Chesnara Regulatory News (CSN)

8 Sep 2009 13:55

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer Chesnara Plcof existing shares to which voting rights are

attached:ii GB00B00FPT80

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights X

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 Commerzbank AG notification obligation:iii 4. Full name of shareholder(s) Veer Palthe Voute NV (if different from 3.):iv Kleinwort Benson Private Bank

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or 1 September 2009 reached: v 6. Date on which issuer notified: 7

September 2009

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or

5 % 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 Number Number Number Number of % of voting rights x votingif possible of of of shares rights using Shares Voting the ISIN Rights Direct Direct xi Indirect Direct Indirect CODE xii GB00B00FPT80 10,042,328 10,042,328 Below 5% Below 5% Below 5% Below 5% Below 5 %

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting financial date xiii Conversion Period rights that may be rights instrument xiv 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 rightsfinancial date xvii Conversion instrument refers to xix, xx instrument period xviii Nominal Delta Total (A+B+C) 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: xxi

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: Dresdner Kleinwort Media Relations Team

15. Contact telephone number: 020 7623 8000