27 Aug 2010 12:04
For immediate release: 27 August 2010
Creon Corporation Plc (the "Company")
TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are Creon Corporation Plcattached:ii
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
Yes
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights
are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify): 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the Credit Agricole Cheuvreuxnotification obligation:iii International Ltd
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.):iv
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or
24/08/10reached: v
6. Date on which issuer notified:
26/08/10
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
4%reached: vi, vii 8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix Class/type Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering transaction of to the triggering shares transaction if possible Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting rights using of of of shares rights x the ISIN Shares Voting CODE Rights Direct Direct xi Indirect xii Direct Indirect GB00B02TDY97 1,741,000 1,741,000 1,941,000 1,941,000 3.27%
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting financial date xiii Conversion Period xiv rights that may be rights instrument acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Exercise price Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights % of voting financial date xvii Conversion instrument refers to rights xix, xx instrument period xviii Nominal Delta Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 1,941,000 4.41%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
SAS Rue La Bo©tie Cr©dit Agricole SA
Cr©dit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank SA Cr©dit Agricole Cheuvreux SA Cr©dit Agricole Cheuvreux International Limited 1,941,000 (4.41%) Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights: 13. Additional information: 14. Contact name: Anne McLeod 15. Contact telephone number: 0207 214 6518 - Ends -
For further information please contact:
Creon Corporation Plc Guus Berting +44 (0)20 7752 0215 Daniel Stewart & Company Plc Oliver Rigby +44 (0)20 7776 6550 GTH Media Relations Toby Hall +44(0)20 3103 3903 Christian Pickel +44 (0)20 3103 3902
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