8 Sep 2008 09:55
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 attached: Creon Corporation Plc 2. Reason for notification (yes/no) An acquisition or disposal of voting rights Yes An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights
are attached
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights Other (please specify):______________ 3. Full name of person(s) subject to Credit Agricole Cheuvreux Internationalnotification obligation: Ltd
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if
different from 3):
5. Date of transaction (and date on 03/09/08 which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different):
6. Date on which issuer notified: 05/09/08 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or Less than 3%
reached: 8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering shares to the triggering transaction transaction If possible Less than 3% use ISIN code GB00B02TDY97 Number of Number of Number Number of voting Percentage of shares voting of rights voting rights rights shares 1,106,786 1,106,786 Direct Indirect Direct Indirect B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of Expiration Exercise/ No. of voting Percentage of financial date conversion rights that may be voting rights instrument period/date acquired (if the instrument exercised/ converted) Total (A+B) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
SAS Rue La Boĩtie Crĩdit Agricole SA Calyon SA Crĩdit Agricole Cheuvreux SA
Crĩdit Agricole Cheuvreux International Limited Less than 3%
Proxy Voting: 10. Name of 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: Gabrielle Burne 15. Contact telephone name: 0207 214 6037
For further information please contact:
Creon Corporation Plc Jonathan Freeman +44 (0)20 7752 0215
Daniel Stewart & Company Plc Oliver Rigby +44 (0)207 776 6550
GTH Media Relations Toby Hall +44 (0)20 7153 8039
Christian Pickel +44 (0)20 7153 8036
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