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2010 Report to Shareholders & Society

2010 Report to Shareholders & Society · Strategic headlines and development projects (including Vision 2015 and potential acquisitions) • Succession planning • 7 full Board meetings

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Page 1: 2010 Report to Shareholders & Society · Strategic headlines and development projects (including Vision 2015 and potential acquisitions) • Succession planning • 7 full Board meetings

2010 Report to Shareholders & Society

Page 2: 2010 Report to Shareholders & Society · Strategic headlines and development projects (including Vision 2015 and potential acquisitions) • Succession planning • 7 full Board meetings

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Overview

Economic report

Environmental report

Social report

Governance report

Vision 2015

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Economic

report

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Highlights

Results rebounded to pre-downturn levels driven by recovering demand

Strong balance sheet maintained

EPS reached record level

Full year dividend proposed of ¤

0.80 / share

Shareprice reflecting recovery

Continued investment in growth projects

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Recovering economy drove revenue growth…

Revenues up 16 % at ¤

2 billion

Recovery seen in all business segments

Global car production up 25 %

High levels of supply for recycling in all areas

Stronger demand in consumer electronics

Improved demand from most other sectors eg

tooling, jewellery, electric….

Revenues

510 529

883 861 844965

860987526

829

810 864 841

945

985

863

1013

1115

1358

16931725 1685

1910

2100

1723

2000

1036

0

500

1000

1500

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2500

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(in million €)

H1 H2

Restated for discontinued operations in 2004, 2006 and 2008

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…and profitability

Recurring EBIT close to pre-downturn levels driven primarily by growing revenues

ROCE of 17.5 % reflects recovering EBIT

and disciplined capital management

Recurring EBIT

48 48

155122

160199 215

50

186

49

98

126

111

169160 140

97

156

98

233

329359 355 343

280

146 146

15.3%

19.6%

17.5%

7.7%7.4%

14.0%

18.9%

8.1%

17.8%

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

2002

2003

2004

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2010

(in million €)

H1 H2 ROCE

Restated for discontinued operations in 2004, 2006 and 2008

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The balance sheet remains strong

Net financial debt

767 725616 639

178

333

177

360340

643585

515

360

204

15.8%

35.0%

31.3%33.7%

45.1%

10.4%

20.0%

11.4%

18.6%

0

250

500

750

1000

1250

1500

1750

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2005

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2010

(in million €)

SecuritisationNet debt, continued

Gearing ratio (debt / (debt+equity), continued

Restated for discontinued operations in 2004

At year end net debt stood at ¤

360 million

177 million at year end 2009)

The increase reflects the growing working capital needs which were largely driven by rising precious metal prices

The capital structure remains strong with a gearing ratio at year end of 18.6 %

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EPS at record level dividend increase proposed

Recurring EPS at a record level of ¤

2.33 per share (up 219 %)

Proposed dividend of ¤

0.80 per share

Taking into account the interim dividend of ¤

0.325 per share paid out in October 2010, a gross amount of ¤

0.475 per share will be paid out on 4 May 2011

Recurring EPS

0.28 0.33

0.84

0.62

0.95 0.96

1.17 1.24

0.31

0.48

0.570.59

0.78 0.830.74

0.55

1.09

0.18

0.600.80

1.801.93

0.73

2.33

1.411.21

1.73

0.00

0.50

1.00

1.50

2.00

2.50

3.00

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

(in € / share)

H1 H2

Restated for discontinued operations in 2004, 2006 and 2008

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0

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1 000 000

1 500 000

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4 500 000

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

0 €

5 €

10 €

15 €

20 €

25 €

30 €

35 €

40 €

45 €

Umicore yearly / monthly average daily trading volume (year-to-date in 2011)

Umicore share price

Bel 20 index (indexed)

Dow Jones Specialty Chemicals index (indexed)

Shareprice reflecting recovery

+66 % over 2010

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Continued investment in growth projects

R&D spend of ¤

135 million

Represents 6 % of revenues

R&D efforts expected to remain at high levels in 2011

Capex

reached ¤

172 million

Continued capacity and capability investments in Automotive Catalyst and Cobalt & Specialty Materials

New battery recycling plant in Hoboken

Capex

expected to increase in 2011

R&D

66 72 73 68 66

5463

95

67 67

3148 44

111126 132

167

136 135

0

50

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2010(in €

million)

Capex

78 64 51 54 5069

91 10376

74 78 94 91

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151 142 146 145

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Preparing for the (H)EV market

Intensive qualification on-going with battery manufacturers and OEMs

Capacity & capability expansion in Japan, Korea and China well on track

Strengthening of technology and IP portfolio

Preparing for the HDD market

Awards for future HDD business secured in 2010; further positioning on-going

Expansion of production capacity & facilities for testing and development in China and France

By 2012 Umicore will be able to offer HDD production and development services worldwide

Battery recycling with UHT technology•

Successful positioning of Umicore with contracts being agreed with HEV and battery producers

