PARTICIPATION NOTIFICATION BY BLACKROCK INC.

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

1 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. that: On February 12, 2018 BlackRock Inc. crossed the 5% statutory threshold upwards with 4.31% of the total voting and 0.70% of equivalent financial instruments, or a total of 5.02%. On February 13, 2018 BlackRock Inc. crossed the 5% statutory threshold downwards with 4.27% of the total voting and 0.70% of equivalent financial instruments, or a total of 4.96%. Declarations by BlackRock Inc. are published in the Investor Relations Section of Solvay's website. Notification on February 13, 2018: Reason for the notification: Acquisition of voting securities or voting Notified by: BlackRock Inc. () Persons subject to the notification requirement: Name Address (for legal entities) BlackRock (Singapore) BlackRock Advisors (UK) BlackRock Asset Management Canada BlackRock Asset Management North Asia (Australia) Date on which the threshold is crossed: February 12, 2018 Threshold crossed: 5% upwards 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 Solvay SA - Rue de Ransbeek, 310 B Brussels - Belgium

2 Notification details: The voting and equivalent financial instruments total 5,314,863 voting or 5.02%. A) Voting Previous notification After the transaction # of voting # of voting % of voting Holders of voting Linked to securities Not linked to the securities Linked to securities Not linked to the securities % 10,456 11, % BlackRock (Singapore) 5,082 4, % BlackRock Advisors (UK) 380, , % 102, , % BlackRock Asset Management Canada 39,917 39, % BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG 140, , % BlackRock Asset Management North Asia % 11,053 17, % 1,027,015 1,038, % BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association 1,135,694 1,232, % 4,098 4, % (Australia) 26,717 28, % (UK) 1,379,147 1,331, % 80,638 79, % 102, , % Subtotal 4,446,774 4,568, % 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) Securities Lent 191, % physical (UK) Securities Lent 374, % physical BlackRock Advisors (UK) 1, % cash % cash BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association 90, % cash 2, % cash (UK) 64, % cash, LLC 20, % cash Subtotal 746, %

3 Chain of control: BlackRock HK Holdco BlackRock HK Holdco BlackRock Lux Finco S.a.r.l. BlackRock Asset Management North Asia BlackRock Trident Holding Company BlackRock Japan Holdings GK Trident Merger, LLC BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC BlackRock Canada Holdings LP BlackRock Canada Holdings ULC BlackRock Asset Management Canada BlackRock Australia Holdco Pty. Ltd. (Australia) BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc. BlackRock Advisors (UK) BlackRock (Singapore)

4 Notification on February 15, 2018: Reason for the notification: Disposal of voting securities or voting Notified by: BlackRock Inc. () Persons subject to the notification requirement: Name Address (for legal entities) BlackRock (Singapore) BlackRock Advisors (UK) BlackRock Asset Management Canada BlackRock Asset Management North Asia (Australia) Date on which the threshold is crossed: February 13, 2018 Threshold crossed: 5% downwards 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 5,256,546 voting or 4.96%. A) Voting Previous notification After the transaction # of voting # of voting % of voting Holders of voting Linked to Not linked to Linked to Not linked to the securities the securities securities securities % 11,641 11, % BlackRock (Singapore) 4,688 4, % BlackRock Advisors (UK) 337, , % 101, , % BlackRock Asset Management Canada 39,917 39, % BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG 140, , % BlackRock Asset Management North Asia % 17,836 19, % 1,038,072 1,039, % BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association 1,232,087 1,242, % 4,098 4, % (Australia) 28,280 28, % (UK) 1,331,228 1,342, % 79,073 79, % 201, , % Subtotal 4,568,545 4,516, % 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) Securities Lent 190, % physical (UK) Securities Lent 359, % physical BlackRock Advisors (UK) 1, % cash % cash BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association 99, % cash 2, % cash (UK) 65, % cash, LLC 20, % cash Subtotal 739, %

6 Chain of control: BlackRock HK Holdco BlackRock Lux Finco S.a.r.l. BlackRock Trident Holding Company BlackRock Japan Holdings GK Trident Merger, LLC BlackRock Australia Holdco Pty. Ltd. (Australia) BlackRock HK Holdco BlackRock Asset Management North Asia BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC BlackRock Canada Holdings LP BlackRock Canada Holdings ULC BlackRock Asset Management Canada BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc. BlackRock Advisors (UK) BlackRock (Singapore)

7 FOLLOW US ON Solvay is a multi-specialty chemical company, committed to developing chemistry that addresses key societal challenges. Solvay innovates and partners with customers in diverse global end markets. Its products and solutions are used in planes, cars, smart and medical devices, batteries, in mineral and oil extraction, among many other applications promoting sustainability. Its lightweighting materials enhance cleaner mobility, its formulations optimize the use of resources and its performance chemicals improve air and water quality. Solvay is headquartered in Brussels with around 24,500 employees in 58 countries. Net sales were 9.7 billion in 2016, with 90% from activities where Solvay ranks among the world s top 3 leaders. Solvay SA (SOLB.BE) is listed on Euronext Brussels and Paris (Bloomberg: SOLB.BB - Reuters: SOLB.BR) and in the United States its shares (SOLVY) are traded through a level-1 ADR program. 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.

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