Amendment TR-1 notification

Section

Previously as

Changed to

8A, Number voting rights, Indirect

13,470,713

16,814,945

8A, % of voting rights, Indirect

4.52%

4.95%

8B, Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted

1,886,443

2,119,910

8B, % of voting rights

0.55%

0.62%

Total (A+B+C), Number of voting rights

17,243,599

18,934,855

Total (A+B+C), Percentage of voting rights

5.07%

5.57%

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii

Synthomer Plc

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

X

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): Reclassification of holdings without voting rights.

3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: iii

Old Mutual Plc

4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv

5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v

30/01/2017

6. Date on which issuer notified:

03/02/2017

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii

Crossed above 5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type ofshares

if possible usingthe ISIN CODE

Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

NumberofShares

NumberofVotingRights

Numberof shares

Number of votingrights

% of voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

GB0009887422

16,814,945

4.95%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Expirationdate xiii

Exercise/Conversion Period xiv

Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.

% of votingrights

CFD

2,119,910

0.62%

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

N/A

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

18,934,855

5.57%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

N/A

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold:

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights:

N/A

13. Additional information:

14. Contact name:

Richard Atkinson

15. Contact telephone number:

01279 775 210