Industrial-scale UHT plant in Hoboken on schedule for commissioning mid 2011

Pre-processing and dismantling facility established in Germany for HEV batteries

Continued investment in growth projects

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2011 Q1 Trading update

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Highlights

Strong start of the year continuing the trend seen in 2010 and in line with longer-term growth ambitions

Umicore’s revenues up 13 % year on year, with strong growth in all business groups

Strong operational cashflows

Net financial debt below ¤

300 million

Full year recurring EBIT expected in a range of ¤

400 to 425 million

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Impact of Japan earthquake and tsunami

No Umicore employees hurt

Operational impact on Umicore very limited

Automotive catalyst plant in Himeji and battery materials plant in under construction in Kobe undamaged

Light damage to Tsukuba plant, smaller plant serving Electroplating and Precious Metals Chemistry businesses

Operations all running normally today

Economic impact on Umicore limited as direct exposure to Japan is limited

Automotive market severely disrupted, but Umicore exposure to the country relatively smaller

Battery market partially disrupted

Reduced demand in Q2 might be compensated for in second part of the year

Board of Directors visited Japan in April

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Business overview

Revenues up 13 %

Automotive Catalysts

revenues outperformed the global car production growth of 5%

In line with market in Europe, with increased sales volumes of DPFs

Strong outperformance in North America,

due to specific customer exposure and introduction of new technology

Overall better than the market in Asia

Strong start of the year for Precious Metals Chemistry

Revenues up 12 %

Cobalt & Specialty Materials revenues well up

Recovery of volumes for rechargeable battery materials, but price pressure remains

Further improvement for compounds used in ceramic and chemical applications

Growth in recycling activities driven by increased supply availability

Increase in Electro-Optic Materials

revenues, mainly due to increase in substrates sales

Revenues well up for Thin Film Products

in line with electronics end markets

Catalysis Energy Materials

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Business overview

Revenues up 10 %

Technical Materials

and Element Six Abrasives revenues well up in line with activity levels in tooling and electrical industry

Gradual improvement in Building Products, partially due to better weather conditions

Continued recovery in Zinc Chemicals

for most zinc and zinc oxide powder businesses

Stable revenues in

Electroplating

Platinum Engineered Materials somewhat down despite growing end-market, due to project-nature of the business

Revenues up 16 %

Precious Metals Refining

revenues well up

Buoyant supply conditions improve input mix, both for industrial residues and e-scrap

Higher received metal price for precious and specialty metals

Jewellery & Industrial Metals benefited from strong product demand and increased recycling volumes

Higher contribution from

Precious Metals Management

Battery Recycling pilot plant tests start in May

Performance Materials Recycling

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Outlook

Based on Q1 performance and assuming current market conditions continue to prevail,

Umicore expects full year recurring EBIT

to be in the range of ¤

400

million

to ¤

425

million

Reflects year-on-year growth pattern observed in Catalysis, buoyant supply conditions in Recycling, stable performance

in Energy Materials and Performance Materials

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Environmental

report

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Metal emissions/revenues

2008 2009 2010

to water to air

Environmental performance overview

Small increase in environ-

mental impact mainly due to higher production levels

Environmental emissions were lower compared to pre-

downturn levels, with similar production levels and revenues for most indicators

Higher compliance excess rate mainly due to higher number of non compliant readings in the segment Performance Materials

CO2 emissions/revenues

2008 2009 2010

Water & energy consumption / revenues

2008 2009 2010

water energy

Produced waste/revenues

2008 2009 2010

hazardous non hazardous

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Environmental objectives 2006-2010

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Social

report

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Social performance overview

Umicore recovered from the downturn

Phasing out of temporary measures

Increase of workforce

end 2009: 13,720 →

end 2010: 14,386

New greenfields

and expansions on-going

Average number of training hours stable at 44.3h per employee

Health & Safety

Complete dataset of occupational health indicators for all the business units and sites finalised

Safety performance slightly below that of 2009

Group safety initiative strengthened further in the quest for a zero accident work environment

Accident frequency rate

02

46

810

1214

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Accident severity rate

0.0

0.1

0.2

0.3

0.4

0.5

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People survey 2010

High participation rate of 86 %

Overall results shows consistent progress in most categories

In most countries where Umicore has a presence, it scores better than the national benchmark

There is still room for progress: with the Vision 2015 objectives and specific action plans following the 2010 survey, Umicore aims to further improve its scores

Difference with 2007

+3

+1

+1

-1

+5

+3

+1

+2

+4

+1

+3

+2

0

Performance evaluation, recognition & rewards

Learning & development

Well-being

Sustainable engagement index

Information & communication

Customer focus & quality

Leadership

Involvement & empowerment

Direct supervision

Operational efficiency

Engagement

Social & environmental responsibility

Safety

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Social objectives 2006-2010

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Governance

report

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Corporate governance

Main subjects of Board discussion

Financial performance and EHS performance

Budget, operational and investment plans

Strategic headlines and development projects (including Vision 2015 and potential acquisitions)

Succession planning

7 full Board meetings in 2010 with excellent attendance record

97 % for full Board meetings

95 % for all committees

The Chairman will conduct a review of the performance of the Board and its Committees in the course of 2011

