Last checked at 7 May 2010 15:35
| TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares |
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: | ||
| Croda International Plc | ||
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2. Reason for notification (yes/no) | ||
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights |
Yes | |
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An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached |
No | |
| An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | No | |
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
No | |
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Other (please specify):______________ |
No | |
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation: |
1. Lansdowne Partners Limited being the General Partner of Lansdowne Partners Limited Partnership 2. Lansdowne Partners International Limited | |
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): | Morstan Nominees Ltd (Registered shareholder) | |
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5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): |
4 May 2010 | |
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6. Date on which issuer notified:
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6 May 2010 | |
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
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5% | |
| 8: Notified Details | |||||||
| A: Voting rights attached to shares
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| Class/type of shares If possible use ISIN code | Situation previous to the triggering transaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||
| Number of shares | Number of voting rights | Number of shares | Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |||
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Direct |
Indirect |
Direct |
Indirect | ||||
| Ordinary Shares
GB0002335270 | 9,575,368 | 9,575,368 |
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| Below 5% |
| Below 5% |
| B: Financial Instruments
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| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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| Type of financial instrument | Expiration date | Exercise/ conversion period/date | No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted) | Percentage of voting rights |
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| C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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| Type of financial instrument | Exercise price | Expiration date | Exercise/ Conversion period | Number of voting rights instrument refers to | % of voting rights
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| Contract for Difference | N/A | N/A | N/A | Below 5% | Nominal | Delta
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| Below 5% |
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| Total (A+B+C)
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| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
| Below 5% | Below 5% |
| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
| Lansdowne Partners International Limited is the parent undertaking of Lansdowne Partners Limited.
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| Proxy Voting:
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| 10. Name of proxy holder:
| Lansdowne Partners Limited |
| 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
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| 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
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| 13. Additional information:
| Number of Croda International Plc ordinary shares in issue, excluding shares held in treasury: 137,312,439
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| 14. Contact name:
| Louise Scott |
| 15. Contact telephone name:
| 01405 860551 |