TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

13 Aug 2008 13:55

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying Creon Corporation Plc issuer of existing shares to which voting rights

are attached: 2. Reason for notification (yes/no) An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 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 Yes Other (please specify):______________ 3. Full name of person(s) subject to Deutsche Bank AG notification obligation: 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): 5. Date of transaction (and date on which N/A the threshold is crossed or reached if different): 6. Date on which issuer notified: 07/08/08 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or 8% reached: 8: Notified Details A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type Situation Resulting situation after the triggering of shares previous to the transaction triggering If possible transaction use ISIN code Number of Number Number Number of voting Percentage of shares of of rights voting rights voting shares rights Direct Indirect Direct Indirect

GB00B02TDY97 893,214 893,214 893,214 893,214 7.42%

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 893,214 7.42%

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

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: David Lindsay\Andrew Anderson 15. Contact telephone number: +00 44 207 545 8533\8532

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