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Board remuneration changes

Board recommends to add an annual grant of restricted stock to the current fee structure,

amounting to 300 shares per Board member, except the CEO

Based on conducted remuneration benchmarking surveys early 2011,

on companies with market cap of ¤

4–6 billion

Concludes that Umicore Board fees are low in comparison to benchmark

Board approved the following changes to Committee fees

Chairman of the Audit Committee:

Introduction of annual fixed fee of ¤

10,000 + attendance fee reduced from ¤

6,000 to ¤

5,000

Other members of Audit Committee:

Introduction of annual fixed fee of ¤

5,000 + attendance fee reduced from ¤

4,000 to ¤

3,000

Chairman of the Nomination & Remuneration Committee:

Attendance fee increased from ¤

4,000 to ¤

5,000

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Executive remuneration

Shares & options held by ExCom

at end 2010

Outstanding options: 713,625

(strike price range of ¤

14.44-

32.57)

Total number of shares held by Executive Committee members at end 2010 : 211,550

Belgian legislation adopted by Umicore one year before becoming mandatory, i.e. 2010

Deferred pay-out of CEO & ExCom’s

cash bonus:

50 % paid undeferred

25 % paid after 2 years

25 % paid after 3 years

ExCom

remuneration cost in 2010 includes pension settlement of retiring EVP

2009 2010

CEOfixed 500,000 500,000variable 250,000 240,000pension 234,672 225,783other 26,275 28,196shares granted1 66,054 113,898options (B&S value at grant) 230,895 462,600Total 1,307,896 1,570,477

ExCom2

fixed 2,055,398 1,918,990variable 395,083 572,500pension 531,700 1,312,775other 454,153 420,832shares granted1 396,591 624,303options (B&S value at grant) 492,576 771,000Total 4,325,501 5,620,400

1 For services rendered in previous year; lock-up of 3 years

2 Excluding CEO

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Vision 2015

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Vision 2015 –

an overview

New Vision 2015 strategy introduced in 2010

Key growth areas identified, responding to global megatrends:

Expand Automotive Catalysts into new segments

Materials for (H)EV batteries

Expand Recycling especially through UHT technology

Grow Umicore’s presence in materials for PV

Based on existing competences and technology

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Key megatrends for Umicore

More stringent emission controlResource scarcity

Renewable energy Electrification of the automobile

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Umicore well positioned & growth opportunities well aligned with key megatrends

Market position

Umicore is a leading producer of key materials for rechargeable batteries for portable electronics

Market position

Umicore provides catalysts for 1 out of 3 cars in the world as well as for trucks & non-road vehicles

Market position

Umicore supplies key innovative materials for high-efficiency solar cells and other photovoltaic applications

Growth opportunity

Expand autocat

activity into new segments

Growth opportunity

Develop Umicore’s presence in PV materials

Growth opportunity

Expand battery materials activity into (H)EVs

Market position

Umicore is the largest recycler of precious metals, able to recycle more than 20 different metals

Growth opportunity

Expand recycling through UHT technology

Resource scarcity

Renewable energy Electrification of the automobile

More stringent emission control

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New sustainability objectives

Previous set of 10 environmental & social objectives ran from 2006-2010

Designed to raise the level of awareness and preparedness through the Group

Qualitative in nature

Stakeholder engagement process launched in 2009

New set of 10 ambitious and largely quantitative objectives set for 2011-2015

and will equip Umicore to demonstrate excellence in:

Creating growth and returns

Promoting a safe and healthy workplace

Talent attraction and retention

Environmental responsibility and risk management

Product responsibility

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Vision

2015: New set of objectives

Great place to work

Eco-

efficiency

Stakeholder engagement

Economic performance

Zero lost time accidents

Occupational exposure reduction

People development

Preferred employer

We aim to have ZERO lost time accidents

We will reduce the body concentrations of specific metals to which our employees have an exposure

All employees will receive an annual appraisal to discuss individual development

We will target our actions based on the results of the 2010 People Survey

Growth and returns

Reduce carbon footprint

Emission reduction

Product sustainability

We aim to reduce our CO2

emissions by 20 % vs

2006 levels and based on 2006 industrial scope

We aim to reduce by 20 % the impact of metal emissions to water and air vs

2009 levels

We will invest in tools to better understand and measure the life cycles and impacts of our products

Sustainable procurement

Local community

We will implement the new Sustainable Procurement Charter throughout our business

All our sites will be expected to make further steps in identifying key stakeholders and engaging with the local community

We aim to achieve double digit revenue growth and our goal is to

generate an average return on capital employed of more than 15%

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Forward-looking statements

This presentation contains forward-looking information that involves risks and uncertainties, including statements about Umicore’s plans, objectives, expectations and intentions.

Readers are cautioned that forward-looking statements include known and unknown risks and are subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the control of Umicore.

Should one or more of these risks, uncertainties or contingencies materialize, or should any underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results could vary materially from those anticipated, expected, estimated or projected.

As a result, neither Umicore nor any other person assumes any responsibility for the accuracy of these forward-looking statements.

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