PARTICIPATION NOTIFICATION BY BLACKROCK INC.

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1 PARTICIPATION NOTIFICATION BY BLACKROCK INC. Brussels, Thursday June 8, 2017, 8h00 CET --- According to the Belgian transparency legislation in force (Law of May 2, 2007), BlackRock Inc. () has notified Solvay S.A. that: On June 1, 2017 the number of direct voting held by BlackRock Inc. crossed downward the 3% statutory threshold. Including voting held through equivalent financial instruments, BlackRock Inc. remained above the 3% statutory threshold, however, detaining 3.16% of the existing voting emitted by Solvay S.A. On June 2, 2017 the number of direct voting held by BlackRock Inc. crossed upward the 3% statutory threshold again. Including voting held through equivalent financial instruments, BlackRock Inc. detained 3.17% of the existing voting emitted by Solvay S.A. On June 5, 2017 the number of direct voting held by BlackRock Inc. crossed downward the 3% statutory threshold. Including voting held through equivalent financial instruments, BlackRock Inc. remained above the 3% statutory threshold, however, detaining 3.18% of the existing voting emitted by Solvay S.A. The declarations by BlackRock Inc. are published in the Investor Relations Section of Solvay's website. Notification on June 2, 2017: Reason for the notification: Disposal of voting or voting Notified by: BlackRock Inc. () Persons subject to the notification requirement: Name BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V. BlackRock (Singapore) Limited BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock Fund Advisors BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association BlackRock International Limited BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited BlackRock Investment Management, LLC BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. Date on which the threshold is crossed: June 1, 2017 Address (for legal entities) Rembrandt Tower, 17th floor, Amstelplein, Amsterdam, Netherlands 20 Anson Road #18-01, Singapore, 79912, Singapore 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE, 19809, U.S.A. 161 Bay Street, Suite 2500, Toronto, Ontario, M5J 2S1, Canada Max-Joseph-Straße 6, Munich, 80333, Germany 15/F, 16/F, 17/F Citibank Tower & 17/F ICBC Tower, 3 Garden Road, Central, Hong Kong Exchange Place One, 1 Semple Street, Edinburgh, EH3 8BL, U.K. Level 37, Chifley Tower, 2 Chifley Square, Sydney NSW 2000 Australia Threshold crossed: 3% downwards (lowest declaration threshold) Denominator: 105,876,416 1 University Square Drive, Princeton, NJ, 8540, U.S.A Marunouchi Chiyoda-ku, Trust Tower Main, Tokyo, , Japan Solvay SA - Rue de Ransbeek, 310 B Brussels - Belgium

2 Notification details: The voting and equivalent financial instruments total 3,348,465 voting or 3.16%. A) Voting Previous notification # of voting Holders of voting After the transaction # of voting % of voting Not linked to the BlackRock, Inc % BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V. 10,456 10, % BlackRock (Singapore) Limited 4,409 4, % BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited 715, , % 38,705 40, % BlackRock Asset Management Canada 35,272 33, % Limited BlackRock Asset Management 117, , % Deutschland AG BlackRock Asset Management North % Asia Limited BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. 3,525 3, % BlackRock Fund Advisors 921, , % BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, 1,044,124 1,040, % National Association BlackRock International Limited 2,506 2, % BlackRock Investment Management 31,719 31, % (Australia) Limited BlackRock Investment Management 123, , % (UK) Limited BlackRock Investment Management, 74,954 75, % LLC BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. 94,096 88, % Subtotal 3,219,301 3,169, % Not linked to the B) Equivalent financial instruments Holders of equivalent financial instruments After the transaction Type of financial instrument Expirati on date Exercise period or date # of voting that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised % of voting Settlement BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited Securities Lent 165, % physical BlackRock Fund Advisors Securities Lent 4, % physical BlackRock Institutional Trust Securities Lent % physical Company, National Association BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited % cash % cash BlackRock Institutional Trust 4, % cash Company, National Association BlackRock Investment Management, 3,071 0,00% cash LLC Subtotal 178, %

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4 Notification on June 6, 2017: Reason for the notification: Acquisition of voting or voting Notified by: BlackRock Inc. () Persons subject to the notification requirement: Name BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V. BlackRock (Singapore) Limited BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock Fund Advisors BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association BlackRock International Limited BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited BlackRock Investment Management, LLC BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. Date on which the threshold is crossed: June 02, 2017 Address (for legal entities) Threshold crossed: 3% upward (lowest declaration threshold) Denominator: 105,876,416 Rembrandt Tower, 17th floor, Amstelplein, Amsterdam, Netherlands 20 Anson Road #18-01, Singapore, 79912, Singapore 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE, 19809, U.S.A. 161 Bay Street, Suite 2500, Toronto, Ontario, M5J 2S1, Canada Max-Joseph-Straße 6, Munich, 80333, Germany 15/F, 16/F, 17/F Citibank Tower & 17/F ICBC Tower, 3 Garden Road, Central, Hong Kong Exchange Place One, 1 Semple Street, Edinburgh, EH3 8BL, U.K. Level 37, Chifley Tower, 2 Chifley Square, Sydney NSW 2000 Australia 1 University Square Drive, Princeton, NJ, 8540, U.S.A Marunouchi Chiyoda-ku, Trust Tower Main, Tokyo, , Japan

