Last checked at 15 Jul 2010 11:29
| TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES |
| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: |
Croda International Plc |
| 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | ||
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | P | |
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An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached |
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments |
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
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Other (please specify): |
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| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
| Legal & General Group Plc (L&G) |
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
| Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) |
| 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
| 13 July 2010 |
| 6. Date on which issuer notified:
| 14 July 2010 |
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
| L&G (From 3% to 4%) |
| 8. Notified details: | |||||||
| A: Voting rights attached to shares
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| Class/type of shares if possible using the 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 | % of voting rights | |||
| Direct | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |||
| Ordinary Shares
GB0002335270 | 5,446,588 | 5,912,669 | 5,912,669 |
| 4.30% |
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| B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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| Type of financial instrument | Expiration date | Exercise/ Conversion Period | Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.
| % 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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| Nominal | Delta
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| Total (A+B+C)
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| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
| 5,912,669 | 4.30% |
| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: | ||
| Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group) |
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| Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) | ||
| Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) |
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| Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) ( 5,912,669 - 4.30%= LGAS, LGPL & PMC) | ||
| Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) ( 4,259,027 - 3.10%= PMC) | Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH) | |
| Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) ( 4,259,027 - 3.10%= PMC) | Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL) | |
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| Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL) | |
| Proxy Voting:
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| 10. Name of the proxy holder:
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| 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 number:
| 01405 860551 |