency legislation (Law of May 2, 2007), The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc recently sent to Solvay the following transparency notification indicating that they crossed the threshold of 5%. Here is a summary of the notification:

Date on which the threshold was crossed	Voting rights after the transaction	Equivalent financial instruments after the transaction	Total
June 19, 2025	0.03%	5.51%	5.54%

 

The notification, dated June 25, 2025, contains the following information:

• Reason for the notification: 
  • Acquisition or disposal of financial instruments that are treated as voting securities
• Notified by: A parent undertaking or a controlling person
• Date on which the threshold is crossed: June 19, 2025
• Threshold of direct voting rights crossed: 5% upwards
• Denominator: 105,876,416 
• Additional information: "Call Warrants" and "Swaps" mentioned in section B are held by the corresponding entities where Goldman Sachs has a long exposure
• Persons subject to the notification requirement: The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc (Corporation Truse Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmimgton, DE 19801, USA)
  

Transparency notifications and the full chain of controlled undertakings through which the holding is effectively held are available on the Investor Relations Section of Solvay's website.

Contacts

Media relations	Investor relations
Peter Boelaert +32 479 30 91 59   Laetitia Van Minnenbruggen +32 484 65 30 47   Valérie Goutherot +33 6 77 05 04 79   media.relations@solvay.com	Boris Cambon-Lalanne +32 471 55 37 49   Geoffroy d’Oultremont +32 478 88 32 96   investor.relations@solvay.com

About Solvay 

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• 20250630 - The Goldman Sachs Group Inc Notification
• Press Release