5 Notification details: The voting and equivalent financial instruments total 3,355,748 voting or 3.17%. A) Voting Holders of voting Previous notification # of voting After the transaction # of voting % of voting Not linked to the BlackRock, Inc % BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V. 10,456 10, % BlackRock (Singapore) Limited 4,409 4, % BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited 676, , % 40,812 40, % BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited 33,633 33, % BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG 117, , % BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited % BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. 3,525 3, % BlackRock Fund Advisors 920, , % BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association 1,040,584 1,050, % BlackRock International Limited 2,506 2, % BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited 31,694 31, % BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited 123, , % BlackRock Investment Management, LLC 75,498 75, % BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. 88,146 88, % Subtotal 3,169,898 3,177, % Not linked to the B) Equivalent financial instruments After the transaction Holders of equivalent financial instruments Type of financial instrument Expiration date Exercise period or date # of voting that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised % of voting Settlement BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited Securities Lent 165, % physical BlackRock Fund Advisors Securities Lent 4, % physical BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association BlackRock Investment Management, LLC Securities Lent % physical % cash % cash 4, % cash 3, % cash Subtotal 178, %

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7 Notification on June 7, 2017: Reason for the notification: Disposal of voting or voting Notified by: BlackRock Inc. () Persons subject to the notification requirement: Name BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V. BlackRock (Singapore) Limited BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock Fund Advisors BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association BlackRock International Limited BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited BlackRock Investment Management, LLC BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. Date on which the threshold is crossed: June 5, 2017 Address (for legal entities) Threshold crossed: 3% downwards (lowest declaration threshold) Denominator: 105,876,416 Rembrandt Tower, 17th floor, Amstelplein, Amsterdam, Netherlands 20 Anson Road #18-01, Singapore, 79912, Singapore 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE, 19809, U.S.A. 161 Bay Street, Suite 2500, Toronto, Ontario, M5J 2S1, Canada Max-Joseph-Straße 6, Munich, 80333, Germany 15/F, 16/F, 17/F Citibank Tower & 17/F ICBC Tower, 3 Garden Road, Central, Hong Kong Exchange Place One, 1 Semple Street, Edinburgh, EH3 8BL, U.K. Level 37, Chifley Tower, 2 Chifley Square, Sydney NSW 2000 Australia 1 University Square Drive, Princeton, NJ, 8540, U.S.A Marunouchi Chiyoda-ku, Trust Tower Main, Tokyo, , Japan

8 Notification details: The voting and equivalent financial instruments total 3,362,073 voting or 3.18%. A) Voting Previous notification After the transaction # of voting # of voting % of voting Holders of voting Not linked to the Not linked to the BlackRock, Inc % BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V. 10,456 10, % BlackRock (Singapore) Limited 4,409 4, % BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited 673, , % 40,812 40, % BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited 33,633 33, % BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG 117, , % BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited % BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. 3,525 3, % BlackRock Fund Advisors 920, , % BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association 1,050,588 1,050, % BlackRock International Limited 2,506 2, % BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited 31,694 31, % BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited 123, , % BlackRock Investment Management, LLC 75,499 75, % BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. 88,146 88, % Subtotal 3,177,181 3,120, % B) Equivalent financial instruments After the transaction Holders of equivalent financial instruments Type of financial instrument Expiratio n date Exercise period or date # of voting that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised % of voting Settlement BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited Securities Lent 229, % physical BlackRock Fund Advisors Securities Lent 4, % physical BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association Securities Lent % physical BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited % cash % cash BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association 4, % cash BlackRock Investment Management, LLC 3, % cash Subtotal 242, %

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10 FOLLOW US ON An international chemical and advanced materials company, Solvay assists its customers in innovating, developing and delivering high-value, sustainable products and solutions which consume less energy and reduce CO2 emissions, optimize the use of resources and improve the quality of life. Solvay serves diversified global end markets, including automotive and aerospace, consumer goods and healthcare, energy and environment, electricity and electronics, building and construction as well as industrial applications. Solvay is headquartered in Brussels with about 30,900 employees spread across 53 countries. It generated pro forma net sales of 12.4 bn in 2015, with 90% made from activities where it ranks among the world s top 3 players. Solvay SA (SOLB.BE) is listed on Euronext in Brussels and Paris (Bloomberg: SOLB.BB - Reuters: SOLB.BR). Caroline Jacobs Kimberly Stewart Jodi Allen Geoffroy Raskin Bisser Alexandrov Media Relations Investor Relations Investor Relations Investor Relations Investor Relations

PARTICIPATION NOTIFICATION BY BLACKROCK INC.

PARTICIPATION NOTIFICATION BY BLACKROCK INC. Brussels, Friday February 16, 2018, 8h00 CET --- According to Belgian transparency legislation (Law of May 2, 2007), BlackRock Inc. () has notified Solvay S.A.