8 May 2026, 18H00 CEST
Regulated Information
Publication of a transparency notification
(Article 14, first paragraph, of the law of 2 May 2007 regarding the disclosure of major holdings)
WDP announces having received a transparency notification from BlackRock dated 6 May 2026, reporting an undershoot of the 5% participation threshold in respect of voting rights attached to shares.
BlackRock now holds 4.83% of voting rights linked to securities and 0.16% of voting rights through equivalent financial instruments. The aggregate percentage held by BlackRock (securities conferring voting rights and voting rights through equivalent financial instruments) amounts to 4.99%.
This press release, the notification as well as the shareholder structure can be consulted on the website of WDP.
ISIN-code: BE0003763779
The transparency notification for the transaction on 4 May 2026 contains the following information:
Reason for the notification: acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights
Notification by: a parent undertaking or a controlling person
Person(s) subject to the notification requirement:
BlackRock, Inc. 50 Hudson Yards, New York, NY, 10001, U.S.A.
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited 12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL, U.K.
BlackRock Advisors, LLC 50 Hudson Yards, New York, NY, 10001, U.S.A.
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited 161 Bay Street, Suite 2500, Toronto, Ontario, M5J 2S1, Canada BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG Lenbachplatz 1 1st Floor, Munich, 80333-MN3, Germany BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. 50 Hudson Yards, New York, NY, 10001, U.S.A.
BlackRock Fund Advisors 400 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA, 94105, U.S.A.
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association
BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited
400 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA, 94105, U.S.A. Level 12, 33 Alfred Street, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited 12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL, U.K.
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC 1 University Square Drive, Princeton, NJ, 8540, U.S.A.
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. 1-8-3 Marunouchi Chiyoda-ku, Trust Tower Main, Tokyo, 100-8217, Japan
Aperio Group, LLC 3 Harbor Dr Suite 204, Sausalito, CA 94965, U.S.A.
Date on which the threshold is crossed: 4 May 2026
Threshold that is crossed: 5%
Denominator: 235,139,589
Details of the notification:
A) Voting rights | Previous notification | After the transaction | ||
# voting rights | # voting | rights % voting | rights | |
Linked to | Not linked to Linked to | Not linked to | ||
Holders of voting rights | securities | securities securities | securities | |
BlackRock, Inc. | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | |
BlackRock Advisors (UK) | ||||
Limited | 2,250,937 | 2,739,101 | 1.16% | |
BlackRock Advisors, LLC | 178,687 | 102,004 | 0.04% | |
BlackRock Asset Management | ||||
Canada Limited | 412,610 | 408,382 | 0.17% | |
BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG | 395,201 | 384,812 | 0.16% | |
BlackRock Asset Management | ||||
North Asia Limited | 190 | 0 | 0.00% | |
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | 87,676 | 47,553 | 0.02% | |
BlackRock Fund Advisors | 3,112,216 | 3,409,654 | 1.45% | |
BlackRock Institutional Trust | ||||
Company, National Association | 2,037,615 | 2,066,150 | 0.88% | |
BlackRock Investment | ||||
Management (Australia) Limited | 109,209 | 131,204 | 0.06% | |
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited | 2,076,694 | 1,968,708 | 0.84% | |
BlackRock Investment | ||||
Management, LLC | 0 | 126 | 0.00% | |
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. | 10,225 | 10,019 | 0.00% | |
Aperio Group, LLC | 96,632 | 92,472 | 0.04% | |
Total | 10,767,892 | 11,360,185 | 0 4.83% | 0.00% |
B) Equivalent financial instruments After the transaction
# of voting rights that may be acquired if
Holders of equivalent financial instruments | Type of financial instrument | Expiration date | Exercise period or date | the instrument is exercised | % of voting rights | Settlement |
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited | Securities Lent | 5,695 | 0.00% | physical | ||
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited | Securities Lent | 356,200 | 0.15% | physical | ||
BlackRock Financial Management, | Contract for | |||||
Inc. | Difference | 7,044 | 0.00% | cash | ||
BlackRock Institutional Trust | Contract for | |||||
Company, National Association | Difference | 2,776 | 0.00% | cash | ||
Total | 371,715 | 0.16% | ||||
Total (A&B) | # of voting rights | % of voting rights | ||||
11,731,900 | 4.99% |
Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the holding is effectively held (if applicable): the complete chain of controlled undertakings has been added to the notification.
Additional information: the disclosure obligation arose due to total holdings in voting rights for BlackRock, Inc. going below 5%.
Annex Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the holding is effectively held (if applicable):
BlackRock, Inc.
BlackRock Saturn Subco, LLC BlackRock Finance, Inc.
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd. BlackRock HK Holdco Limited BlackRock Lux Finco S.a.r.l.
BlackRock Japan Holdings GK BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.
BlackRock, Inc.
BlackRock Saturn Subco, LLC BlackRock Finance, Inc.
Trident Merger, LLC
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC
BlackRock, Inc.
BlackRock Saturn Subco, LLC BlackRock Finance, Inc.
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC
BlackRock Cayman 1 LP
BlackRock Cayman West Bay Finco Limited BlackRock Cayman West Bay IV Limited BlackRock Group Limited
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited
BlackRock, Inc.
BlackRock Saturn Subco, LLC BlackRock Finance, Inc.
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock Australia Holdco Pty. Ltd.
BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited
BlackRock, Inc.
BlackRock Saturn Subco, LLC BlackRock Finance, Inc.
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC
BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc.
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association
BlackRock, Inc.
BlackRock Saturn Subco, LLC BlackRock Finance, Inc.
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC
BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc. BlackRock Fund Advisors
BlackRock, Inc.
BlackRock Saturn Subco, LLC BlackRock Finance, Inc.
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
BlackRock, Inc.
BlackRock Saturn Subco, LLC BlackRock Finance, Inc.
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC
BlackRock Cayman 1 LP
BlackRock Cayman West Bay Finco Limited BlackRock Cayman West Bay IV Limited BlackRock Group Limited
BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V.
BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG
BlackRock, Inc.
BlackRock Saturn Subco, LLC BlackRock Finance, Inc.
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BlackRock Canada Holdings ULC
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited
BlackRock, Inc.
BlackRock Saturn Subco, LLC BlackRock Finance, Inc.
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc.
BlackRock Advisors, LLC
BlackRock, Inc.
BlackRock Saturn Subco, LLC BlackRock Finance, Inc.
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC
BlackRock Cayman 1 LP
BlackRock Cayman West Bay Finco Limited BlackRock Cayman West Bay IV Limited BlackRock Group Limited
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited
Regulated Information
BlackRock, Inc.
BlackRock Saturn Subco, LLC BlackRock Finance, Inc.
Trident Merger, LLC
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC Amethyst Intermediate, LLC
Aperio Holdings, LLC Aperio Group, LLC